We need to bring back the era of demos

[vivster]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

vivster said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

So...I guess its not a demonstration of a stage of development? 

A demo is only what the developer wants you to see. If that reflects the final gameplay is completely up to them. There is no more trust involved in a demo than in a trailer.

Thats not true. A trailer can trump a demo just like a trailer can be a draw for a movie that sucks.

A demo can be a draw for a game that sucks.

Just gonna paste my definitive statement about this again.

The point is that demos are not inherently good, neither for the developer nor the consumer. And apparently the free market decided that they are definitely not good for the majority of developers. Each developer has to decide for themselves if a demo works for them.

The concept of demos isn't gone though. It just evolved into alphas, betas and F2P. Things you didn't have in the demo era.