DMC - Devil May Cry [360/PS3] review

[Shoju]

Saw a bit of the Vergil gameplay from the upcoming dlc. Looks really good, always liked his fighting style and found his character more appealing.

[Team Andromeda]

You simply can't judge the combat in this game without playing the entire thing because you're still unlocking skills and moves late in your first play through.

Once you get further into the game the combat mechanics are as complex as Bayoentta, probably a lot more so actually. Becuase in this game you can have 4 active weapons at any one time and have two separate grappling techniques you're required to master on top of that which either pull enemies towards you or drag you towards enemies, both of which have their own set of attacks attached to them.

Yep spot on . This game is brilliant , way better than parts 3 and IV (not quite as good as part 1 though) and the integrative /dynamic backgrounds add some much needed freshness in the series. Great fun this and the music goes so well with the action too

[yvrmikiw]

better than part 3, thats madness but it is good. real shame about the frame rate though

[shaffy_oppa]

I'm loving it but I can't seem to get hooked. I think I'm focusing too much on getting points then allowing myself to enjoy the game...

[rmoxon]

better than part 3, thats madness but it is good. real shame about the frame rate though

Are you playing on the PS3?

Framerate is fine on the 360.

[yvrmikiw]

i meant that its no longer 60fps

[Shoju]

Yeah first DMC game that isn't 60fps and most other games of this type usually are too like Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, Dante's Inferno and even God of War 3 most of the time. MGSRR will be too.

I expected that from Ninja Theory though they seem to struggle doing a solid 30fps let alone 60.

[BIG EDD]

Well finally finished this with 20 levels and replay value I still heartily recommend this title.If your are a fan of the series or love hack n slash titles go and buy this

[Shozuki]

update: Really enjoying this - finished SoS and the secret missions - what a classy game! Much prefer it to DMC3 and Bayonetta - DMC1 will always be king in my eyes though.

Excellent!!

[yvrmikiw]

i've come across some massive bugs, the whole of the second boss level had missing audio channels so there was no background noise at all, only talking. then during the fight one of the cutscenes didnt trigger and i could wail on the inanimate boss to build up an sss combo, couldnt continue until i suicided off a ledge

[Synthesthesia]

Finished it today, absolutely loved it. Different to the old DMC's, but isn't that the point?

The level design is much better than anything that's ever been in a DMC

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the TV Station and Night Club... trippy as f**k in Limbo

, and the music at points sent chills down my spine when I was fighting the bosses etc.

I only really had a couple of minor bugs, one was when I used the angel grapple and then fell through a crate. The other was mounting a ledge, and he fell through the map.

Dante stops being a prick quite early in the game in my opinion, and grows as a character to the point where he actually cares about what's happening. I prefer that. It shows some sense of character development/ story progression, which is something that I've personally always found missing from the DMC games (even though I loved the old ones too, even 4 which quite a few seem to hate(not 2 though f**k that game)).

I am wondering how they're gonna do a sequel though. The best parts in the game

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IMO were the stellar level designs in Limbo, and now that Mundus is dead and Limbo has joined with the real world, it doesn't really leave them the option of having more levels there.

I'm sure they'll find a way however.

[Brad]

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/7hwwq5/dmc--devil-may-cry-60fps-comparison

[Synthesthesia]

I hope next gen devs will stick to 60fps for everything. They won't, but surely that smoothness is worth the slight drop in quality?

I mean, play a CoD game, then play say Gears of War, and feels like you're playing a slideshow. It's not so bad when you haven't played anything that's 60fps directly before it but it's definitely apparent.

[fuse]

Anyone found any high-end combo videos for this yet? I'd love to see some.

[jimtendo]

Not combo video per se, but you could do no harm by watching this guys run on DMD: