Yeahhhhhhhhh, that demo was a bad idea.
I absolutely agree, it shows the worst parts of the game and uses their incomplete lighting which makes the game look a lot worse than the E3 build (graphically).
Capcom is kind of blundering their way through this generation. I want more good fighting games but this is the first Capcom game I'm passing on on release. I've been burned twice. I hope people enjoy the game, but a lot of people aren't hyped and are really upset with how they've treated us in the past as customers.
IMO it's important to remove the bias from what people are saying. Top players are going to be biased towards a successful game they're good at if it's their primary source of income. It's an inherent bias. It's like backing up your friend even if he does something stupid. I don't think they're shills, but I do think that bias is very real.
I think everyone wants to see good fighting games released, but people should judge the game for themselves. There's a lot of people who don't like it, legitimately, and are not trying to take it down as some sort of vendetta. There are people who can look past the questionable graphical quality, heavily reused resources, the possibly predatory DLC structure, and uh, well the story maybe some people like that style of ham, but I don't think it's even unintentionally entertaining from what I've played. The people who can look past that and find a gameplay system they like, or subjectively enjoy some of those things, that's cool for them. I hope everyone gets along and likes what they like.
But there are valid criticisms and I hope everyone takes them seriously. I am pretty upset at Capcom releasing a game that simply does not look like it lives up to the standards they should be reaching, but everyone is entitled to liking what they like and I won't knock that.
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