Considering how similar they are, I'm just going to copy and paste my Devil May Cry review because pretty much all of my thoughts carry over:
For basically the first of its kind, this game does an absolutely great job. Sure, there's a lot I could complain about. Like the fixed camera angles giving away its origins as a Resident Evil title, or that the voice acting is really rough compared to modern games, or how Dante has a very limited set of weapons that he can't change on the fly. All of that, however, is small potatoes compared to what this game completely nails: atmosphere. Mallet Island is genuinely one of the most delightfully spooky locations in all of video games, and I don't say that lightly! It really reminds me of old Universal monster movies that I'm such a big fan of. And how could I forget Dante? Dante is the pitch perfect protagonist to explore this madhouse of wonders. Effectively an anime version of John Rambo, he doesn't flinch in the face of any of the game's innumerable crazy creatures. To top it all off, these disparate tones and ideas are wrapped up into a cohesive package, that tells a surprisingly heart-warming tale about redemption and what it means to be human.
For basically the first of its kind, this game does an absolutely great job. Sure, there's a lot I could complain about. Like the fixed camera angles giving away its origins as a Resident Evil title, or that the voice acting is really rough compared to modern games, or how Dante has a very limited set of weapons that he can't change on the fly. All of that, however, is small potatoes compared to what this game completely nails: atmosphere. Mallet Island is genuinely one of the most delightfully spooky locations in all of video games, and I don't say that lightly! It really reminds me of old Universal monster movies that I'm such a big fan of. And how could I forget Dante? Dante is the pitch perfect protagonist to explore this madhouse of wonders. Effectively an anime version of John Rambo, he doesn't flinch in the face of any of the game's innumerable crazy creatures. To top it all off, these disparate tones and ideas are wrapped up into a cohesive package, that tells a surprisingly heart-warming tale about redemption and what it means to be human.