I liked a lot of things about this game, but there were also a lot of things that seriously held it back. The custom graphics and battle engine were nice, and I liked that the story was told from the middle as it was happening. I admit I haven't beaten the demo yet, but unfortunately the game is very frustrating. While I could get into a nice rhythm with a full party, the low HP of the other characters meant they would die after a few battles and have to be replaced. I felt like the whole game was a grind because of this. It is impossible to ever get any money (karma) bc of this. I only ever devoured or recruited bc every time I wanted to release a soul to get karma, I had to recruit the soul instead. I did like the Soul Blazer vibe of freeing people and having the town fill up that way. But it never seemed to really pay off in any way other than more stuff showed up. (I died after making the bridge appear, and I've played the game close to an hour now.) This could be a great title, but it definitely needs some work. Maybe have an item that permanently raises the HP of your teammates? Something. It was just so frustrating struggling to keep them around. Also, not sure if this was said yet or not, but the water that refreshes you should have a sound effect associated with it.