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DmC: Devil May Cry Review | Worth Playing

Worth Playing: "DmC: Devil May Cry is a hard game to judge. On its own, without any preconceptions based on the franchise, it's a serviceable if unexceptional action title. It's a good way to waste an afternoon or an ideal rental. It is, however, a poor Devil May Cry game. If you're new to the franchise or found the difficulty level of the previous games too intimidating, this is a fine place to start. The story stands alone, the gameplay is easy to pick up, and the flaws are less noticeable if you're new to the series. For hardcore Devil May Cry fans, though, this title is at least a big step up from Devil May Cry 2. However, the low difficulty and simplistic Style system may turn off die-hard fans."

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DragonKnight4112d ago

Wow, a REAL review for a change that actually talks about EVERYTHING in the game instead of trying to convince people that it's exactly the same as previous Devil May Cry games. I think the world is about to end.

AsimLeonheart4112d ago

I agree. Excellent objective review that does not gives in to the hype. I do not understand what made most of the media give this mediocre game 9s and 10s, all the while failing to mention any of its flaws.

DragonKnight4112d ago

I was thinking the same thing. If you look at the reviews that give it the 9s or 9.5s and 10s, they all sound exactly the same and more than half of them take a dig at fans with real complaints about the game. It's as though each near perfect score is from a brain dead monkey or a troll.

LightofDarkness4112d ago

I know, it's almost as if they were reading from a press pack or something...

Root4111d ago

"I know, it's almost as if they were reading from a press pack or something..."

I thought the same

Even the defense articles that came out a month before release all said the same things.

It's all too perfect....I'm convinced something has went on behind closed doors

It's either they've been payed off, bribed in another way or threatened "Give us a good score or we won't give you exclusive news on Remember Me" for example

VileAndVicious4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

So after playing through it. I think the game is a solid 8.5. There are a few problems holding it back I think. Combat is enjoyable but I think could use a few tweaks, for example: it would be nice if instead of weapons only being heaven or hell weapons, I feel combat would feel a bit more cohesive if all weapons were neutral and could be used in either mode. The triggers would serves as on/off switches for Angel/Demon modes instead. This would also help make lock on possible.

I think as far as difficulty goes I understand what NT was trying to do. They are trying to make a game a broader audience could get into and thats fine. But they should have allowed Son of Sparda mode to be availible from the jump. Nephilim to me feels like Normal difficulty. But so far SOS has been pretty challenging. Its not like it was in the demo, enemies are pretty aggressive.

I think the overall story is fine, though the dialogue can be a bit cheesy the narrative helps push things along and NT does a good job explaining things for the most part. Yes Dante is a bit of the douche in the beginning but I see a bit of classic Dante in him towards the end and it will be interesting to see what they do if they make a sequel.

All and all IMO it definitely feels like a Devil May Cry game. Its not exactly the same it is a bit different but its there. It may not be as good as DMC3 combat wise but I definitely enjoyed the game more than DMC4. Cant wait for Bloody Palace next week.

DevilVergilX4112d ago

Just beat this game on SoS(borrow this game from my friend-360). Still easy, and beat it in 6hours. No where as difficult as dmc3. As for dmc4 you realy can't judge them on that since it was there 1st time making a next gen game at the time. For some reason I enjoyed dmc4 more then this, but thays just me.

N4GDgAPc4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

I think its funny u guys still rampaging the reviews. from what i've seen you are the minority. Fans are just more out spoken. There is more people that liked the game and rated high than hating the game. And i'm not talking about the reviews.

Why is it hard to believe that some think this is the best DmC. Its all about preference. Really after playing DmC3 and Dmc4 mechanics suck in DmC1. its very hard to get into. Thats just my opinion.

DmC3 is still my favorite but this one is my 2nd favorite.

I do miss the over top action cut scenes from DmC3. Still probly the best action cut scenes ever made in any game.

edit @UnSelf
DmC4 had some cool cutscenes but nothing compared to DmC3. Only game I can think of that takes the thrown in action scenes which there is only 2 of them is in MGS4 radian vs metal gears and radian vs vamp.

UnSelf4112d ago

Then dmc4 cutscenes should (insert extreme verb here) you

Blacktric4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

"from what i've seen you are the minority."

Hey guys, let's stop commenting on the reviews to present our negative opinions, because we are the minority...

The nerve on some of you people are just astounding.

"And i'm not talking about the reviews."

Nope. You are talking about the dumb, bandwagon jumping bashing crowd who were nowhere to be seen when the demo was released and the general consensus was negative. But then they started popping up when the reviews started to pour in to take shots at people with actual complaints eventhough they had no proper rebuttal to any of them whatsoever. At the end, the sales will prove you either right or wrong, considering you seem to be banking on the "you didn't play the game, but people who played it loves it" argument now.

It must be a good week for people with low self esteem.

N4GDgAPc4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

U make it sound like everyone hated the demo. There was alot of poeple that liked it to. And there were sites already giving it praise from what they played throughout the years being developed and look forward to it. So it always had some sort of good following from the beginning. With hate also.

And yes to give me an actual opinion of what you think of the game you need to play the full game. If you still hate it then good but don't give me an opinion when really u don't have one. Am I telling you u need to go out and buy the game no. If your not intrested in it don't buy it. I'm already reading people that hated the demo actually enjoyed the game alot. They were surpised.

Its the same thing as someone saying

other: Man I want to see this movie?

me: That movie sucks!

other: What you seen it?

me: No I seen the trailer.

@edit
and sales don't prove nothing if a game is good or not. So u are telling me u hate all games that didn't sell well? That means I would hate Yakuza series because it sells like crap in america.

Lord_Sloth4112d ago

Now this is a more realistic score for this game, unlike other sites that haven't even beat it yet and give it a score (Famitsu) and others saying it's story is horrible and gameplay decent yet still giving it 9/10.

zerocrossing4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

"It is, however, a poor Devil May Cry game. If you're new to the franchise or found the difficulty level of the previous games too intimidating, this is a fine place to start"

Couldn't agree more, its a fine game but doesn't quite match up to the better side of the original franchise.

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SnipeySnake4112d ago

WOW, an actual honest DmC review. That's rare.

Godmars2904112d ago

Question is why have all the others been as high as they've been. Come off more as trying to sell the game instead of review it.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC3d ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC3d ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Exvalos3d ago

What a weird name, it's essentially devil may cry, devil may cry lol

Cacabunga3d ago

Best to good for me: 3, reboot, 1, 5

2 and 4 are trash, didnt like any of them.
5 has very good gameplay variety but i hated the foes.. it is just insects the whole time. Reboot has the best foes for me

Friendlygamer3d ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6023d ago (Edited 3d ago )

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya3d ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde3d ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

SeTTriP3d ago

This right here is my order as I thought DMC 5 was amazing and obviously 3 comes after 4 was great and 1 for the nastilgic value it holds 2 was so terrible that my local GameStop gave full refunds to people who returned it.

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5 Years Later, Devil May Cry 5 Still Quenches My Hack-And-Slash Thirst Like No Other

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Devil May Cry 5, the latest iteration in the iconic DMC franchise by Capcom, still holds its own as a fantastic hack-and-slash in 2024."

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Devil May Cry 5, Gears Tactics, and The Crew Motorfest Highlight This Week's GeForce NOW Additions

NVIDIA continues to add games to GeForce NOW. This week, Devil May Cry 5, Gears Tactics, and The Crew Motorfest lead the charge.

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