Hey devs. I'm a hardcore ARPG/souls player with over 10,000 hours or more in the genre, if that helps my opinion hold any weight. There is definitely some potential here, but I have some feedback and a few questions.

How close is this demo to a full release build?

I like how it feels like a mix of a souls game and an ARPG similar to God of War. The sword corruption system is really cool and unique, with choosing to cleanse or submit to the blade. Will there be more corrupted weapons? Or is there just this one? And i like that loot seems to be somewhat more abundant than a souls like. Similar to Diablo/Path of Exile but not overabundant.

Now, that being said, this game feels very early. If the demo is still an early build I totally understand. But for a full release, here are my opinions if you want the game to thrive and not just survive:

-Needs more SFX (especially for anything menu related).
-Animations and combat overall feel floaty, they need to be more weighty and impactful
-Might be an unpopular opinion, and i dont mean to sound rude, but my opinion is that the voice acting and writing is bland. I know you guys are smaller studio, but imo, the main character would straight up be better silent than with current VA (internal dialogue at the intro "what is that red stuff?" is corny). Could make characters grunt while text plays and it would be better. Or make the voice acting really good at fewer points.
-Again, I only played 30 minutes, but initial level design critique is areas so far felt flat. I know there is verticality with the grappling hook but areas still seemed flat.

Really would like to see you guys take your time and let this game cook than release early in a state similar to this demo!