the progression in the game comes from leveling up light power (defense) and dark power (attack), and collecting magic, and upgrading it. Each chapter drops a specific type of magic (from an existing loot table) based on your score, so there's still that loot element.
Each creature's soul during the sacrificial process isn't just "level up white, level up dark". Sometimes you'll have the choice of "Light = +6 Light EXP, -2 Dark EXP, Dark = +2 Dark EXP".
There's also some looting that comes from collecting components to create tattoos for your character's arm (each slot has several choices that give different passive bonuses)
So actually, there's plenty of loot. Let's not spread misinformation.
Is the demo as genuinely awesome as the videos make it out to be? It's honestly been awhile since a gameplay video has completely sold me on a game. Plus the menu music sounds incredible.
Fuck I can't even remember the last time I've been this genuinely excited for a game.
Yes! Yes it is. I'm fucking loving the game. I hope they do what most MonHun style games do on portables, and allow you to use your demo save in the full game, so you don't have to redo stuff to get access to the multiplayer.