I had fun with the demo. Again, I'll still call RE Van Helsing, but to be honest, I think this series started getting crazy with their Disney Villains in Code Veronica, with Alexia burning her skin into..something, then turning into big wasp lady. Comparing that with the Tyrant, Birkin or Nemesis and you'll see the difference. And yet, CV is hailed as one of the best RE out there (not close for me but...opinions are opinions). I stopped to care about that stuff a long, long time ago. Long enough to find T-Rex Simmons pretty cool to fight against. My problem with RE7, for example, wasn't the lack of lore with the series, but that the overall game was boring, with just one type of enemy, the forced jump scares and a Terminator as the main character. It felt so damn overrated and it still feels this way. It's odd that 'Not a Hero' is the best part of RE7 for me. Apparently, RE8 solved some of it. Enemies kinda look cool. I liked the lycans and the "zombies" in the basement. I............like vampires, although I don't know which shenanigans they'll come up to explain this as a virus (and...I don't care by this point). And the castle look beautiful. Yeah, it's RE4 all over again, but I love RE4 so. I like battling enemies. If I want to run and hide, I'll play Outlast...better yet, Alien Isolation. RE was always about the combat for me.
The only thing I find silly is the demo being timed, even though it has an "end point". If there's an end point, just let us take our time and enjoy. I understand the timed stunt for RE2R, since it was the most hyped RE game in a very long while (and even the RE2R demo had an ending point, I think. I'm not 100% sure). I finished the castle demo in 22 minutes, but I would've liked to explore more. Also, I have a base PS4 and I'm pretty happy with the performace. Game looks gorgeous and it plays fine. I'm kinda happy we're still getting new games for the last gen, because I won't be getting a PS5 any time soon. Too damn pricey. Especially here in Brazil.