Game demos that you felt did not reflect the game well?

As much as I feel game demos are important and good for gamers, I think a lot of recent game demos have really represented their full game counterparts poorly.

I almost completely skipped buying Uncharted and Valkyria Chronicles because I didn't really enjoy the demos, but the full games were awesome.  Killzone 2, Culdept Saga, and Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts all had demos worse than the games actually were.

Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit on the other hand had a demo that really made me think the game was going to be better than it turned out to be.

I can understand why developers and publishers might be wary about putting out demos, and I feel their fears are warranted.

I think plenty of games that are more open, or let you explore an open world that choose to have demos you can play, generally don't work out too well. Its really hard to put a game like that into a demo. They obviously don't want to show you every little place in the demo, but then when things are cut down, some people may think its an actual restriction in the game as well. I think game demos should generally show you the low parts and the highest parts of what are contained in a game so you know what you can expect beginning to end, but of course most get this wrong.

I also think timed demos are the biggest mistake ever.

I actually really liked both the Uncharted and Valkyrie demos. Hmm, the one demo that really stands out to me would have to be Burnout Paradise. I really didn't like the demo at all, and only ended up getting the game at my friends insistence. Over 80 hours later, I think it's safe to say my opinion of the game changed drastically.

"I actually really liked both the Uncharted and Valkyrie demos. Hmm, the one demo that really stands out to me would have to be Burnout Paradise. I really didn't like the demo at all, and only ended up getting the game at my friends insistence. Over 80 hours later, I think it's safe to say my opinion of the game changed drastically."

Bioshock. The demo was too awesome and I was disappointed by the full version.

"I actually really liked both the Uncharted and Valkyrie demos. Hmm, the one demo that really stands out to me would have to be Burnout Paradise. I really didn't like the demo at all, and only ended up getting the game at my friends insistence. Over 80 hours later, I think it's safe to say my opinion of the game changed drastically."

Medieval 2. The combat didn't seem to be complete shit when I played the demo.

I can't think of any specifically off the top of my head, but I think you are right.

As you say, game demos are important for us gamers. As it gives us an opportunity to try out a game. The only problem is, we can't EVER rely on a demo to be an accurate representation. So they are important, but they can't be the say all, end all regarding whether or not you want to buy a game or not.

"Bioshock. The demo was too awesome and I was disappointed by the full version."