It’s a fine line, but Devil May Cry hasn’t lost its touch, even after all these years. Devil May Cry’s stories have always been absurd (remember how Dante did Shakespeare with a dude who turned into a giant locust in DMC4?), but the characters are so damn enjoyable that you care about happens to them. Nero can ride one of his Devil Bringer arms into combat like a surfboard, V’s demonic pet bird does a great Gilbert Gottfried, and Dante bursts into his best Michael Jackson impersonation when he is awarded a new weapon, which takes the form of a strikingly familiar hat. Rest assured, this is Devil May Cry as you know and love it, ludicrous tone, bangin’ soundtrack, and all.
Dante, Nero, and V taunt bosses, crack wise, and engage in very-funny-and-also-super-badass-and-utterly-absurd hijinks. Because any further discussion of DMCV’s story is seriously spoilery, and since some wild stuff happens, I’d like to avoid that. You spend the rest of the game playing as Nero, V, and Dante as they try to take down Urizen. Because this would be an exceptionally short video game if they won right away, things don’t exactly go smoothly. Nero, now rocking a mechanical Devil Breaker made by his partner in crime, a lady weaponsmith named Nico – who also drives a van that serves as their own version of Devil May Cry (the place, not the game) – also heads out to help. Dante realizes he’s probably gonna need a hand with this one, so he rounds up Lady and Trish and heads off with V to fight Urizen. Meanwhile, a weird dude in a cape shows up at Nero’s – who returns from DMC4 – and rips his Devil Bringer arm off, then disappears. See, there’s this super badass demon named Urizen, and he’s coming to destroy the world (because of course he is), and V is convinced that Dante is the only guy who stands a chance against him. A mysterious guy named V – who walks with a cane, reads poetry aloud, and looks like he just stepped out your neighborhood Hot Topic – has come to Dante with a problem. A lot of this comes from the fact that there are three playable characters, each with a completely separate moveset anchored by a few core principles."ĭevil May Cry V takes place a few years after 4.
" Devil May Cry V is easily the most diverse DMC has ever been in terms of combat, and features the most depth the series has probably ever seen. And now, finally, after more than a decade, it’s here.
I had a disease, and there was only one cure, so I waited for Devil May Cry V. I tried Bayonetta, but it didn’t scratch the same itch. I bought the other games, but aside from the Definitive Edition of DmC: Devil May Cry ( which I reviewed), I never played any of them, mostly because I lacked regular access to a PS2. My first DMC was Devil May Cry 4, which I adored. In hindsight, she might have done me a favor. I have still never played Devil May Cry 2. I can’t remember another game that happened with. Whatever the reason, no matter how many times I asked, I was never allowed to rent it. Maybe it was because the game was rated M maybe it was because it was because of the subject matter (my parents were fairly religious). But no matter how many times I asked my mother, she always said no. It was also always in stock – which probably should have been a clue as to the game’s quality – but I just thought I was lucky. It was the only Devil May Cry game that my store had I couldn’t just pick another one ( Devil May Cry 3 had not yet released).
It was the early 2000s- nobody was around to tell me it was the “bad” Devil May Cry game. It was a combination of cool box art, an awesome back of the box, and sheer ignorance. But one game I always wanted to play was Devil May Cry 2. I discovered a lot of my favorite games that way: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Banjo-Kazooie, Halo: Combat Evolved, Knights of the Old Republic… the list goes on. Once I was done, I could take them back and get new ones. My family had a monthly pass, so I could rent a certain number of games for as long as I wanted. The first Devil May Cry game I ever came in contact with was Devil May Cry 2.