Final Fantasy XII Playable Demo Version

Final Fantasy XII Playable Demo Version, the playable demo of Final Fantasy XII, was included with the Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King release in North America, on November 15, 2005.
The demo is divided into two playable scenarios: Phon Coast playable in wait mode with Vaan, Penelo and Basch, and Stilshrine of Miriam playable in active mode with Ashe, Fran and Balthier. The English demo is based on the Japanese demo showcased at the 2005 Square Enix Party, and the voice-overs are in Japanese, but all the menus are translated into English. Some terminology is slightly different, such as the Magic, Summon, and Gambit commands, and the Vox, Raise, and Dark spells are called Silena, Life, and Dusk.
Use of the main menu is disabled, so the player cannot set the party's gambits, change equipment, or access the License Board. There are no Arcane Magicks or Technicks available. The party has a single Esper at their disposal in each scenario, classified as Rank 1 Espers, and during summoning the battle music does not change to the Esper music like it does in the final game. The Mist gauge also flashes a different color when full, and the symbols for gambits, Libra, and the "N" on the minimap are slightly different.
Enemies do not give LP when defeated, while loot drops are delayed slightly, have a different icon, and only contain restorative items. Some enemies have different elemental weaknesses, and abilities that have 0 CT in the final game take time to charge up in the demo. Enemy information is displayed as if Libra was active, though there are no traps present.
==Demo areas==
===Phon Coast===
The Phon Coast stage was first available for play at E3 2004. During the scenario, Vaan has the Esper Hashmal that he can summon at will. The enemies on the Phon Coast are different from their forms in the final game. The player's main goal is to hunt down and kill a T-Rex-type creature known as the Rockeater.
To find one, the player must defeat three Sleipnirs, because Rockeaters don't like them, and the presence of Sleipnirs is what keeps them away. The "Rockeater" boss is actually a Tyranorox, encountered in the Henne Mines as a regular opponent in the final game. The Sleipnirs are also constantly fighting with the Mandragoras.
===Stilshrine of Miriam===
In the Stilshrine of Miriam scenario the party must kill an Adamantitan (called Adamantoise in the demo) to collect a key that opens a door leading to a Ring Wyrm battle. The Ring Wyrm's stats are completely different from the final game; as in the final game Ring Wyrm is quite a difficult Mark at the time it first becomes available, with 128,000 HP, the Ring Wyrm in the demo sports mere 6,700 HP and doesn't use the status-inflicting attacks it uses in the full game.
Ashe has the summon Belias.
==Gallery==
Final-fantasy-xii-demo.jpg|Mode select screen.
Stilshrine-demo-ffxii.jpg|Stilshrine of Miriam stage completed.
Final Fantasy XII Phon Coast Demo.jpg|Demo gameplay.
FFXII Rockeater.jpg|Fighting Rockeater.
==External links==
*Demo gameplay video.
Category:Final Fantasy XII
Category:Demos