Blade time, or whatever the hell it's called, sucks. Why do I have to move the camera around with the left stick to get it to slice? It makes it awkward and the movement accelerates too fast or something. Feels janky.
because blade mode begins in the direction Raiden is facing, not the camera.
So the transition between movement and blade mode control feels alot more natural on the stick controlling Raiden than adjusting it with the same stick as the camera.
but you can do it either way though. Just change the controller setting to a different config. I had the same reaction to it as you did at first until I changed the settings and realized why it was the way it was on default.
also I believe you can change camera scroll speed and sensitivity in the options as well. If not I'd bet money you'll be able to in the full game
Yeah as an action game noob I don't feel too good about the game not telling me about basic, integral mechanics and how to employ them, but I pray this is only an issue with the demo.
What problems are you having?
Parry and blade mode are really all you need to know about to S rank the demo and the game tells you about both of them.