Devil May Cry 4 lives up to the hype it had, it has a great story, great characters, great boss fights, great visuals, simply great game.
DMC4 is an action/hack n' slash, in the game you take control of Nero, a young knight under the service of an organization known as the Order of the Sword who has a powerful devil arm . The game has 20 missions plus Bloody Palace from DMC3 returns with fewer stages but more challenging. By the middle of the game you take control of Dante and finish the game with Nero.
Dante's missions are harder than Nero's except for the boss fights which are way easier with Dante. With Dante you get new weapons when you defeat a boss like DMC3 but Nero gets upgrades to his devil arm, the Devil Bringer.
The gameplay feels the same as previous installments and doesn't add that much, but the introduction of Nero should give the developers a bigger reason to find new ways to make the gameplay more varied.
The graphics are very detailed but the sound/movement coordination in cutscenes is weird. Some shadows are pixelated when seen from afar but not many games have this kind of shadows especially the precision in which they are made.
The AI is varied, DMC is known to have basic enemies with practically no AI but this game makes the difference. Especially in harder difficulties some enemies find a way or a move you can't evade that easily kills you and just makes you want to throw the controller.
DMC4 is a great game but doesn't answer many questions and just opens up many more. So expect many more DMCs to come. Besides there's an odd similarity between Vergil and Nero, besides the DT and the "Power, give me more power" phrase.
In the end DMC4 will keep you entertained in whatever console you play it on. A must buy for any fan of a great game with wonderful aspects.
Devil May Cry 4 launched 15 years ago today, bringing with it new character Nero. Has it stood the test of time?
Never liked it and I think I got it day 1.
Cheap Capcom design of half a game that you have to walk through twice.
5 isn't much different in that department. Encounter the same boss three times with three different characters? Endless warehouses or alien-like tunnels that all look the same.
I'm actually with you there, but DMC has that terrible writing. Alex Garland isn't it?
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Dante's inferno... an excellent GoW inspired game. So sad the sequels will never be.
I recall enjoying it well enough at the time, but it wasn't a patch on God of War 3 which came out around the same time I think.
I own it and fired it up on my PS3 about 6 months ago and time hadn't been particularly kind to it although it still very much nailed the atmosphere and it is a cool as he'll setting and universe.
Dante's Inferno needs the GOW treatment. No cut camera, with a real hellish depiction of the 9 circles and a story as dark and as serious would be amazing.
Still pretty amazing there was a PSP version that was actually pretty good. I remember playing it 10 years ago. I had the PS3 version when it first came out and loved it.
Yup, I remember being blown away with Heavenly Sword. I remember holding out hope that they would go back and add trophy support as a incentive to go back and replay the game, but I don't think they ever did?
I couldn't beat the final boss though! Spent several days trying but eventually gave up, lol. Still enjoyed it though.
heavenly sword was such a short, but amazing game. that game should be prime material to be made into a download only remaster.
I really enjoyed Castlevania, but struggled to get into it again reattempting it a few years back. I still think it does another of things well; story, presentation, level varietily and art style at least. Gameplay maybe has not stood test of time unfortunately which makes it a chore to get through.
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