The Playstation Blog and Polygon are reporting that the demo for “Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII” is hitting with the Playstation and Xbox Live store updates today. Promising to be unlike anything they have ever done in the series, the demo aims to give you insight into the game if you haven’t already seen it at one of the various conventions recently. The demo will have you playing as Lightning as she hunts down her friend Snow Villers. Downloading the demo gives you more than just an early peak at the game. It also gives you exclusive DLC for when you pick up the full version.
First off, downloading the demo scores you an exclusive piece of DLC that we’re giving to you PlayStation fans — the Utsusemi Samurai garb — that you can use in the main game (it’s not in the demo itself, so don’t panic if you don’t see it). Again, this offer is exclusive to PlayStation owners too, so right off the bat you’re getting something not everybody’s going to get, JUST for downloading it. You can’t tell, but I’m winking at you, especially at all you Final Fantasy XI Ninjas. — Playstation Blog
The demo is also aimed at giving us a look at the integration of real time battle mechanics into the field and combat scenarios, as well as a fraction of the customization available. Once you’ve snagged it and played a bit, drop us a line below. We’d love to know what you think.