4/5
I finally played DMC5 last year. It was fun, but I was expecting a better game. It was cool to play as Nero and Dante, but V was an awful character to play with. Playing with V was just a mindless mashing of buttons while trying to keep some distance from the enemies, it was really boring and even annoying. That I was forced to play with him for 3 or 4 missions was a real pain. As for Nero, he was fun to play with, but I thought the devil bringers scattered around the levels were a little silly. How much sense does it make to have several devil bringers sitting in random locations on the stages? But I guess DMC5 wasn’t supposed to make sense, and that’s where the telephone booths and the stupid plot enter. On the other hand, playing with Dante felt overwhelming. This is because he has a million different moves and is extremely complex. I could only properly play him with 3 melee weapons equipped, which is what we’ve previously seen with DMC4 Dante. When it got to 4 different melee weapons that you could switch on the fly, it became too difficult to play with him smoothly. If I was willing to practice with him for several hours, this complexity might have been a good thing, but for a first playthrough it felt overwhelming. Fortunately, you can choose at the start of the mission how many weapons you want to equip, so there’s that. I did, however, try to equip all weapons to see if I could handle it, but it was just too much for me in the end. As for the environment, it was underwhelming. For most of the missions, it was ugly and bland. Climbing a blood-filled red tree for half the game was a letdown. Long gone are the days of the first DMC, in which we explored a beautiful castle. Still, the game has style. I enjoyed the soundtrack and thought there were some real bangers there. The best thing about DMC5, though, was the ending. The fight against Vergil was very exciting and by the time I completed the game I was filled with an enthusiasm I hadn’t felt with videogames in a long time (but to be fair, I haven’t been playing a lot these past years). All in all, I’d say DMC5 is a good game. The only reason I don’t give it a rating of 5 is because the game forces you to play with V for a few missions and he sucks. I will probably replay DMC5 with Vergil soon. I’ve already tried Vergil for a few minutes, and he seemed to be more fun than all the other characters. Complex enough without being overwhelming like Dante. Looking forward to it.
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