This is the fourth game in the Resident Evil franchise and the first game in the Devil May Cry franchise. This game really does show it's the first with it's primitive combat. For new people coming into the series because they heard the franchise is cool or want to know where the characters people speculate will be in Smash Bros. come from, I recommend Devil May Cry 3 over it, as DMC3's gameplay is much cleaner and holds up well even today. A certain reveal in this game actually ends up making much more sense with DMC3 context, as 3 is a prequel that happens before the rest of the franchise. Despite this, DMC1 is still a decent entry in the franchise and still worth checking out if you enjoyed later entries in the franchise.