Yeah, I agree. A well polished demo can do a lot. I really considered buying The Darkness today after playing the demo. Then I remembered Warhawk, Lair, and Heavenly Sword are all coming out very soon, and that I still have a huge backlog of games (including Oblivion...).
In any case, a good demo is a good investment. You can just use levels from the game too if cost is an issue. They used level 3 and 7 from the game in The Darkness demo.
The Heavenly Sword demo was kind of sloppy since it was so short, but it still made me want the game more. The combat system was pretty enticing.
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