Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

1. YHWH

   Aug 26, 2012

   10

   Perfect balance between gameplay, difficulty, and graphics.
   
   10/10 game. Anyone that doesn't like it is an americna crybaby that can't getPerfect balance between gameplay, difficulty, and graphics.
   
   10/10 game. Anyone that doesn't like it is an americna crybaby that can't get past stage 1.… Expand

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2. AnonymousMC

   Oct 26, 2008

   10

   Devil May Cry washes away the sins of the previous installment and brings the series back to full fledged glory with this prequel to theDevil May Cry washes away the sins of the previous installment and brings the series back to full fledged glory with this prequel to the story. It has one of the best, if not the best, combat systems in any action game. Every difficulty is challenging even the easiest. However, it is forgiving as you can accumulate all your red orbs and upgrade as you die on easy. Every weapon is distinct from each other with their own styles of combat and particular uses. The weapons, combos, melee moves, and boss battles will have you in awe for days on end. If you're a fan of action and or challenging games Devil May Cry 3 is a MUST BUY.… Expand

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4. ScottI.

   Feb 16, 2005

   10

   Capcom has a masterpiece on it's hands. The rumors are true, the latest in the series bears much more of a resemblance to the 1st than Capcom has a masterpiece on it's hands. The rumors are true, the latest in the series bears much more of a resemblance to the 1st than the wholly forgettable 2nd. Graphics are beautiful, with nicely detailed character models and a fantastic sense of scale in the level designs. Enemy designs are cool, but I actually liked the designs from the demo (Included with RE Outbreak 2nd file) more. As far as sound goes, the voiceacting is top notch, and the score is excellent, if a bit metal-heavy. I would have liked a little less metal and more emphasis on more gothic symphonic pieces, which also fit the series perfectly (see the main theme for evidence of this). If I can fault the sound category for anything, it's pretty heavy with Bruce Lee-esque yelps and shouts, which add unintended comedic value to scenes that were meant to be cool ;) Gameplay is tight and focused; with a nice array of moves and weapons to play with. The new on-the-fly weapon switching is fantastic, and gives true motivation to try for those huge combos (not to mention avoiding having to go into the menus, which annoyed me in this series' previous iterations). The other new addition, the Style system, is a good way to encourage multiple playthroughs to try out each one on a given level, but I often found myself wishing certain abilities were universal (wallrunning in particular). The story is appropriately cool, acted out in gorgeous cutscenes. And man, this game is HARD. This one is gonna be sitting in my PS2 for a while. All in all, DMC3 is as much a glorious return to the series' roots as it is an entirely new beast, and the melding of the two produces a game that is nothing short of sublimely awesome in it's presentation.… Expand

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5. ErikoT.

   Mar 2, 2005

   10

   The opening cinematic alone is worth a 10.

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6. MikeB.

   Mar 29, 2005

   9

   If you like a challenge, you'll love DMC3. It's one of the best action adventure games I've ever played. It is a difficult If you like a challenge, you'll love DMC3. It's one of the best action adventure games I've ever played. It is a difficult game, but it is also a FAIR game. The game pushes you to learn the attack patterns of the bosses and various other enemies. This game reminded me of games like Viewtiful Joe and Ninja Gaiden, because they reward skillful play. If you are a button masher, this game will destroy you. But, if you are patient and take pay attention to enemy patterns this game loses its insane difficulty and becomes very accessible. It'll either addict you or frustrate you. This really is in the upper echelon of action adventure games, on any system. I can only think of a couple games that are better than DMC3.… Expand

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7. ApocalypseBrown

   Nov 21, 2005

   9

   A welcome come for dante, this is easily the best in the series. Albeit as hard as your mother-in-laws facial hairs its very enjoyable when A welcome come for dante, this is easily the best in the series. Albeit as hard as your mother-in-laws facial hairs its very enjoyable when you manage to progress levels and the boss battles are so beautiful to play and watch for that matter. Its excellent but not too original and the annoying puzzles remain. Better than Ninja Gaiden as its more engaging.… Expand

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8. RickSJedi

   Nov 7, 2006

   2

   Wow, high scores from everyone. Ok lets see, a guitar as a weapon, Dante himself is like a goth white boy with stupid jokes,every stage seems Wow, high scores from everyone. Ok lets see, a guitar as a weapon, Dante himself is like a goth white boy with stupid jokes,every stage seems to look the same, some of the worst Boss battles i have ever seen in a game before(The F#@ked up Ice Dog-the witch lady), Dante seems useless with his new moves(although he's younger), the difficulty is for the insane. For one I have a life, so i'm not going to sit a game(WELL THIS GAME ANYWAY!) and play for 4 hours trying to figure out how to use all the "style" systems, cuz SwordMaster is prob the best. So what do we have so far, we have horrid gameplay where nothing flows like the first DMC and we have stupid charaters,a real nice Sh!$ story, terrible settings(not near as close a the beauiful mansion in DMC-1. If you have me Devil May Cry 2 was better than this joke of a game. Now some of you game whores might say well it was just to hard for you, well maybe but i really loved and passed the First game like 7 times, the secound game like 3 times so i kinda now what a DMC game is supposed be like. If you buy this game and once again listen to he the critics don't blame anyone if your FORCING YOURSELF to play through this game.… Expand

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