DMC 3 - Special Edition Devil May Cry

[dataDave]

...or bang into new hobbies such as cookery or model railways.

[spagmasterswift]

No doubt Saurzilla will be dropping a vid in here soon once he has all his theatrix worked out >_< I hear the Jester battles are GRIME and Gerbil's intro is proper bloody!!!

And Venom bound to have some 40second SSS vids coming.

Bring on UK edition o_O

[Oh_Mutants]

Thanks for the impressions What's the speed of the game like compared to DMC3? I never picked up DMC3, would i be better off getting the JPN version of that, or this new one?

[broly2012]

I can't see the video, all I get is audio.

Can anyone help?

you need the latest version of Divx, you can either D/load VLC editor from www.download.com or look up DIvx on google, the codecs, or the pLayer will be available at the home page, that should do it.

Thanks for the impressions What's the speed of the game like compared to DMC3? I never picked up DMC3, would i be better off getting the JPN version of that, or this new one?

Havent experimented with the Turbo mode yet, but the option is available right from the start, if its not selected, the game runs at normal speed. In terms of which game, I would recommend this one, since you can play either character, if you dont have any save Data though you'll have to play thru with Dante before you can with Vergil, which isnt too bad if you've never played it cause Vergil's story mode has 2 cinematics at the beginning and thats it, so you get to learn the story. Other than that, both American and Japenese variations of DMC3, i.e. gold or yellow orbs, the differences of easy or hard mode, are all combined into this game, not to mention you get bloody palace mode as well, which makes this a definite buy.

Keep an eye out for Venom and Saurian, I have a feeling they'll be releasing some awsome vids themselves soon enough i bet, prolly just investing time to get to DMD mode

[themanwithapc]

Mine will probably arrive tomorrow, but I had a small favour to ask. Has anyone got an Xport and a DMC 3 US Save game (with everything complete)? My DMC3 was a PAL version, and I really wanna play as Vergil..........

[broly2012]

Mine will probably arrive tomorrow, but I had a small favour to ask. Has anyone got an Xport and a DMC 3 US Save game (with everything complete)? My DMC3 was a PAL version, and I really wanna play as Vergil..........

Im not sure how the PAL system works, but I remember seeing game saves on GameFaqs, which may or may not come in handy. Heres the link
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/save/920607.html
hope this comes in handy

[themanwithapc]

Had a look at them before, but I need Xport saves, as I haven't got a MaxDrive or Codebreaker. Thanks anyway.

[broly2012]

no worries man, although didnt really help ya, hope you find something though, but if worst comes to worst, you can always just play easy mode for Dante, its so easy you can prolly get thru it in only a few hours

[Saurian]

My data was not compatible either - but it was really refreshing playing through the easy modes again with a fresh out of the plastic Dante, proper made me appreciate things a lot more that I used to take for granted. Normal and Hard have fallen like a tonne of bricks, currently on stage 12 of Very Hard and I'm absolutely loving this mode as this is what I was waiting for - when I get to Mission 16 I can see myself sitting in the Skull Room with the Hell Sloths for a few weeks.

The modes you unlock with Dante you will have available at the start with Vergil when you start a new game, so if you've unlocked Hard and Very Hard with Dante you will be able to start on Very Hard Stage 1 straight away with Gerbil. So while I'm getting to and through Dante Must Die with Dante I've just been messing about with Vergil on Bloody Palace, I feel like such a n00b it's like when I first got my hands on the controls for Dante! Vergil's system is so different from Dante's it's like another game, the completely different method for weapon switching is something that's gonna take me a few weeks to get down but I'm determined!

Absolutely cannot get enough of the new Jester fights - the 3rd time you encounter the Jester on Mission 17 is officially the stuff dreams are made of! XD - I can sit in that projectile filled washing machine with Royal Guard all day. I cant believe how much fun this is, everything they have added to the game is MINT (all I wanted was Very Hard Mode, all the rest has blown me away - Turbo is incredible!) - it's TOO fun, there must be something about this game that aint legal.

[broly2012]

My data was not compatible either - but it was really refreshing playing through the easy modes again with a fresh out of the plastic Dante, proper made me appreciate things a lot more that I used to take for granted. Normal and Hard have fallen like a tonne of bricks, currently on stage 12 of Very Hard and I'm absolutely loving this mode as this is what I was waiting for - when I get to Mission 16 I can see myself sitting in the Skull Room with the Hell Sloths for a few weeks.

The modes you unlock with Dante you will have available at the start with Vergil when you start a new game, so if you've unlocked Hard and Very Hard with Dante you will be able to start on Very Hard Stage 1 straight away with Gerbil. So while I'm getting to and through Dante Must Die with Dante I've just been messing about with Vergil on Bloody Palace, I feel like such a n00b it's like when I first got my hands on the controls for Dante! Vergil's system is so different from Dante's it's like another game, the completely different method for weapon switching is something that's gonna take me a few weeks to get down but I'm determined!

Absolutely cannot get enough of the new Jester fights - the 3rd time you encounter the Jester on Mission 17 is officially the stuff dreams are made of! XD - I can sit in that projectile filled washing machine with Royal Guard all day. I cant believe how much fun this is, everything they have added to the game is MINT (all I wanted was Very Hard Mode, all the rest has blown me away - Turbo is incredible!) - it's TOO fun, there must be something about this game that aint legal.

heh, Im doing the exact opposite, working my way through very hard and soon hopfully DMD for vergil so that I'll have all the modes for Dante without any play thrus. So is very hard actually just the American version of Hard, or is it really very hard? Im still in the first few lvls, so I cant really tell. never considered fighting jester with RG, that must be rediculously easy once you learn his attacks just cause they'res so many. In terms of the wpn switching, it takes a lot of practice, but eventually you get it down pretty easily, and everything starts to flow

[Mardigan8]

My data was not compatible either - but it was really refreshing playing through the easy modes again with a fresh out of the plastic Dante, proper made me appreciate things a lot more that I used to take for granted. Normal and Hard have fallen like a tonne of bricks, currently on stage 12 of Very Hard and I'm absolutely loving this mode as this is what I was waiting for - when I get to Mission 16 I can see myself sitting in the Skull Room with the Hell Sloths for a few weeks.

The modes you unlock with Dante you will have available at the start with Vergil when you start a new game, so if you've unlocked Hard and Very Hard with Dante you will be able to start on Very Hard Stage 1 straight away with Gerbil. So while I'm getting to and through Dante Must Die with Dante I've just been messing about with Vergil on Bloody Palace, I feel like such a n00b it's like when I first got my hands on the controls for Dante! Vergil's system is so different from Dante's it's like another game, the completely different method for weapon switching is something that's gonna take me a few weeks to get down but I'm determined!

Absolutely cannot get enough of the new Jester fights - the 3rd time you encounter the Jester on Mission 17 is officially the stuff dreams are made of! XD - I can sit in that projectile filled washing machine with Royal Guard all day. I cant believe how much fun this is, everything they have added to the game is MINT (all I wanted was Very Hard Mode, all the rest has blown me away - Turbo is incredible!) - it's TOO fun, there must be something about this game that aint legal.

Mardigan troops off to finally get his PS2 chipped

My back has been broken... this must be played NOW!!

[Saurian]

I've honestly never noticed any difference between the Japanese and USA versions of DMC3 let alone this one. Normal and Hard are barely any different from eachother in terms of difficulty (Hard just gives you enemies that can actually handle a little more of your combos) - it's Very Hard and Dante Must Die where you can really unleash hell. I find the bosses in Normal and Hard more difficult to fight than in Dante Must Die because they wait and delay their attacks so much - have you seen the movie "Versus"? Where that guy pulls off Keanu Reeve's bullet dodging, but does it WAY too early and gets killed anyway? - That's what Normal and Hard are like - I've banged out a whole set of commands and the boss is still sitting there readying the attack I've anticipated.

My problem with Vergil's weapon switching cycle is that my dexterity with my left hand is truly pathetic so I cant use the L2 button during combos (I can just about hold L1 for DT charge), everything on my right hand is like auto-pilot tho - I can bang out the most insane sets and mix them up as I like. So what I'm doing is instead of hitting L2 to cycle backwards one step through the 3 weapons I'm learning how to hit R2 twice to get to the same position within the cycle. I need to get my speed up so I can tap R2 twice in the jump cancel window of the Starfall and Helm Breaker and resume the juggle - the stuff I've got going with Killer Bee/Starfall cancels now is x-rated with Dante - but with Vergil I need to work a lot more and master this little tech to make it grim.

[Mardigan8]

Thats what I was thinkin... rather than using both directions to cycle through weapons only use one button and just learn how many buton presses are required to get to the weapon I want.

Bear in mind all this is theory at the moment since I am still about 2 weeks off even getting to look at this game

[Kevvy Metal]

Must. Resist. my finger is hovering over Order for the US on but i'm really trying to wait for the Japanese version. cuz of better cover and i can continue my save. It's going to be awesome, i've neglected Dante for a few weeks now and need to get back on it kicking ass!

[broly2012]

Thats what I was thinkin... rather than using both directions to cycle through weapons only use one button and just learn how many buton presses are required to get to the weapon I want.

I would prolly be in the same boat as well, but I customized the controls ages ago. I think i posted them really late in the First Play DMC3 page. As soon as I learned Vergil would have diff commands and wpn switching, I remapped them again, so i have two setups now, one for Vergil and ONe for Dante, both are similar, but each i think brings out the best strategical options for either character. For Vergil I use as follows
L1 - Shoot guns, so I can buffer the swords at all times
L2 - DT, can buffer the DT at all times
R1 - still the targeting
R2 - jump, to simplify jump cancels
Tri - still attack,
Circle - switch Devil Arms
Square - Switch guns
X - style
The customized controls for Dante, which changes the ones above to: L1 - for style, Square - to shoot, X - to switch guns, which i learned around 80 hours into the game, and found it was much easier to do many advanced tactics, such as enemy step cancelling, and jump cancels. This setup for Vergil, alhtough slightly different, simplifies wpn switching, cause its all done w/ my right hand, and the Attack (tri) is so close to both wpn switches, and they're still at opposite ends, so its easy to remember 1 is clockwise, and the other is the opposite. the only problem with this is that it can be slightly difficult to buffer the sword Throw for force Edge, and the Juggernaut Cut for yamatto, and teleport around with Dark Slayer, but I found a way to hold down Tri with the tip of my thumb while hitting X with the bottom and manage, somehow, not to hit either Circle or square, which would change my wpns.
Its a little advanced, but for anyone who thinks the Original controls arent up to par, I recommend either setup for both characters.