DMC: DEVIL MAY CRY (Zero Punctuation)

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This week, Zero Punctuation reviews DMC: Devil May Cry.
Fast-talking Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw reviews a new game each week in this animated series that combines informed critique with cutting humor. Watch the next episode of Zero Punctuation a week early, only on The Escapist.
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[@jonah_da_mann]

“Between them, Vergil, Dante and love interest girl look like a fucking treehouse club plotting to get their ball back from mean old Mr. Henderson.” I laughed so hard when he brought that up. I knew there was something funny about the plot of this game, but I just never figured out how to explain it, let alone with the kind of sarcastic wit that Yahtzee does it with.

[@taylorpaki363]

"Making your rowboat seaworthy" is probably the best euphemism for double penetration I've ever heard.

[@bloodstoneore4630]

oh phew, it's gigantic. thought it would be hard

[@bloodstoneore4630]

@Irishwolf137 will do

[@bloodstoneore4630]

@Irishwolf137 thanks, man

[@incendere244]

My thoughts on this game is that it's one of this games that suffers because of the name attached to it, in a similar fashion to the first lords of shadow, this is an strong Action game that just can't live up to the name it decided to go with, if lords of shadow remained just lords of shadow without the castlevania part and this game had another title, I'm sure people would have liked them, recommended them, some probably even loved them

[@ShamblesTCG]

+JarlDraggmond Well that's the Problem with Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, Final Fantasy XIII, DmC Devil May Cry, Castlevania Lord of the Shadows etc. If you continue on a franchise, you are bound to be compared with the previous games. Now if you suck ass compared to them and your only plus site is graphics, you lose a lot of ratings and stuff. None of the names I mentioned are bad as games, but just not good in their respective franchises. If DmC were f.e. Demon Hunter Noxys(made up name here), a game about a black haired half angel half demon kid, that tries to save humanity and free them out of their slavery, everyone would be like: Hey that's a nice game, good to see other franchises in the Hack n Slay genre, that are trying to compete with God of War and Devil May Cry. But NO, they f*cked up a lot of potential, made stupid jokes about their way superior predecessors and overall the game was hated for being a bad reboot and being a mediocre game

[@benedictrogers1478]

I'm agreeing that DmC failed because it was a bad Devil May Cry game, and that was pretty much it's only major mistake (it has minor ones, like bad weapon balancing). Now I haven't played Darksiders yet (it's next on my list), have never been interested in God of War, and have only just played Metal Gear Rising, but I always found that hack and slash games really seem to need more great series. If the game had been called something else, Demon Hunter Noxys actually being a decent example, I would have applauded it for being a good introductory game in the genre. Less deep than many, but it still has some core elements. But they didn't, and they called the main characters Dante and Vergil, and so now I have to find an introductory game that wasn't a massive disappointment.

[@DrGhoztz]

@@ShamblesTCG MGR wasn't a continuation though. It was made by a seperate developer *and* was advertised as kind of a offshoot of the franchise set in the same universe. Most of MGS takes place in the cold war era, MGR takes place years later with a character that never really had much input after MGS II Was more of a "fuck it, nobody liked Raiden so heres a story where hes all grown up with some fun gameplay"

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

True, it has its problems. Even then, I prefer it to the original in only the Gameplay dept. And not much else. Story's enticing, in how it seems like a demonic version of "They Live," but the depricating humor against its predecessors is a turn off since it does so without much taste.

[@SporeFreak2010]

"My thoughts on this-"....... *clicks on another video*

[@NoobLord9001]

"...and ruining Metroid." Nah, that was Sakamoto's own doing.

[@84warhead]

I've been watching Yahtzee for a while now. You can usually tell when he genuinely hates a game. His criticism usually goes beyond nitpicking when he hates a game.

[@therealgandhi9079]

Featuring Dante from devil may cry

[@vagedischarge]

Yahtzee addressing redundant acronyms in the very beginning made me happier than anything else he's ever said. But I'm weird, so, whatever.

[@AlexMartinez-cu5bw]

The Devil May Cry, "Devil may cry"

[@Briggie]

Original Devil May Cry wasn't really that hard. Difficult, but doable. DMC 3, yeah that was hard.

[@UltimaJC]

DMC 3 was just mean.

[@TyrBarghest]

kutlessrocker23 Really? I couldn't beat DMC1 but breezed through DMC 3 like there was an easy mode or something.

[@UltimaJC]

It was the opposite with me. The only challenge I faced in the first one was Nightmare.

[@TyrBarghest]

No, I didn't play the special edition. Once I buy something the first time I don't rebuy just for something trivial like a side story and an easier game mode.

[@UltimaJC]

Isn't the special edition also the one included on the Classics HD version?

[@SmoocknJinx]

"I thought my row boat was about to be made sea-worthy..." lmao these things are so entertaining

[@TheDemonicVampire20]

Though it had the name, and the same names for the characters. I didn't really see it as a Devil May Cry game, HUGE fan of the original series. But this game was quite nice as well.

[@LikesPie74]

After hearing his take on modern "boss fights," I now hope he plays MGR: Revengence soon. Some of the bosses actually need a bit of skill to be beaten. Especially the final boss.

[@LuizFernando-ek9mh]

expanded like an a**hole in a prison shower THAT'S GOLD YA HAVE THERE!! THAT'S GOLD!

[@LuizFernando-ek9mh]

he's Gold

[@LuizFernando-ek9mh]

what happens in a prison shower, stays in a prison shower except aids but I may have missed the point

[@DILFDylF]

"expands like an asshole in the prison showers"

[@benedictrogers1478]

To be fair in every other Devil May Cry game the most difficult fights tended to be the bosses that were human scale. But DmC also managed to mess up it's Vergil fight.

[@tricksterhuaun]

WOOOOOW that changed my perspective of this game so much!!! Thank you!!!

[@georgiosgousetis3507]

Playing through the remastered version of it with hardcore mode enabled I can testify that the feel of the original devil may cry difficulty is back!

[@ThierryRocksTV]

+Jaime Grey And if you skip all the cutscenes.

[@MrOrcshaman]

"My name is Dante" Me "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"

[@DioGoodguy]

No, it's Donte :p

[@martinn2650]

I don't know what I am more excited about DMC HD collection or yahtzee's review of it

[@SerbianMeerkat]

I need the theme to this as my ring tone or something.

[@neko-chan2486]

It was a fun little hack and slash : nothing more and nothing else. When it comes to Dante you eigher hate him or are mildly amused. It's worth playing if you just wanna have some mindless fun. The weapons are interesting and the mechanics make you feel awesome when you manage to somehow accomplish them as well as they let you develop your own style . Its a strangely patience needed hack and slash since you got to wait to complete moves. Its not complete hell but it isnt a heavenly gift either: ironicly it is somewhat in between. The design is fun and the graphics are satisfiable . The game is strangely engaging and worth playing through if your bored. Well at least that was what I thought

[@Koranthus]

agree, the game is fun to play especially after you get all your weapons and combos you like to use.

[@SonofTiamat]

Calling the game DmC: Devil May Cry is also pretty redundant and stupid. It's like back in the day when you had D2: The Mighty Ducks. An inferior sequel meant to appeal to stupid people with short attention spans.

[@calesingleton9854]

Ok. the music for the end of this video is FUCKING. AWESOME.

[@soundslave]

I like the extended outro music.

[@justPLEASE_579]

I hope the Definitive Edition improves the bosses, making them harder and less of a pushover. As for combat, for me it's the perfect balance of difficulty. But again, that's just me. I never thought the other Devil May Cry's were as difficult as people say (aside from DMC3, which is my second favorite in the series).

[@Jaminhawk]

I am cerently playing DMC because of Yahtzee saying in another video that he liked this game. I my self like it a lot and didn't now I would like this kind of game until I played it.

[@Taraquin]

Just noticed it's a Mann Co. supply crate key on the imp's head at 4:00

[@Helljumper425]

I don't know about the other nineteen people, but two of those dislikes are from Rill O'Beilly and Bames Jond.

[@SuperZez]

Looks like at the time of making this, Yahtzee STILL was under the impression that Other M's problems were Team Ninja's fault.

[@TyrBarghest]

Two things: 1) did anyone else stick with the angelic weapons as the primary source of attacking? 2) Has anyone else notice that Yahtzee complains about difficulty and games being too easy but he didn't like Demon's Souls?

[@Usernamesdontmatter1]

well he is a critic.

[@logangraham3689]

***** He does like Dark Souls, incidentally, b/c he managed to get through the brick wall of difficulty.

[@ArtemyMusha]

Allow me to explain point 2 - his problem wasn't that Demon's Souls was hard in and of itself - his problem was that it was hard in a way that purposefully wastes the player's time.

[@battlion507]

Akriloth2150 Ah yes, the dark castle difficulty. Dark Castle is extremely short, but harder than NES Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden combined.

[@Danny-gg9gs]

Akriloth2150 whats the difference?

[@CeeBeeChan]

Dat picture of Run DMC.... Yeah. I lost it XD

[@ultimateninjaboi]

4:40 reminded me WAY too much of the Crazy Pizza Golems from Enchanted Arms. Dunno how to feel about that...

[@brabiz67]

I'm actually really enjoying this game. It's quite fun. Different in comparison to the classic, but still good.

[@Nettacki]

He said he recommends it at first (i.e., some parts are good enough to plug in the holes of the boat caused by its flaws), then 20 seconds later he takes that back because that boat is no longer seaworthy.

[@Nokande]

The new music for the outro *-*

[@howlbigbadwolf]

and I have the Special Collection of the game as well. Plasma lamp, Sweet steel box, and Soundtrack CD Rules!

[@PokeWeekly]

I honestly really liked this game. It's not better than 4 in terms of the battle system but I still have a great time with it.

[@lelouche25]

Sod off to the reboot the reception was so bad. Capcom took its license back and is now working on devil may cry 5 a continuation of 4.

[@pivotdude324hi]

Lord Knight Elsword You and I will get along great. DmC Hater, Devil May Cry lover, Elsword lover, and you just gave me the best news I've heard in a while.

[@lelouche25]

pivotdude324hi lol woot

[@rickwarren674]

Funny part is this is totally true as of E3 2018

[@eretroo338]

And again they put in a main character no one asked for aka "Nero" aka "whiny bitch" aka "Dante Light for casuals". Capcom really hates the main character of its own franchise

[@derlumpenhund]

this is one of some reasons I have subscribed to the escapist

[@luigischinesecowboyimpress5250]

The plot of the Demons enslavment reminds me of the vengeful one music video

[@rafaeltrivino1790]

I liked the game and thought it was pretty dark compared to the original Devil May Cry. Can't believe Vergil killed that woman and her baby.

[@hartrimsthepcnerd5097]

"Game Comes Out" Me: Oh Yay "Game Sucks" Me: But Why "Game tells me why it sucks" Me: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

[@horrorfan13666]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I didn't hear anything about the recommendation being taken back. The joke he made at the end ("I thought my boat was going to be made seaworthy") was a tongue-in-cheek reference to him thinking the fight was going to be harder. That's the only other reference to the boat after the recommendation.

[@SerPinkKnight]

Why does anyone care about Yahtzee's opinion? Am I the only one here for the jokes?

[@NickersonGeneral]

I honestly care about his opinion because I happen to be someone who agrees with lots of his previous opinions. If your NOT someone who tends to align with his opinions, then listen to them with caution. Simple as that.

[@benjaminmcginn195]

if you want his actual opinion and not that of his comedy persona, watch his 'Lets Drown it Out' videos. The Yahtzee in Zero Punctuation is a persona, an act

[@DILFDylF]

Benjamin McGinn Also his Extra Punctuation columns tend to be more... Fair.

[@BoneBeastKimimaro]

Warsc2k Are you fucking joking? In his Let's Drown Out of Viscera Cleaning Detail , at about 23:15 he said, and I quote, "The opinions I have on my ZP series are generally what I really feel, if a bit exaggerated, but I would never say I hated a game if I actually liked it." He doesn't rip on games for the sake of it. He points out crap that bothered him, and especially shit that is clearly bad with a game. Perhaps he does nitpick a little, but I'd like to believe most people would agree or at least understand his opinions as reasonable, if a bit extreme. It's not that he "doesn't want to be one of those reviewers who praises games", he only praises games that he feels genuinely deserve to be praised, and in this generation, very few genuinely good games come out anymore, which is why Yahtzee rarely ever praises games. (Also DMC is shit Yahtzee was completely right about absolutely everything he said about it YEAH I SAID IT FIGHT ME ABOUT IT)

[@captainwilts2244]

He's a brilliant critic!

[@demonfireofhell]

Rather surprised he liked the game.

[@THATNINJAHZ]

he said he liked some aspects of it

[@demonfireofhell]

kareem snowden he said he'd recommend it. I wouldn't recommend something I didn't like.

[@THATNINJAHZ]

***** here here

[@Koranthus]

Why would he not like it? The gameplay is fluid and fun, especially once you get all your weapons and start the next difficulty. The only legitimate complaint I have heard against this game is that its not the original DMC continuity and that is more of a preference than a complaint, some people might like being half angel half demon better than being half demon. The Bob fight was rather cool as long as you don't have seizures from it and the levels were pretty good looking.

[@austinrodriguez1140]

@@Koranthus >styles gone >taunting gone >no lock on >30FPS >color coded enemies that break the flow of combat >piss easy bosses that dont test you but act as sponges >the overly hamfisted social commentary of "CORPORATIONS R BAD GUIS" that weve been hearing for the last 10 years >inertia non existant >the actual character of dante doesnt give a shit about anything until the forced love interest makes him suddenly go "oh man, i wanna save humans now" because reasons >vergils character was also shot to shit and had his "now its our chance to rule" come out of nowhere, sure it was hinted, but surely they could have put some of those hints in how he behaved himself? overall the combat was not only dumbed down but it wasnt what people play these games for, and the color coded enemies are a nice way to have your attacks accidentally graze the wrong color, only to have you bounce back like you hit a wall, breaking the flow of seamless technical combat the series is known for; what we got was a social commentary wrapped around a decent action game, if it had any other name but the devil may cry name, it wouldnt be given such scrutiny, and this isnt even to mention the middle fingers we got from the developers

[@darkregin2]

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series!

[@1MysticOwl1]

Died laughing when you described Vergil

[@grimmSOL]

Capcom is fail this generation. Ninja Theory hasn't got a clue. And, Team Ninja doesn't quite get it anymore. Thank the gods I have Platinum Games.

[@WizardAizen]

Thank god for Platinum Games indeed, as one of the main designers on their team helped create the first Devil May Cry. Sad thing is, I hear Capcom wouldn't let Ninja Theory submit any idea for Dante if he looked anything like the old one.

[@Aquilenne]

Dragon's Dogma had one of the best combat systems in an open world RPG. That's at least one thing they did right.

[@xKingx16]

LukeMM95 No matter who was in charge of the DMC reboot most fans were going to whine of him having his design changed. ***** Me to man...me to.

[@RadMan224]

okami will save us all if crapcom ever gets there head out of their ass enough to make another one

[@Bourikii2992]

xKingx16 I wouldn't have minded a design change, but his attitude went from cocky one liner bad ass who isn't actually cocky because he is just that good to whiny fourteen year old douche bag that reminds me of 90% of the losers in high school these days.

[@djolegusman]

This is a good game on its own,but as a Devil May Cry game,it's a piece of shit.

[@BlazeBluetm35]

+Djordje Gusman Great hack'n'slasher, shitty story, welcome break from games that requires thought process.

[@djolegusman]

***** Most of em don't to be honest.

[@brainflash1]

+Djordje Gusman And it looks ugly and desaturated as shit.

[@alpha-1redrighthand829]

Got that right

[@grimreminder5038]

Worth the wait :'D

[@MadBunnyRabbit]

Oh Yahtzee, the clever stallion :D How does he come up with this jokes I don't know :D but I loved the one with the boat :D And how he actually set it up. Wish I could display at least half of that kind of cleverness.

[@TankSwift]

Glad that he recommends it, I thought the game was awesome.

[@AustinKiefer]

The comment section is just full of butthurt and fanboy tears. ""Your opinion is wrong" "NO YOUR OPINION IS WRONG" (jumps on a rocket and flies to another comment section)

[@darkartsdabbler2407]

+Austin Kiefer (Microwave Wub Machine) TAKE ME WITH YOOOOoouuu!

[@mcmeister89]

I generally like the content that The Escapist puts out and Yahtzee is just a nice addition.

[@proxy6211]

I couldn't understand this, so I'll assume you were trying to tell me how smashing I am. Thanks! I needed that boost today! :D

[@serioush]

Just played a copy I got for free from a friend from the humble bundle, shit as a dmc game, has good parts when considered it's own game, but has a lot of weird flaws that get dismissed too easily by people. Shit story is not something that should just be ignored, unlikable characters is not un-important, platforming in a stylish- action hacknslash is generally ass and should not take up more of the game than the fighting. When the fights get properly challenging the game does Mostly i don't get why so few call the game out having so many quicktime events. They are disguised to be colour coded jumps, interactions and enemies, but if there is no option but to act on triggers it gives you in a straight line, and they must be done exactly according to flashing prompts or you don't progress/get hurt, that is a quicktime event. Too much colour coding and QTE's give the player too little freedom.

[@dntremad8290]

I really don't see what is it that people find great about this game.I always had that theory at the back of my mind that the reason this game gets love is that it got hated the second it was announced.DmC literally had the god tier combat of DMC4 to work on, yet it decided to be another God of War clone for some reason.The main character is supposed to be Dante yet they removed all his key abilities such as the styles and completely ruined the Devil Trigger.What's Dante in a modern hack 'n slash game without his unique styles, his unique combat gameplay, his goofy altitude and cheesy dialogue and a god awful devil trigger?Basically he is a Donte.The game is simple as fuck and has not much of redeeming qualities other than it is fun.But since when "fun" is enough to consider a game very good?Any game can be fun, even Ride to Hell Retribution LOL if you want a terrible game to laugh uncontrollably at.That does not make it very good.DmC is nowhere near as terrible as many say but reviews are like the most dishonest thing ever.Game is barely 5-6/10 and nowhere near 8 or 9.There is nothing deep about the game and even as a reboot it fails.A reboot supposedly happens when a game is a mess in terms of storyline and can't be put together so the devs start all over to fix that.Well DmC is just as a mess in terms of story.Awful characters, generic and unmemorable bosses which is terrible for a hack 'n slash game and enemies are total pushovers.A hack 'n slash game is supposed to be difficult and have awesome boss fights.DmC has none of these two.Even the final boss is a ripoff of DMC3(so much for "completely different glimpse of the DMC world").Mundus is extremely dissapointing.Any game out there with a story as mediocre as DmC, toned down and simple as hell combat, unmemorable bosses, dissapointing as hell "big bad boss"(Mundus) and awful character designs literally gets burnt to the ground yet DmC Devil May Cry gets away with it

[@robinadams]

Yes he did, at 2:32.

[@BlargleWargle]

That guitar riff right before the credits... I think I just music-gasmed.

[@naloalem6055]

I got the game because I missed the combat of DMC3 but didn't want to go over the same boring storyline I've seen at least six times. Didn't care about the lore or the canon. I loved the game. I liked it so much I went over it twice. Quick combat, at times unforgiving but nothing extremely challenging and makes you feel badass when you get the hang of - perfect for a casual gamer with a small case of nostalgia. I think it did what it had to do, no more, no less.

[@HoodWeegee]

Judging by the comments, I'm one of the few people who like this game a lot.

[@Usernamesdontmatter1]

***** Yea the combat was stupid. It was easy as fuck to get SSS ranks and there were color coded enemies. It was fine for a generic hack and slash but I expected more out of DMC. Also what's with the animations for your attacks? It looks like they were half finished and said fuck it.

[@Skrallizar]

Given the fact that there is a difference between a personal opinion, or a subjective view if you will, and an objective fact, this makes your enjoyment of the game perfectly fine. Because it fulfilled it's "purpose" as a game: to entertain in one form or another.

[@VeryDryBones]

Mr.L From Da Hood the combat was way to easy to be fun

[@Koranthus]

I am pretty sure the regular 3 modes are introductory difficulties for newer players to the franchise. Also, i am pretty sure the color coded enemies are to assist new players in building up their weapon switching combo skills. I mean there are only 4 enemies in the game that are color coded so i don't see how that's such a big deal its just the Frost Knight, Death Knight, Ghost Rage and Hell Rage and they usually fight simultaneously to force you to pay attention and swap weapons correctly. I thought they worked pretty well while i was getting used to the combat this go around and then became better fights on higher levels when you mix them with those dream walkers or other tough enemies. Overall i really liked this combat system better than the style system because honestly I've never liked the gun play in DMC except E&I juggling so having 5 different melee weapons to bounce between constantly with unique combos was pretty fun and as i scaled up difficulty modes it was much more fun and satisfying to build combos on tougher enemies. I went back to DMC4 recently and it felt way more clunky and less fluid than this one honestly. If you felt it was too easy then why not push up the difficulty? This is one of those games with like 8 difficulties so its weird that people complain about Human and Demon Hunter mode being easy when they are designed like that for new players or returning players needing to learn the new systems.

[@mada1082]

@@Koranthus @Azazel Lee Bit late here: It was an interesting and sometimes frustrating mechanic until you got the shuriken which just stun-locked all your blue enemies while your red-weaponed the red ones.

[@ZeroHero3d]

That's quite the interesting O-face you have there.

[@kjriwoutube]

that now been done on the website

[@Luciferi4n]

Detroit Metal City:Devil May Crap was a mistake that wasn't supposed to be made!

[@dmas7749]

Hey, so far I kind of like Devil May Crap...I mean Devil May Cry, lol.

[@Luciferi4n]

Good for you mate.

[@dmas7749]

I'm a fan of the hack n' slash genre. I can't stand games with turn-based combat.

[@stewartlaird4571]

I actually liked this game (you may sharpen your pitchforks now)

[@bootmanbill2362]

I liked it too

[@dylanwills1138]

guess we'll need more pitchforks

[@stewartlaird4571]

300-I.Q. Prower I always saw it a bit more symbolically. Dante rejects the white hairdo because at that point, he's not the true Dante. It's not until the end of the game where he fights Vergil and declares himself humanity's protector that his hair turns white. At that point, he has earned the white hair. He's the true Dante in the end.

[@DerpinPON3]

It'e length is just right considering on what kind of game it is. These are the kind of games that develop around the idea of replay value. Which is why you unlock more content and are actually only capable of uncovering all the secrets once you replay.

[@MrSmith2100]

What difficulty were you playing on? Have you tried fighting Vergil on Nephilim or Son of Sparda?

[@TheRogueEmpire]

i just played this game. and my initial opinion of it was comletely turned around. i love it. i love it more then 1 and 3( the only ones i played). its absolutely fun as hell, and if you want you can just consider this game apart of the canon as being the 1st game in the series, for the reasons that it is easier then the older games, still really hard, but easier compared to the old ones. thankfully. the old ones were way to hard. and for the other reason that yes, spoiler alert, the white hair comes back. i consider this game the 1st in the series not a reboot. i love the hell out of it. and i just dont understand all the hatred for it.

[@NathanCassidy721]

Entitled salty fanboys that were dumb enough to not play it. Mind you that infamous scene at the beginning of the game with his white hair is a bit of a "Fuck you" to fans.

[@Abon666]

Dante from DMC3 is 19 years old while Dante in DmC: DMC is 27 years old, so no this is a reboot and is not in canon with the older games.

[@TheRogueEmpire]

Nathan Cassidy i agree with that

[@TheRogueEmpire]

Abon666 i never seen an age given in the games, so to me they are what ever age i imagine, and dmc dante looks younger to me.i only consider what i see in the games to be canon, not outside wiki stuff

[@Abon666]

The Rogue Empire Taneem confirmed on twitter that Dante is supposed to be 27 in DmC: DMC. I don't remember where I read that Dante is supposed to be 19 in DMC3 and I can't really be arsed to find a source for that. As for why many old school fans like me dislike the game it's got more to do with the gameplay then the story. The combat in DMC4 was ridiciously deep yet rewarding and DmC: DMC feels like a massive step down in that regard. On top of that the boss fights feel like a massive step down. On top of that the boss fights where really bad. That said Capcom seem to have been listening to the criticism and have fixed a lot of what the fans complained about for the definitive edition.

[@hoeraufist]

I fucking love this game.

[@BattleCattleSA]

Get out.

[@hoeraufist]

Phalanxification Well, I loved the gameplay, the combat is endlessly satisfying. The environment was beautiful, in a sort of grungy way, that you would expect from this kind of game. The music was incredible, I even bought a few tracks off the soundtrack. And I'm alone in this, but, I played the first 3 devil may cry games endlessly in high school, and the 4th after I graduated, and really, they weren't THAT good. Dante was just a rapid fire of cringe worthy one-liners in 3 and 4, he barely spoke in 2, had about as much character as a dry sock in 1, and don't ever forget "Fill your dark soul with LIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!" That. was. awful. And none of the story was even remotely coherent. I mean, aside from having a guy in a red coat named Dante, what was even happening in DMC2? It's easy to get mad cause this guy has black hair, but look back at the previous games realistically. We've come a long way.

[@BattleCattleSA]

Thomas Hoerauf Out.

[@hoeraufist]

....alright.

[@BattleCattleSA]

Chandler Mathis Cute.

[@blink4073]

I need that outro....

[@MoJoh0426]

I love how escapist was only famous because of Zero Punctuation so they included the little bit of "Hey look at these people too!" at the end of the videos.

[@JABRIEL251]

Brace yourselves. Fanboys are coming.

[@disneyerapowerrangers2923]

Jabriel Thomas

[@JABRIEL251]

dale jones I said coming, not cumming.

[@disneyerapowerrangers2923]

Jabriel Thomas i know i was joking.

[@JABRIEL251]

dale jones So was I.

[@alfredwinchesterjr]

Jabriel Thomas They already came awhile ago, this vid was posted over 2 years ago.

[@capeguy3549]

I hated this game for 2 reasons more then just the charcter being a unlikeable 9 year old who need anbar of soap to wash out all the fuvks he will say thats unessisarry just to make up for the lack of voice acting skill they would need for a charcter, but the game play sucks blue enemts use blue weapons red demon enemys use red weapons... YOU WIN its dumb and involves no skill it looks flashy but is bori g aftermthe 3rd sss rank you could never get in the old games. The last thing i hate is the lack of story its just predicktable what the last minute twist was gona be i rate this game a 4 outa 10

[@capeguy3549]

Lol i type to fast seriously, i know this looks derpy i was just salty

[@milosmisic89]

4:45 Nightmere inducing :)

[@bluejumperskullman1584]

that was... that was glorious.

[@AValveFanboy]

I really like this game. I find it genuinely fun and like New Dante as a character. You are now permitted to hurl insults and bricks in my general direction.

[@bootmanbill2362]

I really liked it to

[@Debt013]

much like prince of persia (the cel shaded one) it was a good game that should not have carried the fanchise title. if i was called it's own thing (and certain character names and story elements were changed abit) it would have done great with none of the hate...maybe.

[@AnimeMiner57]

marvelator I liked it

[@MysticalGreenBeanie]

i don't think that this is a bad game. i like the original DMC games, but i like this one just as much if not more. the characters are virtually the same and the gameplay is relatively the same. anyone who thinks otherwise needs to pull the nostalgia-dick out of their eyes and notice that. i wish it were more difficult, but that's why i pretty much just play on dmd mode. decent enough game. i got it at $30 and that seems reasonable

[@ZeonXGR]

I can sort of agree with the gameplay part, but not the characters, they're virtually the same in name and relations only.

[@DRKng18]

Gameplay yes..story no..dmc original story wasn't that great to begin with but the reboot was awful.. (game was great) but bad story..Virgil ended up looking like a pussy, dante look like a bum, and a few other problems

[@xWattie831x]

Angel Delcid If you haven't already, play the DLC. It covers Virgil after the events of DMC and his "un-pussification"

[@Abon666]

I actually dislike this game because of its gameplay and not its story. Sure the story is shit and I prefer the cheesy over the top silliness from the original games but it was the gameplay that made the series for me. It just feels so dumbed down compared to DMC4 which had a ridiculously deep and rewarding combat system.

[@Xqvvzts]

I really don't see how the gameplay can even aspire to be comparable to the masterwork that was the style dancing system from 4. Not to mention that the new devil trigger is a joke aerial launch move instead of a supermode that could be weaved into combos.

[@MrMadster69]

"Like an asshole in the prison shower" LOL

[@ShadowWolfRising]

it did, when he did the Portal review the Devil called me asking why hell froze over.

[@HexStickman]

This game is horrendous

[@lolrus5555]

Not really

[@HexStickman]

Luke DiDomenico gameplay is okay, but the revamped Dante is one of the worst character remakes of all time.

[@lolrus5555]

Xeppeli I wouldn't say that. While I will always prefer classic Dante, I also enjoyed Donte as a character as well. He had some real character developement and became a better person by the end of the game, in my opinion.

[@TheDudes115]

+Xeppeli Yeah in my opinion, and I have played all the originals I like the new Dante and just the whole game a lot more. A lot of people jump on the hate train and didn't even play the game to finish to realize that he changes a lot as a character by the end. Hey whatev though, let's just judge every game by it's cover. Let's keep saying games like DMC, Spec ops the line, Dead Island 2, and anything else slightly inteligent is shit and keep really shity games like destiny alive.

[@lolrus5555]

***** Well said, friend. Well said.

[@stelliokontos1753]

I might just be the only human on this universe that actually liked reboot Dante more than classic Dante

[@shawklan27]

You're not alone

[@UnintellegentDesigns]

+SHAWKLAN 27 enh, not MORE but i did like him. Personally I like reboot vergil best; even if he was more blatantly evil than just power hungry. you dont snipe someone in the baby with a .50 durring a hostage swap. Not cool man.

[@stephen19590]

Considering he looked like one of the development team I don't like him, it's shamilan move

[@mr.orangeaide5260]

he sniped her in the stomach to piss off mundus. that was the whole point

[@zaracondemi6375]

Stellio Kontos LOL WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFF!

[@tylma001]

That Virgil fight was no joke though

[@DHR_000x]

best boss fight description ever

[@Leo-pw3kf]

I, for one, thought the game was pretty fucking terrible. Not a fan of older Devil May Cry either, but this one managed to appeal even less. The controls are freaking impossible to memorize, but paradoxically it doesn't make a difference since the difficulty level is ridiculously low. The story is shite: cheesy, badly written, badly acted and painfully clichéd. Soundtrack gives headaches.

[@tylerpreston699]

Have you ever played the game? No? Then fuck off!!!

[@Leo-pw3kf]

Tyler Preston of course I played it, moron. How would I know the controls are impossible to memorize if I hadn't?

[@tylerpreston699]

So are You for hating on a video game and calling the games fans retarded, douche

[@tylerpreston699]

And I'm pretty sure you are a jackass who feels like making people feel bad about themselves so you can feel better about yourself. Now that makes sense for a pathetic bully like yourself, now fuck off.

[@Leo-pw3kf]

Tyler Preston yeah, he was the one who started with the swearing and insulting, not you, sure.

[@do3421]

This game sucks

[@DevilSenpai]

>Implying this isn't my 1st time here.

[@unknownbruneian]

i already watched this before it was on YT. Watching it again cause ZP is too awesome not to rewatch.

[@chwenhoou]

Yes. Yes I did. Pretty much covered all the bases and then some.

[@faunos51]

rip in peace

[@camouflagecamaro99]

IMO I sometimes do that. not always. If i'm close to winning or passing a level, I get pissed of, but if its for fun or its in multiplayer im okay with it

[@TraustiGeir]

Can't get that rowboat out of my head...

[@Felipemelazzi]

This was more positive than I expected =)

[@DavveyL]

He has done that already. Idk if it is on youtube it is on the escapists website

[@chwenhoou]

It's cool. You're not the first one to inform me about that.

[@CronyneWARE]

Well, my day is complete. Thank you. =P

[@justPLEASE_579]

I looooove this game, even compared to the others. Yay DmC for me.

[@jameskorvenius7467]

Ive heared of an italian mythology. It was about 2 brothers, maybe twins called Dante and Vergil. Both saw hell and even went to hell if im not mistaking. Seems very similar to DMC 3 if you ask me.

[@RarefoilB]

There's a new ZP on both websites on my birthday!

[@MEPSIPAX826]

This review was far more accurate than any of the other reviews from most game journalists on this game.

[@WhiteyG93]

What legend is this?