RichGs DEVIL MAY CRY review... one of the biggest disapointments on the PS2.

Decided to do the old rent a game play it hardcore like until its completed before returning it.

Out of a few unplayed gems of ICO, DMC and Baulders Gate: DC I decided to get DMC.

Heres my review...

Well you might be thinking the name Devil May Cry sounds strange well its because a devil may actually cry when they meet the hero of the game because hes son of this legendary knight Sparda. You think thats bad? Well the whole story is as small as it is lame.

Done by Capcom heros of the Survival Horror genre (although i\'d like to think that Konami has this title now after the amazing Silent Hill 2) this game runs to a same sort of vien. Some story, go kill monsters and be scared. Be scared though? No actually thats wrong this game is an action game. Go kill monsters get a snippet of story and go kill other monsters.

Now this sounds like its going to get boring... well it does! Well this isn\'t the games major downfall as for the most part killing this endless respawning monsters is fairly fun. You get orbs you see (complete copy in everyway to Onimusha Warlords). Like Onimusha Warlords different coloured orbs do different things, and you can get new moves and health items etc from these shop like things.

Now it sounds like I haven\'t told you much about what you do in the game but thats because unfortunatly that is all you do. Kill monsters get the orbs, upgrade the character and kill more monsters to snippets of story.

Well the upgrading the character is fun as you get new moves. However far too few for it to be that rewarding. You have to learn the tactics of fighting to beat the harder monsters and these tactics are summerised in your inventory area depending on what moves you have tried on the monsters. Soon you will be kicking devil butt and quite enjoying the game.

However like the games of old its one of these play the game for 20 minutes die and then end up having to retrack back from the save point (the start of the level - unless you have a yellow orb which I can write a further paragraph explaining how stupid they are...). This is definatly no way of making a game hard, it may do this... however it also makes the game infuriating and literally unfun to play. You see between save points you might have to fight 3 or 4 bosses. This game along side football games has prehaps seen me cursing at the ps2 the most. Sometimes i\'d get someplace killing all the bosses as I go, get to the final one, die, start again and then find im having trouble killing the first ones. Once you get to the next save point you had that nice relief of finally im there but its short lived as soon you will be backtracking again. Its not that I died a lot in this game its just that sometimes you do die in it, and when you do you will be sorry.

The graphics on the other hand are great. The PAL conversation is crap (nice one Capcom) but the graphics still shine as something nice.

The story of the game is another letdown. First a women smashes through your shop window. Then your in a castle, then a pirate ship (don\'t ask????) then fighting something else all with snippets of story which seem fake and just placed there for the hell of it, they don\'t even explain why theres a pirate ship just where the castle is.

I can\'t see what the hype of this game is. I love the free roaming jump feature and the fast action gameplay. However Onimusha Warlords is so much better. Devil May Cry is nothing more than a shallow beatemup (allmost). Its a suckish conversation, the story for this game would be better not being there, its infuriating at moments and we\'ve seen it all before. Onimusha Walords was the game which broke Capcoms Resident Evil mold. This breaks it too but breaks everything good about Resident Evil.

The thought of playing this game now makes my stomach turn.

5/10 - Just because it has nice graphics and some good gameplay bits. The low score though is due to its repetitive, dullness, the fact that this £45 game (read: expensive) can be completed in a day or so and its infuriating qualities.

Verdict: A very dull Onimusha Warlords.

You forgot to mention that the camera made the game nearly unplayable in some areas.

Originally posted by ben_high
You forgot to mention that the camera made the game nearly unplayable in some areas.

Cheers. Also whilst we\'ve at it I forgot to talk about how dark it is in some areas. Also the menu system being really anonying. So plain. Never been updated. So when reloading all the time it takes ages to load a save.

well i think that is a bit harsh!!!!!!!!



i really enjoyed dmc!!! yeah the story wasnt that great, but the game rocked, you say dmc is not original.....well **** me, its soooo hard to make  origianl game now adays, a everyone is copying things from each other!!! most bosses where hard, till you worked out to kill them, then tey became easy!!! also u may of found it hard, as u didnt level up the things that would make it easier!!! id give dmc a 8/10, maybe a 9

Most people who don\'t like DMC are just saying that because it\'s "too hard". DMC is one of the best games ever, period. Sure, the story may be horribly cliche\'d, but aren\'t most action movies/games that way? The fights were quite difficult at first, but while playing it, I found myself reloading immediately to try again, often 5 or 6 times before I got it right. I then realized that something must be great about this game, because I usually  turn a game off whenever I die, and try again later. But not here. After long gaming sessions with DMC, I found myself drenched with sweat and heart beating like crazy, like I\'d actually been fighting myself! Now that really says something about a game. The camera did bug me sometimes, but the great acting, cool music, great graphics, and unique gameplay more than made up for it. I\'d give it a 10 out of 10. BTW, Air Raid is your friend!:D

I loved the game, easily one of the PS2\'s very best

had little problems with much of anything in the game, and stroyline in 95% of all games are pretty lame or have lame sides

Can\'t agree with you there, I bought the game and completed it in 6hrs ( which was a little short ) and I love it, very nice cut scenes and good high paced action. Only thing that sucked was how **** it was converted over to pal.

Well prehaps 5/10 is a little harsh however this was the legendary DMC, it shouldn\'t suffer from a bad story, bad camera angles etc.

In reality even if you did took to its charm more than what I did it definatly aint what the magazines have given it due to its weaknesses how can 10 / 10 (perfect) be giving to a game with flaws. 9 / 10 very high is also debatable for DMC because of its flaws. Prehaps 8 / 10 if you did like the game.

I dunno why, but I never really showed much of an interest in this game. Now tho, with all your conflicting scores and perceptions, I think that I will rent this an make my own judgements, after all, there are only a few games that people will agree are great games........

(GT3, GTA3, MGS2, need I say more)

Awww Rich, you should have picked up ico.. Fantastic game.
Make sure you get it next time, i promise, you\'ll enjoy it.

Simply stunning.. this is as close to a perfect game as i\'ve come across.
A proper heart string puller.

I also have to disagree...... DMC is a great action/adventure game..... although I have no idea what the story is....the gameplay is perfect!





        The jumping attack, and other cool attacks are great.  The transforming into a demon is a great addition.





 

Well you might be thinking the name Devil May Cry sounds strange well its because a devil may actually cry when they meet the hero of the game because hes son of this legendary knight Sparda.

 Did you watch the intro? Because the game is called Devil May Cry because Dante run a buisiness and the name of it is Devil May Cry. From what I understand his job is killing demons then getting payed.

[Living-In-Clip]

:surprised

I think you missed the point of the game, Rich. Capcom was trying to deliver a fast paced action game in the 3D enviroment, that reminded people of old school games. They delivered in this area. If you get into Dante Must Die, you will see the beatuy of DMC. The skill and excitement you\'ll get from battling countless enemies and what not. Sure, the story wasn\'t that great but it was not suppose to be a compelling storyline. Once again, Capcom was aiming for a fast paced action game. A huge, long drawn out story would of bogged and slowed the game down, so Capcom didn\'t give it one. The only complaint I have with the game is it was too short and not enough weapons. Other than that, I think DMC was a success and worthy of a sequel.

As for the PAL conversion, I can understand being upset with that.

(P.S - ICO blew, in my humble opinion! ).

Ahh man... That\'s harsh... I loved DMC!


Played through it twice.. Enjoyed the feel and action of the game.

DMC didn\'t quite grab me as much as Onimusha did, but sometimes I prefer a more well thought out storyline when it comes to a game of this type, which is probably why I enjoyed Onimusha so much.  DMC\'s camera really bothered me, but merely because in the world of gaming, after 6 years of working in 3D with consoles, console devs should have the camera practically mastered by now.

[/me slays LiC with a demonic glowing sword]

Originally posted by Ryu
DMC didn\'t quite grab me as much as Onimusha did, but sometimes I prefer a more well thought out storyline when it comes to a game of this type, which is probably why I enjoyed Onimusha so much.  DMC\'s camera really bothered me, but merely because in the world of gaming, after 6 years of working in 3D with consoles, console devs should have the camera practically mastered by now.

[/me slays LiC with a demonic glowing sword]

yeah i am with Ryu on this one i found that Onimusha had the better story and would of totally stole the crown of survivor horror if it was for the fact that it was too short !

anyway love DMC and think is a Superb game

but i have to admit i am much more excited at the tought of Onimusha 2 than DMC2.

p.s.

i found the DMC camera ok too