This Xrd training mode is so weird.
You can perform things without them landing/connecting and you still get through the trial, at least with the basic ones.
Like half the trials have you doing the same mundane thing 3 times over and then the text box at the end tells you additional ways to input that or variations but you don't get to practice it.
Otherwise, it's pretty fun. I don't know if it's slowdown or just stylistic, but any time a character is walking or you see a 3D animation of characters' legs, everything gets choppy. Millia's intro most notably. Intentional or not, it' stands out considerably because all the other animations are (relatively) much smoother. Game looks absolutely fantastic in motion otherwise. Some bad textures and low poly stuff in backgrounds here and there, but i suppose part of that is to make sure the characters stand out. Otherwise characters and backgrounds are SUPER sharp and consistent aesthetically. This demo has definitely increased my interest in the final game whereas I was pretty much who cares up until now.
That's first impressions after mashing my way through trials and arcade.