I don't usually play demos because I prefer to wait for the final product, but I decided to give it a go! I wasn't disappointed at all. I like the exploration factors of this game. It's also comedic at times and the story has interested me a lot! All of the characters seem cool. I'm especially interested in Altair... he's a very confusing guy.
Spoilers portion!
Wondering if Altair truly is the saint that was mentioned. Not something I'd expect from him...but I mean, he does have the looks for it haha. (Personality...not so much). I wonder what the relations between Ciel and Caius were before this bodyswap...and the more I found out about the old Ciel, the more intrigued I became. Kiel is frickin cute :') but also he's hurting my heart over here. Ciel's trying her best...she can't do much about her current situation except try to adapt. As for the other two ML's...I have no opinion on them so far since Dante hasn't appeared yet, and Rigel...
No offense, but I'm not sure how to feel about the age gap between Rigel and Ciel. I suppose it's the same for Altair since his age is unknown...but I feel like that's a different case since I imagine he's a god of some sort. (Saint? Or maybe even the actual god of the world- haha idk). I'll have to wait and see if my view of this changes. He has been nothing but kind, I'm just unsure about how a romance between the two would work.
I haven't mentioned it yet, but the art is absolutely beautiful! I really like the choice of having little comic scenes. They're funny and easy to follow along! Hope to see more of them in the main game. Another hope is that I'll get to see badass Ciel! She's adapting surprisingly well, but I hope to see her get a grasp on magic and kick some ass. Currently, I feel bad for her especially after she got scolded multiple times. It's not the poor girl's fault! (Well it sort of is, but I don't believe it would've been right to abandon whatever duties the old Ciel had). Also, I'm interested in the ?ball? that was hinted at. Hoping that we'll be able to see that! Ball/party scenes have a special place in my heart, so I can't wait!
And small things! I interacted with all of the NPCs. All of them. They had some funny dialogue. Some of the dialogues were heartwarming too. I liked interacting with everyone even though it's such a small thing, those interactions were well done (ahem...strange lady in the church. your fanfiction was very...descriptive. I truly hope your lips never come near Caius)
Lastly, please take your time!! I hope that no one on the team gets too burnt out from the workload! Health comes first. Thank you for such a great game and I can't wait for the final product! :D
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Hi!! Thank you so much for your long & detailed comment >< We’re so glad to hear that you picked up on all of the ideas we tried to put in, its almost like you read our minds!!! (Like about Ciel and her obligation to do her duties in this world etc etc)Its also so cool that u read through all of the npc dialogue, we’re hoping to have the npcs relay ~important world related information in the future (and of course act as comic relief too ^^) You’ll definitely see * a bit * more of Dante in the next demo huhu… but yeah Altair and Kiel have definitely been leaving the best impression for most people so far ^^; Altair is a mysterious little punk but thats what makes him loveable. Thanks for playing, your comment rly gives us fuel to keep going! I hope you’ll enjoy the next installment even more :D