Ripten's Dan Landis writes:
After about an hour of repeatedly playing the just-released demo of Devil May Cry 4, I've found myself effectively shot in the face with action-packed delight. DMC4 really is a return to form for the series, even though the protagonist is an all-new character.
Before I even begin, let me say that if you have broadband and access to the Playstation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace, go start downloading the demo right now. It'll be a third of the way done by the time you finish reading this, and you'll thank me for it.
Minor annoyances aside, I think the demo overall can best be summed up with the words "fucking awesome".
With the release of the Devil May Cry series on Netflix, we take a moment to look back on this almost 20-year-old series and let you know the best of the best.
IMO
6. DMC2 6/10
5. DMC4 7.5/10 (Hated Nero, repeat bosses, Dante was the saving grace but only about half the game)
4. DmC 7.5/10 (solid overall, some great ideas, meh story, dialog sucked, and the director almost killed DMC)
3. DMC1 8.5/10 (all around solid)
2. DMC5 9/10 (carried by Dante & Nero gameplay, I didn’t like V’s, Nero’s better but still not a fan)
1. DCM3 10/10 (chef’s kiss)
Well, it worked.
This nothingburger of a opinion article got a lot of views and comments.
WHAT!? who in their right mind would put 2 near the top (not at the bottom) unironically?
I think all of them are worth playing in their own right honestly, except 2 unless you REALLY want to experience the whole series.
I honestly don't know what the author was smoking, personally I'd rank DMC3 as no.1, maybe DMC5 as second, DMC1 as third, DMC4 as fourth, and DMC as fifth and DMC2 last. such a bizarre list, mybe the author just has strange taste.
"Devil May Cry 2 isn’t trash. It’s just misunderstood by a fanbase that doesn’t like change."
This and putting DMC 2 number 2 is all I need to ignore this ranking. DMC2 is absolute trash and it's clear this person doesn't understand exactly why.
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."
Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.
Still a good game though.
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
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
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God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best
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
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.
Two Devil May Cry games have been delisted on Steam. As shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Wario64, Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 4 are no longer available to purchase.
Bless the adorably all digital future! When it comes to PC games its not as big of an issue because there should always be another way to access single player games, but still, I hate to see anything get delisted.
Well, DMC4 special edition has a lot of issues to run from Steam.
I have to get a modded executable to even be able to run the game on Windows 10.
Not sure if it is because the game runs in DirectX10 or what, but it sucks they have not even tried to fix it.
DMC4 Special Edition is not delisted, it was just the standard version, it has nothing to do with issues of performance or anything alike. Its just that Capcom probably do not want to sell the standard version, neither the standalone DMC3 version.
Personally i was quite disappointed, the first demo (10 minutes) you fight about 15 enermies, and reach the boss without enough time to complete it.
The second demo simply kicks off half way through the first without the timer, the boos battle is "good" but its pretty damn easy.
All in all i found it a little to button bashy, but its fun enough, not sure ill be dropping £40 on it, maybe ill pick it up a bit later for cheaper.
Anyone else think they would of rather had respawning enermies for 10 minutes just so you can play around? That would of been a btter option for the demo.
....a lil redundent..and like the 3rd comparison....
it won't be the last either, im afraid...
but it's good to see that some xbox folks that haven't tried this franchise will get a chance to play it on their console now. all comparison bullsh*t aside, one good thing about games going multiplat is that it opens the door for many more people to enjoy a franchise if they cannot afford to buy every console out there.
The Character moves with a Jerky Cokroach, cardboard style ....( in Game ) .........at the cut scenes Swarthy and Smooth , Stylish . The transition is not for Me . I played 1 and 3 but I have been spoiled by games like Uncharted .( SPOILED >>> Damn You Nathan ) The overall feeling is one of a funeral Parlor ( I think they call it Gothic )
It felt like I was playing the same old game with buffed up graphics Same one liners ........safe. I will give this one a miss for now.
I mirror other peoples sentiments over repetitive gameplay. Other action games like god of war and ninja gaiden (hell even kingdom hearts) have better more interesting fighting systems; and seeing as the fighting system is the bulk of the game; i dont expect it to review well; put it that way.
It also seems like there a cutscenes for no reason at all. Such as the button section in the timed demo. WTF? just let me press the god damned button.