Can you beat DMC5 with just guns?

Can you beat DMC5 without any swords? Or without using Sin Devil Trigger? Why do you want to know? Are you weird?
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[@TheToasterGent]

How did I play as Dante on other characters' stages? It's a feature of the Co-op trainer for PC. The option to pick through RE Framework is called "divergence" which allows playing any stage as any character. www.nexusmods.com/devilmaycry5/mods/353?tab=files

[@-SRM-]

Hey! Please do more unnecessarily difficult DMC runs! Really enjoyed this one man!

[@mouthwide0pen]

>no gameplay altering mods >alters gameplay with mods ok

[@Gamer_Vergil]

Your channel is goated! You deserve more subs! ✨

[@Super_Abyss]

Is there a version for console?

[@TheToasterGent]

@@Super_Abyss nope, sorry

[@KeijiNoSora]

Alternate title,: CAN YOU BEAT DMC5 BY PLAYING DMC2??!!!

[@Maitreya-7777]

Why do you say that???

[@goldenzoro9363]

​@maitreyajambhulkar cause the most optimal way to play dmc 2 is by just spamming guns, easier, and safer, plus nearly everything can be cheesed with just guns

[@bobanfrombangladesh]

I just remembered that Vinesauce dmc2 video

[@Maitreya-7777]

@@goldenzoro9363 I never played dmc2. I only played DMC4, DMC5, DMC1 DMC3 + reboot games.

[@buckstop]

​@@Maitreya-7777Crowbcat's video "Real Gamers Don't Skip DMC 2" where he walks through the game shooting every enemy into a stunlock

[@carpiro8108]

I honestly think maxors description of dmc5 is the best. He said “The game where Vergil hires Vergil’s brother and Vergil’s son to go kill Vergil so that Vergil can become Vergil, featuring Vergil.”

[@apairofsteeltoedboots4729]

Yeah

[@ksad96]

With special edition bonus character Vergil

[@TheNapster153]

Truly the Alpha amd The Omega

[@Chris-qr3ce]

That is hilarious and absolutely true.

[@ubermaster1]

He did it, it brought DMC5's story to its bare essentials!

[@krimtimcalori9913]

damn, this dmc2 remake is better then i thought

[@Lucafire09]

Indeed

[@frostyelwood9898]

Ive played all games but 4 and i didnt know people hated 2 so much until after i played. Why do people hate 2? Ive heard a lot about the mission with the tanks and helicopters, my least favorite mission, was bad and i wanna know if theres more wrong with it. The only thing i really hated about 2 was the final bossfight against all the past bosses that are just squished together

[@dreadtrap973]

​@@frostyelwood9898Typing all the flaws here would take forever so I'll just give some bullet points. -sluggish combat and animations -gun spam was the optimal way to play which was very boring -stale bosses -edgy dante is edgy and not what we asked for -camera was the biggest piece of shit on the planet -auto lock on messed people up constantly and made hitting certain objectives close to impossible -infested chopper and tank will go down as the worst bosses in dmc -final boss wasn't that memorable -buying moves replaced with just upgrading the damage of weapons -Compared to dmc 1 it was a straight downgrade which is horrible for a sequel -the game was so badly made it almost killed the franchise -no variety in weapons. They all did the same thing which was not the case for the weapons in dmc 1 So in short. It basically took everything that made dmc 1fun and removed it while doubling down on the bad stuff (repetitive bosses, bad camera, etc). Hope you understand it a bit more

[@frostyelwood9898]

@@dreadtrap973 damn i guess i got a MIB mind wipe after playing. I didnt know it was that bad aside from the final boss and infested tanks and choppers. Maybe ill go back and play it again but as the girl

[@dreadtrap973]

@@frostyelwood9898 If you mean the tanned girl I have heard her story is even worse so good luck with that.

[@distantsea]

The difficulty ratings are hilarious "Sweet Surrender can opener"

[@DarknesTheTrailblazer]

"Horse, but spooky"

[@pizzatime9261]

"Vergil minus V equals Ergil"

[@nuts12548]

This is the only joke I didn't understand

[@Seraphinamagi]

@@nuts12548where do you think a vibrator is supposed to go

[@bencenagy5459]

​@@nuts12548 neither do i, wtf does this mean

[@TheBigGoon]

the idea of dante just standing there parrying vergil's hits and just immediately blasting him with a shotgun is so much cooler bro ngl

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

Crazy how while Guns are kinda weak they are also the most broken. DMC4 had Pandora and if you used the minigun among your aerial combos you would eventually just open the box and clear a room. Now in DMC5 you can spend 3 IRL dollars worth of Blood Orbs to win the game.

[@Cerise__]

Or you can just do the 99999999 Red Orbs glitch with Vergil in Mission 1.

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

@@Cerise__ that last part was a bit of a joke. It’s not about “how can you deal with the DMC5 economy” but rather that the max level Blood orb meteors requieres what Capcom deemed worthy of being 3 dollars.

[@Cerise__]

@@josetomascamposrobledano4618 Not so surprising that they let you buy the Max Upgrades for every weapon in RE4 Remake for real money. It's almost like you're not paying 70 for a game that's just in it's normal edition.

[@AshTheBananaLad]

You could also just do forward gunslinger and it would clear the room.

[@majorknight859]

DMC 2: Guns ARE the only option And then there's me playing heaven and hell mode. So yeah, You can do it

[@vul4ak]

Well that was painful. Anyway, here's a (useless) tip. You can charge shotgun's Charged Shot and it will proc on Gunslinger moves. Which is ofc Gun Stinger, the first shot of Fireworks etc. The fun part is with the slide/roll moves of Cut In. The time it takes Dante to complete a roll and fire the shotgun is just enough time for CHarged Shot to charge up, so by holding the fire button and doing Cut Ins you have increased damage output.

[@KleberDKurosaki]

Omg my favorite gun in DMC is more fun than I already know

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

i think this tip is excellent! whu did you call it "useless"?

[@vul4ak]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Because the increase in damage is marginal and rarely useful for DPS purposes. The bonus is also move dependent. One attack might get an extra 75 damage, another - 67. IIRC Gunstinger does 150 damage and 225 with Charged Shot. Shotgun in DMC5 is far more useful for its crowd control capabilities than its damage. Or to be completely honest - at least I personally haven't found a situation where it is preferable to something like Kalina Ann or charged Ebony & Ivory for dealing damage. You can test it out in The Void and experiment with what the damage numbers are. If you find a use for it in your gameplay - that's cool. Glad I could point it out to people.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

@@vul4ak +67-75 isn't "marginal". and from what i remember gunstinger deals 250 damage and by "crowd control" do you mean that it hampers enemy movement or something like that?

[@vul4ak]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 I might have confused the numbers of Gunstinger and Fireworks. I've tested the numbers a long time ago. By marginal I mean compared to other damage dealing options Dante has. Objectively - using Charged Shot increases shotgun's damage during Cut Ins so there's no reason not to do it. Also objectively - even with this increase, there are better options if you want raw damage. By crowd control I mean exactly that - shotgun, while powerful, is mostly useful for stunning enemies. In general in DMC you do not want to deal too much damage since you also want to rack up some style points before finishing an enemy. But if you ask me where to use Charged Shot Cut Ins - my answer is Bloody Palace. And I suppose well timed cut in dodges can be useful against Furies and the Charged Shot can rack up some serious damage against them since furies do not have lots of health.

[@moonlightlunacy]

I havent been able to play DMC due to a spinal injury because i get flares of pain in my back and arms when i use a controller. Its been really nice to be able to watch people play to kind of scratch the itch. Thank you for the great content

[@TheToasterGent]

Damn, I'm sorry to hear that. :( Though I'm glad to give at least a little entertainment, if vicariously. I hope you recover soon.

[@moonlightlunacy]

@@TheToasterGent Thank you 💛

[@animefanatic787]

Whenever i play dmc I'm gonna keep you in mind, all my stylish points and badass moves are in your name and honor, i hope you get better

[@moonlightlunacy]

@@animefanatic787 Thats so kind of you, thank you for the encouragement 💛 absolutely style on some demons for me and any other gamers who arent able to, we appreciate that gesture so much

[@coshuloser]

not to be insensitive, but that means you can't play on a keyboard either, right? Kind thoughts and speedy recovery, wishing you only the best🫶🫶

[@hanstelgotto8549]

Man, so many videos making me want to play DMC5 lately, I cant give in...

[@yumaoverstar]

Do it

[@TheRealPurpleGuy7248]

You just a need bit more *motivation*

[@NotEnder]

do not

[@spacecatghostboi776]

Wait…you can stop? I didn’t think it was possible

[@shadow66600]

@@spacecatghostboi776real

[@Ryxis]

I like how this guy doesn’t just spam memes, over-edit footage and constantly go for unfunny jokes during the video We need more tubers like this!

[@Joker_Kirby]

I was wondering how painful fighting Vergil would be since he can deflect certain gun attacks

[@DestinySpider]

This was so insanely well made. Great video and cool run. 5's gunslinger moveset seems like it could be pretty fun to do something like this with on the lower difficulties maybe, so you don't have to rely as much on lasers, multi-rockets and hysterics, all of which are too slow to really look cool imo.

[@Esanep]

How is this guy so underrated? This guy deserves 100.000+ subs. Great video!

[@WitchyyWillow]

30 secs in and this is already one of the better dmc videos out there, how does this guy not have a few hundred thousand - if not a few million - subscribers?!

[@strikermodel]

3:43 Technically if you just beat him here the challenge is completed as it gives you an alternate, but less satisfying, ending.

[@moonlight2870]

Horribly traumatized men is so real that Nero wins the last fight by sending them both to therapy

[@hopy921]

Great run, and I love the choice of Godhand's OST. The difficulty ratings had me in hysterics.

[@johnreed4786]

As an avid jump cancel enthusiast I accept Shot Star and an official DMC term. Thank you and well done.

[@AtomicProBomb011]

While we're trying to squeeze in as much deeps on Vergil as possible: Generally the biggest source of free damage in even normal circumstances for me has always been jump-guarding anything I could. If you do it well and quick enough, you can immediately fire a buckshot, and have your landing cancel the end lag so you can fire twice per guard before he teleports. It's often enough to actually get a juggle on him while he's in SDT.

[@VirtuallyInsaneBlues]

i can totally see that cutscene, Dante telling Vergil to give him the Yamato, and then Dante instead of summing his Devil Sword, summons a Kalina Ann

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...God Nero is borderline unfair for using ng+ That lv 3 variant of the charge shot... Edit: so I learned something genuinely stupid about Dr Faust not many people know about it against vergil. Magic hat and man in the red while in devil trigger gives you a bit of temporary super armor, and vergil cannot seem to block man in the red if you walk up close to him. If you try to get up close and just sit idly by in dt mode, you will do some deceptively stupid damage to dt vergil

[@JayDayKay]

This seems like a really fun challenge. I might try it. Good video man, and not even mentioning how cool those combos were. Thank you for those snippets throughout

[@LucidEnigmaX]

Beating DMC5 gun only: Stylishly

[@toquicho476]

this is exactly the kind of videos the community needs, THAT WAS SO FUN TO WATCH! i am gonna try and use more guns on my end hehe

[@marcodragon4995]

12 seconds in and you've already successfully boiled down DMC to it's bare essentials. I can tell this is gonna be a good video

[@Ze12365]

Alternate title: "Can you Beat Devil May Cry 5 as an American."

[@blackcat738]

So for mission prologue: equivalent to to trying to fight a green emposa, fairly easy. Mission 1: equivalent to trying to fight a devil hunter difficulty hellcana Mission 2: 4 antanoras playing monopoly, equivalent to playing games with demons that you only know will go down hill later on, that being the goliath fight. Mission 3: shooting a fly with a shotgun. Something you would thing would be easy, but provided an actual challenge. Mission 4: checking your shot for worms, actually surprisingly challenging, you would have to cut down most spaces of distraction. Mission 5: horse, but spookier. Seemed normal, but get worse when you realise what you're up a against. Mission 6: sweet surrender can opener. I got nothing. Mission 7: chewing a brick wall, but the wall has as sword and also hates you. Unnecessarily long and challenging. Mission 8: elevator music. Long, just long. Mission 9: dudes, pretty chill experience. Mission 10: chaos the hedgehog, as impactful as shredding up the road sonic the hedgehog style. Mission 11: bringing a gun to a sword fight. Laughably overprepared. Mission 12: Vergil - V = ergil. Equivalent to trying to explain a silly joke. Mission 13: falling a down well. In for a bad time going straight down without a plan. Mission 14: Dr wileys Castle. Looks threatening, but more bark than bite. Mission 15: birdo! Meme challenge in the end. Mission 16: playing fetch with a rocket launcher. REALLY FUCKING HARD! Mission 17: sitting on sandpaper conveiabelt with hemmeroids. Absolute torture. Mission 18: vacation on malay island, relaxed enough that you could even take a break on a murde island. Mission 19: fucka you, really difficulty but a relief after coming up with a winning strategy. You will need to be creative to beat him. Mission 20: im finally free. Not to hard, and a relief to get it done with.

[@TheToasterGent]

This is admirable.

[@book1840]

For M19: DT shotgun at point blank can stagger/launch SDT Vergil while he’s recovering from his attacks. He will resist around 2 shots before get launched by third one. Then, just spam at point blank range until knock back or he start guarding at low health. Note that interrupting Vergil(by staggering him or parrying his attacks) will make him stay in SDT longer and delay his flight and final combo(the one where he charge like flight move before start attacking)

[@heliax9924]

watching your run honesty makes me appeciate how well made dantes firearm moveset really is , especially compared too dmc4 and man I AM SO GLAD that more people get too learn that hysteria has some uses , it can also shred a behemoths health bar if you do a hysteria in front off their tongues (Which is the reason why your laser deleted the behemoths Health bar even with DT cause behemoths take a way more damage when you aim at their tongue) i seen people do some gun only runs in this game but yours was really fun too watch especially with it being played with only dante And hey i will be using Shot stars now with dante cause thats a really fun tech

[@andreadebernardis4390]

for a little explanation on 14:01 the way the big Laser with Double Kalina Ann works is basically a "piercing" type of damage (you can see it against Proto Angelo's blocking) when paired with Behemoths taking double damage to the face when their armor breaks, it's likely that the Laser did the normal damage, plus the double damage

[@taters9722]

I dont think so. Behemoth takes 300 percent damage from guns when shot in the mouth.

[@dankerbell]

it's crazy how stylish you can make this game look even with half of your arsenal missing

[@psionic_gamer]

Ah yes, the classic DEE EM CEE TOO run. gotta love just schüting.

[@thehalfnegativeoptimist4578]

Honestly, I think Nero could work if you allow things like Tomboy’s buff to Blue Rose, Punch Line for tracking enemies and potentially breaking shields, Gerbera for movement and the big Fuck you laser, and (if available) the Mega Buster for general use shooting and combo-ing with Blue Rose. (This would, of course, mean planning out Devil Breakers much more carefully for each mission, since you have to destroy devil breakers in order to cycle through the loadout and the ones found throughout missions are not guaranteed to be the ones you need.) V on the other hand… I’ve got nothing. You could possibly exclude him because he technically has to use a Melee weapon to finish off demons, but that’s up to personal preference.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

maybe a griffin obly run for V?

[@dankerbell]

pretty sure someone did a run of only ranged attacks and used nero and v, but they included things like dante's sdt ranged attacks which are obviously op af

[@wyaatdacon5357]

6:34 Just then the king felt true fear for the first time.

[@vadiks20032]

2:19 in dmc 3, killing 2 enemies would trigger all the others to DT so you had to nearly kill them all and then start finishing them up

[@Dr._Doppietta]

Y'know, doing this challange so clearly and honestly was already worth my Like, but those God Hand OSTs in the background? You earnt a new sub, buddy. Keep up the good work.

[@superslicer6]

In one day, Nero fought his father, helped his father, found out WHO his father is, fought his father, and saw him leave again.

[@Raldavar]

You have a lot of patience. This was an amazing challenge run. One thing I would like to say is that the challenge would have been a lot smoother if you incorporated cascade into fights instead of mega-cascade.

[@rennenb]

Damn this was actually so impressive I dream to be as good at DMC as you 🔥🔥

[@LarusFotia]

In my opinion, and this applies to every challenge in any game ever, crashes should never count as a death. Most crashes are by no means your fault (unless it was deliberate like installing a faulty mod) so it shouldn't count as anything. Except maybe time loss because you can't really fix a stopwatch without resetting the whole thing...

[@whiteraven9588]

I love when youtube videos randomly has sonic adventure 2 ost

[@sulthanarya3281]

SDT has Danmaku, so its basically count as range/Gun but more broken

[@Sulidaire]

Fun challenge! One of my favorite DMC5 creators was Alan Conqvist who did a whole bunch of guides on snall mechanics. He did one for Ebony and Ivory and solo used it for one of the higher BP floors. The one with the elite enemies.

[@6footdarkskin335]

the ol’ lost footage trick

[@DarkSkillzX]

The dmc2 challenge

[@gangstablook5846]

"You have to use a Grim Grip" Lady in DMC4: Am I a joke to you?

[@lCaptainCanaryl]

It’s fun to see the chain, but I’d like to see this done in a fresh copy. Yes, Nero and Vergil could be a bit boring, but the idea is the slog, not the fun.

[@Robospy1]

This challenge is alternatively called "DMC 2"

[@chaosblitz7921]

Alternate title: "Can you beat DMC5 as an American?"

[@DarknesTheTrailblazer]

"WHAT THE *F%$?* IS A KILOMETER!?"🦅🦅

[@oFiiREo]

Wait wait. I need more videos like this. Please upload more. The quality of this content is amazing much much *MUCH* more quality than a 2000 sub channel. You deserve a lot more bro. I loved this. P.s you are a funny man

[@Lucafire09]

The bro literally recreated the gameplay of dmc 2 on dmc 5

[@tomsantos9448]

This was such a good video and I'm baffled that it doesn't have more views. Definitely subscribing

[@einkar4219]

ah DMC5 Game where Vergil hire Vergil's brother and Vergil's son to hunt Vergil so Vergil can fuse with Vergil

[@asyadolinin1352]

This was just about the funniest challenge video I've seen in a long, long time. Just constant laughter. The difficulty ratings especially were a hoot. (Also, "It's-a me, Cavaliere!" and "Like a ~~Shadow the Hedgehog~~ level" slapped me like Nero slapped Dante in that one cutscene)

[@shadowandsilverxd9321]

Ok I didn't expect The OST from Lunar Knight is used here. Dammmmmmm, and it's one of the best ost as well

[@TheToasterGent]

Don't tell anybody, but I love Boktai.

[@shadowandsilverxd9321]

Damn too bad nobody's playing it, Really like the game so much before.

[@Kronutus]

44:25 You want power, Vergil? Get a cowboy hat.

[@juanokug4]

Finally Dmc 5 for dmc 2 fans

[@sivaramakarthik7173]

Now that's what I call a gun running operation. Faust, Double Kalina and Coyote-A were amazing. Too bad for the cameo appearances of the Bee Hive, I mean, Honey Comb. I mean the bees. Sorry, I meant Ebony & Ivory.

[@lipeckih]

I appreciated the use of Godhand music in this one. I tried limiting myself to one melee and one ranged weapon per run to help with choice paralysis when playing Dante in 5, but ranged only is beyond me. This was an entertaining video, thank you for your hard work!

[@ThatNerdNerdical]

6:11 That’s what she said

[@Kookos21]

An amazing video. The best dmc video I've seen in a while. Please do more of these in the future

[@angelis1123]

Finally, the remake of the beloved classic Devil May Cry 2

[@wingzero7X]

Knowing what they do in the cutscenes. I wish there was a version where the guns like Ebony And Ivory were as powerful as they look. Blue Rose, should be a “purchase ammo” type gun because bullshit that gun shoots two 454 Casul rounds and doesn’t immediately END what you shoot

[@daytonhoward5153]

Did anyone else see when he went into sin devil trigger and dash away at 21:34 I thought that was quite smart and the fact that it’s allowed and it all went over our heads is crazy great job toast you made a great video

[@TasTheWatcher]

I'd guess the devs planned for bosses to be fight-able by Dante in Bloody Palace mode

[@TenshiPrime]

TBH your sense of humor is what mainly kept my attention, fantastic video!

[@arushamshafeeq9428]

Now finish dmc5 with only mirage blades

[@tahaelhour690]

You could completely disable chaos and break their spines by using back forward gunslinger with E&I. Just stand there and shoot.

[@theermac6024]

DMC 5- DMC2 MODE

[@aeroscantsee1665]

35:04 damn, those backshots experience is gonna be explosive for urizen.

[@EpicBob123]

"No cheese." "Use the ledge to cheese the Proto Angelo's." So which is it? Hmmmmm?

[@TheToasterGent]

That's environmental cheese. I banned hat cheese. It's like showing up to a cheddar party with a handful of gouda. Totally different cheese.

[@AmazingOwnage]

Great job man. I like that this challenge forced you to learn new game mechanics and showcased your knowledge of the game.

[@whitebutterflyfingersofcolour]

My friend who only played shooters and this was his first dmc: Look what they needed to mimic a fraction of our power

[@purplehaze2358]

Seems you really followed the engineer's strongest piece of advice: "Use a gun. And if that don't work, use more gun."

[@Nevict]

This guns-only gameplay is very entertaining to watch.

[@OctavalAura4]

Dmc 5, American difficulty

[@arshiaabdollahi2311]

I cannot believe you only have 1k sub. This was top tier content my man. Keep up the good work. Next time, Vergil but only using judgement cut 😂

[@d.mulanovich]

Inmediatly liked after hearing the Loi soundtrack

[@moxiemos9637]

This is so cool. I really like this DMC2 remake gameplay.

[@larvaedadindex]

aye nice choice of background music, love God Hand!

[@ryokophreak]

This randomly showed up on my timeline. Really enjoyed it. :) Subbed!

[@Error-bf7sk]

Vergil be like: time to end this man whole career with my entire fucking wallet

[@saddlegoose]

this vid really made me wish lady was playable here

[@friendboy10]

Sad to not see Fireworks spam on Goliath. All the shots hit him with how big he is. Funnily enough it's the strategy used when speed running him, so your gun only run actually set you up for immense success with him. Works on most bosses that don't really move. Artemis, Cerberus, Urizens. Gonna definitely give the bosses a gun only run after this. Feeling inspired. Great video. The rules were far more restricting than I expected. Well done.

[@jacobsiron6929]

44:26 Vergil walking up like "Dante, what are you doing...?"

[@kenozakesy2372]

Dont stress yourself, but this stuff is well made. I like it.

[@lucymaycry7218]

27:20 you can get up there by jumping on the statue and using the air dash to slide up slightly on the gargoyle. I did that on the ps4 ...

[@ratt__mann9220]

I remember beating Vergil with guns only and no hat Pain.

[@charletsjourney2176]

21:01 god hand theme starts playing noice

[@Smile-uu2yg]

Hat? Is gun?

[@plaguedr.crowvin3349]

You should have kept devil sword Dante for its passive of the summoned sword you’ll PASSIVELY have in DT, you don’t need to even have the melee weapon actively equipped. Also some people think that balrog’s damage jumps should be allowed in a gun only run sense you need a few attacks that are reactive in use, it technically isn’t gun only if you do this but It is Meleeless. Take that what you will.

[@UNALLOYEDSLOP]

Imagine if Dante could swing Kalina Ann around like Lady in DMC4

[@swagubirk]

holy shit i love this video whenever im bored i just come back to it and watch it again its so gooddddd

[@RafieGilang]

Dang, this is really cool. Thanks for your sacrifice :D

[@Maitreya-7777]

Bro. I am so glad you completed the whole game without swords and only guns. At highest difficulty. Hats off to you. I will not copy this challange. This is too hard for me. But I will do a swords challange where I will defeat enemies using swords only.

[@Wheatley_online]

I saw the title and instantly just thought. Isn’t this just how the games are in America no melee weapons just guns

[@Just_Adrian_]

I like the part where he said 50 terms that I didn't understand in the slightest

[@geneericname7138]

This must be the universe where Devil May Cry never diverged from Resident Evil.

[@ployburnie7382]

The Godhand bgm, chef's kiss