The demo wraps up with the option to continue exploring a few uninspired environments that shift through the four seasons, revealing different monsters and paths to find.
With no motivation for his quest and stiff, awkward cutscenes that lack any emotiveness, there’s little reason to ignore any technical shortcomings. It’s like Ash Ketchum lusting after beating Pikachu. But why would he want to? They’re his friends. What may be an effect of early plot beats being rushed to fit into the demo, the Elf and The Dark Prince quickly team up to cure his inability to harm monsters. The Dark Prince, after attending a monster arena match, comes to the quite sudden rescue of an Elf that cries tears made of rubies – humans were literally beating her to get at her tears. The little tidbits of narrative the demo introduces help little in enticing me to actually pick up the game when it releases on December 1st.
