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Ripten: Devil May Cry 4 Hands-On Demo Impressions (Xbox 360)

Ripten's Dan Landis writes:

After about an hour of repeatedly playing the just-released demo of Devil May Cry 4, I've found myself effectively shot in the face with action-packed delight. DMC4 really is a return to form for the series, even though the protagonist is an all-new character.

Before I even begin, let me say that if you have broadband and access to the Playstation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace, go start downloading the demo right now. It'll be a third of the way done by the time you finish reading this, and you'll thank me for it.

Minor annoyances aside, I think the demo overall can best be summed up with the words "fucking awesome".

mighty_douche5961d ago (Edited 5961d ago )

Personally i was quite disappointed, the first demo (10 minutes) you fight about 15 enermies, and reach the boss without enough time to complete it.
The second demo simply kicks off half way through the first without the timer, the boos battle is "good" but its pretty damn easy.

All in all i found it a little to button bashy, but its fun enough, not sure ill be dropping £40 on it, maybe ill pick it up a bit later for cheaper.

Anyone else think they would of rather had respawning enermies for 10 minutes just so you can play around? That would of been a btter option for the demo.

gunnerforlife5961d ago

for some reason i cant get the internet connection dont work for my ps3 so i guess i have to wait before going to buy it on game:)

Amnesiac5961d ago

So you say it's a button masher, but you want to just mash buttons for 10 minutes?

Marceles5961d ago

It's not THAT button masher-ish...you're gonna have to start rolling out the way sooner or later, I'm putting it on the hardest setting when I get the game. They're probably trying to go casual on the game since DMC3's difficulty was up there, but I actually liked that. I haven't played DMC in a long time, so I kept finding myself trying to block like God of War a few times lol...but the game should be good once I put it on a harder setting

WilliamRLBaker5961d ago

....a lil redundent..and like the 3rd comparison....

meepmoopmeep5961d ago

it won't be the last either, im afraid...

but it's good to see that some xbox folks that haven't tried this franchise will get a chance to play it on their console now. all comparison bullsh*t aside, one good thing about games going multiplat is that it opens the door for many more people to enjoy a franchise if they cannot afford to buy every console out there.

Lord Cheese5961d ago

completely agree - bubbles for you :O)

I tried it on my 360 last night, despite the fact i'll be buying it on my ps3 because i think the controller suits it, and i'm hoping the load times are better because of the hdd install. That being said i was still well impressed with it - its classic DMC, the first game is one of my fave games ever, and this is very close to the feel of it.

Its a break from a lot of the games out on the 360 so it should be welcomed with open arms by 360 owners, and in my opinion its going to be far better than heavenly sword so will be a very welcome title on the ps3 as well :O)

OpiZA5961d ago

Great response :) You give me hope for this site. el'Bubble for you sir

Can't wait 2 finally pick this game up. This and burnout will keep me occupied till gta

Coke-a-Cola5961d ago

The Character moves with a Jerky Cokroach, cardboard style ....( in Game ) .........at the cut scenes Swarthy and Smooth , Stylish . The transition is not for Me . I played 1 and 3 but I have been spoiled by games like Uncharted .( SPOILED >>> Damn You Nathan ) The overall feeling is one of a funeral Parlor ( I think they call it Gothic )

It felt like I was playing the same old game with buffed up graphics Same one liners ........safe. I will give this one a miss for now.

JHFKDFNFGJKFHDKF5961d ago

I mirror other peoples sentiments over repetitive gameplay. Other action games like god of war and ninja gaiden (hell even kingdom hearts) have better more interesting fighting systems; and seeing as the fighting system is the bulk of the game; i dont expect it to review well; put it that way.

It also seems like there a cutscenes for no reason at all. Such as the button section in the timed demo. WTF? just let me press the god damned button.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC32d ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC32d ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Exvalos31d ago

What a weird name, it's essentially devil may cry, devil may cry lol

Cacabunga31d ago

Best to good for me: 3, reboot, 1, 5

2 and 4 are trash, didnt like any of them.
5 has very good gameplay variety but i hated the foes.. it is just insects the whole time. Reboot has the best foes for me

Friendlygamer32d ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60232d ago (Edited 32d ago )

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya31d ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde31d ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

SeTTriP31d ago

This right here is my order as I thought DMC 5 was amazing and obviously 3 comes after 4 was great and 1 for the nastilgic value it holds 2 was so terrible that my local GameStop gave full refunds to people who returned it.

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Two Devil May Cry games delisted on Steam

Two Devil May Cry games have been delisted on Steam. As shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Wario64, Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 4 are no longer available to purchase.

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Chocoburger109d ago

Bless the adorably all digital future! When it comes to PC games its not as big of an issue because there should always be another way to access single player games, but still, I hate to see anything get delisted.

Aaroncls7109d ago

Well, DMC4 special edition has a lot of issues to run from Steam.
I have to get a modded executable to even be able to run the game on Windows 10.
Not sure if it is because the game runs in DirectX10 or what, but it sucks they have not even tried to fix it.

Sephiroushin108d ago (Edited 108d ago )

DMC4 Special Edition is not delisted, it was just the standard version, it has nothing to do with issues of performance or anything alike. Its just that Capcom probably do not want to sell the standard version, neither the standalone DMC3 version.

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Devil May Cry 4 - 15 Years of Nero

Devil May Cry 4 launched 15 years ago today, bringing with it new character Nero. Has it stood the test of time?

Knushwood Butt468d ago

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.

chrisx468d ago

In DMC 5, it's 4 times you encounter the same bosses if you count the Vergil dlc lol

Knushwood Butt468d ago

Yeah, I'm only up to chapter 19 so the total count can only go up!

kevco33468d ago

No troll, I always preferred DMC.

No haters, please.

Knushwood Butt468d ago

I'm actually with you there, but DMC has that terrible writing. Alex Garland isn't it?

FallenAngel1984468d ago

Nero will always stand the rest of time against Donte and Viola