Final Fantasy XV Demo, Anime, CG Movie and More Revealed by Square Enix

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 30, 2016

News: Square Enix revealed that 2016 is going to be the year of Final Fantasy XV with a ton of content heading our way leading up to the game’s release.

Final Fantasy XV Uncovered has just ended and there was a plethora of news for Final Fantasy fans to get excited about. In addition to Final Fantasy XV itself, there is an anime, a full length CG movie, another demo and more. You are going to be inundated with tons of Final Fantasy material leading up to the release on September 30. The items that were announced during Final Fantasy XV Uncovered include:

Final Fantasy XV - Platinum Demo

This is a free demo that offers a glimpse into the final game as it whisks players away to a fragmented dreamscape of Noctis as a child. This storyline is unique to the demo and will not be available in the final version of the main game. Players can take control of young Noctis as he masters various weapons, magic skills and driving. To overcome the many monsters within this fantastical dream world, young Noctis will have Carbuncle as is his magical guide. Players who complete the demo will unlock the exclusive Carbuncle summon DLC for the full game at launch. The demo is available tonight on Xbox One, and through the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4.

Download the demo on Xbox One by clicking here.

Download the demo on PS4 by clicking here.

Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV

This is a new anime series that consists of five standalone episodes that delve into the extraordinary friendships between crown prince Noctis and his three comrades, setting the stage for the adventure players will set out upon in the action-packed RPG. The first episode is available now to stream on YouTube. Subsequent episodes will be released before the game’s launch. All episodes will be free. To check out the trailer for this anime, watch the trailer below.

To watch the first episode on Youtube, click here.

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

This is a CG movie, presented by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Square Enix. The animated feature weaves together the complexities of kingdoms at war, royal relationships and epic battles in a tale that will set the stage for the main Final Fantasy XV narrative. The CG movie features an all-star cast with Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones) voicing Regis, the King of Lucis who has sworn to protect his kingdom, Lena Headey (300, Game of Thrones), voicing Luna, the princess who has been entrusted to deliver the royal ring of Lucis to Prince Noctis, and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), voicing Nyx. The title will be released digitally worldwide before the game’s launch.

Final Fantasy XV Trailer

In addition to all of the announcements above, there was also a new trailer released for Final Fantasy itself. This is the “Reclaim Your Throne” trailer and showcases some never-before-seen gameplay accompanied by music from composer Yoko Shimomura. Florence Welch of Grammy-nominated Florence + the Machine has created her own rendition of the Ben E. King classic “Stand by Me” with Square Enix to soundtrack this new trailer, which you can see below.

Justice Monsters Five

This is a pinball game for mobile devices combining role-playing elements with some of the franchise’s most iconic monsters. The game will be available to play in-game in Final Fantasy XV when it launches this September. The mobile game will be coming soon, and players can enjoy Noctis and company’s favorite pinball pastime by downloading the game for free on Google Play for Android devices, on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Universal Store for Windows 10 devices. Pre-registration for this game is available at the following links:

Android - https://prelaunch.me/android/NDU4
iOS - https://prelaunch.me/ios/NDU5

Finally the collector’s editions were also revealed for Final Fantasy XV. There will of course be a standard day one version, a Deluxe Edition and then the Ultimate Collector’s Edition. The details for those include:

Day One Version - $59.99

Final Fantasy XV game

Final Fantasy series Masamune DLC weapon

Xbox Store Pre-Order incentives - Two Xbox One Avatars including Noctis Special Outfit and Carbuncle pet

PlayStation Store Pre-Order incentives - Dynamic PS4 theme

Deluxe Edition - $89.99

All Day One version content

Dual disc steelbook containing Final Fantasy XV and Kingsglaive movie blu-ray

Platinum Leviathan Regalia design and access to the Royal Raiment costume DLC

Ultimate Collector’s Edition - $269.99 (Available exclusively on the Square Enix Online Store - only 30,000 made)

All Deluxe Edition Content

Exclusive disc steelbooks containing the official Final Fantasy XV blu-ray soundtrack (featuring music from Final Fantasy XV, Kingsglaive and Brotherhood)

Brotherhood blu ray (containing an exclusive sixth episode)

Hard cover artbook

Exclusive limited edition variant Noctis Play Arts KAI action figure

In-game item packs

What are you most excited about with all of these announcements? Tell us what you think below.