A Beginners Guide to Devil May Cry

[@Sci-FiKai]

This is a remake of a video I did awhile back. The audio was very poorly edited and there was quite a bit of fluff. I really wanted the video to be as good as possible so I just decided to redo it. I hope you guys enjoy and this video helps you enjoy this amazing franchise. 🙏

[@-Hikaru._.Tykon-]

After finally finishing every dmc game there is only one thing I can say: peak

[@Sci-FiKai]

That’s the only thing you could say tbh

[@popjack-ir2zi]

except for dmc2, we dont talk about dmc2😊

[@-Hikaru._.Tykon-]

@@popjack-ir2zi true

[@Thief_Lord91]

​@@popjack-ir2zi What dmc2, there's no dmc2 you silly 😂

[@CUTIE_POXX]

@@Thief_Lord91 2? What's that number?

[@nikthedestroyalator6796]

DMC is scratching that itch that Dark Souls gave me, which is to say it's a deep, challenging game that makes me want to come back no matter how many times I get my ass kicked until I'm the one kicking the games ass.

[@Six3rdy]

So long and short, if you take the more technical route, the game rewards you HEAVILY for it. MOAR damage, MOAR style, MOAR options for bust-ass, MOAR skill, MOAR survivability at harder difficulties. And all that leads to MOAR orbs, which funnels right back to the start of the process. And then the whole thing repeats until you become SSSlayer, essentially. Also, mad respect for the come-up. You made it to the high end of the bell curve meme, and now you're the transcended dude in the hood. Congratulations on that, frfr. Unironically.

[@Six3rdy]

Goddamn. Seven tries?!?? You were PASSIONATE!!!!! Mad respect!

[@Neros_light]

Tbh, ik I might get a bit of pushback/backlash, but DmC Devil May Cry's not a bad place to start either. It does require some amount of skill and understanding. I find it easier to grasp and it also plays a lot like DMC5

[@dimhobbyist5515]

I first played DMC4 damn near 10 years ago and liked it as my first introductory game. Then it kinda fell on the wayside in my life and I didn’t think about it too much. When I was younger I played the movie based Van Helsing game so I was somewhat familiar with the system. I watched the animated series, then didn’t do much else until in the past year I picked up a discount DMC5 and finally fell down the rabbit hole. I just finished DMC3 at base, no turbo, yellow mode and gunslinger for 80% of it using Spiral, E&I, Rebellion and Cerberus/Nevan. Had a wonderful time and I’m feeling super satisfied and I’m going as DMC5 Dante this Halloween. Loved your vid, but I just love Spiral and Gunslinger. Kalina Ann is fantastic for other styles but not that great for gunslinger imo, and I love non-turbo gameplay

[@Sci-FiKai]

That’s awesome to hear man! For sure gunslinger, non turbo mode and yellow edition can be fun. Hell if it wasn’t the game wouldn’t have become popular when it released in the west. And you can for sure do cool stuff with gunslinger. It’s just not most peoples favorite style and compared to the others can be a bit under powered, ofc this vid was targeted towards what most will likely enjoy. But everyone’s different. DMC4 really put me off because I found Nero repetitive, with only one real weapon. More than a decade later and I picked up dmc5 and ended up dropping it about an hour in. Once again feeling pretty bored with Nero. Dmc3 on the other hand is what sent me down the rabbit hole and eventually playing Vergil would have me discover my favorite action game character of all time. Also thank you!

[@BranNextDoor973]

DMC 1 should be the starting point for anyone or else you'll hate going back to 1 later. undoubtedly.

[@Sci-FiKai]

DMC1 is a fine place to start but I started at 3, went back to 1 and still loved it Which is why I say either 1 or 3 are both the best place to start. I’m sure there’s a lot of people that wouldn’t vibe with dmc1 due to some clubkyness or how difficult the game can be but they might love dmc3. Would be a shame for them to start at 1 then not like it and never try the rest of the series

[@BranNextDoor973]

@@Sci-FiKai nah i get it fam. its just not for the faint of heart to go through the OG combat and controls of 1 😂 also not easy in 3 so i guess it's pick your poison. couldn't be a bigger fan of this series though, and it's damn sure worth it for anyone to play these.

[@Sci-FiKai]

@@BranNextDoor973 Exactly man! Just so damn tired of seeing people tell others to start with 5 💀

[@BranNextDoor973]

@@Sci-FiKai yeah as great as 5 is, and it is fantastic, it's too easy. it'll have anyone thinking they can do the same things in 3 or 1 and they will be very sadly mistake lol.

[@onetwopikachu8122]

Man i forgot how hard the Marvel vs Capcom 3 art style goes on Dante, Vergil and Trish on the thumbnail... Makes me wish we get Marvel 4 with the DMC 5 cast :(((

[@Sci-FiKai]

Same dude could you imagine SDT in that art style? It would go so hard 🔥

[@OHierofante-z5d]

R u talking about devil may cry3???? I thought it was about dmc 1!!

[@bazzjedimaster]

While I agree 3 and 5 are the best in the series, I feel 1 is the ideal introduction to the genre, that said if they have played other action games like Bayo or Ninja Gaiden, then I could see skipping to 3 being recommendable.

[@Sci-FiKai]

My main issue is that I know the clunkyness and frustration that comes with having no yellow orbs could turn a lot of newcomers off A long with 3 being the first game in the timeline, which is why I personally recommend people start with 3, but 1 is the next best choice imo.

[@Lord_Kreytoast]

​​@@Sci-FiKaii just started today, and 1 is MAD CLUNKY I'm having difficult time playing. Don't get me wrong i like the settings, the theme the soundtrack how eerie is the stages. I've played GOW specifically GOS and COO, is 3 better start than 1?

[@Sci-FiKai]

@ If you’re having trouble with 1’s clunkiness def try starting with 3

[@killyridols72826]

5:19 "Devil May Cry is first and foremost a melee based game" Me and everyone else that played DMC1 having flashbacks of grenade dodging Blades, shotgun jump-canceling Puppets, using DTed E&I to shoot Shadows to death, spamming Air Raid to kill Griffon, using nothing but a needlegun to fight enemies underwater, shooting fireballs in second phase Mundus, and that previous bullet-hell section against him... and then there's DMC2 which you can just spam E&I from start to finish... but yeah, it is a melee based franchise, if you only play DMC3 onwards lol

[@wingusdingus9447]

I played 1 first. With the mindset it was onimusha/resident evil on steroids. Back then it basically was. 1 is almost an entirely different genre than the rest of the series. I played the original release of 3 about a year later when I found it in a resale shop. I think if you really want to get into the series you might want to pick yellow. Depends on what type of person you are. If you only play one game at a time and enjoy being forced to play better through punishment DMC 3 even in "hard" (was normal mode in my version) isn't so punishing it will make you quit. I might sound like an elitist, but I can't do elaborate combos that need jump canceling to pull off. I can't do style switching combos either. They aren't needed to beat the games. That's why I'm here. I want to learn now. 5 made it accessable enough to where I want to relearn how to play. I do agree start with 3. Learn to stinger, launch, air raid. The basics needed. You can beat 3 on hard without any advanced play. Keep that in mind in case you are wanting to quit because you think you need to play like that to get through it and have fun. Not many people that don't have a KZbin channel can actually play that well. 99.99% that touched the series before 5 came out could not do combo strings. It was an alien concept to normie players and KZbin was a new thing. People learning how to break 3s combat and it started getting incorporated into the game afterwards. 5 allows you to do stuff that would take months of practice in 4 at the push of a button. DMC is my favorite series and by internet standards I suck at it.

[@DaGreenDestroyer]

As somebody who started in DmC devil may cry, DmC really spoiled me with the satisfying sound effects that 5 doesnt have (apart from style rank callouts) and the "rewards" you get for doing a stylish combo. Nevertheless, 5 is still cool. DmC is really my favourite game,maybe until i get a hang of dmc5 dante's combat

[@frunk5623]

Nice video i will try to apply your advice next time im playing dmc.

[@Sci-FiKai]

Thanks man! Hope it ends up helping 🤜🤛

[@frunk5623]

@@Sci-FiKai I replayed the first 2 missions And holy crap i forgot how fun dmc 3 is.It might be the turbo mode kicking in but i remember getting stomped by that first reaper boss and now he was easy.

[@Sci-FiKai]

@@frunk5623 yeah dude turbo mode really helps and the seeing yourself get better at the game is so addicting

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

@Eight thanks for this, as a person who wants to get into the franchise as a newcomer, you’re basically saying in this video, to play them as follows, DMC3, DMC1, DMC2, DMC4, DMC5? Just clarifying as a new player, I basically inferred that was the case from your comment in the video on starting with DMC3 as story wise it’s the earliest in the timeline set before DMC1, I could be wrong but, that is what I kind of inferred from your comment about that, I just wanted to make sure.

[@Sci-FiKai]

Yes! Though skip dmc2. It’s terrible, and I don’t mean on some people like it and some don’t, nah it’s universally viewed as one of the worst sequels to a game ever. It almost killed the series. But absolutely no problem! So happy that this video helped someone

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

Oh ok, huh that’s odd, I heard people say that but, I didn’t know that it was universally viewed as one of the worst video game sequels of all time, I thought some liked it and some didn’t. I have the HD Collection but, ok I will probably just skip DMC2 then if it’s truly that bad.

[@Sci-FiKai]

@@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo Yeah it actually almost killed the entire franchise. Very unfortunate lol. If you really want to you can always come back to it

[@JordansMortalKombatAdven-xn3qo]

Yeah, I don’t think I will, maybe I will at some point to see if maybe I am an outlier on the game, I doubt it if it’s that universally hated but we will see

[@taters9722]

I disagree about turbo mode. Its def slow but at least it makes crazy combos accessible. In turbo its so hars to get most of them off. So i switched to normal and i like it. I like seeing the animations play out too. Dmc3 has a very nice crunchy feel, esp with the crazy combos

[@destined-for-solitude]

Goated video

[@Sci-FiKai]

Thanks goat 🙏

[@SashaS-s2z]

I tried the very first game first - which sounded llike a good idea at the time. Obviously, the game is not designed to be played on keyboard - operating the menu is as nightmarish as in any console game. However, the main problem I noticed is that the game doesn't tell you anything about how to play it - nor does it come with a manual that would do so. I played through the first mission, and didn't even see any combos or anything beyond just hitting enemies repeatedly until they die.

[@Sci-FiKai]

Might be because it’s a product of a time where games came with physical manuals. Many games back then still had built in tutorials ofc but some solely relied on physcial Which is insane lol. Unfortunately now it just leads to people being confused because the game tells them nothing or having to guess/look things up

[@SashaS-s2z]

​@@Sci-FiKai As someone starting videogames in year 2000, I never knew about that - in genres I preferred (for instance, turn-based strategies), even games from 1997 had inbuilt tutorials. The most recent game I played that had a manual, was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - insane for a game released in 2013. (the manual was rather useless, and only covered controls and most barebones understanding of mechanics - and only for controller)

[@teamsabre4]

I actually liked playing from dmc 1 to dmc 5 including DmC reboot. It feels like a journey from the janky controls to peak DMC.

[@morepenguins6247]

I have a problem with games where I keep trying to figure out my new move/combo I unlock, and play worse because of it.

[@Sci-FiKai]

It can be confusing at first but definitely keep at it!

[@Mojavekight17]

Fun games

[@Sci-FiKai]

Some of the best 🔥

[@popjack-ir2zi]

can you do more dmc videos,

[@Sci-FiKai]

Absolutely man. I have more DMC videos on my channel if you’re interested 🙏

[@popjack-ir2zi]

@@Sci-FiKai can you do any dmc x Bayonetta videos??

[@Sci-FiKai]

@@popjack-ir2zi someone else requested this and I’m definitely going to do them eventually, but I gotta play through Bayo 2 and 3 first since I’ve only beaten Bayo 1

[@clasherinotheone5249]

Me who started with 5 absolutely hated how dante plays and I still think he plays better in 3

[@Sci-FiKai]

I prefer Dante in 3 but also really like him in 5. I just prefer 3’s weapons and ngl having all 4 styles at once can be intimidating I end up not using RG or GS all that much

[@clasherinotheone5249]

@@Sci-FiKai my first run playing DMC 3 was with all styles at once on switch and later with 6 styles haha but I quickly realized that quicksilver and doppelgänger aren’t good I only use quicksilver ironically on the boss that uses it

[@dimhobbyist5515]

Oh for real? I started with 4 so when I had to play as Dante the style switching just kinda became my initial idea of Dante. I love the weapons in 4 more than 3 in my honest opinion- I love Nevan and Cerberus, but I adore Lucifer and Pandora. The gauntlet weapons have never really my favorites- but I like the newer combat style for Dante. I love solely focusing on one style yes but I much more enjoy the freedom to change it at will and do crazy stupid shit. Also Darkslayer style

[@clasherinotheone5249]

@@dimhobbyist5515 my friend I could style switch in 3 on switch so I know the style switching dante haha

[@Sci-FiKai]

@@dimhobbyist5515 Oh yeah I agree 100% it was just easier for me to start with 3 being able to learn a style at a time. I love the gauntlet weapons most of the time (Beowulf is my fav weapon in the entire series) jump canceling is so good and rising dragon is sick not to mention kick 13 and lunar phase Though I feel Gilgamesh wasn’t as cool or fun as Beowulf or Balrong. I love Lucifer though that’s one of the coolest weapons ever. That’s really the only DMC4 weapon I really like though.

[@bbtv3961]

I dropped it because the boss fights are too hard :/

[@Sci-FiKai]

You can do it bro 🫡 if you ever give them another try, focus on learning the basics and practicing a bit and just practice the boss, learning their moves. You got this 🙏

[@bbtv3961]

@@Sci-FiKai Another thing I hate about devil may cry is that there is literally no sense of direction💀