Wheres the demo?

[VastGirth]

Just read about this game on RPS so thought I would give it a try. Read that it had a demo but can't seem to find it.

Seems like the sort of game you need to try before you buy tbh. Seems very odd to remove the demo.

[Dean]

Yeah i agree, im on the same boat

[Melodia]

I mentioned this in other topics, but the demo was such a hit that many people were playing it for 10s, even 100s of hours. They basically gave much of the game for free. It's kinda aginst their business interest to do that now.

Hopefully the can create a toned down demo in the future,

[Dean]

Originally posted by Melodia:

I mentioned this in other topics, but the demo was such a hit that many people were playing it for 10s, even 100s of hours. They basically gave much of the game for free. It's kinda aginst their business interest to do that now.

Hopefully the can create a toned down demo in the future,

Ah okay, got it. Makes sense, so thanks for mentioning it.

[VastGirth]

Well they are losing sales because of it. Pretty much any game like this I try and end up getting hooked and buying it. A few I have bounced right off so won't buy it without trying first, not at full price anyway. No I'm not buying and refunding.

Hopefully they can make a better demo that leads straight to a buy link to continue playing.

[Elfbarf]

Removing the demo is a weird move - I just heard about this game earlier today from coverage on its release and was looking forward to trying the demo when I got home from work. Now without a demo I'm just going to chuck it on my wishlist and wait, as opposed to potentially purchasing it after enjoying a taste of the game.

[bshock]

Originally posted by Elfbarf:

Removing the demo is a weird move - I just heard about this game earlier today from coverage on its release and was looking forward to trying the demo when I got home from work. Now without a demo I'm just going to chuck it on my wishlist and wait, as opposed to potentially purchasing it after enjoying a taste of the game.

It's $13. You could always refund it before two hours if you don't enjoy it.

[Coffee]

I stopped playing the demo because I was tired of mid game shop being too pricy and now I wanna try the demo back and it's not there anymore!

[sskendall]

Removing the demo killed a sale for me

[akaplan1]

Keeping the demo might have killed 10,000 sales for them. Never know. I do think it’d be smart for them to release a much narrower demo to give people the idea of the game without making it playable for 100 hours.

I remember the original demo was basically the full game, just limited to a certain number of rounds. That definitely left people wanting to play more.

[doxcyn]

Just use the refund option. 2 hours is enough for the tutorial game + one normal playthrough. After that you should have a pretty good idea if you enjoy the game or not.

[WINTERMUTE]

never seen a dev get rid of a demo when the game released. what a brain-dead decision.

this type of game i definitely need to try out before i spend money on, definitely not going to happen now. lost a sale here.

[Coffee]

Originally posted by WINTERMUTE:

never seen a dev get rid of a demo when the game released. what a brain-dead decision.

this type of game i definitely need to try out before i spend money on, definitely not going to happen now. lost a sale here.

Tons of publishers do that sadly.

Originally posted by doxcyn:

Just use the refund option. 2 hours is enough for the tutorial game + one normal playthrough. After that you should have a pretty good idea if you enjoy the game or not.

This isn't the intended aspect of the refund system.

[baconcow]

Originally posted by Ꝙ Ghosthunter Ꝙ:

This isn't the intended aspect of the refund system.

It absolutely is. From Steam’s site on refunds:

You can request a refund for nearly any purchase on Steam—for any reason. Maybe your PC doesn't meet the hardware requirements; maybe you bought a game by mistake; maybe you played the title for an hour and just didn't like it.

Source: https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/

[doxcyn]

Originally posted by Ꝙ Ghosthunter Ꝙ:

Originally posted by doxcyn:

Just use the refund option. 2 hours is enough for the tutorial game + one normal playthrough. After that you should have a pretty good idea if you enjoy the game or not.

This isn't the intended aspect of the refund system.

Not enjoying the game is absolutely acknowledged by Valve as a valid reason to refund.

[D e a k u l]

i'm going to file for bankruptcy because of this $15 game