>Been a console gamer since the 80s
>All your gaming mags are for consoles
>Finally get a computer in the mid-90s
>Know nothing about any PC games other than Doom
>And games you only know because they were ported from consoles
>No internet either
>See many ads and word of mouth about a game called Descent
>Not like you could Youtube it back then
>Manage to get hands on a demo of Descent 2
>Can't fit intro FMV or voiceacting in the small demo so they just have still photos of the intro with text
>Story was somewhat comical and silly
>Like comical games
>One day find a copy on sale
>Buy it
>Actual story is serious and gritty
>They just completely made up their own dialog for the intro in the demo

Why would any company intentionally misrepresent what the game is like in a demo, something designed to show off the game to get you to buy it?