Devil May Cry 5

Game Info

Devil May Cry 5 is a brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series Devil May Cry. The game features three playable characters, each with a radically different stylish combat play style as they take on the city overrun with demons. Developed with Capcom’s in-house proprietary RE engine, the series continues to achieve new heights in fidelity with graphics that utilize photorealistic character designs and stunning lighting and environmental effects.

Name

Devil May Cry 5

Companies

Capcom Development Division 1

Released

3/8/2019

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Engines

RE Engine

Type

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

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Reviews

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 5:41:07 PM

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crystar500

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Holy hell, what a ride! I'm absolutely floored by how good Devil May Cry 5 is and I'm honestly quite speechless about how good it is. This is a perfect progression of the series and absolutely perfects the formula from their previous iterations. The gameplay is just peak Character-Action and I had an absolute blast with it. I don't know if my body can handle that much adrenaline, honestly.

Like, literally. I have performance anxiety - both good and bad! I get anxious when I feel like I'm not performing well in multiplayer games, and I get anxious when I'm performing really really well in action games. The combos that this game allows you to pull off really sent a surge through my veins. And I kinda don't want to move on from it? There's so much fun to be had here.

And it really bleeds through to the characters too, because this game really doesn't take itself seriously - and I love that. Not everything has to be serious, and Devil May Cry 5 is something that feels like it was made with genuine joy. It feels like it was made with the word "fun" burned in the developers brains.

If I had to nitpick at all, it is noticeable that DMC5 has the same story structure as DMC4 to an extent. You start as Nero trying to save the day, Nero screws up, then Uncle Dante comes to save the day - then Nero shows up right at the end for the finale to finish off what Dante started. DMC5 isn't quite that but it is very similar, enough that it was noticeable for me.

And Vergil was a ton of fun to play as, but... I was disappointed that his playthrough is much akin to his playable appearances in DMC3 and DMC4. Vergil is probably the coolest character I've ever seen in a game so I'm just a tad disappointed he hasn't gotten his own proper playable story as of yet - with original levels I mean. He is a blast to play regardless, and is more enjoyable than the main 3 guys.

Speaking of the main 3, I love the improvements to polish and make Dante and Nero's kits more interesting. I even enjoy V! I do wish you could do a little more with V's kit, but I find him different and intriguing enough to be fun.

And where is our Lady-Trish spinoff, Capcom? It feels like this game set one up perfectly, but it just never happened for one reason or another. I'd like to see them playable again after briefly being playable in DMC4.

Devil May Cry 5 floored me and it's just absolutely phenomenal. I wish I could gush on it more, but I'm honestly grasping at straws so I'd rather end the review here than ramble needlessly. A true symbol of peak fiction in the Character-Action genre.

Score: 95