Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
Square has always downplayed actual gameplay footage while playing up the fanciest visuals they can muster. Even before cut scenes and FMV existed, they created original CG just for their commercials, including the advertisement for the original version of FFIII. You've got to expect it.
As an amusing note, that commercial actually showed quite a bit of gameplay footage.

http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_g...al.asp?ID=3995