Devil May Cry (Newish) thoughts

no matter wat people say...I've finished Devil may Cry 4 and DmC, they are both good...DmC show me a different way and style (no more manga) but still good...Go for it, man...u have to try it by yourself. Sorry 4 my english

U should try them all , the art of the last game more wacky and Dante is more of a PG-13 ... other than that is a pretty nice game , u should try the other ones, u gonne love them :) !

I haven't played the first 4 games (but I did get 3 & 4 during the sale), but I did enjoy DmC quite a bit. It just wasn't worth the $12.50 that I paid for it during the summer sale

My review

DmC feels very different from the previous games, both in gameplay and tone. Some of the differences:

• Previous games had lock-on.
• DMC1~4 didn't have the angel/devil weapon system, which in turn gives you much better flow in fights.
• In DMC1/3/4, Dante has a flippant and sarcastic personality; he's essentially designed as a joke about action game characters. In DMC2 he's fairly serious (one of the many reasons it was the original dark horse of the series). In DmC, he's just an asshole, and more or less the joke what the original Dante was parodying.
• In DMC1~4, higher combo tiers (S, SS, SSS) require high variety and speed in combos to acquire. In DmC, they're given out like candy on Halloween.
• The older games are harder.

Or a TL;DR of it: The older games had more style, better characters, and better, more difficult gameplay. The new DmC has better graphics.

My thoughts on DmC: Devil May Cry, the game is easier than the previous titles but provides some fun nonetheless. The problem I have with it is that it tries to be serious, original and somewhat emotional, but doesn't realize it's writing is laughable and hilarious.
The reason I liked DMC3 was because it didn't try to take itself serious. It knew what the game was supposed to be - a fun, stylish ride through a crazy roller-coaster.
The same feeling you ask? Not one bit. It has nothing to do with Devil May Cry in general. It has the name, but everything that made the series popular is practically stripped and gone. It's a hack-n-slash action game alright, but that's it. At least that's what I felt while playing it.
If are a fan of the genre, you should try it. If you are a fan of the previous titles and cherish them, I would advise you to rent it. If that's not an option, wait for a sale. Other than that, you will find some parts of the game enjoyable, but for me the whole package wasn't worth it. Thank god for PS+, I didn't waste any money on it.

It's not a horrible game but it doesn't fit the DMC name, you're far better off sticking with 3 and 4

one flaw are the weapons as angel weapons tend to be all weaker AoE stuff while Devil stuff tends to be all powerful/narrow stuff, and overly specialized unlike Alastor and Ifrit

Well... my suggested course of action would be playing 4, then 3, then, if you still wanna play it, DmC.
Or at least that's how I did it- 4 was a nice introduction to the series, being somewhat easier than 3 and a much better port, thus allowing to get a good feel of the series without 3's issues getting in the way. Then, if you liked 4, try 3 since you will be able to appreciate the game without the bad port getting too much in the way...
Then if you wanna see how they butchered it (I AM kinda biased here) play DmC. For bonus disappointment play the Vergil's Downfall DLC.

But, like I said, I'm really biased since I don't like the direction they took it at. DmC feels more... how should I put it... casual, I guess. It's easy to pull off flashy moves and get "cool" scores with little effort. The "humor" is crude at best and the game takes itself too seriously at times. A lot of badly designed (that is- extremely boring to fight) bosses and so on...

DMC fan here! o/
I've been playing it since it was a demo on some resident evil cd back then

DMC 1 holds a special place in my heart. It had inovative combat mechanics for its time, a good story, a great level design with gothic architecture and incredibly charismatic characters. The controls may feel a but clunky now if compared to other games, the graphics are kinda dated and the voice acting is terrible and cheesy, although remarkable in some moments, but it's still an awesome game.
I think it was the first game that made me feel like I couldn't beat a boss, just to try again, and again, and again, and eventually do it :P

DMC 2 never happened...

DMC 3 is simply perfect. We got to see a younger, cockier dante, and learn more about his past and his relationship with his nemesis brother (and also play as him!). The graphics are beautiful, mixing more of the gothic architecture from the 1st game with demonic twisted places and contemporaneous structures.The music is excellent, the controls are fluid and, to this day, it's an extremely fun game to play! The styles system added different gameplay possibilities and the bloody palace added even more replay value to the game. Most bosses are kind of tanky, but they still require skill to be beaten, so it's NOT just a button masher.
IMO, this is one of the few games that i treat as a masterpiece.

DMC 4 represents, at least for me, a bigger change to the series than DmC do. We play as a character never seem before, and dante plays the role of a villain. The gameplay is slightly different than the previous games due to the new protagonist's abilities, however, in some parts you get to play as dante again, and then it's more of the same. The graphics are beautiful, excellent level design, but for me that's it. I didn't like the story so much. TBH I didn't play this one as much as I played the other games of the franchise...

DmC is complicated...
People have mixed feelings about this game for the fact that it's a reboot of a franchise that, for them, didn't need a reboot (and I'm part of them). However, it's not a bad game as they make it look like.
Ok, now I'll try to explain with a little bit of personal opinion and spoilers, so consider yourself warned!
In this game, capcom and ninja theory got rid of the japanese-influenced thematics and tried to bring the game to the west. Some people argue that the classic dante didn't need to look like an emo, smoke cigs or act like a dick to look cool, but the hard truth is: FIRST: the classic dante is cool on videogames, but he would be incredibly silly in real life, and SECOND: the focus in DmC is obviously to bring the character personality to the REAL world, not to make him look cool (think nolan's batman trilogy). The dante we see in DMC 1 and 3 is cocky and cool without being a dick because his interaction with everyday humans is non existant. He is introduced to us as someone who naturally lives among demons, and that's it, while in DmC we have a dante that lives both in demons world and in human world. He's gone through foster homes, he's been considered crazy, he had real problems that made him hostile to people. But guess what? play the game and you'll see how his personality develops, his hair turns white and slowly he becomes the old dante we all love! :)
The hate you'll see about this game is a lot based on butthurt and aversion to change, so I recommend you play it and draw your own conclusion.
NOW TO THE MORE TECHNICAL STUFF:
The graphics are beautiful (with a few flaws), and the level design is simply amazing. The morphing levels adds to the immersion and gameplay, and the color changing really makes you feel like you're phasing through dimensions. The music is good and keeps up with the pace of the game. The gameplay is fluid and, even tho it's easier to pull of higher rankings and the enemies seems to stay longer in the air for you to blitz them, the game is still hard to master on the harder difficulties. Instead of equiping certain weapons as in the previous games, you carry all of them during all times (after you unlocked them), but it doesn't hurt the different game styles. Instead, it allows you to build different styles on the run, which is good. bosses felt a little more tanky than the ones in previous games, requiring more button mashing than skill, witht he exception of the last one, however, lesser enemies do require you to use different strategies and weapons to overcome them with ease. The voice acting is cheesy, but not japanese-drama cheesy like the first game. It's more like a supernatural (the series) level of cheesy.
Overall, great game, I recommend it!

My suggestion for you is: Don't rely on user reviews. Play all the games (except maybe DMC 2...) and enjoy this great franchise that introduced red orbs before GoW :D

Been hearing about how bad a port 3 is. So for you guys who have played the PC port; just how bad is it?

I'm thinking of getting the 3&4 pack, but the bad reviews on 3's port is making me think of just getting 4.

I finished the newest one and it was pretty fun. I've never played the other ones before but ya :3
I guess I'm not really a critic because I enjoy games as long as they aren't buggy or pay to win

I hated hack & slash (if DMC classifies as that) type of games, until the latest DMC. I really liked it a lot. And it made me like the genre somehow.

Have not tried the previous titles so cant compare them all. But in all, its a really well made game in my opinion

The new Devil May Cry is easier compared to the older ones. Had fun but I would prefer playing Devil May Cry 3/4 instead.

Only tried the demo ages ago and have to admit it was really fun to play.

DmC is great and it runs amazing on PC

I haven't played the ones before but DmC was pretty awesome

I think one of the reasons the fans hated it was because the developer guy openly insulted the fans by removing the "anime hair"
and making it grittier.

Not exactly sure about it though.

I thought DmC was fantastic.

I have a bad habit of starting games and never beating them. I beat DmC.

Haven´t played any DMC game apart from the new one. It was Okay, i had fun but i was not blown away. I don´t like that much when games throw you cheap enemies that simple won´t care you are hitting them and the fights ends , hit, hit, dash, hit, dash; it is just a lazy way of inflating the difficulty. It has its higs and lows.