NO Demo for Dead Space

Iria · Oct 13, 2008, 06:29 AM

Andrew Green over at EA today let Xbox Evolved know that there "will be no demo" for Dead Space. Seems that, "the developers focused on the final game instead of a slice for demo to focus on quality."
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Source: Xbox Evolved

Mr cairo · Oct 13, 2008, 10:55 AM

well thats me out then as i generally wont shell out 40 quid for a game without a demo to try it first

i will just have to wait till it goes for about 15 quid on the secondhand market

BlueMak · Oct 13, 2008, 12:57 PM

that's a shame. I like the premise of the game, but with it being a EA game and no demo and with potential drm, yeah sure I will buy the game asap. NOT.

OmegaRED · Oct 13, 2008, 04:35 PM

Demo's aren't necessary for console games, only for PC's to make sure you can run it. Read a few reviews and watch some video reviews and you'll see enough to justify a purchase or skip it; so far the reviews I read were very positive.

BlueMak · Oct 13, 2008, 05:27 PM

Up to a few years ago there used to be a magazine called (final name) Computer Games. It had my favourite layout, reviews that I trusted (though not always agreed with) and reviews and comments that I knew were not trying to deceive us. For more than a decade I kept buying the magazine till it was closed. I loved that magazine and highly respected the people working there. I was even part of its online community for years.
I still never decided to buy a game only because they said it was great and worth the purchase. Now, the closest thing to it is DH/GH.
The thing is, with so many games out and with EA being behind this game with all that means by it, there is no way I will buy this game without playing a demo and not knowing what they do about DRM.
Demos are necessary for console and PCs IMO.
Let me put it this way, it is more likely I will buy a game after playing its demo, than if the publisher (EA) decides we don't need it. Yeah right.

OmegaRED · Oct 13, 2008, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

Let me put it this way, it is more likely I will buy a game after playing its demo, than if the publisher (EA) decides we don't need it. Yeah right.

Hehe no doubt about it, if it's by EA you know there's gonna be a ton of baggage attached...but think of all those awesome games you loved to death which didn't even have a demo.

I mean cmon, between DH, Gamespot, IGN and Gametrailers you can practically watch an entire game in just the video reviews

Oct 13, 2008, 06:29 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	NO Demo for Dead Space Andrew Green over at EA today let Xbox Evolved know that there "will be no demo" for Dead Space. Seems that, "the developers focused on the final game instead of a slice for demo to focus on quality." ______________ Source: Xbox Evolved

Oct 13, 2008, 10:55 AM	#2
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,763 Rep Power: 87 System Specs	Re: NO Demo for Dead Space well thats me out then as i generally wont shell out 40 quid for a game without a demo to try it first i will just have to wait till it goes for about 15 quid on the secondhand market __________________

Oct 13, 2008, 12:57 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: NO Demo for Dead Space that's a shame. I like the premise of the game, but with it being a EA game and no demo and with potential drm, yeah sure I will buy the game asap. NOT. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 13, 2008, 04:35 PM	#4
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,621 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	Re: NO Demo for Dead Space Demo's aren't necessary for console games, only for PC's to make sure you can run it. Read a few reviews and watch some video reviews and you'll see enough to justify a purchase or skip it; so far the reviews I read were very positive. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs Last edited by OmegaRED; Oct 13, 2008 at 04:42 PM.

Oct 13, 2008, 05:27 PM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,240 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: NO Demo for Dead Space Up to a few years ago there used to be a magazine called (final name) Computer Games. It had my favourite layout, reviews that I trusted (though not always agreed with) and reviews and comments that I knew were not trying to deceive us. For more than a decade I kept buying the magazine till it was closed. I loved that magazine and highly respected the people working there. I was even part of its online community for years. I still never decided to buy a game only because they said it was great and worth the purchase. Now, the closest thing to it is DH/GH. The thing is, with so many games out and with EA being behind this game with all that means by it, there is no way I will buy this game without playing a demo and not knowing what they do about DRM. Demos are necessary for console and PCs IMO. Let me put it this way, it is more likely I will buy a game after playing its demo, than if the publisher (EA) decides we don't need it. Yeah right. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*