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There are only 15 minutes to reach the shore, rather than 30.

Afterwards, a Dollet soldier delivers the withdrawal order instead of Selphie, and he boards the elevator with Seifer. Biggs is a Lieutenant instead of a Major, and when fighting the party, the camera does not pan towards Wedge when he joins. Unlike Selphie, Rinoa vanishes after the tower activation FMV plays. Because Selphie is absent, her introductory FMV and dialogue aren't present, and the party can't jump down the cliff towards the tower. The communications tower (called "antenna facility") doesn't have the Blind draw point the final game has. Instead of calling Zell a "chicken-wuss", Seifer mentions how taking the dog along would prove more worthwhile. At the Central Square, Seifer swings his arm without his sword, and when Zell comments on the dog licking Seifer, Rinoa can be seen laughing as Seifer shoos the dog away. Since Seifer isn't in the party, he doesn't inform Squall and Zell to save the battle EXP for him. All other NPCs from Balamb Garden are also absent. The unique personalities of Squall, Zell, and Seifer aren't exhibited as much.Īt the beginning of the demo, the opening FMV has radio chatter not present in the final release, and the scene at the beach is longer with Seifer explaining the party's objective, as the demo lacks the scene where Xu explains the mission within the vessel. The dialogue is completely different, with some terms translated differently. The characters wear their normal clothes instead of the SeeD cadet uniforms they don in the final game, and the demo's FMVs are altered to show Rinoa in place of Selphie and the different wardrobe the characters' facial structures also differ slightly from the final game's FMVs. The demo takes place at the Siege of Dollet, with Rinoa in the party replacing Seifer and Selphie for the bits they are playable in the finalized game. It was relatively easy to defeat X-ATM092, which was called Goliath.Ī demo version without Rinoa also exists that is closer to the final game.ĭemo (top) compared to the final game (bottom). The only notable difference with the retail game was stronger characters. In France, the disc came with the October-November 1999 PlayStation Magazine special issue. In Europe, a slightly more polished version of the Final Fantasy VIII demo came with a special issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine, and a second demo disc featuring early cuts of the " Liberi Fatali" and ballroom scene FMVs respectively was packaged along with the Platinum Edition (re-release) of Final Fantasy VII. This makes the Final Fantasy VIII Demo the first Final Fantasy release to receive the M rating. The North American release of the PlayStation demo was rated M (Mature). At the time, the fast food chain Pizza Hut also had a deal where they gave out PlayStation demo discs with their pizzas, and Final Fantasy VIII was in this offer as well. In North America, it was released on October 31, 1998, and the disc the demo is on is called SquareSoft '98 Collector's CD Vol 2 - Final Fantasy VIII. The PlayStation demo is included along with the Japanese and North American releases of Brave Fencer Musashi. Demo (top) to final game (bottom) comparison.