A lot of fans will probably be upset that they will not be able to travel Noctis' modern world behind the wheel. Square Enix simply would not want "Final Fantasy XV" to look like players have signed up for a race. This is the very reason the car was taken out of the first playable "Episode Duscae" demo of the game.
"Originally we were planning on making the car be available," game director Hajime Tabata told Polygon, "But we didn't want people to mistake it and think 'When did Final Fantasy become a driving game?'"
Tabata and his developing team found it best to have the game focus on the characters instead, as they explore the "playable and accessible" massive world, which the game director assured that "Final Fantasy" gamers will easily recognize even though a bit of modification was applied.
"You'll be able to experience the starting point of what an open-world Final Fantasy would potentially feel like," Tabata said. "You'll really be able to experience that seamless Final Fantasy world within the demo itself, but then if you play it, you'll still really get a sense that it's a Final Fantasy game. You'll get that balance within the demo."
The game director also plans to apply major changes and "involvement" that will ultimately revolutionize the whole of the "Final Fantasy" franchise. This will start, according to Tabata, in the newest and upcoming title. However, he quickly added that Square Enix would not want to push all these big shifts in a sudden manner.
The "Episode Duscae" demo will come in "Final Fantasy Type-0" on "day one," which is scheduled on March 17 in North America, March 19 in Japan and March 20 in Europe. The demo is given out to early buyers of the title as a special gift, VG 247 stated.
