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Devil May Cry 4 reviewed by Eurogamer

From the review by Eurogamer's Kristan Reed:

"When we finished DMC3, we wondered what Capcom would do with new hardware. The answer is not an awful lot. The visuals are better, the combat's more accessible, the upgrade system's pleasingly flexible, but in practically every other sense Capcom has passed up the opportunity to do something new and exciting. After more than seven years, the Devil May Cry series finds itself in the same kind of safe, reliable trough that Resident Evil was in before Resi 4. DMC4 can still fall back on rock-solid combat mechanics and some standout moments, but it feels as though it's comfortable to slowly refine what was good about previous versions rather than evolve into something spectacular."

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Le-mo5950d ago

I don't get it. If Devil May Cry 4 stuck to the same formula as DMC and DMC 3 and both games got mostly 9's then how did DMC 4 get such low rating? Look at Halo 3, the formula didn't change much or none at all and yet it got 10's and 9's everywhere.

DivDee5950d ago

People expect too much of games these days.

Genki5950d ago

Sorry, but I think after seven years and a whole generational leap, it's about time for a substantial change. Reason you can complain about it is because we've seen substantial changes elsewhere. Middleware like Euphoria and DMM is being implemented into Star Wars, new techniques and paradigms are being pioneered in Killzone, and heck, a few years ago Resident Evil saw a revamp.

I don't think there's any excuse for resting on your laurels, especially when there's so much more to achieve. If we were working with the Playstation 7 and XBox 6 and graphics looked real with perfect physics...then maybe. As of right now though, there's plenty more to achieve, and some just aren't cutting it. IMO, a new console with fundamentally old gameplay is a travesty. Look at Tekken. It's been the same since Tekken 3...on the PSONE.

Anyway, this isn't to say that these games are bad, EG still likes DMC, but the point is that you kind of have to expect a bit better with a new generation. It quite literally comes with the territory. New CPUs, better GPUs, more RAM, bandwidth, etc. just cries for more sophisticated techniques. When I don't see that, I'm left saying WTF myself.

You can't have progress without having higher expectations, it's just the way of the world.

OmegaKulu5949d ago (Edited 5949d ago )

Sorry Genki, but i have to disagree with u here, games are games, and their basic mechanics are the same through out history. "substantial change" never happened, every type of game (fps/rts/rpg/arpg/racing/etc) stay the same in their fundamental aspect, the only thing thats different through each generation is a fresh coat of paint, something that makes it "looks" different.

Say star wars with Euphoria and DMM, it does give you more option in terms of way u use your ability, but the fact is that you still killing a bunch of people to get to the next stage of the story(none the less i'm looking forward to it a lot)

Now on to DMC4, a lot of people need to realize, DMC is a franchise, and it is completely build of their combo system, dialog(crappy but somehow appealing as a game) any changes in each of the new installment have to be careful NOT to effect the fundamental of the franchise, or they might as well make a whole different game. So if anyone want something completely new, franchise game is not your pick, simple as that. Asking to high of DMC is like asking Berger King to cook you a steak with red wine for drink.

Coke-a-Cola5950d ago (Edited 5950d ago )

I wanted this game until I played the Demo .......I will just go back and play 1 and 3 if i want the kick. ....... Perhaps I am being a bit hard here. It is after all a startling production.

But the amazing BuZZZZZZ is missing .................

Kenshin_BATT0USAI5950d ago

Like Halo right? It definitely evolved there didn't it.

Omicron5950d ago

This game is crap under "next-gen" clothes.

Le-mo5950d ago

Next time you go around bashing games at least list your reasonings. If not then it just make you look like a dumb***.

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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_Suzumiya32d ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde32d 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