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5/5
Playing DMC5 with Vergil makes the game much better. No longer forced to play with V, you can relax and enjoy the full game with an awesome character that plays perfectly. This was the first time I’ve ever played with Vergil in any DMC, and I loved it. Vergil’s moves are impressive and look extremely cool. I’m afraid Vergil is even cooler than Dante in this game. This is because all his weapons are serious: there are no fedora hats or motorcycles now. His weapons look and feel amazing. Less complex than Dante, since he only has three melee weapons, one long-range weapon, and one style, but much more complex than Nero, I think Vergil hits the sweet spot of complexity for a DMC character. Switching between 3 melee weapons on the fly is seamless with him. I can switch from Beowulf to Yamato or Mirage Edge with a single press of a button, whereas with Dante it can take up to three button presses to switch to a desired weapon, if you equip all weapons. And to do that seamlessly, you must do it fast, which means you have to be pressing that button a lot if you want to play stylishly. This is why I could only play Dante properly with three melee weapons equipped, as I stated in my review of the game, and that’s exactly the number of weapons Vergil has from the get-go, which means I was having lots of fun playing with him since the first mission. His Air Trick is awesome, too. While with Nero you use the Devil Breaker to bring enemies to you, with Air Trick you can take Vergil right to the enemy’s face. This makes the action very fast-paced and brutal, if you know what you’re doing. Speaking of brutal, his special moves like Judgement Cut End, which require a level 2 of Concentration and a full SDT bar to be activated, are awesome. They do serious damage to the opponents and look extremely cool.
In sum, I highly recommend playing DMC5 with Vergil, because the game becomes much more fun. This way you can avoid playing with V altogether and thus enjoy every mission in the game.