Stylish and arrogant. Spectacular and skill-demanding. Over the top, edgy, and sometimes goofy. Devil May Cry has been a long-running hack-n-slash series for almost twenty years. With its fifth entry releasing next year (on March 8th), I wanted to look at the series’ past to remember why these games were (and are) so respected by both fans and critics. Furthermore, what should we expect with Devil May Cry 5 based on the game?s latest news" Spoilers: it looks awesome.
My Fingers Hurt (A Challenging, Rich, and Varied Combat System)
The heart of the franchise has always been its gameplay mechanics. It is no secret that DMC has one of the funniest but hard-to-master combat systems in the genre, including guns, swords, devil arms, and inhuman abilities. Choose your way of playing in this fast-paced madness with ruthless and creative enemies. Nowadays we can find more titles like this, but back in the day there wasn?t much to pick from (Ninja Gaiden is a good example). Nevertheless, DMC always had an original motivation: it wasn?t just about killing your nightmarish creatures, but how you did it. Every time you hit an enemy, a ?Stylish Rank Gauge? appears on screen. It starts increasing as long as you don?t use the same movements and avoid getting hit. You will need a lot of practice to get some S or SSS ranks, as well as constantly change your gear and learn complex combos.
The combat looks as frenetic as always in DMC 5. I would say even more so. Nero can now use...