Was planning to bump for the demo news myself as soon as it had finished downloading and I had tried it.
It seems the demo is very restrictive, unfortunately. Two missions, one of which is the first tutorial mission, and, as such, completely scripted. Very little base interaction, no soldier customization, a number of the PC UI elements apparently cut out, and according to some people, not completely polished for optimization on all machines.
Still thinking I'm going to play it and love it, as the demo vids look incredible, but I don't think this demo is going to bring a ton of new players to the fold. Which is a shame, since we're still only halfway to the Steam preorder goal for getting a free copy of Civ V.
EDIT: And, that will teach not to trust people on the 2k forums. While it's true the interface is restricted, I still like the PC interface and find it easy to work with. And you can customize your soldiers in the demo, you simply can't do it during the mission prep screen, you have to do it from the Barracks.
Unfortunately, this demo does little but whet and already incredible appetite. I want the game!
Oh, and an additional note: The game's config files seem to be completely unlocked, so feel free to edit the details such as troop number, armor abilities, etcetera.
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