Was it Good? - Devil May Cry 2

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Devil May Cry 2 is one of the games ever.
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[@VyvyantOH]

Good to know that the best devil may cry game in 2003 was in fact Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne: Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series

[@Yurikon3]

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne.

[@ShadowCthulhu]

@@Yurikon3 too bad with the remaster you have to pay to unlock him on the disc. Glad I still have my PS2 copy.

[@Ninjujitsu]

I approve of this message

[@shoobitybebopboo4798]

@@Yurikon3 Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne would never take advantage of our innate gullibility

[@ValetinoLovebird]

Devil May Cry: Nocturne

[@Lerkero]

The best part about DMC2 is that it makes DMC3 one of the best comeback stories of all time

[@emetanti]

One DMC bombing for the follow up to be a redemption has been weirdly consistent, the same effectively occured with DmC into DMC5.

[@MindinViolet]

@@emetanti The odd-numbered Devil May Cry games are masterpieces. The even-numbered games are flawed.

[@saltiney8578]

DMC has done that again as well, as they sold out the series to make that god awful DMC game but then DMC5 is pretty damn good.

[@allypezz]

Basically any game with Virgil in it then

[@Kspice9000]

​​@MindinViolet ehh 4 was decent. Story was kind of all over the place and I both liked/hated fighting the same bosses twice with different characters. Would very rather they did that with more unique bosses

[@StoneEagle194]

Devil May Cry 2, ironically, got two things right. The gun combat was the base for Gunslinger and it was the start of bloody palace.

[@sengiko]

And gave Dante his default weapon of choice for the every game afterwards: Rebellion

[@LockMatch]

Also wallrunning for trickster

[@TasTheWatcher]

The good: Gunslinger moves, trickster moves, gun-switching, started bloody palace, level select, multiple playable characters, kind of had sin DT, cool character designs, multiple enemy types at once, maybe a couple of bosses plus an amulet-like system to modify DT could have been used to make Quicksilver and Doppelganger more useful in 3 instead of taking away other styles The bad: Everything else

[@Hammybread]

Going to have to jump in and call you out here, if you just hold gun you will keep shooting till they die. All while they slowly rise into the air xD Yeah GREAT gunslinger gameplay.

[@StoneEagle194]

@@LockMatch I *completely* forgot you can run on walls, admittedly it's been 16 years since the last time I played DMC2. So that's 3 good things, maybe 4 if you count Dante's design. If Capcom ever officially brings back that design it'll be a solid 4 good things DMC2 did.

[@stephengarforth2753]

evil business guys lines when he is juicing up are the best. especially when he says "Weeirrrreeghh" causing dante to get freaked out a little

[@rebellyanmagic6409]

I like how Dante's personality is such a 180 from DMC1 that the game publishers made DMC3 a prequel to explain why.

[@BloodyArchangelus]

When Dante anime is a good way to show his growth in DMC 4 personality

[@dudem8guy]

it was moreso the anime that explained why showing he was depressed

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

its all about getting up after the fall and capcom did it. after horrendous 2 they made the best game in the franchise, 3

[@leithaziz2716]

@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Fun fact. The original director of DMC2 is unknown to this day, but after leaving and with the state the game was in, Itsuno was told by Capcom to steer the project and finish it before release. It's thanks to him that the game is in a playable state at all. He's talked before in interviews about how he didn't want his legacy to be left as "the guy who worked on DMC2", so he directed DMC3 as a chance to set things straight and make something he can be proud of. Spoiler alert: DMC3 is a pretty rad game that saved the franchise.

[@dudem8guy]

​@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it I think 5s better but 3s a close second

[@ShadowCthulhu]

Dante's outfit and Despair Embodied are the best parts of DMC2.

[@leithaziz2716]

"Here's Your Crown" is also a legit badass line. That's pretty much all I have to praise.

[@ShadowCthulhu]

@@leithaziz2716 I did like how the fight ended with Despiar, your sword spinning in the air and Despair looking around confused.

[@lilimdeurella3659]

I have always considered the Despair Embodied the closest thing this game ever came to use its gameplay design to the fullest. You have to shoot, you have to dodge, you have to hit, and it feels GOOD when the motions start going.

[@StagFabulous]

The soundtrack has some legitimately excellent tracks, including the final boss theme. The Despair Embodied deserves to be in a better game.

[@derpmorederp1417]

His outfit was awful and the boss was mid

[@azhathzel89]

The dedication to actually GET THAT MAGAZINE is mindblowing... You sir, have earned a like, and this comment. May this channel grow until it eclipses the sun and we all wonder whether Josh the Smooth-talking shall devour existence itself with his retro reviews. Not a bad way to end it all, if one were to get the chance to choose.

[@blainealexander5091]

Oh wow, now his channel is going to get famous from your one like and comment. I’ll alert the media

[@SuperKendoman]

He just bought it on eBay...

[@CrimKayde]

I’m several million dollars in debt

[@jonbourgoin182]

Arius looks like a young Heihachi from Tekken with that hair

[@PockyKaiNyah]

literally thought the same thing lol

[@leithaziz2716]

He looks like a cursed mesh of Kazuya and Heihachi. I would say Dante in Tekken could be a cool idea, but I think he'd fit better in Guilty Gear.

[@joebojanic1905]

Waiting through that countdown for a "No" was hilarious. Lmao😂

[@FKATorp]

Might as well make "Was it Good? The Armenian Genocide" at this rate

[@iller3]

I mean just reading the Title alone was an instant belly laugh for me

[@KingLich451]

@@FKATorp Yeah but DMC2 is real, and unfortunately it exists.

[@pppp-by1bq]

At the time, there were 3D platformers like Mario 64, action adventures like Ocarina of Time, 3D fighting games like Virtua Fighter, 3D beat 'em ups like Dynamite cop (Die Hard Arcade), But with the introduction of Devil May Cry, a new genre of stylish action / character action / console action was newly established. It was a time when Sega's Shinobi(2002), Konami's Castlevania (2003), FromSoftware's otogi (2002), Tecmo's ryger(2002) and ninja gaiden(2004), etc, laid the foundation for a new genre of console 3D action, influenced by dmc. Nowadays, dmc2 gets a bad rap, but 2003, when dmc2 was released, was the dawn of this type of action game, so it may sound arrogant to say whatever you want by today's standards. But it is true that dmc2 is the worst of these.

[@Guimhj]

​@@KingLich451ok, denier

[@outlawdg]

I cannot believe someone is bothering. I'm not gonna defend this game but as someone who thoroughly beat almost every mode in a single night as a young lad, and then proceeded to hear people who never touched the game bash it to hell for the next 2 decades, I appreciate you coming along to actually play and analyse it, I'm sure it wasn't very engaging though so sorry about that 😂

[@Simp-Bizkit]

I don’t love DMC2 but the hate it gets is not warranted. I think it was a stepping stone for DMC3 to be as good as it is.

[@nicolaiswordart4674]

hands down. worst game ive ever played. and as a disclaimer. i have no other life

[@Simp-Bizkit]

@@nicolaiswordart4674 have you ever played ride to hell: retribution? Come back when you have.

[@vuklind_9301]

​@@nicolaiswordart4674 You need to play League then lol

[@elibonham4388]

Sonic 06 doctor jekyl and mr hyde tomb raider angels of darkness much worse options​@@nicolaiswordart4674

[@greymattergaming5317]

I've never heard Uroboros pronounced that way in my life.

[@namechanged1]

That's because it's missing a letter, usually it's "ouroboros"

[@Thaltas]

Josh finally played DEE EEM CEE TOH in it's entirety before Vinyot ever finished his playthrough lol

[@dougneon9550]

"DAWNTAY AND GAWKOO BEST IN GAME!"

[@gingermcgingin4106]

EET EES GUD GAM DONTE SHÜTS DEE GUNZ

[@Harbluia]

Honestly I think "TOO" would've worked better instead of "TOH".

[@Adam-pi6io]

The funny thing is the whole meme of "Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series" is this Dante. They used this Dante in Lucifer's Call/Nocturne where the meme spawned from, right down to his outfit and looks to his coin flipping antics and if you have the knowledge that both sides of his coin are heads, you can easily win the coin toss to recruit him at a discount price by betting on heads.

[@leithaziz2716]

I think I remember Nocturne Dante being a little more playful actually. So maybe they caught on from the backlash of how his personality in 2 was received.

[@Tetsuito]

Remember the Diesel ads using this Dante?

[@jdoggydogg]

I mean, it is Dante's best design afterall.

[@hayaokakizaki4463]

​@@leithaziz2716 I think not having voice acting leaves it up to interpretation. For me I read Dante's lines in Rueben's voice but I can easily imagine people reading with DMC2 Dante's voice.

[@Zikar]

The funniest thing is that there was a second round of the me when Dante from the Ninja Theory DMC started turning up in games. It's always the lamest Dantes that get the crossovers.

[@massdefection]

Part of me hopes Lucia gets a return in a future game just to redeem her existence because damn they kinda did her dirty. Hopefully someday they can touch up her gameplay and put her in a new game even if it's as a bonus character.

[@leithaziz2716]

I think she showed up in a DMC5 prequel comic where she hung out with Dante. But that was about it.

[@Thaltas]

​@@leithaziz2716not a comic! A novel that prequels before DMC5 by a few weeks/months that explains why Dante has Balrog and other small things. She is mentioned there (in a cute crush way) but that was it for now.

[@Doc-Glock]

@@Thaltas Neat. I want to read that now.

[@mrcheesemunch]

Yeah that would be so cool, the ladies were completely neglected in 5 so I hope they all get some action in the next game Maybe a DLC expansion could have the ladies in it, there were rumours of a Ladies Night DLC for V as is Honestly as much as I love him I'm tired of Vergil being a paid extra, he should just be part of the base game next time

[@elgatofato3555]

dont forget the fact that in the novel dante actually has a lapse in memory of who lucia and matiere even are, and its actually explained that sparda had a hard time remembering the names of women he met

[@TouchmeSan]

fun fact, you can actually get through the timed gate with out the quick heart. Since rolling is slightly faster than walking, thus making the quick heart truly useless

[@cybercop0083]

3D Zelda rules? Roll to the goal!

[@Maxpower644]

Hey that magazine talked about Tenchu: Wraith of Heaven! That game ruled.

[@blumiu2426]

It got hate on later for some choices it made. I liked it.

[@Archangelm127]

The greatest sin a piece of entertainment can commit is to be boring.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

I mean, painting pedophilia as a good thing is worse than boring. Showing a real sexual assault and calling it amateur porn like PH did is also bad. But yeah, boring is worse

[@GorillaBorg]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 Wait who did WHAT now?

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

@@GorillaBorg Porn Hub was caught with videos of real rapes and underage girls. Took years before they took her rape video down. And that's one of many

[@Archangelm127]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 What. The fuck. Is wrong. With you. Seriously. Do you need help? Are you okay?

[@Travis-it8yn]

​@JoshuaJacobs83 Can we get a bit of context for this please? You can't just throw a comment like that out there with no explanation buddy...

[@Dailo_Ma]

This is one of the few games that landed in "video game limbo" for me. It's absolutely unenjoyable, but so incredibly insignificant that I can't even call it bad. It's just a massive waste of time.

[@leithaziz2716]

It's the sort of game that fails in pretty much everything that there's not much interesting to really talk about. Let's just say it's not memorably bad the way something like Sonic 06 or Hunt Down The Freeman is.

[@bossabassa364]

this was my first devil may cry so I liked it lol

[@darkjackl999]

That's probably how I'd best describe my feeling when i beat dmc2 for the first time, especially when i realized i needed to beat it through again with Lucia, instantly just took it out of my xbox 360, just it in the case and went to do something else

[@jensenraylight8011]

but i like this Dante Character design, outfit and Hairstyle compared to DMC 5 Dante though

[@anothenblue2630]

@@jensenraylight8011 DMC5 Dante is hard to compare because he's way older and in a more realistic artstyle

[@harlannguyen4048]

You didn't mention that if you beat the game on DMD mode, you unlock Trish from the first game, who now wields Devil Sword Sparta as her primary weapon. She shares the same moves as Alistor, and her guns no longer causes enemies to rise into the air from continuous fire.

[@keeganstormblade5456]

Its actually hard mode where you unlock Trish. DMD mode unlocks Dante's costume from the first game and the Secretary costume for Lucia.

[@SethJV]

Secretary costume? 👀

[@SinHurr]

Also, Trish's guns don't have the rate of fire limit that Dante's do, allowing the player to properly button mash like god intended.

[@JayceCH.]

To be fair, no one sane person would play through DMC2 a second time..

[@televisionist]

47:13 Lucia: "I do not deserve this power..." Dante: 👁👄👁 What a strange cut to have with nothing for the focused character to offer. On brand for this game.

[@Kamunchu]

I was 12 or 13 when dmc came out. I was sold on it from an issue of game informer. DMC 2 broke my heart.

[@user-fj5gk9ct1r]

Dmc 2 was my introduction into the series. It was also one of my first game completions next to sonic. It got me into skillful games, so I enjoyed it for what it was. Like pac man adventures.

[@Wakaboo14]

Didn't they call the game disappointing though?

[@umokwhy2830]

Dmc 2 just had a terrible story, the gameplay was fine.

[@Itstwistedroots]

Your rant about the DMC bosses made me feel so good for having experienced it as a kid. ❤

[@ExBlano]

You can play as Trish and she has all the moves Dante had in DmC 1!

[@sathroe]

Lucia and her devil trigger are two of the best designs of DMC, and the twist of her story, the angelic powers that are hinted at and threat of the lore getting deeper getting subverted in a way i still can't fully forgive despite adoring what it does for her character arc, is absolutely delicious and i'm glad they brought it back for DMC 4. i love her throwing knife feathers, i love the arm blades in Devil Trigger, her whole moveset is the right kind of stylish to stand out even in a cast this stacked with absolute Icons. i can only hope they bring her back and give her a better showing because she deserves a better fucking game

[@SpringRaid]

You can simply leave the 1st helicopter fight. The game doesn't tell you, but you can. Hitting helicopter in melee deals more damage if you hit the part with the parasite eye. You can also do hard lock-on to cancel out soft lock-on and make hitting switches easier. Funny thing is that enemy AI is a little bit more awake on higher difficulties, which makes the game a little bit more fun to play.

[@TGHunter]

Consider the fact the game doesn't have an Easy mode. So Normal is just Easy. Ppl mostly play on normal and don't consider playing anymore of the game because of the difficulty, but literally hard and DMD are fun.

[@SpringRaid]

@@TGHunter Hard is definitely more fun, but the game overall is still quite awful. And some bosses on DMD are unfair/badly designed (Trismagia).

[@TGHunter]

@@SpringRaid How is Trismagia unfair in DMD? Is just a fight where you dodge one phase well, then attack the next. How is that bad? I already did multiple runs without any upgrades in DMD and Trismagia was never a problem. Most of the boss fights work so much better than any other DMC game, its just Heli, that spinning room, that Wasp and first phase of Argosax blob... And that's better than multiple boring and annoying stuff from DMC1, 3 and 5. Also, yea, Bolverk is a cool boss fight, but shit, that camera is wack in his first encounter.

[@SpringRaid]

@@TGHunter My issue with it was inability to change targets.

[@antshield]

This game is genius. Dante is SO Powerful at this point in his career, that nothing poses a challenge to him. Capcom made a power fantasy, putting the player in Dante's Diesel Jeans.

[@SuperSky9]

Devil May Cry 2 has the same theme as DmC Devil May Cry LOL. Except DMC2 gave us prototypes of mechanics which will be used in DMC 3 and more importantly, The Rebellion sword, as Dante's signature weapon.

[@Karakuioshi]

Devil May Cry 2 has done 9 things right: 1. Dante's outfit 2. Dante has probably the best jump/aerial movement in whole series 3. Ability to shoot at two different enemies at the same time which was in some way a start/basis for gunslinger style 4. Ability to dodge and wallrunning (which is not that useful but looks cool) with circle button 5. Ability to change weapons (only guns for some reason) 6. Aim lock (which if you want to stop aiming at enemy you have to hold L2 from what I remember which is VERY WIERD) 7. "King? Yeah, here's your crown" 8. Dante's DT looks the best in the whole series 9. Some music is really great (but other sucks so hard like f.e. JOKAGTULM or whatever the name was theme) In lots of ways DMC 2 has been a bit of a Demo for abilities used later in DMC 3.

[@LeeONardo]

DMC1 did have weapon switch, but only for the sword and gauntlets. I will also add that yes, for the UK having 60hz was a big plus. DMC1 was letterboxed and very sluggish. Also DMC2 altered the control layout to the default used for the rest of the series, DMC1's layout was awful. I will certainly join you in saying DMC2 Dante is peak design. Good lord he looks so f'king badass.

[@MarcinObuchowski]

Josh, you were supposed to be the one to bring my childhood dreams to LIIIIIIIIGHT

[@tdude0175]

Dang I didn't expect a 20 second video with an hour of mini painting but i am pleasantly suprised

[@over_spiced3585]

It feels like it's been so long since a new video. Always a good time when I find one!

[@copperbadge1]

Ngl, this is my favourite series of yours, Josh. Happy to support that.

[@Lokanth]

That was the best 22 second video I’ve ever watched. Thank you, Josh.

[@xknightmare013]

When I was 6 and this was my first devil may cry I didn’t know any better and this was peak and my favorite game

[@jozefmolnar893]

Dunno I played DMC1 as well yet I was blown away by this game. The showoff gunslinging action, sin devil trigger, I guess that was cool for me back then. But boy I can't deny the flaws that Josh points out... Shees this was a shit version of DMC

[@iamthehobo]

I watched your Golden Sun review just the other day because I happen to be replaying it and it's so funny hearing the difference in Puzzles between both games

[@Jasina85]

Josh just casually mentioning Sands of Time. God, I hope that one day that game's gonna get a Josh video.

[@Alluchemical]

That sponsor moment cracked me up so bad. 10/10

[@eherden2169]

To think I played this game on the PS2 in Dante Must Die difficulty (where your guns no longer properly juggle enemies), I was truly a masochist. I don't remember anything from the game compared to Devil May Cry 1, it must be my self preservation instinct kicking in for my own good. Thank you Josh for your sacrifice on experiencing true suffering with us.

[@reganpt1]

Absolutely love this channel. I dream of a day you take on the Shenmue series.

[@korosheht5446]

Finally, ive been waiting for too long for some very analytic video that someone spent many hours making just to put it on the background and sleep Thanks josh

[@mixmastermike2128]

33:29 "Aruba-Ross" nice

[@greyshadow9848]

Genuinely surprised this is even getting an episode I don’t think I’ve ever seen ANYONE defend this game or say it was any good at all.

[@guyincognito8437]

I loved it. Like an arcade version of DMC I could just drop into without a massive time investment.

[@Aluranae]

Going back to the collection and having gone back to play some old PS2 DMC-likes, I can safely say that even DMC2 is better than your average DMC-like from the PS2 era. So it'll be interesting to see what good Josh pulls out, *plus* all the history he can dig into.

[@RealKaukus]

Look into the comment section. Some people defend it unironically

[@devildante9]

@@guyincognito8437 What kind of brainrot do you have to consider playing any DMC game to be a "massive time investment"? How exactly does it feels like an "arcade" version of any DMC? DMC is already, by definition, arcady, it even has a style system. This isn't gran turismo versus burnout, DMC already is burnout. This is just "hold square until enemy dies", it isn't any different from playing flappy bird.

[@guyincognito8437]

@@devildante9 DMC1 was a time investment as it was difficult as fuck. I'm not saying it negatively, it's just a matter of fact. DMC2 I could play just whenever and it was easy and forgettable like an arcade game.

[@Colouh]

Hey Josh huge fan of your reviews, but also honestly I use your videos to practice English listening too, keep up the good work. Cheers from Argentina

[@vergantexv]

The instant introduction caught me so off guard in contrast with everything else I've come to expect from your videos. This is about to be a GOOD ONE

[@Peachblink]

8:16 A few little details about this. The guns in DMC2 are actually *not* more powerful than in DMC1 damage wise. They can stunlock some enemies, yeah, but DMC1's guns are actually more potent in terms of damage, you gain more Devil Trigger from them, and when you are good at mashing in a rhythm, you can fire faster than in DMC2, combined with techniques such as shotgun/grenade cancelling raising their DPS so much further than it should. When it comes to DMC2's combat, Melee attacks actually deal more damage on average than guns, especially with the elemental amulets when on Devil Trigger, and there *are* cool combos in there, but are weighted down by bad feedback and animations, yet guns are so safe to use (on normal mode at least), while giving actual feedback and having satisfying animations, that they *feel* like they are even more overpowered than they actually are (that said, they still are too potent for their own good, juggling most enemies from a distance is too stupid). If anything, this game is a fascinating study on how bad feedback and animations (the entire melee combat system) can discourage the player from using tools that, all things considered, are more potent than the tools that have decent feedback and animations and show results immediately (guns in this game). For context, DMC1 never suffered from this, it was really good at giving appropiate feedback depending of the potency of attacks, both melee and range.

[@Wyrrlicci]

now I can't wait for him to cover DMC 3... like the first game was awesome. The second game was absolute shite but that 3rd game... it EASILY the best in the series .

[@Dorrovian]

DMC 3 or 5, endless debate starts ;)

[@Wyrrlicci]

@@Dorrovian bro facts! 3 and 5 are BOTH god tier!

[@teh0wnz0r76]

sry but 1 still better than 3

[@Wyrrlicci]

@@teh0wnz0r76 that is the dumbest sentence I've ever read that was not posted on twitter. XD

[@teh0wnz0r76]

@@Wyrrlicci cool

[@Parnyr]

Thank you very much for sharing this experience :D

[@davidbiernatowski9375]

cant wait for the next 3 dmc reviews and me+josh being 20 years older until the review drops! Great video

[@DukeOfJam7591]

"Was it good" and a new Noah Caldwell-Gervais video in the same day!? My birthday isn't until next week but I'll take this early gift

[@SirSabzZa]

Mines next week too! Have a great one buddy!

[@RenegadePronoun]

Bruh I didn't even know Noah uploaded, and I have the "every video" bell notification turned on. Thanks!!!

[@JR18489]

Cracking F1 race, England win and now Josh is uploading. What a time to be alive!!!

[@ghostrider654321]

I hope he does all of the other games as well. This series is great. Thanks Josh

[@Abysswea]

You sneaky bastard throwing me down memory lane with the phone wallpapers over Club Nintendo or Play Mania, just to put a gamersups in there, I saluite you for that: o7

[@DarknessD42]

Remember: Real gamers never skip DMC2

[@tenyokensekia8088]

I'll cop to not being a real gamer then.

[@maxxam181]

@@tenyokensekia8088 It's a reference to the crowbat video for DMC2 with the same name. Pretty funny video.

[@tenyokensekia8088]

@@maxxam181 Oh ok!

[@Maiden.less.]

Funny enough, i bought the DMC HD Collection and DMC2 just instantly crashes despite all fixes that work for 1 and 3

[@SethJV]

Real gamers don't play that shitty series 💀

[@lazydgsf7429]

I appreciate coverage of games like this. This is precisely a game I’ll never play but I find your takes interesting.

[@Rairosu]

Yea because DMC2 represents what DMC 4 and 5 are clearly are in YOUR head. When in reality they do not. DMC4 and DMC4 are not even closely like DMC2. So you can't compare them. No contest.

[@Aplesedjr]

⁠@@Rairosudo you maybe want to try that comment again?

[@farkasmactavish]

Putting up the endcard early is my absolute favorite KZbinr gag.

[@JimmyTheShinobi]

Love that you bought that magazine issue

[@tenyokensekia8088]

If any of you were wondering why the guns are so ludicrously overpowered in this one, check out Matt Mcmuscles video: "Wha happun? Devil may cry 2" A short cliffnotes version: Focus groups complained about the guns feeling too weak in the first game. So they actually gave the game the opposite problem instead of telling those loonies they were playing a spectacle fighter.

[@blainealexander5091]

I actually like how the guns work here. But they should have balanced everything else like have some enemies immune to bullets or having the sword work better for certain enemies. Who doesn’t love duel wielding though?

[@tenyokensekia8088]

@@blainealexander5091 Oh I love how dante uses them too, but I agree. There is one enemy in DM3 that you have to make solid by shooting, then you melee them. More stuff like that would have been great. Basically just making all of Dante's arsenal useful.

[@blainealexander5091]

@@tenyokensekia8088 I agree 100 percent

[@Barnesofthenorth]

The only part I actually remember liking about this, as somebody who played both characters, was the ending where Dante flips the coin to decide who goes into Hell and it turns out to be a double headed coin so he was always going. It was a bit cheesy but still a fairly Dante thing to do. The rest was utter crap and I don't know how I played it all.

[@blainealexander5091]

I still would like to know what the hell happened down there.

[@GodofChookie]

Happy that he continues the series. Hoping for part 3 and 4

[@littleed9227]

Your setup/room is everything I dream to have one day :D

[@Shane_Bozelie]

The first Devil May Cry, was almost a metroidvania, with an mission based style. Which combines a small world, but still expanding what we can explore, they did the same in 3, you revisit some scenes giving the feeling of a contained world and scenery. It was lovely, I missed it really in Devil May Cry 4 and 5.

[@aihf]

I know it's not a good game, but I always had a soft soft for it. It's the only DMC game that I actually liked walking around in. The archtecture and liminality gave it a tone completely opposite to the rest of the series. Plus, you get to fight a demon skyscraper. I can't hate it.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

My guilty pleasure version of DMC2 is Chaos Legion. I know it isn't good, but by god, did I enjoy the summoner part of it. As for DMC2, yeah, it is bad, and my young teenager brain couldn't process why I managed to get to the hardest difficulty before the five day rental period was up.

[@tenyokensekia8088]

@@thorinhannahs4614 Hey, you aren't the only one. I actually liked that game too. Well, back in the day anyway. I doubt it holds up now. Cool premise though.

[@Lirka_906]

Same here. I liked not game for all the non gameplay things. The soundtrack is amazing, the architecture, character designs and just the mood running around the areas. And Dante’s outfit is amazing! The only part of the gameplay that I do really loved was the acrobatics. Running up walls then flipping of and shooting ll the enemies underneath you was awesome!

[@tenyokensekia8088]

@@Lirka_906 The design team clearly had cool ideas, just not the experience to implement them well.

[@DannyDeQ]

Best start of a JSH video yet! XD

[@Maiden.less.]

I love that you went for the "Was it any good?" - "No, Cheers, thanks for watching" Joke. I w a s expecting it and even tabbed to the video on my first monitor while you did it.

[@MrStump-vj9qm]

We all know he will be fair and say good things. It has good things but is still bad xD A killer is still a killer even if he grooms his garden and is nice to animals

[@L.K.48]

"whenever you're having fun, take a shot" Every alcoholic: "this is the best game ever"

[@_mwk]

Oh, so THAT's how it got a 100 review score

[@AlaskanGamerGuy]

Why? Because they'd already be drunk, thus making it fun?

[@L.K.48]

@@AlaskanGamerGuy please don't make me explain the joke, ask the next best person instead

[@rize2874]

This joke makes no sense mate, the game's boring, they are gonna be sober through the whole playthrough, josh made the joke right why did you try to remake it?

[@L.K.48]

@@rize2874 Oh but it does make sense, here, let me explain: The alcoholic will lie about it being so much fun because he wants to get drunk, hence why he says that it's the best game ever (= it's so much fun). I'll admit you can misunderstand it, I should've worded it differently.

[@unknowncompany4479]

Just in time for my birthday, thanks Josh.

[@DerangedWhale]

Happy birthday! 🙂

[@torvamessorem6686]

Hi Josh, happy to see you upload again. I would very much like to see you do Koudelka. A unique game to this day, blending survival horror with turn based rpg.

[@lupusalbus3795]

To be fair, "press forward and sometimes square to progress" does sound like a dream game for a games journalist.

[@AcornElectron]

It was alright.

[@Triceratopping]

I think it's fair to say that it's an okay action game, but a bad DMC game.

[@devildante9]

@@Triceratopping No. God of War is an okay action game. This is just trash.

[@Dorrovian]

I hope you will continue with the series :D

[@187Streak]

Is that Dark Magician cup a sign of things to come? Because I would love some Forbidden Memories or Duelist of Roses video.

[@stephenanthony5923]

For anyone interested, Thorhighheels did a video about his personal appreciation for DMC2 aesthetics. Maybe the DMC2 apologist want to check him out. Shout out to Thorhighheels

[@Thaltas]

Shout out to the King of Mysterious Juegos appreciation

[@devildante9]

Ahhh yes, the classic "it has good aesthetic so it's a good game", just like the DMC reboot.

[@leithaziz2716]

@@devildante9 I am a semi DmC hater, but the game has legitimately great level design. It's more akin to the Greek God of War games in that aspect. Something I sadly can't say about the mainline games past the 1st DMC. It falls short on other aspects (less in-depth combat, color-coded enemies, obnoxious lead), but I have to be fair with what the game gets right/wrong.

[@hayaokakizaki4463]

Thorhighheels also thinks Drakengard series is good.

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

we do not care. dmc fans dont care about ppl who think theyre smarter than others " the i think its good bcuz" ppl are boring and pathetic

[@HBarnill]

No.

[@Kaiurai]

I saw the No coming as I remember this game 'fondly' and it made my day when it happened!

[@MrOrdosan]

20sec. fastest vid yet. cant wait for more. seriously, I been waiting for this suffering since you did DMC1.

[@nintenx1235]

I'm willing to go against the grain and like something that's hated. Like how I find bits of gold in Drakengard 2 and think it has some of the best gameplay of the series(including NieR) despite having the worst story presentation, but dear God DMC2 is bad. Like really fucking painful.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

It is kind of funny to think back when Drakengard 1 came out and think whoa this is where we ended up NieR: Automata. Drakengard was not good and was so weird but dragon breath go brrrrr.

[@Sorrelhas]

JOSHE PLAE DEE EM CEE TOO IS GUD GAEM

[@ruadeil_zabelin]

DONTE IS GUD. BEAYNNEEATTA 2 IS BAD DEE EM CEE TOO IS BETTAAEHERRR

[@cdwillson3293]

i was searching for a comment like this lmao

[@djuro20]

i love reading trough some of my PC gaming magzines; espec. ones from 90's. Seeing what builds were sold back then...

[@AtreyusNinja]

i remember having a lot of fun playing this game, as dante and as lucia

[@ruadeil_zabelin]

DMC2 IS BEST

[@turbo8628]

Still getring no notifications for this channel despite being subbed for ages and having notifcations turned on. I will always be late, but i will always be here eventually. Great content.

[@Greenswe1]

Really hope a video for Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is made sometime as well

[@plumfadoodle4908]

Even as someone who has never even seen footage of this game before, I was blown away with how otherly boring and generic the game looked. Nothing appealing about the set design and then a nonsensical story with many pointless events due to the lack of telling you anything. And the railroading that is really bad for the powerset, as if the powers were an afterthought. The invisible walls felt especially bad in this video. The crappy gameplay is just the big thing on top of all of that. I can see why fans don't like this game.

[@Icien1]

This game is what I assume all hack n' slash games are. It's how I see modern Final Fantasy. Just keep pressing the attack button.

[@matthewbailey9405]

You are honestly my favourite game reviewer right now. Can't wait for the next!

[@amharbinger]

I remember when this game came out, 1 month later at my GameStop they had rows of used copies for less than $20.

[@BlazeMakesGames]

I recently learned that the only devil may cry game that one of my friends has played, was DMC2, and you know, it's not always easy learning that your friend has a disability, but I do hope that they're able to move on and live a fulfilling life despite that.

[@hyreals182]

Well that was quick and easy. Thanks for the short vid !

[@Grinnar]

I had to go back to watch part 1 over again, just so it was fresh in my mind.

[@user-qd8pb2xq7j]

We may never know the name of the original DMC2 director but we now know the name of the magazine he wrote the reviews for.

[@vbun4662]

I knew exactly how that opening joke was going to go and I still laughed.

[@IWBeTheGuy]

The music in cutscenes sounds very similar to Silent Hill 2's

[@LungEater]

57:00 in dante must die mode, every boss uses its attacks on you all at the same time. Its basically impossible to not get hit unless you stand in a very specific spot where youre out of range of most attacks and just fire the missile lsuncher. Yes i played through the game on dante must die. Its actually somewhat fun on that mode

[@tyrestyco964]

I cant wait for the dmc 3 video. My favourite game of all time where I probably spend most of my childhood in.

[@mitchelldavidson9911]

I’m happy u answered the question so quickly

[@_emory]

“Lucia can swim” This was definitely a tomb raider rework

[@cinoslegend6519]

I didnt even know about the quick hart. I made it to the end of the gate and rolled under it and BOOM puzzel done.

[@PyroFrozt]

It's been so long since I saw one of these magazines... Incredible

[@Breidr]

Damn, a 20 second video, and it's pure gold.