Devil May Cry 1 Is a Masterpiece
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2024
- Devil May Cry is one of my all time favorite video game franchises, as I think most of its games are absolute classics. The first DMC gets kind of slept in and I wanted to give a detailed retrospective on why I think this game is so great in spite of it being the first of its kind!
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"Devil May Cry" (COLUMN (archive.org)
E3 2001: Interview with Shinji Mikami - IGN
Devil May Cry - Metacritic
GameSpy: Devil May Cry - Page 1
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It's cool how so many tropes of this series started off with the first game and keep going:
- Vergil rivarly
- Dante getting impaled on his own sword
- having to fight/subdue your weapon upgrades
- Dante being a goofball
I hope if Capcom ever remakes this game they will keep some of the proto-RE vibes and mechanics. Would be a shame to turn it into a DMC3 clone with a different setting
I mean, I wholeheartedly agree, but DMC3 is basically the same as far as exploring a goth castle is going. I wish DMC5 had that, instead of being basically a corridor.
@@davion4777 Unfortunately Temen ni Gru is way less fun to explore than Mallet Island. As much flak as DMC4 gets for having Dante backtracking Nero's campaign I like Fortuna's level design way better than DMC3 and 5's, I think it captures DMC1 style way better.
It's crazy to see how influential this game is. Like God of War was directly inspired by DMC, and that even had it's own clones.
Yep, and while I do think DMC1 hasn't aged the best being a victim of first game syndrom I can understand it's importance like how super mario bros was important for platformers
@@theenderkirby939 I mean sort of, as DMC1 has aged like Super Mario Bros. because while they are both fun games, they would not improve until later entries. The one thing I would say is that DMC is based off beat-em-ups, so I would compare it to Mario 64, as it was transitioning that genre into 3D and would set the template for future ones in the genre. But I would say that Mario 64 holds a different place in it's own franchise than DMC so has aged a bit better.
@@thomasffrench3639 im a semi-agreement camp i still think dmc1 still is top notch in the aesthetic department compared to the rest of the series and also that enemies in this entry kinda feel like a puzzle(also the cool scenes of enemies killing dante if you die to a killing blow was cool)
@@thomasffrench3639 can agree I generally see DMC1 as an attempt to get both beat them up and somewhat castlevania like level design in presentation to 3D, like I wouldn't say there a title who give me direct comprasion especially the only title which used by this point is said franchise is SOTN unless circle of the moon come before DMC1
@@theenderkirby939 yeah thats how it feels to me dmc didnt really improve much as went into another direction and expanded on that instead.its not a bad thing but it did make things. to this day i still think dmc1s enemies are the best in the series. the rest of the series i think did well fleshing out dantes moves more that enemies to me just felt much less intresting to fight.(3 though is where i think this is ideal as its a mix of what dmc was and would become like half of the past and the future)
Honestly, Mundus is actually pretty terrifying, because barring Vergil, obviously, he's the only major villain in the whole franchise who is still alive. He's not dead, he's just stuck in the underworld. Arius is dead, Arkham is dead, Sanctus is dead, even the reboot incarnation of Mundus is dead.
@AuranCrash No they don't. Literally none of the games have ever claimed that Mundus is dead. Only that he is sealed away. DMC5 also mentions this in Sparda's description, calling it the "sword used to seal away the demon king Mundus"
@@user-sw8gb3fz8x your correct NONE OF THE GAMES said mundus is dead
Just imagine if we never got Devil May Cry.
god no
god no war 😔
DMC wouldn't be as memorable as it is without the style and humor Dante brings
Last one: DMC1, like DMC3, had a harder release in the US than it did in Japan. NTSC-U Dante dealt 20% less damage to enemies and received 20% more damage from them. The HD Collection uses the NTSC-J release as its base, meaning it's an all around easier experience than the version you played for the video.
The Death Scissors in Mission 6 may have tough visual cues, but it has incredibly fair audio ones. It roars in anticipation of its attacks, including the one where it dive bombs back and forth. Humans generally react faster to sounds than they do to visuals, too. Locking on lets you know its location, so you can use Dante's facing to inform your dodge inputs when you hear the roar.
DMC1 is basically a combat puzzle game, similar to Ratchet and Clank 1 - every encounter has a specific strategy that works best, so knowing what tools to use when is crucial. It makes them feel clunky/limited compared to their successors, but that's part of their charm and challenge, imo.
18:07 Hideki Kamiya taking inspiration from his favorite Famicom game: Castlevania.
Devil May Cry is the only game my dad played and never beat, but years later after buying the HD Collection, I beat all 3 games, then 4 and finally 5. Fuck DmC. We don't talk about that
Dmc has a VEEEEERY beginner friendly way of doing combos and the moves are all the same, i like how you play a bit and the devil/angel weapons system but yeah, kinda shit. Still better than 2 tho
This is my favorite game of all time. 3,4 and 5 are objectively more refined and complete titles, but there's something about the menu design with all the little animations for equipping weapons and such, the way the secret missions are actually SECRET, the sheer impact the attacks felt like they had, and the absolutely punishing difficulty at first are all points in its favor. It was my first ps2 game and I wouldn't have it any other way. I played the demo at a friend's house and had to have it. I also love how going between missions isn't just going through a menu, and there are even little intermission in between a couple stages where you're free to explore without the constraints of a mission.
It's got a lot of features that later games in the series lack, despite their obviously deeper combat mechanics.
While Devil may cry 1 has definetly aged in alot of aspects. However i still really love this game for alot reasons and its a great introdoction to the DMC universe not to mention it laid the foundation for the entire charachter action game genre so thats something.
Featuring Kratos from The God Of War series!
Jokes aside, DMC 3 along with its SE is probably my favorite hack n slash along with Hi Fi-Rush!
It's crazy how great this game still is. As someone who played reboot dmc first and from there I jumped over dmc5 and after that played all the older games I gotta say dmc1 holds up incredibly well even without nostalgia.
Sure there is some jank but it hits this weird sweet spot that made it age very well.
Based for playing the OG PS2 version (honestly kinda prefer the weird controller layout, having the jump and attack buttons right next to each other feels more comfortable than on opposite ends). tbh this is my favourite DMC. None of the others I've played thus far have been able to meld action, exploration and atmosphere as succinctly as this first game. Later games may have more fun and compelling combat systems, but none of them feel like a full package experience like 1 does. I also think 1 is the only one that feels so *effortlessly cool*. Like it feels like every design decision was made in service of making the game cooler (including the rail shooter final boss, which I unironically love lmao). Anyway, great video man, can't wait for the DMC2 apologia lol
Weird as it sounds, I had a big smile on my face when you opened that Devil May Cry case.
Probably because it was my first PS2 game (well one of them).🥰
Was hoping the X5 video being cancelled was an April fools joke but still glad to see a Devil May Cry retrospective!
Mega Man X5 got cancelled?
@@ModelJames13 For this month’s Update post he said that the X5 Guide Video was cancelled. Since he uploaded this video I can only assume he was truthful in scrapping the X5 Video
@@darkblaze8756 Ah, the sadness. ⚰
X5 is a flawed but fun game if youre trying to speedrun the game and defeat the 8 mavericks. If you collect all collectibles, its boring. @@darkblaze8756
That's what I always thought as well J, the fact the cutscenes show us how bad ass Dante actually is makes you want to fulfill that during gameplay, it's why I use Trickster in DMC 3 😊
So glad to see you talking about these games again. Dmc is easily in my top 3 gaming franchises, and I’ve probably put like 700 hours total into the series. Great video, can’t wait for the next!
26:06 I should’ve been the one to fill your dark soul with llllliiiiiiiggggghhhhhhhtttt
Oh boy DMC Retrospective! damn those are rare...
A series about brothers killing demons (and in 2 cases each other)and looking good doing it
The dashing Dante the vicious Virgil the newbie Nero
The luscious lady
The tantalizing Trish
And a while cast of Deformed nightmarish demons to beat in style
The lost Lucia.
honestly spardas quite good for a weapon. specially on dante must die(hell health regen isnt even a thing on that difficulty so items are literally the only way to do so) (also taunting in the enemies presence increases DT)
The atmosphere of the first dmc was thick and the style was the bomb haha Dante was one of my role models when i was 6 or something like that, i found the Puppets so dope and the Moment when He Pulled out the sword in his chest 😅
Even if DMC1 Dante sounds like a completely normal Rick Sanchez, I adore his voice in this game because it sounds silly and cool at the same time.
Your Byleth pic is terrible
@@Aerosplinter You're welcome bro
@@derekmaullo2865yeah. The audacity to use a Blyeth pfp in a dmc video is crazy
@@21Handguns Lmao
The over-the-top combat of DMC is just my type of gameplay. It feeds my soul.
One could say it filled your dark soul with light
I think having Air Hike be exclusive to Alastor is a balance thing, as Ifrit already had a unique jump ability in Rolling Blaze. It is also consistent with DMC3, as only 3 of the 5 Devil Arms had the Air Hike move. In my head cannon Dante grew way stronger after DMC1, and so in DMC2, 4 and 5 he could Air Hike regardless of Devil Arm. Another sign of this is that his Devil Trigger form would no longer be influenced by the equipped Devil Arm, as he channels his own power into the transformation.
While definitely not perfect, DMC is one of the most important games in the 6th generation of gaming. And that says so much when going up against juggernauts like Grand Theft Auto III, God of War, Final Fantasy X, Halo, etc. But it spawned an overall very solid series of games that still has a ton of fans. Hope Capcom releases a sixth game soon. They've been on a roll.
2001 in general is one of the most important years in video game history.
It’s always evident when a person
is obsessed with his craft in the best way possible! Thank you for the video, Justin! Honestly, have been a fan of video games since the very childhood but I have never played Devil May Cry properly. Looking for ps4 hd collection.
This is why I keep coming back.
I just finished dmc1
Nice timing
Ngl, your Devil May Cry collection is impressive. I know when you love a game, you always went out of your way to get every possible version of it, but still seeing the collection laid out on that table is never not going to be mesmerizing. Great video as always, J.
Also, fun fact: Mundus in the volcano practically forces you to use Sparda's DT, right? Nothing else really does significant damage to him. While you might think there was some kind of weakness flag attached to the DT that makes Mundus take damage from it, the truth is that Mundus just has an outrageous amount of health, and the Sparda DT does an outrageous amount of damage. You can test this by using a cheat device to unlock Sparda DT in regular gameplay. It tears the game apart, ripping through normal enemies like a thousand degree knife cutting through toilet paper. Bosses die in _seconds._ The only downside is that the graphics for it won't load properly until you play the final boss, after which the game will keep them in its memory until you turn it off. Fun times!
mundus own fireballs actually do a good chunk to mundus. also SPARDA EVEN UNDTED Does a really good chunk of damage so it makes sense. like undted its almost as strong as ifrit charged
Nightmare on DMD was super booty cheeks. Man, the fact that you have to watch the orb itself on the color was like man, how tedious. But still an overall fun game!
23:18 Even after playing all the games, this is still my favourite weapon cutscene out of all of them. The relevation about Nelo Angelo, the atmosphere combined with the music makes it stand out even now. It's the "small" stuff that I really like about DMC1 in particular.
I think it was writing on games, but a video came out recently talking about how games that are perfect are boring, and games with quirks and clunks are more interesting not in spite of these but in part due to the strangeness, and I think creators like itsuno, yoko taro, and suda 51 are great examples of this.
I also got the collection at GameStop, the cashiers thought I was too young to play it(I was 19 back then)
It seems like no matter how many times I see a video from you on devil May cry, my interest in wanting to try the series never goes down.
I was never really sure where to start and maybe it doesn't matter too much but I think this video has encouraged me to just try and start from the beginning so as to experience how things were from the start to the end. Especially because for some reason this game makes me feel nostalgic and I like experiencing older projects because there's usually a feel to them.
Enjoy the video and have a nice day everyone.
Thank you, you too! And wish you a lot of fun on the series whenever you may get to it.
Interestingly with the Style system, Sonic Adventure 2 - which also came out in 2001, a few months ahead of DMC - shared a similar feature, with chaining moves together to get a written grade based on how you're playing. Along with the end of level grade. Perhaps someone was trading notes between Team Little Devils and Sonic Team...
I’m currently playing through the Switch version of DMC3, and I beat 5 about a year ago, so yeah, I should get more into these games, they’re fun
I'm trying to play through DMC 1 right now (I'm not very good at it, because it's my first time playing DMC in general), and the Switch port of the collection is... a smidge suspicious, to put it lightly. Like, I dunno if you had this experience, but, in my copy, it didn't give me a menu that would allow me to select which game I wanted to play like in the HD collection, it just took me to the first game's title screen, which would imply that I had to play the games back-to-back-to-back. And, then, the copy I have is a Japanese import, which would imply that the port only got a release in Japan.
As someone who played DMC1 before (switch version) be ready the game is far harder than 3 if you ask me as well can be unpolished in some places, far from bad but if you suited to 3-5 gameplay DMC1 can feel limited
capcom made the DMC game on the switch sold seprately don't know why, maybe is because 3 on switch have style switching
@@bachilles3285 The HD ports are also graphically inferior to the PS2 originals. I just emulate them on PCSX2 or use real hardware. Of course, DMC3 Style Switching is not available on PS2, but to be fair it makes the game unbalanced. I play New Game on Very Hard mode using mainly Swordmaster. Turbo on!
2008. I was 8 and got my first ever console - ps2. This is the first game i ever played on it. Left a huge mark on my heart... Incredible game with one of the best athmosphere i've ever experienced
Hell yeah im so glad you’re making a retrospective on dmc. Its my favorite franchise and not enough people show it love.
I think Δ being jump really fits well with ○ being attack as you have easy access to both at once due to how your thumb rests over both of them.
Also, I don't think that the combat needs to be crazy combo mad to be fun like how with Griffon & Shadow work. You definitely don't need holy water to beat Griffon on the pirate ship, you can beat him with just 3 meteors from Ifrit at the beginning. And I find balancing 3 Shadows to be more fun than dealing with just 1 of them, as when it's just one I'm mostly just waiting to stand on its spear so I can insta-kill it before I take it out normally. Either way, it's more of a case of you needing to defend yourself from their attacks while you counter attack them.
P.S. You can get Alastor at the beginning of mission 2 & also a voice crack in an emotional scene makes sense.
Few appreciate this games very unique depth.
You unlock snippets of information on enemies in the file section organically as you do/observe attacks and enemy moves and phases to help better understand/deal with them and exploit weaknesses/set up critical hits. The enemies in DMC1 have more depth than any game in the series to date.
As great as the sequels are, there's some stuff in DMC1 that has never been quite matched for me:
- Enemy behavior was actually deceptively complex, and your in-game journal would update the more Dante fought things, as he witnessed different attacks and weaknesses his enemies displayed. It really made Dante feel like a Devil _Hunter,_ keeping detailed notes on his prey.
- Mallet Island was a _sickass_ setting. A big cool castle where a bunch of devil worshipers used to live. The vibes were immaculate, and the way things switch up at night? Chef's kiss.
- 1 is also the game where Devil Trigger feels the best to use. The unique abilities and huge attack boost made it feel like a true monster being unleashed. 3's DT feels really weak, its few unique abilities not even worth using honestly. 4's is a little better but still not great, and was unfortunately where we stopped getting unique DTs for each weapon. 5 comes the closest to matching the OG, not in it's DT, but in it's _Sin_ Devil Trigger, which is an outrageous force of destruction. But 1 still felt the best IMO.
The sequels surpass the original in plenty of other ways, but I'm still hoping one day we'll get a sequel that truly outdoes the original in _every_ way.
What were some of your favourite enemies and what made them so complex? Like behaviour, moveset, possible interaction with one another, etc.
@@jurtheorc8117 it has been a while since I played, so I can't remember everything exactly, but I remember even the basic marionette enemies had multiple different attacks they would use in different circumstances, including a command grab where they would tackle you to the floor, and another move where they would scream and cause you to be lifted up on strings if you were too close. They also wielded different weapons, which altered their movesets.
My favorite enemy in DMC1 was the Shadow. One, it looked cool as hell. Two, it had a ton of different attacks. Three, the explanation for its weakness was actually hilarious; essentially, Shadows were demons summoned hundreds of years ago and enchanted to be resistant to all weapons, but their summoner couldn't enchant them against guns because they hadn't been invented yet. In addition to all that, there was a special trick to beating them extra quickly; when they used this one attack where they shot their head at you like an extending spear, if you jumped up with the right timing and landed on the head, they would be stunned for a moment, allowing you to unload bullets on them which would actually bypass their defenses and do direct damage to the core. With sufficient mashing and a bit of DT, you could kill them near-instantly with this trick.
@@fable23 was kinda fun they reversed the concept with v in 5 but i refuse to call the enemy in V DEATH SCISSORS those are sin scissors the DEATH SCISSOR woudnt die so easily to critical counter and was fond of traps. my favorite interaction is the dragon that makes you reflect fireballs. perceptive players will realize that PHANTOM also shot fireballs and later on SO WILL MUNDUS
okay, not to spoil the fun or anything, but the alternative definition of "Fetish" is:
"An inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit."
so technically a puppet enemy having that name isn't too weird.
Really great to see you looking back on this game. It came out my last year of high school and while I was hot trash at it (eventually leveled up my skills) would still have a blast. Still love the series even if I haven't kept up as much as I should have, especially since I still buy them but just add them to the backlog.
If you think DMC1's enemy names are weird, we should just wait until the DMC2 video.
I actually like the Nightmare grab, I don't mind some seconds long rematches and I like the animation when you get out while you deal a big chunk of damage.
This game really introduced a new generation of gameplay combat. And for that DMC 1 deserves to be remembered as an absolute classic.
You’re the man!!
For Griffon 2: you can get him to land on the back deck of the ship, then climb the mast and spam Round Trip + E&I from above his lightning's range
I'm one of the rare ones who thinks 1 is easily one of the better games in the series. In order for me it's 3,1,5,4,reboot,2. I really appreciate actual level design hence 3 and 1 being so high. Reboot has so many issues it's music, combat even in the definitive version, and level design dont really hold it up above 4 still. 2 is 2 so...lol.
Honestly I’m still a huge fan of 1 and how it plays. The level design and atmosphere is amazing. I think people still believe that from what I’ve seen online
@@MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099 idk i see so much downplay on 1/3 nowadays honestly
I like this review style. Kinda reminds me of good old Gamespot / IGN days.
I enjoyed the self made subtitles for in game dialogue.
I used to love this game back in the day and was so impressed by some of its aspects. Nonetheless, I replayed it some 4 years ago and DAMN, it wasn't how I remembered it. This is one game that needs a remake. Both because of its story, design and gameplay. Hopefully one day we have one.
After DMC5 it's hard to go back to the other games. Even 4 Special Edition, which has SICK combat, feels a little dated after 5... not to mention 3 (which is still a superb game, but shows its age in every aspect... but, of course is LIGHT-YEARS better than 1. 2 doesn't exist).
cool video. hope i can tackle this game... someday.
What odd timing I just put out a DMC1 thing too. Cheers! Gonna watch this tonight. Love your RE stuff.
Yeah, that was a funny coincidence. I also uploaded my RE6 video on the same day as somebody else. I’ll try to watch your video too.
I still think the control layout with jump being mapped to triangle in DMC1 is entirely ass backwards, but I'd be lying through my teeth if I said I didn't get used to it. I replayed DMC1 so many times actually that I remapped the jump button to triangle in any of the future releases I played that allowed me to change it up.
Hey J, Just so you know a couple months another youtuber, known as simply dad, dropped a (also great) video with exactly this name. You might wanna change the title of this to avoid looking like youre copying the title? or maybe it doesnt matter that much. Anyways keep up the great content!
I could never complete this game even now, and yet I love it.
Going through the DMC games myself for the first time so this was epic timing! Finished 1 about a month ago, just got through 2, and started 3 (April 2024 at the time of writing this). Hoping to be along for the ride!
Getting the code veronica x game at Hollywood video was the best day of my life! It had the demo to this game and I fell in love with it ever since
In Dmc 3, Dante, Lady, and Vergil used to really scare me as a kid. Now that I'm 18, live alone and pay my own things, they all look like a bunch of angry kids stomping about and throwing a tantrum while fighting over a bunch of dangerous world shattering toys.
This is still my favorite game in the series. Theres just something about the cheesy 90s one liners, the epic Dante moments, the perfect mix of horror and rock n roll soundtrack. The game also has incredible gothic horror atmosphere in general that is just unmatched.
I really need to replay 1,2,3 and 5 for sure. Need to play 4 sometime devil may cry is fantastic
Hey J whatever happened to your dmc3 vs dmc5 video
I should also nention that ranking in DMC1 isn't depend on orb collecting it depend on how much damage you taken as well how long it took you to beat the stage
The franchise that made the pickle explode
Great game, it doesn't really hold up to the other games nowadays but it was super influential for gaming as a whole
LETS FUCKING GO
hell yeah
i hopped off of dmc3and i saw this in my recommended lol
Honestly, this first installment still holds up well regardless of it's age, which is something not even Star Wars: X-Wing, the original System Shock even as the Enhanced Edition to some, and the Total War games before Rome can similarly attest.
Will see how you'll fare on DMC 2, dude.
Alright alright, lets start from the beginning. One last time
A Fetish is an inanimate object that is believed to have supernatural powers, or power over others. It is commonly used in Voodoo and similar West African beliefs, and fetishes can be composed of blood, bones, fur, claws, feathers, and certain plants. In the DMC Wiki
When shadows turn like in this segment 19:07 and you have no enemies around just focus on dodging they can't take more damage in this state
Lets fucking GO!!!!!
I too feel like DMC1 kinda gets overlooked compared to DMC3 and 5, understandably so but DMC1 as janky as it can sometimes be is still a good game. I might be a weirdo on the subject of the first phase of Mundus being a Space Harrier type thing, but I actually don't mind the first phase with Mundus, in fact I actually kinda like it and I personally don't think is that bad but that's just me.
Might get the Ps2 version at some point, but I'm not going to play it on original hardware with its original controls if I do because like J's Reviews said the controls are backwards. It's somewhat surprising to me that there's not more mods that restore missing effects and textures for DMC1 and DMC3, like Mundus' eye laser being absent when he shoots Trish.
mirror portals too
@@caellanmurphy4751 that too, and probably more I'm missing (like Griffon's ribcage not opening up to reveal its weak spot, and his afterimage after his first two battles is missing), there's probably a thread I don't know about documenting it, or a video or something.
I'm curious as to whether or not the PAL release has this problem, since I live in Australia.
@@TheMasterJay there is one though it did miss some.i think the mirror world vortex in the HD VERSION is a complete joke visually. but i also think emulations the best way to play these games cuz its the closest we can feasibly get since we dont have scanline tvs to knock out blur anymore
Yeah I've noticed people don't realize that tank controls work best with the fixed camera.
Js reviews, you think that Mundus will come back in DMC 6? Because he was sealed, not killed. And Sparda as well.
DMC 5 is so awesome. Also probably the best game to play if you want to test the limits of a controllers durability. my fingers hurt when I play that game.
*LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO*
Still own the first 2 on the ps2 amazing games
Dmc is the classic of classics when comes 3d beat’em ups. For better or worse :)
The creator of this game should also create a cater-cousin for the ShadowCat...Hellcat.
Its my favourite DMC game.
also, as far as I've been told, DSS actually does as much damage as DTed Alastor, so there's that.
i only ever beat 1-3 when i was a kid mite do them all as seperate series one day on my channel after watching this now lol
Yeah, you can tell Devil May Cry was born out of Resident Evil, because the first one really does feel a lot like a Resident Evil game, but with swords. But the sequels saw the series forming more of its own identity.
DMC 1 Is peak fiction
jackpot
I won't deny that despite smash bros had some influence your original review on the PS2 DMC games gave me the intrest to play the games and I got myself DMC1 and 3 on my switch, I will focus on DMC1 but yeah I can tell is an aquirred taste and isn't for me, the story feel a bit on and off in tone and can be inconsistent in what they want to be in the drama or action department, for an early PS2 game it look good but I can tell I saw better from this era as someone who grew with a PS2 and even on HD the game can look rough in textures, gameplay is what DMC1 hold the best but there is rough spots and you can tell from some designs it meant to be a resident evil game, to start with the positive both weapon are great I found alastor my go to for crowd control and as a swordie felt mostly good but I won't deny I wish it had another mid air move than the dive maybe a rolling slash could be nice, ifrit was my main weapon on one on one encounter to shred enemies pretty much learn the position needed to get charges at time and use dive kicks as my approach or even screw some of with inferno, the guns were in the case of only using the shot gun or granade gun once I reach them, nightmare gun didn't use much and the pistols only against shadows, I did use devil trigger decently only really pulling it for bosses, end of the level or when I rather to run a bit faster.
For my issues with DMC1's gameplay boil down to two main things the sudden fixed camera and claustrophobic level design, the former is something that just get me off gaurd I am not against fixed camera but on a fast game like this is jarring at time and in general being an analog game can mess up with the control as for the level designed I can feel sometimes overwhelmed in very specific rooms, but the worst offender for me is the lack of mission replays which can be tedious and just make whqt could be easy grind to a bit of a chore.
As for how much the game hard for me I would say is in my top 5 hardest game with nelo angelo 3 being the second hardest boss I fought in my life only behind grim matchstick from cuphead and that boil down to his sword and I will say devil may cry 1 is harder than 3 if you ask me, the far more limited moveset, worse camera, aggresivness of enemies and being a game that no style really make a world of difference for me and I am saying it as someone who played DMC1 before DMC3.
Overall I can enjoy devil may cry 1 but isn't a game I plan to return cause kinda like mega man zero 1 the lack of polish and design choises make the game more frustrating than fun for me but I more than understand if people see it more positively
I think 'Fetish' here means thr other definition of the word, "an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.".
What you haven't played DMC until you unlock Dante with a katana. Maybe it's Vergil?
The Lesser Demons' Evolution is really good and the faces of them in Nico Reports in 5 really is horrifying & digusting for many and the face of Nobody with no eyes, Titan like rows of teeth and the long tongue hanging with saliva dripping is the one that gets me and this thing is just a mindless animal, the realism of RE Engine also help add to the Fear Factor and disgusting-ness.
I've tried multiple times to get into this series, but for whatever reason it just doesn't click for me. I really enjoyed Bayonetta and metal gear rising, but i just can't get into devil may cry. I've tried both dmc1 and dmc3 and got to at least the first boss of each, but the gameplay feels kind of shallow and repetitive. Idk if I just haven't progressed far enough to get into more engaging combat or if the game just does a poor job of explaining it. I'd love to jump back in and have a blast with these games, but unfortunately that hasn't been the case yet.
it is a really good game and it needs a remake!
just finished the game. i never even found the shotgun lmao
You should review Bayonetta series.
But does he ever fill her dark soul with light?