Sony dropped a free demo for its brand-new PS5 unique RPG on the PS Retailer, and it didn’t go down effectively in any respect. Misplaced Soul Apart‘s demo, which surprisingly isn’t locked behind a PS Plus subscription, has acquired an overwhelmingly unfavorable response, leading to some gamers canceling plans to buy the sport.
Free demo for PS5 RPG Misplaced Soul Apart has gamers saving their cash
The demo introduces gamers to Misplaced Soul Apart’s world, and contains boss fights, however save information doesn’t carry over to the total recreation. As quickly because the freebie went reside, gamers flocked to the PS Retailer, solely to come back away unimpressed.
Complaints revolve round Misplaced Soul Apart’s efficiency and generic gameplay, which isn’t a superb search for a recreation that’s been in improvement for almost a decade with full assist from Sony.
Developer UltiZero was pressured to deal with the reception on Twitter, however going by the chatter I’m seeing, it appears that evidently gamers have already made up their minds. Whereas some say that they’ll await a value drop and efficiency enchancment patches, others say that Misplaced Soul Apart’s demo has killed any curiosity that they had within the recreation.
“We have now acquired your suggestions concerning the efficiency of sure cutscenes within the prologue of Misplaced Soul Apart,” UltiZero stated in response to suggestions concerning efficiency. “Presently, a few of these cutscenes are pre-rendered 4K/30fps movies, which can trigger occasional stuttering throughout playback.”
UltiZero went on to apologize, and promised to work on optimization and efficiency enchancment updates.
