 On November 15 , 2005 , a playable demo of the game was shipped with the North American release of Dragon Quest VIII . To commemorate the release of Final Fantasy XII , playable demos of the English version were available at <unk> 's Gaming Pavilion in New York on October 11 , 2006 , a day dubbed " Final Fantasy XII Gamer 's Day " . Additionally , Square Enix gave fans the chance to cosplay as characters from Final Fantasy XII . Each person was asked to show Square Enix three photos of his or her costume for a chance to win a trip to New York and participate in the Final Fantasy XII Gamer 's Day event . 
