Ok so I finished the demo... and what can I say... my first reaction after it was : It's a joke right ?
I mean I didn't had very high expectation, but I wasn't expecting that. I really hope that the demo is nothing like the finished product.
The first thing I noticed was the graphics... it looks like a 2005 games, heck it reminded me of Vivisection the first level of the demo is "ok" but the second one... low resolution texture, low poly model... I restarted the demo twice to make sure I wasn't stuck in low details mode.
But then again graphics aren't everything the most important is the gameplay itself.
But even gameplay wise I am very far from convinced, the first level ok, I get that it's just an introduction/tutorial level, probably just here to show us that we can use the urinal and turn on/off faucets, the boss fight is all but exciting but then again it's fine it's just the introduction level.
But the second level, well, the driving sequence is nothing special, not "bad" but not something we haven't already seen 2000 time before, the rest of the level... once again I really hope that the rest of the game is not like that.
The rhythm is anemic, two enemies appear, you shoot them twice, you wait without moving for the next two to appear and run towards you and shoot them too, if you got hit just side step behind a rock for 10 seconds to let you EGO regenerate and continue.... I mean DN3D was no Serious Sam but it was still a nervous FPS, you had to run, strafe, etc... here walk, shoot, wait for your EGO regenerate and repeat.
The last part of the level is playing a little with the physic engine by using mining cart... which might have been ground breaking if the game was released before Farcry...
I don't know what Gearbox was thinking, it's supposed to be the demo of an highly anticipated games, at least among older gamers, they could have put a little more effort into it, chose some more interesting level with some real fights and also make it longer, here the demo is not only very short but you only spend 20% of the play time fighting.
In conclusion, before I was slightly worried about the game... after the demo I am very worried.