Heavenly Sword demo

I thought I would take a minute and discuss the Heavenly Sword demo that was put on the PlayStation Store last week. This is just my opinion, and nothing more.

Now, the demo sucks. The game isn't that bad, however. In fact, it plays rather well. But the demo itself is pretty bad. And I'll explain why.

First, it's way too short. You'll spend maybe five minutes playing it. The second reason is that it's the same exact section of the game we've seen for over a year. We saw it at E3 2006 in the first gameplay demonstration. And we've seen it at just about every gaming event that Sony has been part of since then. The only difference is that you get to play it.

The demo may not have been so bad, if it gave the player something new to see and do, instead of the same piece of gameplay that we've seen in video form for so long. And maybe if it was a little longer, it'd be acceptable.

As for the actual gameplay, the game plays rather well. The right analog stick is used for dodging, much like God of War. The controls have two attack buttons, no jump button, three fighting stances (the default Speed stance, the Range stance (hold L1), and the Power stance (hold R1)), a special move button, and a somewhat context sensitive button.

So, I'm hoping I'm making sense, here. The game is pretty good. The demo isn't. But that's my opinion. I'm sure other people were more than happy to get their hands on just that little bit of the game. Personally, I'd rather have had the demo take place in another part of the game we haven't seen yet. Which would be just about anything else in the game.

The PS Store is a bit lacking when it comes to demos, especially demos released before the retail version, but the Heavenly Sword demo is disappointing. Then again, I'm not exactly overly excited about the game to begin with.