Thought i'd get this thread kicked off as i'm lucky enough to not be at work today.
Jumped up at 9am to check XBlive to be graced with this one. I'm in the boat where I've never really fully played a DMC but this one has been on my radar. I've pre ordered it once - cancelled it as I wasn't sure if i'd like it and so on so was waiting for this demo.
The demo gives you 2 modes selectable one being a 10min timelimit of what appears to be the opening level of the game i'm thinking and a missions against a boss. Withink a few minutes I was throwing enemies up in the air then hitting them with handgun combos and throwing them around the room - very exciting combat due to the best combat music ever kicking in when enemies show up. Pure exhilerating J rock type metal track.
You have the usual sword/gun combo and also RB acts as a lock on button which also shows your enemies remaining health as a blue circle type affair - the devil bringer is on the B button and from the start is used to uppercut enemies and bash them about. Later in the 10 min demo you get a wee upgrade which lets you use RB and B together to pull enemies in from distance with the devil bringer ( ala scorpion and his lance from MK ) and also lets you grapple onto glowing orb jobbies to get to new areas. RB and Y ( sword ) whilst pushing toward the enemy flips them into the air so you can juggle them with some gunfire then grab them with the devil bringer and toss them about some more. Lots of combos to mess about with.
The visuals in this 10 min demo really show that games DONT have to tear and slow down on the 360 - you just need a good dev who has a bit of money in their pocket. Pure 60fps this one.
The boss sample level is one of the coolest buildups i've seen with a large hellgate opening up and this huge fire demon coming out - he's happy enough to just walk past but you give your sword a little grind on the floor to get his attention in the set piece then be a complete smart arse with some good one liners to initiate a battle. Not beaten him on my first go as I got ruined near the end so it's a case of working out the attack pattern etc but you can grapple onto his head then throw down a mid air combo - grapple again from mid air - combo again - very very fluid
One other thing I noticed is using LT you can basically rev your sword up which builds up a meter - do this a few times and your sword pulsates red - this isn't explained in the little hand holding section but it does appear to do more damage to enemies.
Enjoying this so far - going to give it a couple more go's and more than likely buy this one.
Jumped up at 9am to check XBlive to be graced with this one. I'm in the boat where I've never really fully played a DMC but this one has been on my radar. I've pre ordered it once - cancelled it as I wasn't sure if i'd like it and so on so was waiting for this demo.
The demo gives you 2 modes selectable one being a 10min timelimit of what appears to be the opening level of the game i'm thinking and a missions against a boss. Withink a few minutes I was throwing enemies up in the air then hitting them with handgun combos and throwing them around the room - very exciting combat due to the best combat music ever kicking in when enemies show up. Pure exhilerating J rock type metal track.
You have the usual sword/gun combo and also RB acts as a lock on button which also shows your enemies remaining health as a blue circle type affair - the devil bringer is on the B button and from the start is used to uppercut enemies and bash them about. Later in the 10 min demo you get a wee upgrade which lets you use RB and B together to pull enemies in from distance with the devil bringer ( ala scorpion and his lance from MK ) and also lets you grapple onto glowing orb jobbies to get to new areas. RB and Y ( sword ) whilst pushing toward the enemy flips them into the air so you can juggle them with some gunfire then grab them with the devil bringer and toss them about some more. Lots of combos to mess about with.
The visuals in this 10 min demo really show that games DONT have to tear and slow down on the 360 - you just need a good dev who has a bit of money in their pocket. Pure 60fps this one.
The boss sample level is one of the coolest buildups i've seen with a large hellgate opening up and this huge fire demon coming out - he's happy enough to just walk past but you give your sword a little grind on the floor to get his attention in the set piece then be a complete smart arse with some good one liners to initiate a battle. Not beaten him on my first go as I got ruined near the end so it's a case of working out the attack pattern etc but you can grapple onto his head then throw down a mid air combo - grapple again from mid air - combo again - very very fluid
One other thing I noticed is using LT you can basically rev your sword up which builds up a meter - do this a few times and your sword pulsates red - this isn't explained in the little hand holding section but it does appear to do more damage to enemies.
Enjoying this so far - going to give it a couple more go's and more than likely buy this one.
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