1. Jabberwocky

   9

   Beautiful, ironic, talented game with annoying platformer elements and some borrowings from Alice: Madness Returns. Ninja Theory - good job. Not great maybe, but still very good. Waiting DmC 2.… Expand

   • Helpful? 5 of 8 users said Yes.
2. AnalogReviews

   8

   For full video review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdExp0zGG4
   Intro Example: The Original Devil May Cry was released back in the fall of 2001 for the Play Station 2 console, after an absolutely miserable sequel, an amazing revitalization for the third entry and a 4th entry to the series that was fun but less than stellar. Capcom has decided to restart the series altogether with its latest release, DMC; and while this game certainly offers a new look and a reboot to a series that peaked long ago is it the kick in the groin that the devil slayer needed?
   
   Continued at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdExp0zGG4… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 8 users said Yes.
3. Sgtcrispy

   5

   It's hard to start on this game. The story is insipid, it's very juvenile and hamfisted in its presentation and it shamelessly takes from the film They Live. You shouldn't expect to be enriched by it.
   
   But the game's worst part is that it's gameplay is just.. mediocre. It's slow, clunky enemies are unmemorable and bosses are very poorly done.
   
   Instead of using insane combos and quick reaction to defeat the bosses, it's mostly just dodge their one big swipe attack and then use some platforming gimmick to make them weak. It's something I'd expect from a Legend of Zelda boss. The combat at it's core, is well. Mediocre. It's a clear downgrade from previous games but on it's own it's playable. It's just nothing special. Devil May Cry had some potential, but it's developers didn't have the competency to carry it out.… Expand

   • Helpful? 100 of 158 users said Yes.
4. cfalcon123

   0

   Where to start with this awful game...
   
   Struggles to maintain 30 FPS when DMC 3 and DMC 4 maintained 60 FPS; this means DmC can rarely handle more than 4 enemies on screen. Cutscenes tend to have issues with noticeable FPS drops
   Characters are unlikable. Donte is a prick that acts like trailer trash, Vorgil kills a defenseless woman, and Kat is just a plot device. After Vorgil kills Lilith and her baby, Donte mocks Mundus about it. I know that we're suppose to hate Mundus for being the 1%, but come the **** on; that's just heartless. How can NT sit there with a straight face and tell me that Donte and Vorgil are so much better people than Mundus?
   Game doesn't have any of the over-the-top cutscenes that became a big part of the action genre in DMC 3. Instead, Donte and Vorgil are edgy and abort fetuses.
   The dialogue is awful **** you, **** you, **** you).
   There are no more styles; only generic light, medium, and heavy stances. Welcome to Heavenly Sword 2.0.
   Style meter is more-or-less a damage meter now. You don't have to mix up your combos. Just keep hitting them with Arbiter.
   Demon Dodge + Arbiter gives you an easy SSS (S rank alone should never be easy in DMC, otherwise where's the satisfaction and feeling of accomplishment?)
   The plot is awful. It's a rip-off of They Live and poorly done at that. After Mundus dies, the hellgate opens and demons pour out. I guess Donte and Vorgil don't seem to care that countless humans will likely die because now demons are running wild through the world. Donte fights Vorgil because Vorgil wants to rule humans, but Donte refuses to kill him because he'd be worse than Vorgil or some **** like that. The plot doesn't make sense.
   Gameplay is watered-down. Each weapon has significantly less combos than in DMC 3 or DMC 4. There's a dedicated launch button now instead of the class lock-on button+hold back+B or Square. The game has two dodge buttons; two dodge buttons is a waste.
   There's no lock-on. What does the game honestly gain by losing the lock-on button to focus on the specific enemy you want to attack?
   
   The game is just one deeply offensive insult to DMC fans. Don't listen to the gaming "journalists" that antagonize and troll DMC fans over this; this game is absolute garbage. We've known that it's garbage from a design perspective for years and the demo confirmed that the gameplay is a trainwreck, but it still receives 9s and 8s. Do yourself a favor and buy anything else. DMC HD Collection and DMC 4 cost less than DmC and are much better. You can buy Bayonetta and that game is much better. You can wait next month for MGR.… Expand

   • Helpful? 36 of 62 users said Yes.

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