Would really appreciate a brief demo

[Eternal Wanderer]

Like the title says, it would be great to get a sampler prior to hitting the preorder button.

I have grown particularly weary of all the unoptimized mess that has been released recently. If possible, I'd like to make sure I'll get a smooth experience. A first-hand experience of what the game is about would also be much appreciated of course.

[JohnnyMaverik]

On a AAA release? You'd be lucky. I hope it does get a demo but presuming it won't (would give it a 10% chance) just don't pre-order and read the reviews, hold for patches if necessary, pick it up for 25% off or more in 6 months if it's on fire on launch... or never if it's some kind of not very good. That's the way you have to operate in the modern world of gaming and don't feel guilty, if it hurts them the AAA teams will start paying more attention to bugs and optimisation and maybe even start putting out demos again.

[Eternal Wanderer]

That's my point basically. As long as it's not a game that I already know what to expect from (say, a much anticipated console port), preordering doesn't mean much. Especially these days. I have personally tasted one too many triple A flops recently. Don't really have any more room for it ever. A demo could always do a lot of good especially for brand new IPs like this one though. I wish it became common practice again like it used to in the days of yore.

[Sinisha0708]

I'm with you my friend. This game caught my eye because I really like the art style and the atmosphere of American south is really cool, but you can't really get the feel of the game from trailers. That's why I would like a demo, to see how the game performs and to test the controls, how the character moves, how the combat feels and so on.

[nwad]

Demo or no buy.

[Tregarde]

I love when games offer demos. It allows me to try the game out, and help me decide if I really want to play it.

[Trilantini]

The only "demo" would be, if you pay for Game Pass. Like first comment said, huge doubt on AAA release. But you never know

[hush]

yes please a demo

[Chii[FIN]]

You aint getting a demo and you know why

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

Yes, please release a demo!

[Cerveyio]

I am also unsure about the game.

From my personal point of view it's because of the combat. I am not a soulslike player and not very good at dodging etc. I hate when I have to block/parry attacks. Don't want to have this combat at all. Most times I play on easy then and ignore mechanics.

Regarding the trailer, the boss fight against the crocodile looks like it's somehow manageable but don't know...

Movement set is looking great with double jump and dash, I think I would really like that.

So in result I don't know what to do... :D It's on my "maybe list". ;)

[BaTHoRy]

Are we going to get a...

demo? Wanna see how it runs first. The performance looked abysmal in gameplay videos. And those must be taken on a 4090.

[Hawthorn]

"AAA" - HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH

[BaTHoRy]

Originally posted by Hawthorn:

"AAA" - HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH

wdym?

[Hawthorn]

Originally posted by BaTHoRy:

Originally posted by Hawthorn:

"AAA" - HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH

wdym?

I was laughing at the person who said this was a AAA game,

AAA games are high-budget, high-profile video games that are developed and distributed by large publishers.

Characteristics
- Budget: AAA games have large budgets for development and marketing.
- Team size: AAA games are developed by large teams.
- Production values: AAA games have high production values, advanced graphics, and expansive game play.
- Marketing: AAA games have significant marketing efforts.
- Popularity: AAA games are often blockbusters due to their extreme popularity.

Examples
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Witcher 3
- Call of Duty
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- The Last of Us
- Breath of the Wild
- God of War

Industry impact
AAA games often set industry trends due to their scale and reach.

[BaTHoRy]

I don't think the developers are calling the game a triple A title. Their games were more experimental.