The absolute essence of a character action game. Playing through Devil May Cry 1 I was told that if I liked the Nelo Angelo fights then I would find a lot to love in 3, but I honestly think that kind of undersells just how fucking good this thing feels to play, even outside of the Vergil fights, which are absolutely the best bits. The style meter being a lot more lenient than in the first game, the way more enemies stagger and respond to your blows, the fucking "ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! BREAKDOWN!" when doing Million Stab, the genuinely compelling familial drama at the heart of its story.... it's a good video game! Might honestly end up getting bumped up to a perfect 5/5 when I revisit it on hard mode/as Vergil. I've been told that Swordmaster and Gunslinger make it even more interesting (my first character action game was Bayonetta and I feel lost in this genre without a dodge so like a pathetic little whelp I played Trickster my whole run) so I fully expect to just end up enjoying this more on return visits.