demo on release?

[Walrus Grease]

Is a demo going to be available on release? Or is the first 1-2 hours contain enough content for me to decide whether I like it or not?

[Rusted Metal]

i imagine you'll find out if you like it or not within the first 2 hours atleast for the combat, the story part will take alot longer to find out if you like.

[Runic Tunic]

No demo that I'm aware of. The EA essentially acts as the demo, giving you ~20-30 hours of gameplay and a general idea of what to expect on full release.

Playing the first 2 hours for EA or on release should give you an idea on if it's worth a buy.

[katzenkrimis]

There won't be a demo.

How much turn-based, role-playing game experience do you have?

If you have zero, then you should be on YouTube right now watching playthroughs.

That'll give you a good idea of whether or not these games are in your wheelhouse.

They are tedious, challenging, and require a lot of patience.

[WastingSanity]

For me 2 hrs wasn't really enough to determine whether or not I would enjoy the game. So I pulled the trigger and refunded. My decision was based on the inclusion of hot topic politics being included in the character creator alone.

Oh and you can not base your opinion entirely on what is currently available as everything is changing at launch. The character creator is getting more, and act 1 is revamping.

[Kobe Tyrant]

The first 1-2 hours of the game will mostly be tutorial. You'll have a basic idea of what combat will be like, as long as an EXTREMELY general idea of the story. But this being a massive RPG with lots of different builds and story outcomes - a 2 hour session will leave you with only the most surface level/basic idea of the game.

If you're on the fence just wait until full release. Read reviews, watch some gameplay on twitch or YouTube, then come to your own conclusion. You can also try out Divinity: OS 1/2 to see if Larian's style of RPG is for you in an overall sense.

[IRMcG]

Originally posted by WastingSanity:

For me 2 hrs wasn't really enough to determine whether or not I would enjoy the game. So I pulled the trigger and refunded. My decision was based on the inclusion of hot topic politics being included in the character creator alone.

Like what ? The EA's character creator only has face and hair choices and skin colour once you pick a race.

[Hobocop]

You can pick the game up on GoG for an extended 'demo', as they have a far better refund policy than Steam.

[WastingSanity]

Originally posted by IRMcG:

Like what ? The EA's character creator only has face and hair choices and skin colour once you pick a race.

The 3rd gender option. Muddies the waters between sex and gender. Where traditionally they are one in the same. It also means pronouns. For many Americans, pronouns go against the 1st Amendment as it forces speech on to others. It is a way to artificially feel special and to exert power over others by forcing their (Ever day more are created on Tiktok) pronouns on to them.

The dev stream showed that there will be the addition of a genital customization button at launch which most likely means you can create a female character with male parts, Many parents across America are currently pushing back against such concepts as bad actors are trying to confusing children.

Outside of the character creator, the last glaring issue for me is the fact that the straight relationship is basically gone. "But we can romance someone who is of the opposite sex." We can, but all the NPC companions that can be romanced are bi. They can be romanced by either gender. Someone tried to make the feeble argument that only the current play through matters, but to me and many others, these are suppose to be established characters. So they should react according to who they are as an established character no matter what sort of playthrough the player is making. Male, female, good, evil. etc. I consider it to be bad writing otherwise. I think it would be more interesting to have NPC companions that have preferences that are locked into place. (Straight, bi, etc)

[grimbeard]

Your objection to the game is based on the fact that you don't understand the difference between sex and gender, you don't like LGBTQ+ people, and you believe bigoted lies about transgender people. Your loss. Maybe when you've learned more and grown as a person, you'll be able to enjoy this game.

[Amelia]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.