Demos should be required for most or all games

[Kantor]

Barozi said:

the2real4mafol said:

Kantor said:

Dragon Age 2 had a pretty good demo, and I think we all know how Dragon Age 2 turned out.

So demos aren't 100% trustworthy, but they are certainly better than having no demo at all.

I guess reviews are often more reliable but it's still not the same as expieriencing something first hand. 

Talking about Gearbox again, Duke Nukem Forever had a great demo.
It was the first level of the game and it had pretty much everything a Duke Nukem fan could want from it. If every level was like that I'm sure it would've ended up with a 75-80 Metascore, but starting with level 2 everything from there on was crap.

On another note: I loved the Burnout Paradise demo, but I completely disliked the full game.

The Force Unleashed was similar, though I think the meta could have gone up to the mid-80s if the whole game had been as good as the demo. Unfortunately, it sort of collapsed into a buggy mess. Great story, though.