I said it before but I cannot understate how amazing the art is in this game.
I know you already saw my criticism so I won't go too into that. I wanted to say though, I did mention the game OFF during the playthrough. Now that I think more about it, this game (so far) really just reminds me of OFF all around. Kinda like if OFF didn't have combat. The thing that kept me interested in OFF was the battle mechanics. Not saying this game needs battles, but if there was some form of active gameplay mechanic like that then I think I'd have a far better time.
A demo isn't really enough time to get invested in characters so I feel that issue will be fixed simply with a full game release.
Really looking forward to seeing what becomes of this project in the future, good luck!