Devil May Cry 5

Quick Summary
Devil May Cry 5 (DMC5) is an excellent game that has a very in-depth combat and skills, along with a high skill ceiling. It also sports gorgeous visuals thanks to the RE engine, and various characters that all play differently and keep the whole thing feeling fresh. Environments are varied with hidden secrets, challenges, and alternative routes. The cutscenes are just as high quality as the gameplay itself, with a variety of interesting characters and interesting twists.
Pros
Fantastic graphics and visuals
Great optimization
An absolute banger of a soundtrack, that fits the game perfectly
Huge variety of enemies and bosses
Very in-depth combat system with tons of skills and weapons to unlock and upgrade
Interesting story with unique and memorable characters
Highly replay-able
Cons
One character is very simplistic to play
For new comers, the skills and different characters can be overwhelming
Some of the combat arenas become predictable
Any key skips a cutscene with no warning (including tab + shift for steam overlay)
Camera angle with keyboard and mouse is often janky
Story
*No Spoilers* DMC5 has a pretty interesting story that most players will appreciate after having played the previous games. However, for newcomers, it’s still fairly easy to follow as the game has a fairly lengthy introductory cutscene, along with gradual tutorials that also give you lore at the same time. All of the characters are well developed and playing as different ones at varying times in the story adds a lot to the experience as well.
Having plenty of cutscenes was a nice change of pace from all the murder and mayhem, as fun as that was. Overall, the story in DMC is very well done and ties into the old games, but is still accessible to newcomers (though players would benefit from watching a synopsis at least).
Gameplay
This is where the meat of this game is. And also, where you will take a lot of meat out of demons (because hey, they deserve it). The gameplay in DMC5 is smooth, brutal, and requires fast reflexes. It feels like riding a roller coaster that you’re not wearing a seat belt on… increasingly exciting and invigorating, but if you lose control and thus your groove, you will be punished.
One additional note is that the game seems to encourage multiple playthroughs, since you cannot unlock everything the first time through and you unlock additional modes or further upgrades upon your first campaign completion. The gameplay can roughly be divided into a few categories, though with some overlap: Combat, Skills, Items, and Exploration.
The combat
The combat in DMC5 is essentially third person hack and slash with lots of different combos or skills you can utilize. A very important fact to keep in mind is that combat varies greatly between characters as well, so you can expect a large amount of variety. The battles primarily take place inside a locked arena (similar to Doom 2016) which means there is truly no escape, and you must fight to the death. There are a few roaming enemies throughout the course of the game but most of the battles are very focused, intentional events. Correctly making combo moves and switching up attack styles quickly results in a higher score in your missions, with the highest being “SSS”.
Most combat consists of a primary attack using some sort of melee weapon (like a sword or fists), with a secondary attack that is often ranged (like a revolver or shotgun). Another important element is the “lock-on” feature that lets you concentrate on a specific enemy, and which also acts as a modifier for certain attacks. In addition, enemy attacks can often be countered or dodged with the correct time and combination of keys.
Skills
Branching out from these basic attacks, are skills and movements you can unlock that all can be affected by different keys or buttons. A single primary attack can be totally different by simply using your forward action or reverse action, or holding lock on with a movement key. The upgrade system really goes insanely in-depth here, providing the player the opportunity to really experiment and find the skills they enjoy. Skills are unlocked with red orbs which are essentially in-game currency, that is dropped from kills and can also be found scattered throughout the maps.
As the game progresses, a lot of new and different ultimate skills can be unlocked, that push the combat ability to the max. Depending on the character, some truly devastating powers can be unleashed that knock all but the most powerful demons into bits. These ultimate powers however take time to charge and can be replenished in various but limited ways.
Items
DMC5 also allows item utilization to aid players in beating it. For instance, there are certain orbs you can pick up that restore your health, or permanently upgrade it. One orb will revive you on the spot if you die in a battle. This does however reduce your score level in the mission. There are various weapons and items you can select from before you start a mission, essentially customizing your loadout.
Exploration
Finally, exploration actually plays a pretty significant part in DMC5. For all the vicious combat and lively action, there is a surprising amount of hidden secrets that reveal extra missions or items. Also, there are a few small environmental puzzles that you need to figure out to progress, but they are nothing complicated. Often times, exploration will really help with future battles since you can find important upgrades or even replenish health before a boss.
Graphics and Visuals
Graphics and optimization are where DMC5 really shines. The character faces and animations are impeccable, and the environments are detailed with fantastic atmosphere. The combat is only made better because of this, as there is nothing quite like seeing high resolution demon blood flying across the screen!
Sound
DMC5 has very well-designed audio, with lots of audio cues and combat that provides plenty of feedback. The only audio-related aspect that really stood out in a good way, was the soundtrack. DMC5 frankly has an amazing soundtrack, with really memorable tracks that fit perfectly to the high intensity combat. Another cool detail is the music intensity increases with the score the player racks up during combat. I still find myself playing the songs after completing the game and headbanging along with them.
Bugs, Glitches and Crashes
I did experience one bug with the game. After using Steam overlay, a couple times the game wouldn’t fully recognize my input and so I couldn’t move or switch weapons. I had to reload a checkpoint to get around this. Another technical complaint I have is that the cutscenes will skip with the press of any key, so keep your fingers off the keyboard if you want to watch the cutscenes. However, you CAN re-watch cutscenes from the main menu.
Price… is it worth it?
DMC5 is currently listed at $59.99, which is typical for a newer AAA game. For true fans of the DMC franchise, this price is easily worth it because of how re-playable the game is and a decently long campaign. For newcomers such as myself, I got the game on the most recent sale for $19 which was definitely a bargain for the high-quality experience.
Conclusion
In conclusion, DMC5 seems to be a nearly flawless addition to the DMC franchise with lots of fluid and technical combat, an intense story, and absolutely gorgeous visuals. For someone completely new to the franchise and even to the genre, it is worth picking up on sale and obliterating some demons.
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Smokin' Sexy Recommended
I can say that this game is GOTY contender. Hack 'n' Slash gameplay is very satisfying. But there are some aspects that need tweak to be sexier.
D (Dismal)
Load and load of loading. While the shopping screen is fine. I hate it when I want to test the move it took time to load the testing area and then when I want to try other move I have to go back to shopping screen and wait for it to load again. But yeah. this is very minor annoyance but I wish I didn't have to spend that much time on character upgrade screen because of loading.
C (Crazy)
While I've seen worse camera in beat'em up game. This game still have some camera issue that come up with it's control. Make some platforming challenges somewhat harder (Thankfully they are optional). And sometime make it hard to have a decent vision on enemies during battle in packed spaces.
B (Badass)
The story is alright... It took interesting turn in the midgame. And then when things got climatic it swoop down to ending.
A (Apocalyptic)
Still I have to say that I like most of character interaction in this game they are very charming, especially Nico. V. is also kinda nice but I wish they get something more out of him.
S (Savage)
This game feature variety of move and fightning styles even for one character. Even V who has the least variety of move is still very fun to play as.
SS (Sick Skills)
Boss fight. They are balance and not overly overwhelming in normal difficulty. Boss fight in many beat'em up games often come with some obscure features that you have to no clue what, when or where to hit which could be annoying for someone who just want a quick challenge. But not in this game they are very clear of what and when you should hit them. And the rest is up to your reflex skill.
SSS (Smokin' Sexy Style)
Graphics are top notch. Animation and effect make satisfying hack 'n' slash gameplay. If it tweak some control it would be perfect.