yahtzee. monopoly. devil may cry 4 on ps3 and xbox 360. poker.
what do these things have in common? dice. motherfucking dice.
nero is just THAT GUY. he loves his foster sister. he kills her brother. gamer move. chad. nero is like the only new character that i enjoy unfortunately. the others are just basic stereotypes. pope guy. professor guy. knight guy. religion bad… DANTE!!! he’s cool. the returning characters are the best characters in the game aside from nero for obvious reasons but sometimes i felt dante was a bit too lighthearted in situations. it’s probably just due to his older age in this game idk.
i wanted to write this review more analytically but by the end of this one i just didn’t care that much anymore. this game has odd parts that form a conflicted whole. like, the mission design? stupid tops, stupid enemies, stupid dice. stupid random teleporting clouds. stupid gimmicks. the combat? BOSS. i really like nero’s devil bringer but even then its use isn’t spectacular. i enjoy using it to fight the basic enemies and that’s it. it would be 10 times better on other enemies if it didn’t send me into this locked attack animation every time you used it. it completely breaks the flow of combat for me. dante’s style switching is inherently fun but none of the enemies were designed with him in mind so he just doesn’t feel as good to play as dmc3 if you catch my drift.
it’s blatantly clear development was rushed. i can kinda look past all the recycling buuut it’s still annoying at its core. you eagerly fight the bosses once as nero by exploiting use of the O/B button to win. Ok. you pessimistically fight the bosses somewhat quicker a second time as dante. Okay. Now you do a fucking boss rush like this shit is a mega man game. kill yourOKAY. the bosses are kinda good but man they really milk the shit out of them. dante like ‘what if i did nero’s missions but in reverse and with some of the dumbest gimmicks in the series.’ i’m like ‘dante how about you take off your cowboy looking ass pants and put on the green jeans. take off your undershirt and go back to your teens please.’
it may sound like i didn’t enjoy the game much but i exaggerate a bit. the combat and a few of the story beats are good enough to carry the game for me. fighting shit and bashing it into a bloody explosion of orbs is fundamentally enjoyable. very disappointed i ended up not liking this as much as dmc1, though. dmc1 had the immaculate remisent smeevil vibes and atmosphere which encapsulated the world nicely. as the games progressed, these chill-inducing themes diminished but dmc3 came close to reaching it. dmc4 does not!! i also love the iconic 2000s charm of dmc1 which dmc4 doesn’t really achieve either. i bring this up because it’s why i prefer 1 to 4. nero may 4 has better combat than dante cry 1 but the latter excels in everything else. better pacing, style, presentation, etc.
in conclusion, will i buy 4SE? hell no lol. i’m eager to try out trish and lady but not eager enough to warrant replaying the handful of lackluster missions and bosses. for all you dmc fans, this game is defo worth at least one playthrough.
what do these things have in common? dice. motherfucking dice.
nero is just THAT GUY. he loves his foster sister. he kills her brother. gamer move. chad. nero is like the only new character that i enjoy unfortunately. the others are just basic stereotypes. pope guy. professor guy. knight guy. religion bad… DANTE!!! he’s cool. the returning characters are the best characters in the game aside from nero for obvious reasons but sometimes i felt dante was a bit too lighthearted in situations. it’s probably just due to his older age in this game idk.
i wanted to write this review more analytically but by the end of this one i just didn’t care that much anymore. this game has odd parts that form a conflicted whole. like, the mission design? stupid tops, stupid enemies, stupid dice. stupid random teleporting clouds. stupid gimmicks. the combat? BOSS. i really like nero’s devil bringer but even then its use isn’t spectacular. i enjoy using it to fight the basic enemies and that’s it. it would be 10 times better on other enemies if it didn’t send me into this locked attack animation every time you used it. it completely breaks the flow of combat for me. dante’s style switching is inherently fun but none of the enemies were designed with him in mind so he just doesn’t feel as good to play as dmc3 if you catch my drift.
it’s blatantly clear development was rushed. i can kinda look past all the recycling buuut it’s still annoying at its core. you eagerly fight the bosses once as nero by exploiting use of the O/B button to win. Ok. you pessimistically fight the bosses somewhat quicker a second time as dante. Okay. Now you do a fucking boss rush like this shit is a mega man game. kill yourOKAY. the bosses are kinda good but man they really milk the shit out of them. dante like ‘what if i did nero’s missions but in reverse and with some of the dumbest gimmicks in the series.’ i’m like ‘dante how about you take off your cowboy looking ass pants and put on the green jeans. take off your undershirt and go back to your teens please.’
it may sound like i didn’t enjoy the game much but i exaggerate a bit. the combat and a few of the story beats are good enough to carry the game for me. fighting shit and bashing it into a bloody explosion of orbs is fundamentally enjoyable. very disappointed i ended up not liking this as much as dmc1, though. dmc1 had the immaculate remisent smeevil vibes and atmosphere which encapsulated the world nicely. as the games progressed, these chill-inducing themes diminished but dmc3 came close to reaching it. dmc4 does not!! i also love the iconic 2000s charm of dmc1 which dmc4 doesn’t really achieve either. i bring this up because it’s why i prefer 1 to 4. nero may 4 has better combat than dante cry 1 but the latter excels in everything else. better pacing, style, presentation, etc.
in conclusion, will i buy 4SE? hell no lol. i’m eager to try out trish and lady but not eager enough to warrant replaying the handful of lackluster missions and bosses. for all you dmc fans, this game is defo worth at least one playthrough.
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nero is like gonna kill you
Reddish
2 years ago