I don't think any amount of video essays or reviews detailing the troubled development of DMC2 could prepare me for this game. I'm sure they've probably said most have said this but I'm just going to repeat it. This isn't an opinion, I'm ready to claim that Devil May Cry 2 is awful as FACT. The controls are awful and janky, the story is non existent, and Dante, Lucia and the villain are just barely developed characters. The dialogue is somehow worse than the first game with people being overly edgy or overly hammy. The camera is also horrible and sometimes drifts offscreen when you're trying to fight or run through a level. Oh also how do you screw up flipping simple switches in the middle of the room with your sword? Do you know how many times I wanted to throw my controller in frustration? FUCK mission 9 for making me swing my sword around like an idiot under a timer. The lock-on system is atrocious because there isn't a combo system, it's swinging your thumbstick in the direction you want but it all feels like its by chance. Dodging is unbearably clunky, working half the time and even if you're successful an enemy will hit you not long after. Also FUCK mission 5 for the infected vehicles and a timed platforming escape mission up a burning building. For some reason there's no good indication for the doors because you have to click it or expect Dante to run up it if you're not supposed to go inside it.
The levels range from terrible to frustratingly bad, and the bosses exist for you to kill (Mission 17) or be killed by them in frustration (Mission 16). Ironically the second to last villain boss is the easiest whereas the one before with the three heads was difficult, and not in a good way. Then you get to the final boss...all I can say is that one can burn in hell for all I care. The secret rooms are all copy and pasted with the only difference being the enemy "variety" or lack thereof. The enemies are about as bland, boring and uninspired as the levels they're in. Then it ends without much fanfare and I got to see the DIESEL clothing collab. I'm so glad I was able to speedily complete this one, jeez. I can't believe DMC2 was greenlit at all, but I can at least be thankful that this monstrosity didn't kill the franchise. The only good thing I have to say about DMC 2 is Dante looks badass, that's about it.
The levels range from terrible to frustratingly bad, and the bosses exist for you to kill (Mission 17) or be killed by them in frustration (Mission 16). Ironically the second to last villain boss is the easiest whereas the one before with the three heads was difficult, and not in a good way. Then you get to the final boss...all I can say is that one can burn in hell for all I care. The secret rooms are all copy and pasted with the only difference being the enemy "variety" or lack thereof. The enemies are about as bland, boring and uninspired as the levels they're in. Then it ends without much fanfare and I got to see the DIESEL clothing collab. I'm so glad I was able to speedily complete this one, jeez. I can't believe DMC2 was greenlit at all, but I can at least be thankful that this monstrosity didn't kill the franchise. The only good thing I have to say about DMC 2 is Dante looks badass, that's about it.