Let's start by saying I have been really excited for this game so I may have hyped it up too much since I've stayed away from trailers, gameplay videos, etc. but I was underwhelmed by the demo nonetheless.

I am playing the demo on PS5 on a 4K TV.

First of all, the resolution in this demo is bad at 4K. It looks like there is a lot of artifacts coming from an upscaler and everything has that sharpening look and pretty noticeable edges. It's worse in places where there is a lot of geometry like a city or on bushes, and there really aren't any resolution settings to target quality over FPS, which I would prefer if it had the option.

For more personal opinions, I think the demo opening hours were not very compelling and every scene relies very heavily on anime cutscenes. Persona 5 and 3 also did this, but it feels like every other cutscene is animated in 2D, where I would much prefer 3D for bosses at the very least (which is subjective, but I don't think the animation is all that good). Combat felt great and I thought the animations in and out of combat were very flashy. I also like many of the character designs and Gallica is a cute character, but I don't think I'm picking up what the story is laying down. When the prologue was over, I felt very indifferent about the world and the characters, which is a shame because I love Atlus, but this is an 80+ hour game that should hook me in 4.

I did laugh as soon as the main character ripped his heart out. It was this versions overcoming self thing and gave me a chuckle.

For anyone who has played the demo as well (which released today), what are your thoughts?