[quote name='ninja dog']I'm surprised at the negative reactions at the ME2 demo too. It's a pretty amazing demo. The full opening, character creation, a couple of sections to play, a taste of the dialogue wheel--they couldn't have made it much better. It lasts about an hour (and of course, replay value in playing as the other gender, I guess.) I guess people are bitching about some technical aspects that nobody else cares about, as usual on gaf.
I do think they should have gone the route of the Phantasy Star 2 Portable demo though-- make the whole opening playable (including the Mass Effect 1 comic), allow you to create your character, let you play an insignificant mission or 2, then cut it off, but allow you to import your character into the full game.
That said, I don't think I'll pay $60 on launch day for it.[/QUOTE]
I believe they did that with the 360 demo of ME2. Can't remember exactly. And it's not just technical bitching, I've seen people complaining that the combat is horrible and not as good as Uncharted. I hope they also complain that Uncharteds RPG dialogue options aren't as good as Mass Effect.