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English Demo

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Name Differences#

The English demo uses direct translations of the character and item names with only a few exceptions such as Max's name.

Early NPC Icons#

Several recruitable NPCs have icons featuring earlier art of the characters.

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Notable icons are 09 and 19 which correspond to Pau and Rufio, who aren't present. The demo also does not include 18 (Priest Bruno) or beyond 19. (Fabio, Olivie, Julia, Mina, Corinne, Granny Rosa, and Lin.)

Early location names#

Comparing .cfg files in the final game and the demo disc show unused place names

  • Balance Valley is referred to as "Stellar Valley" in the demo's wldmap.cfg file
  • Veniccio is referred to as "Benicia" in the same file
  • Heim Rada is referred to as "Elm Radai" in the same file
  • Kazarov is called Kazaroff in the same file

Floor Titles#

  • "Channel Entrance" is called "Aqueduct Entrance" in flrtitle0.txt
  • "Frightening Forest" is called "Wonder Forest" in flrtitle1.txt
  • "Great Fish Swamps" is called "Mysterious Marsh" in the same file
  • "Barga's Valley" is called "Boss Valley" in flrtitle2.txt
  • "Yorda's Valley" is called "Grand Tree of Yorda" in the same file
  • The floor called "Pirates!" is referred to as the "Seashore Cave Entrance" in flrtitle3.txt
  • "Cave of Ancient Murals" is called "Cave of the Glittering Wall" in the same file

All other regular dungeon floors are simply called "Dark Cloud2". One of these is still leftover in the final flrtitle file for Ocean's Roar Cave, but crashes upon being loaded.

In-game Menu Differences#

The demo version hides certain menu options with the word "Secret".

Georama Video#

The demo includes a georama and sub-game explanation video.

Opening Video Differences#

The opening video differs greatly from the release version of the game. Here are some noteworthy mentions:

  • Emperor Griffon's part is completely different.
  • Flotsam is not included in the train scene.
  • Max is seen walking through a version of Palm Brinks where Mayor Need and Adel can be seen walking outside.
  • Veniccio appears in a scene with the Death Ark and Pau who can be seen following Max and Monica.
  • The Carpenterion can be seen making a "double v" pose.
  • The attract scenes have few similarities.

Here is a video for comparison:

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