Devil May Cry 5’s Cathartic Purity

David from PassionForGames writes: Devil May Cry 5’s existence is remarkable. Devil May Cry 4’s troubled development led to a positive response upon launch, which has fallen more out of favor as discourse has evolved through the years. Ninja Theory’s divisive reboot, followed by a Definitive Edition release two years later didn’t instill much confidence in the original series’ return. The DMC 4 Special Edition released that same year felt more like throwing a bone anything else. 12 years after Devil May Cry 4’s original release and only a year and a half after vanilla DMC 5, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition is the culmination of the genre’s growth since its inception. As Hideaki Itsuno said, “DMC IS BACK!”