Unfortunately for marketing departments, video game demos are a lose-lose-lose situation for game sales. But for every developer that makes amazing consumer-friendly demos, there are dozens more that are doing a disservice to their own product or taking advantage of their audience. With that being said, a great game with a bad first impression demo might be its last chance to make a connection, like the Viewtiful Joe demo from 2004 that corrupted my cousin’s memory card and wiped his progress in GTA San Andreas. If you know a game is a trainwreck before you buy it you simply won’t. They give too much power to the customer and create pressing demands during the development stage to always put the studio’s best foot forward. Without sounding too conspiratorial, I imagine that’s partly why demos have been taken off of the marketing pedestal. I’ve got a gold smelling nose like a truffle pig, shuffling through dozens of games at a time discerning between the bad stink and the good stank.
I’ve got eyes of steel that can spot out a half-hearted asset drop half a mile away. It’s how I stay only marginally behind the curve in this crazy industry. I’ve probably spent more time playing video game demos than some people have spent on fully fleshed-out games. And due to the lacking presence of demo culture, I think now’s the best time to bring them back.Īdmittedly, I am biased. Maybe they take up too many development resources and diminish design flexibility. Demos have seemingly fallen by the wayside. And as I sat in my wet chair with a half-shaven mustache and conditioner still in my hair, I pondered what happened to the shooting stars of video game culture, their demos.
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I can’t get enough of the stuff, so when the developers announced a demo for Viewfinder was available I sprinted out of the shower to download it immediately. It’s a perception-based puzzle game, similar to Superliminal. I’ve been waiting for a game called Viewfinder for a while now.
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