The demo is just some slow dialogue. Nothing that made me want to play the whole game.
Hi Faded,
Thank you for trying the demo and for being honest. I do appreciate that a lot.
I understand where you are coming from. The current demo is focused heavily on the opening intro, which is meant to build the character setup, story and relationship before the game moves into the forest and the mine which are at a very different pace and gameplay style. That said, I agree that the demo currently ends before players get enough of the actual exploration side, which can leave the wrong impression of what the full game is.
This coming week, I’ll be pushing a major demo update that extends the demo quite a bit and includes a lot of changes to the existing section as well. The new part should give a much better feel for the exploration and pacing outside of the intro.
You should be able to continue from your old checkpoint after updating, but restarting is also an option if anything feels off.
The rest of Buried Below is paced very differently like I mentioned, with much more exploration and far almost no dialogue heavy scenes outside of important story moments and endings.
I appreciate the feedback and I hope you give the updated demo another shot once it is live or return for the full release this summer.
Justus
Aura Studios