I've played the demo, and it felt like a slog. every time I die, I have to watch the same intro cutscene which is unskippable. And the later fight is just hoping that I'm not picked off by a sniper, whilst fighting for dear life against a bloodthirsty enemy looking to kick my ass and feels like they have more health than I do. There's also no checkpoints, so when I die? Too bad! This isn't dark souls. This game is good, it has good visuals, great combat, and the valiant feels good to control. It's just obscenely difficult and sluggish in the first level.