The gameplay is very unpolished and frankly, I feel like this game made me realize how much DMC 2 likely had Kamiya design notes lying around. It is very ambitious, but it definitely felt like Kamiya's first time designing a hack n slash since 2001 and it showsssssssssssss. The story also really needed to get out of DMC 1's shadow. It did comedy and wacky antics a lot better than being serious, but the Bayo and Jeanne writing was on point and saved the game at points. The game is designed for multiple replays, but beware of the long long longggggg levels.