Again, playing as Vergil is engaging and entertaining, but I wish there were more to his mode. It’s detached from the overall experience and feels out of place. Instead they just allow you to play as him through the existing missions and skip almost all of the cutscenes. He has his own unique weapons and move sets, and feels powerful and fun to play, but Capcom doesn’t exactly tell his side of the story. The biggest addition has to be Vergil is now a playable character, although his inclusion feels a bit slapped on. Similar to past games in the franchise, Capcom has done essentially a Director’s Cut-esque rerelease of Devil May Cry 5, giving us a couple new modes that make the game more enjoyable. While I still prefer to play Devil May Cry 5 as Dante, and he makes up less than half the game, the others are still a nice change of pace and offer up a decent amount of variety. Thankfully, Nightmare is just as enjoyable as ever, as summoning the oversized creature can wreak havoc on everyone and everything in its path. Griffon’s positioning can completely waste specific attacks such as dive-bombs, whereas Shadow can go missing for a bit, stuck somewhere. The problem remains from the original release where they can be difficult and inconsistent to control. V on the other hand has some of the most unique and fascinating mechanics because he essentially acts as a summoner, with a panther to do his melee and a hawk for ranged attacks. Unfortunately, it feels like it gets in the way more than anything it’s a nice feature to have, but in practice, mid combat, it’s not ideal. His Red Queen Exceed mechanic has been given the Adaptive Trigger treatment, where there’s a little more tension when revving it up.
Nero is technically the main protagonist of Devil May Cry 5, and while his combat is nothing to scoff at, especially as it resembles that of the basic, more traditional Devil May Cry formula, he can be cut and dry. The problem is that it takes a while before you’re actually are allowed to play as him. Without doubt the best and most entertaining to play is Dante as he comes with a slew of unique weapons and move sets that can be swapped between mid-combat. Gameplay is separated between three different characters: Nero, Dante and newcomer V. It seems like a perfect time to do so, especially considering there’s few games that are truly taking advantage of the new hardware, so just how does Dante’s latest adventure hold up in the next generation? With its success, Capcom has followed up with how they have approached past games and re-released a “Special Edition” that introduces new modes and enhanced visuals. Regardless of what group you fall into, there’s no denying that Devil May Cry was, and still is, one of the best character action games on the market. Some loved the new grungy approach while others preferred the original’s over-the-top, anime style. This was the first new game after Capcom tried their hand at outsourcing the franchise to award-winning developer Ninja Theory, which was met with a mixed reception amongst fans. It was only last year that Devil May Cry 5 was released to critical praise thanks to the exciting and highly-addictive combat system.
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