In this reboot of the series, Dante knows that he is not human, but also that he is not like the demons that have tormented him throughout his life. Caught between worlds, he feels like an outcast. He is now discovering and coming to terms with what it means to be the child of a demon and an angel. This split personality has a real impact on gameplay with Dante being able to call upon angel and demon abilities at will, transforming his Rebellion sword on the fly to dramatically affect both combat and movement.
While most of the Internet or the "Douchebag Gamers" were upset and pissed and moaned and complained about how Capcom decided to shorten Dante's hair and make him look all Emo, I on the other hand like the change that Capcom chose to do. My reason is because this is suppose to be the Prequel to the series and we don't know what Dante looked like before the original DMC and maybe just MAYBE, Capcom wanted to give Dante a different look.
"*Gasp* why would Capcom do this? I like Dante the way the he original is. Why would they try something different?" Interesting question Douchebag Gamer who will complain and cry about the game but will decide to play it and here's my answer. It's Capcom's choice and right to change Dante if they damn well please so if they wanted Dante to have three Mohawks, then dammit let Capcom do it. If you don't like the way that Capcom run things then don't purchase and play the damn game and stick to ya damn Madden and Call Of Duty and keep telling yourself you're a "hardcore gamer" (Insert side eye here).
But anyway back to the game, I really like how Capcom teamed up with Ninja Theory, the people behind Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and Heavenly Sword, as well as working with the world famous Unreal Engine for a spectacular, awesome, beautiful, visually stunning video game. The soundtrack is awesome and definitely gets you in the mood to kill all the demons as you fight your way through limbo and the real world in order to get to Mundus, the man that killed Dante's father and mother. The gameplay is also brand new and I like that because honestly I like the free use of the camera instead of the stiff camera that the original DMC games offered us and the controlling of Dante is more fluid like as oppose to the old controlling system.
As you play the game you will face puzzles and obstacles that require you to use either your demon or angel abilities to progress throughout the levels. Like for example in one level, in order to progress you need to switch between pulling objects closer to you using your demon weapon Arbiter and flying into things using your angel weapon Osiris which is a very reliable Grappling Hook. Which leads me into my topic which is the toys that you get to play with in the game.
The first two weapons you get is the staple weapons Rebellion which is Dante's signature Sword and his trusty twin Pistols Ebony and Ivory in which on pistol is black and the other is white (I know shocker right?). The next two weapons you get is the demon weapon Arbiter which is in the form of a battle Axe and the other weapon is the angel weapon Osiris which is a scythe. After that you obtain the demon weapon Eryx which is a powerful set of gauntlets that are capable of dealing massive damage to a single target and each attack can be charged for greater effect. Then the angel weapon Aquila which are a pair of shuriken like projectiles, emitting waves of energy when thrown at enemies.
Onto the range weapons, now of course I already explained about Ebony and Ivory but then there are two other range weapons just as well. The second ranged weapons is Revenant which is a powerful shotgun, useful for clearing crowds of enemies, and dealing high damage at close range. The third one is, I love the name of this weapon, Kablooey which is a firearm that fires explosive needles. These needles stick into enemies, and must be manually detonated. Multiple shots can be fired before detonating. The more shots, the more damage.
I personally like using Eryx and Aquila as my demon weapons and as my ranged weapons I switch between the twin pistols and the shotgun Revenant.
The combo system in this game awesome and the style points is How many points are earned from combat during the mission. The more stylish your fighting, the higher the points. Style Points are given a rank just like the overall Style Rank. There are seven ranks in total:
SSSensational
SSadistic
Savage
Anarchic
Brutal
Cruel
Dirty
The letter(s) will gradually fill up during battle. Each letter is a multiplier to the Style Points earned in combos. D = 2x, C = 3x, and so on to 8x.
Fight in various ways to fill up the meter inside the letter until it reaches the next level. Using abilities and various weapon combos will easily increase the style rating. Using the same combo within a short time will lessen the value. Try killing enemies without taking damage, parrying, evading, using different combos, using aerial combos, getting environmental kills, and more.
If Dante is hit during battle, the rank will get knocked down two letters.
The style rank is what you get after every level and determines what your grade is and depends on five certain areas like style points, time, completion, items (where if you used items it deduces your overall score) and deaths. Those five things determine your overall grade for each level that you complete.
I give DMC: Devil May Cry a buy it rating... If you don't want to buy it at the $60 price then you can get it at a lower price but I highly recommend you to get this game if you can. The game is also rated M for Mature because of Blood, gore, alcohol usage, sexual references and of course... LANGUAGE!!!!!
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