DmC: Devil May Cry – Review
DmC: Devil May Cry is a hack and slash beat ’em up video game developed by Ninja Theory, and published by Capcom. The game is for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is set in an alternate reality from the original Devil May Cry series. It focuses on the player character Dante, a young man with powers of angels and demons, who finds himself under attack by a seemingly sentient town known as Limbo City populated by demons. This game has been the center of controversy from the announcement. Fans of the series began bashing and criticizing the entirety of the game due to the redesign of main protagonist Dante other drastic changes.
Later on in the development, they changed the appearance to a less drastic tone, while still keeping their version. Also to clear fans minds, they announced that the game takes place in an alternate realty, and has no relation to the original series. The game was released last Tuesday and I’ve played and beaten the game. I must say, as a huge fan of the original series… I was incredibly impressed. I honestly thought the game was going to be a dud but I was very surprised actually. This is an origin story about Dante. He learns about his past, his parents, his father the demon Sparda, and his mother, the angel Eva. He learns about his connection to Mundus, the Demon King who killed his mother, and imprisoned his father. With this new realization Dante, his brother Vergil and their psychic partner Kat to go on a mission to kill the Demon King Mundus and save the world from his evil influence.
Newcomers to the series can be brought up to speed on the DmC series. The story mode is not long, and the game can be beaten pretty quickly. I beat the game in one play-through and it took me about seven to eight hours to do so. The missions themselves are very well designed. Seeing the area around you turn into utter chaos as Dante is dragged into Limbo. Platforming elements are unique as you use your angel Powers to zip to the platform, and your demon powers to drag platforms to you. The fighting mechanics is very reminiscing to the gameplay of the original DMC titles, however the mixing of angel and demon combat makes things a lot simpler, and Combos are pretty easy to do, compared to the original series, I found it a lot easier to do some combos.
But the biggest issue with the fighting mechanics is that there is no lock on to enemies. At times it feels as if I were just flailing my weapons, hoping I’d hit somebody. This also made it a lot harder in certain situations. During your progression through the game you earn upgrade points, which can unlock new moves, such as The Stinger, Drive, and Trillion Stab which are great for combo extensions, and useful moves from the previous titles. The soundtrack of DmC will sound pretty similar to previous Devil May Cry titles. It mixes between rock songs to set the scene, switching over to hardcore metal tracks as you enter fight scenes. It seems that the music really helps set the scene for this game. For the graphics of the game… they are beautiful. The city is designed really well, and enemies’ designs are very unique. Character models are made really well and each level has its own look that separates them from the rest.
Thought the story is short, it is very in-depth, complex and at moments you will find yourself emotional involved with each of these characters. Graphically, the game is amazing, and the visuals will keep you awe-inspired. The fighting mechanics are great for newcomers to the series, but for veterans it will seem a tad easy, and the lack of no Lock-On feature kind of makes things difficult in certain situations. Despite the game being pretty easy, you will want to play through it again on the harder difficulties. I’ll give the game 4 out of 5 stars.
