I played the original demo and was head over heels. Now I played the new demo and I could not believe that you could make something so good already even better.
There is so much attention to detail - in the dialogue, the music, the artwork. I love it when creators put put a lot of effort in their dialogue and flavour text and so I was pleasantly surprised how much of that is in here. Not only that, but all the subtle changes in the dialogue depending on how you play or let our knight act is so neat. It's such a delight to see. And how the interface changes, depending on what you interact with (whether it's a letter, etc.), as well as how the 'frost' disappears once you've seen everything there is to see on screen is a nice touch as well.
Not to mention I absolutely love the writing. I love the atmospheric and fairy-tale like style and how there's this dark/melancholy undertone, but it still manages to be heartwarming and hopeful whenever at the same time and even funny at other times. I'm amazed how some of these lines were able to touch at my heartstrings like it was nothing, but also managed to make me chuckle at other occassions.
The music is hauntingly beautiful and as always a highlight for me. As soon as a music piece starts, you're drawn in and you can't help but be whisked away by it. The music fits the scenes perfectly. But even if you listen to the tracks on their own, they manage to tell a story all by themselves and that's an amazing feat to accomplish.
The artwork is stunning and as much as I loved the original artwork already, when you compare it to the updated version, it's insane how even more detail and love was added in each and every picture, or how the the artwork manages to perfectly envision the atmosphere for every scene. Add this to the music and writing... how could you not be drawn in?
The story is intriguing and engaging. It had me hooked right from the start and I can't wait to find out more about all the little things that have been eluded to already. And the gameplay adds itself to the way the story is told. Not to mention all those subtle little changes (be it in music or artstyle) depending on the scene as you look around and what it wants to convery is fascinating. Like the very beginning of the game, when you see the armor of our knight and once you click on it, you hear a rustle and that's how our knight 'wakes up', or when you interact with certain text phrases and how those change or 'leave' the screen manages to convey so much on its own. It's really incredibly engaging.
Overall, my love for this title has only grown. I loved every second of what I could experience already and I look forward to the full release, whenever it is ready to see the light of day!