Fans will finally get their hands on Final Fantasy XV after an excruciating nine-year wait. The highly anticipated title began life as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a planned action-oriented spin-off of the mediocre Final Fantasy XIII. Little's been revealed about the game beyond the main characters and basic plot, but after playing the demo build that's bundled with Final Fantasy Type 0 HD, I can say that Final Fantasy XV holds much promise. The game will be available on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.

Redefining Basics
Final Fantasy XV doesn't play like the other games in the main series. The real-time combat more cloesly resembles action-RPGs Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Kingdom Hearts. Players directly control the main character, the sullen young prince named Noctis, while his allies are A.I. controlled. You cannot switch to Allied party members, in much the same way players could not switch between party members in Final Fantasy XIII.

The demo finds Noctis and his friends stranded in a region of the world called Duscae, after a driving mishap with a behemoth. They must collect a sizeable amount of money to repair their vehicle, and choose to do so by hunting monsters in the region.