Devil May Cry 5 consists of a young demon hunter Nero and a girl with a sharp tongue and even sharper reflexes named Nico. In their moving workplace with the neon sign of Devil May Cry, they make their way through a number of demons who terrorize Red Grave City. Their arrival is associated with a vast demonic tree that grew up in the city, right in front of the eyes, and the king of the demons, Urizen, waits inside. It's time to put on one of the robotic hands, masterpieces where Nico put her heart and soul, and return the monstrous monsters to where they belong. Already the opening stage scene with sophisticated action scene choreography, shooting, blasts and slow-motion shots gives you a smile on your face and you know that Devil May Cry is back and Capcom serves us with all the pomposity we're used to.
After so many years, it is quite challenging to remember what happened in the Devil May Cry story and therefore the authors will offer you a quick recap of a complicated storyline that has become tangled with every new work. A short film will remind you of the legend of the dark knight Spard and his two sons - Dante and Vergil. The disappearance of the father and the subsequent death of the mother by the hands of the demons made the brothers split and everyone went their own way - Dante became a demon hunter, and Vergil succumbed to the power of darkness in order to gain power. To the fateful moment when the boys split, we will return to the latest work, whose story combines the theme of sacrifice for our loved ones. Get ready for a tough ride with plenty of jumps in time, because DMCV doesn't tell chronologically, but goes back to events in hours to weeks.
However, the screenwriters try to twist between the narrative shots of the monstrous dimensions that they have created on their way to the fifth episode. Therefore, at the outset, they temporarily move Dante's protagonist and devote himself primarily to Nero, whom we discovered in the fourth episode as an explosive teenager with demonic abilities and a mysterious past that the authors will have to explain to us. In this sequel, not only Nero's nature will change, but at the outset he will also lose his demonic hand. Fortunately, he knows the talented craftsman Nico Goldstein, who can make him more than adequate compensation. If you thought Ner's sword with its own engine and revolver with two barrels were crazy ideas, you'd better tie up.
As soon as Nico finishes his crazy ride with Nero, you will try the first of the news releases that the creators have prepared for us - Devil Breakers are dangerous robotic toys with which Nero can not only catch his enemies but use them as a separate arsenal of weapons with different effects . Basic attacks with sword and revolver are complemented by a special attack depending on Devil Breaker, who has Nero currently on hand. However, there is no choice between Breakers and Nero uses them in the order they are sorted in slots. So the game forces you to use all the Breakers without unnecessary tactics that would slow down the action. The fast and stylish action is the building block of Devil May Cry.
The creators have indeed abandoned their imagination and created 8 unique Devil Breakers that will unlock in the game and add 4 more to the DLC, but rather create fun additions. Although you can use them with mistrust at the beginning, especially if you are used to sword combos, they will get you in a few minutes and you will certainly choose your favorite one. While Gerbera will reflect you in the air, Helter Skelter drifts through the armor of the enemies, Rawhide surrounds you with deadly chains, Ragtime slows down the time, and the Punch Line sends out a missile that will fly around the enemy and jump on and ride with the right timing. These are moments like this that make DMC incredible fun.
However, Devil Breakers are not the only innovative idea that creators have up their sleeve. So far, the bravest step in the series is to add a new character named V with a totally different style of battle. The mysterious V is too weak to fight alone and has a trio of demons to do the dirty work, destroying everything they see on call. Shadow can change its shape and cause great damage at close range, Griffon enemies from a distance, and Nightmare is a devastating gol that can smash everything around without even controlling it. In the case of V you perform combos like other characters, the difference is that you observe their results with greater distance and approach only the enemies to arrive because your demons can't kill themselves.
Thus, in its gameplay, V is reminiscent of a magician who controls the surroundings with a series of devastating attacks that he tracks from a safe distance. You have to do combos from a distant point of view and not let the enemies focus on the otherwise fragile V. You will be looking for a balance between good action and security out of the enemy's reach. However, Shadow and Griffon have separate health indicators and become too inactive after too much damage. Their recovery can be accelerated by V, for which it will have to approach the place of action. Instead of turning into a demon, V uses his Devil Trigger to summon Nightmare. He crashes to the ground like a meteorite and instantly changes the battle status to your advantage. By unlocking the appropriate skill on him, V can jump up and control his servants as a real master. In addition, your Devil Trigger recharges quite unconventionally - reading from a book when it is passive in the fight and quite unprotected, so you have to watch out for attacks. For fans of the traditional hack-and-slash struggle, this style may be confusing at first, but it's a welcome change that just looks great. You do not have to worry that your blood pressure would drop at V, because it will be your adrenaline that will require you to get involved in the final blow.
Most fans, however, jump their hearts when they see the legendary red cloak in the air. Don't worry, Dante wasn't pushed to the other track. While Nero and V are the gateway to the series, especially for younger players, Dante is a synonym for Devil May Cry for veterans, and his arrival is a true holiday that has been worth waiting for 10 years. Along with his confident demeanor and sense of humor, the Devil Arms, the murderous remnants of the demons, are finally returning. Don't long for Rebellion, swap the proven sword quickly for the old-new toys that the authors have made to a new level of absurd entertainment. Balrog returns with a combination of boxing and capoeira, and even the old-fashioned Cerberus, but this time there is a three element. The absolute highlight is the Cavaliere motorbike, which can be split into two chainsaws. Attacks with them are therefore not about speed, but about the right timing when you need to tear the saw from the meat and replace it with the other. Combined with the Swordmaster style when Dante uses Cavalier as a real bike, this weapon is the craziest fun we've ever experienced in the series.
Creators with the Devil Arms managed to meet some of the craziest concepts ever encountered in joint meetings and, in addition to weapons in the form of motorcycles have completed the rest of the work. Already during the creation of the four for Dante's elaborated proposal of a higher level of its demonic form, but its implementation for the overall problematic development did not occur. So in DMC V you can finally see Dante's full potential, where he can change the bossa daemon for a limited time. The special meter for its activation is recharged by moving energy from a normal Devil Trigger meter. You can decide whether you will use a lower demonic form in which Dante is supplemented with health, or if you move energy to a much stronger form that does not have the ability to regenerate, but has no chance of being enemy with the ability to unlock it.
However, the charm of the new content in DMCV is not only in its quantity, but especially in the new possibilities that you will come up with by gradual gaming, getting to know them and unlocking all abilities. You won't just be able to learn your favorite combos, you'll want to tact and experiment. Dante has four different combat styles available again, which, like the fourth episode, can be changed at any time during the fight. In addition, he will also be given a tactical weapon in the form of a hat Faust, which uses your own plowing to attack, but can do much more when properly used. Buy only one type of Devil Breaker for Nero is a straightforward sin and you will gradually build your favorite setup, depending on the effects that you have against your enemies. You will decide to use the Devil Trigger not only with Dante, but also with V, which, in addition to calling Nightmare, can also strengthen the attacks of the other two demons. The options and combinations for all three characters are so much that you will recognize them long after passing about 15 hours of basic story mode.
Devil May Cry has always been your job of enemies not only to destroy, but to do a good show. The game evaluates how you can combine combos into a series of continuous style attacks, where you won't let the enemies go to the body and do enormous damage. Another novelty in the form of Auto-assist feature will make it easier for novices to complete complicated combos for you, resulting in impressive attacks without actually being hit. Authors add this as a guide to see how attacks should look like to create them yourself. Auto-assist can be turned on or off at any time during a fight. Veterans can thus maintain pride as much as when they refused to turn on Easy Mode in DMC3.
DMCV is extremely considerate to newcomers. On a basic Human difficulty, you shouldn't have trouble getting through the game without getting stuck, and we recommend that experienced players go straight to the higher Devil Hunter level. Individual combos, abilities, weapon upgrades, and items you buy in the game for the red orbs you find in levels, fall from the enemies killed and the game allocates them at the end of the mission of your rating. Even in this case, it is extremely generous and if you invest reasonably, you will not have trouble unlocking most of the desired upgrades during one pass of the game. However, for eager people there is a possibility to buy plowing for money. Although the word microtransaction many people get up with a stamp, in the case of DMCV it is not really possible to talk about a fundamentally negative decision. Since the game is so generous, most players will not really need to spend just a cent in the game. It's a single player game in which more unlocked stuff doesn't put the player in a better position than others, only exceptionally simplifying access to every skill. However, as mentioned above, the authors have been able to adequately balance the number of orbs and if you miss something after the game, it will motivate you to re-launch at least a few missions.
However, DMCV still brings a certain multiplayer element. While fans of gameplay trailers may have hoped for a full-featured co-op mode at the beginning, Capcom introduced a so-called Cameo system in the game, where you can see other players at certain moments as they pass the level alongside you in a remote location. The system works by either seeing the movement of another online player in real time, or if no one is online at a similar site at the moment, you can see Ghost recording his activity. At the end of the mission, you can rate the player you have met as Stylish for a yellow orb to revive the character. However, other players never interfere with your game, they always act only in the background, bordered by level barricades.
The Cameo system also works without major errors thanks to its sophisticated level design. The creators like to return to one of their main inspirations in the form of Divine Comedy, and so in DMCV, we come inside the demonic tree called Qliphoth, which, although on the surface, rises to the clouds, but actually grows into the ground. Again, we will wander through the imaginary circles of hell, this time through the complicated root system of the tree to some paradise where it hides what Urizen desires. The designer has managed to create extensive levels with multiple hidden paths. However, when they are revealed, you are not getting into a dead end with the reward you are returning to, but are actually going through alternative routes that can hide fragments of orbs and secret missions.
A pleasant surprise is the opportunity to literally break through the journey with the help of Nightmare. Of course, this will only happen if you have a Devil Trigger loaded. A similar condition applies to Dante to fly in inaccessible locations and Nero will have to have Gerber on hand to jump where you want. So well-designed environmental puzzles appear in the game, and for some it will be gratifying that the authors have released any other frustrating puzzles with statues, chessboards, doors and other nightmares typical of older generation games. Although we had originally had greater expectations of going through missions for different characters, there are only two of the 20 missions that offer such an alternative. In one you choose between Nero and V and then later among all three characters.
However, where the spatial design of levels excels, its visual style lags behind. Although the levels are designed in a sophisticated way, they do not have the same visual atmosphere as they did in previous parts. Your characters will wander through the ruined streets inspired by London in one day and spend most of the day in the pulsating roots of Qliphotha. Similarly, we also consider the design of the enemies, consisting mostly of insect creatures and several visually uninteresting monsters, with the exception of twisted spirits inspired by Japanese folklore. In the case of bosses, designers impressed with their size, but the challenge is to choose the most popular one. Fights with them are fun, but you will hardly build a love / hate relationship with them as you may have in previous episodes.
However, it is certainly not possible to complain about the graphical possibilities they worked with in Capcome. Thanks to the new RE Engine, the game is full of detail, it is greatly lit and keeps steadily high-quality still, despite a number of effects. She looks at her very well thanks to the play of light and shadows, and therefore the game can easily forgive even minor graphic imperfections. Characters and animations of their faces are processed well, which you can see in detail thanks to the photo mode, which will capture your favorite moments during the game. The creators scanned the faces of models from the modeling agency and also shot their tailor-made costumes. So if you are wondering what happened to your favorite characters, it is the result of scanning real faces into a virtual environment. The characters in Devil May Cry are already tightly connected to the actors who, as in previous episodes, greatly illustrate the character of the main protagonists. Some surprise, however, is the excellent performance of the actor who dubbed the V character. A powerful soundtrack with songs that you will not be able to get out of your mind is inherent in the game.
Devil May Cry V is a sequel that fans have modeled after ten years of waiting. As in the case of Resident Evil 2, Capcom struck their feelings with a dose of nostalgia, but at the same time trying to keep their old series relevant. He is doing well thanks to the huge amount of innovations and fulfilled dreams that developers have not been able to realize before. DMCV is the work they always wanted to create and it's a gift to our players, who still keep the heart of their epic action games, which we've gone through several times and have always enjoyed. The latest piece of DMC has the same potential - to keep us tens of hours discovering its own limits. It is a game that you will want to play many times and for many it will be a relationship for years to come.
