Imagine if they still had to print physical discs I can’t imagine what stage games were in that playable demos were put together at the time compared to some of the broken releases today. From what I remember a lot of the demos were for games that were out already, and they had like videos for games that were coming soon. I wasn’t too into demos though even though I had access to the Xbox and Dreamcast magazine demos at the timeSeems like they didn't get the memo that you don't do a demo these days unless you're very confident in the quality of your product.
It's just my opinion bro. Download the demo and see for yourself, who knows, you might like it.
I played the demo yesterday, whoever was in charge of this game at WayForward doesn't seem to understand what the original Contra games are about. I don't care about the scenario, I don't want dialogues taking over during gameplay, especially when we already have to deal with subpar sound effects and boring symphonic music. It's not a movie, it's a Contra game. Contra games are about blowing shit up non stop, not sharing thoughts. This demo was boring. If the whole game is like that, it's going to be a hard pass for me. Do yourself a favor and get Super Cyborg instead.