A game is only as good as the engine behind it. Technically speaking, of course.

Square Enix has released a new tech demo for Luminous Studio 1.5, the engine that powers the upcoming Final Fantasy XV .

If you saw the full live stream this past week – during which time the publisher announced the release date for Episode Duscae 2.0 , the FFXV demo – you watched this already. If you missed it, you should really check it out.

They show off some pretty impressive tech, such as physically-based lighting systems, global illumination, skin-penetrating light and realistic car paint. They're definitely going all out to make FFXV look as incredible as possible. But most fans put a premium on gameplay, so let's hope the updated demo delivers in that respect as well.

Related Game(s): Final Fantasy XV