Devil May Cry 3 is one of the most revered action games of all time, and that was an impressive feat coming off the disastrous Devil May Cry 2. DMC3 is one of my favorite games ever made, so today I will tell you why that is!
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@underthemayo Is also releasing a Devil May Cry 3 video today. So go check it out!
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I saw the previous title "Yet Another Devil May Cry 3 Retrospective" and dude, you gotta cut yourself some slack. Just because an old game was already discussed doesn't mean your own thoughts are irrelevant. We're here for you.
he just has to run through a bunch of possible youtube titles to A/B test what works best with the algorithm. but nice to see the channel has so many empathetic viewers!
Title is fair anyways. How could he physically say something about DMC3 that wasn't told a hundred times before that
the title has been changed now
I'm not.
@@WaltWilton Go be a loser somewhere else then?
That intro caught me off guard I thought you hit puberty twice 😂
Ayooo LMAOOOO
Same. That and I thought I was at the wrong channel.
I thought it was Tactical Bacon Productions at first.
I will never forget when vergil catches those bullet with his sword and then fling them back
18:45 There´s more to DMC3´s Devil Trigger than just attack and defense buffs as it also kinda incorporates the DT amulets from DMC2. The difference is that they are preselected for each weapon and you cannot change them. Like Cerberus has the Quick Heart allowing you to run faster than with any other weapon, Nevan has the Healing Heart, giving you faster heath regen as well as giving you Air Raid like the Areal Heart. Agni and Rudra has the Offence Heart, white Beowulf´s DT has higher defense. Rebellion gets a glide move for some reason.
Yup. I tend to make use of Cerberus' DT to speedrun some levels.
... I played it when it was brand store new, and I didn't know the different weapons had different DT effects until now.
The badass cutscenes in DMC3 were directed by Yuji Shimomura who's not only a competent action director, but also an amazing fight choreographer. (He would later go on to be involved in the later DMC games cutscenes and a few Bayonetta games as well.)
I also learned he used to be part of Donnie Yen's stunt team. Hence where he got his eye for action. Can't wait to see what Shimomura does for Death Stranding
@@MrVince329 That fight between Higgs and Baby Samurai from the trailer was already spectacular, I think we got ourselves a jackpot!
he is working on death strandings 2 too... watch the guitar fight scene in its trailer.
One of the few gripes I have about this one is the fact that Vergil didn't have his own dedicated campaign, aside from specific cutscenes at the beginning the adventure. All his missions were just Dante's but recycled. I mean in the missions where you would ordinarily fight Vergil as Dante, they just have Vergil fight himself, but palette swapped his color to red so you can tell them apart. Like don't get me wrong, it's incredibly cool that he was made a playable part of the game, but the lack of originality in his "story" does bug me. A sadly, recurring trend throughout the remainder of the franchise. Again, it is incredibly cool and satisfying to have the option to play as him if you so choose, but with the original intro we see at the start of his campaign, I was under the assumption all his missions would be as well.
Yeah I would have loved like a special 7-10 mission campaign that was maybe filled with harder enemies
Devil May Cry 3 is honestly still my favorite game in the Devil May Cry series. Devil May Cry 5 is an extremely close second for me but there is just something about this game that just hits so different. It perfected what it sought out to do with its gameplay, story and charachters and introduced one of the most iconic rivals of all time Vergil as well as saving the entire DMC series from ruin in spectacular fashion. Easily one of the best games ever in my opinion.
For me it's the most complete feeling dmc game. Platforming, "puzzles", on top of the combat. It just feels like a more complete campaign experience compared to dmc5. Also I think the 3 vergil fights in this game are better overall than the single dante v vergil fight we get in dmc5.
I'd say DMC3 is the most complete campaign and the biggest "package" you can get from buying a DMC game. Like you said, DMC5 is a very close contender, but you're gonna have to settle for extremely basic level design and puzzles, and somewhat lackluster artdesign for the locations you visit. All as a compromise for having the best combat in the genre. This is also a personal nitpick, but DMC3's enemy roster is a mixed bag as many of them are not that fun to fight.
@@leithaziz2716 That's kinda what Soulstice was for me. That game took a bunch of inspirations from DMC5. Probably a harder game to get into than DMC5 outright, but so much to offer. Loved the combat and the story. Robust enemy selection and weapons. Neat mix of a Style meter and "Devil Trigger" meter.
@@leithaziz2716 3 and 4s enemies are the definition of a mixed bag yeah. I go back to 3,5, and even dmc1 and the reboot before going back to 4 because the enemies just don't feel fun to fight if you aren't using nero or vergil in special edition.
For me it goes 3, 1, 5, 4, 2. 5 is definitely the peak of combat for Dante, though V is not fun to play through and I still would like Nero to have new weapons. I personally like the loose resident evil structure of DMC 1, 3 & 4 and the light puzzle elements which give a meaning to the locations you are fighting through.
Lady´s story in this game is amazing. She really is the non-playable secret main character of DMC3 and one of the best female characters in gaming. As much as I love DMC4 & 5, I will never not be disappointed with what they did with her character going forward.
i’m the anime she was good
I hate how she was reduced to a damsel in distress after thought in DMC 5
Lady's awesome. She's so cool. Yeah, it's a bit sad she hasn't really been used well since this game.
@@The810kid That's a little harsh... Urizen kicked the crap out of everyone. Plus, it was Nero's story, not Lady's.
She got hella nerfed in dmc 5. Shame tbh.
Did not expect that Mayo crossover at the beginning but it did not disappoint. Gonna go watch his next
my only issue with the video is that you said vergil jusr uses reused animations from the boss fights, for me thats the coolest part, you're literally playing as the actual boss that you had to fight
Someone, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this game also helped kickstart the "Feautirng Dante from the DMC series". Since there was an agreement made. Dante would be featured in SMT 3: Nocturne and the artist from SMT would design DMC 3's devil triggers. Great video, to this day I still watch the ending scene and listen to Devils Never Cry. I love this game.
While Character Action games (with the exception of Nier Automata. A very emotional game I highly recommend) have a stigma of not delivering the most compelling of stories, I personally love DMC3's small story. Seeing Dante go from rejecting his family's legacy and demonic power, to later taking responsibillity and accepting his role as humanity's protector just like his father. All the while, Vergil rejects his human half for the sake of more power. Dante follows the classical "Hero's Journey" and all the ways Vergil acts as Dante's foil is so fascinating to watch. Easily the best narrative in DMC and one of the better told action games stories.
I think that character action games can actually deliver quite compelling stories, even if only half at times. Character side of the "Action" side. There's certainly games that are as simple as, say, Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death. That's just "save the world, your beloved, and defeat the bad guy". And games like the Ninja Gaiden trilogy, which to my understanding is considered generally messy in trying to do something with the characters, and is thus more remembered for very good fast-paced action. And then there's stuff like Darksiders series, Soulstice, the Lords of Shadow series, Heavenly Sword and Knight's Contract. And to a degree Dante's Inferno as well. - Knight's Contract: The black plague has swept over the lands, and a coven of witches who was only known for aiding mankind, have been made the scapegoat of this tragedy by the great Inquisitor Faust. Heinrich, the executioner, was cursed with immortality by the last witch he executed. Years later, with the return of the black plague --and of all the vengeful, maddened witches-- he now accepts a contract with that very same final witch, to slay her sisters once more to safeguard mankind and keep their secrets safe from the manipulative Inquisitor. And together they make a duo that respect one another greatly. - Heavenly Sword: A woman who has been scorned by her own clan all her life for not being born a man, as stated in accordance with an ancient prophecy, takes up the very treasure that her clan was set to protect yet anyone not of divine blood was forbidden from wielding as a weapon. This she does for the very few people within her clan that have made her life worth living. All the conflict in the game is centered around the very weapon she takes up, the stigmas and faith surrounding it dooming her life before it even began. - Lords of Shadow: The final effort of a good-hearted man going through greater depths than any human within the world has before, in order to save his beloved. But the few allies he makes through his journey are lost to him again soon, through one way or another, he finds himself the subject of various manipulations, his initial hope to reunite with his beloved proves to be in vain, and the sequels Mirror of Fate and Lords of Shadow 2 show that his very own son and lineage had been kept secret from him by the very brotherhood he was part of and served in the name of the Lord. Little wonder that he willingly takes up the mantle of Dracula, and makes it his vow to forever be a thorn in the Lord's side and hurt mankind, to return the favor of torment that He has given him and his lineage. These are some of the lesser known/talked-about ones. And granted, they have their issues too, but there's still a good amount of stuff to stand still at with their stories. Darksiders (as a whole series) and Soulstice are high up on the front of having compelling stories within the character action genre, be it for the sake of the world, for the characters themselves, or both. Oh, and Hi-Fi Rush. (with a quick honorary shout to No Straight Roads) (Metal Gear Rising probably has most to show for it thanks to the interactions with all the bosses and all the optional Codec calls). And i don't mean this in being as profound as NieR: Automata, that game's quite exceptional on its own. I just mean that the bar for compelling narratives within character action games is generally solid, there's a lot to offer, but like you said, there's a stigma on the genre about the stories just being excuses for button-mashing gameplay. Admittedly, i don't know to what extent that stigma persists these days. So i apologize if i sound ignorant and like a crotchety older man annoyed with the youth.
Character action games?
@@user-xw7kp2ye6c There's a bunch of debate on what name the genre should have. Some say "hack-and-slash is fine enough", others don't think so because it's more a term for dungeon crawlers or stuff like Diablo. Some call it Spectacle Fighter because you fight and it's an over-the-top spectacle due to fast pace and high fantasy or sci-fi elements, and you push yourself to play as stylishly as possible. Some reasons, as I understand it, for Character Action as a name, is because the focus is equally on the character and action. Not just on that they fight, but that there can be quite compelling narratives and interesting, larger-than-life or more subdued characters alike in the main role. There's got to be a reason why this character can do the stuff they do, right? It can be a child of a noble demon who rather hates his demon heritage while his twin brother does the opposite. It can be a man who was killed by a power-hungry megacorp CEO defiling ancient Mesoamerican ruins in search of a mystical power, and yet the same ritual weapon the CEO used to kill the man brings the man back to life, accompanied by the possessed death mask of an Aztec prince. It can be cyborg ninjas rediscovering why it is he fights, a crusader empowered by Death's scythe through the circles of hell and facing his own sins in life, it can be *an undesired witch child of Light and Darkness, overpowered Dracula, or the Four Horsemen themselves* Or just a funny wannabe rockstar bloke with a guitar or a cheerleader with a chainsaw fighting zombies. Bottom line being-- there's debate on the proper name of the genre, and people have their reasons beyond what i've stated here. Big comment, but i hope this helps!
@@jurtheorc8117 tl;dr millennials invented "hack n slash". Got it
@@jurtheorc8117blud could've said "an alternative name for games in the hack and slash genre" 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Agreed. Air hike should not only be available for every weapon, but it should also be something that is a part of the standard moveset
@ J's Reviews: Small but important thing I feel the need to highlight here concerning Dante's devil awakening when you mentioned it around the 17 minute mark. It isn't the defeat it's self or even the taking of the amulet that caused him to awaken, it's actually the fact that Vergil used his brother's own personal sword to deliver what he intended to be the final blow. Or rather more aptly put, the key to awakening his devil power was/is to be impaled by Rebellion it's self since it's pretty much keyed to him on what can be considered a literal spiritual and bloodline deep level. Keep that in mind because that's gonna be important later on in another moment too when reaching the time for your eventual DMC5 review. Oh and one more small thing, though I'm pretty sure it might have already been brought to your attention, but Doppleganger and the Dante/Vergil tag team fight are in a funny way just a hidden pseudo-multiplayer mode since, at least on the PS2 version if you got a second controller plugged in and a friend around you can have them take control personally of the clone & Vergil respectively.
Yeah, Dante did literally die in the fight and if he wasn't stabbed by rebellion, a sword confirmed in 5 to be the main thing to boost Dante's powers when he is stabbed with it he would've stayed dead. Him being stabbed is what unlocked his power in 3, and in 5 him being stabbed with it while holding onto Sparda's sword unlocked even more power.
You know I DO like Rebellion and the fact it’s supposed to be Dante main weapon and sister sword to Vergil. Plus it seems like it’s important to him. But WHY the heck was it NOT in DMC1!? Like where it go? I know DMC3 was developed waaay after 1&2. But I feel there’s no IN-Universe reason why there’s a time period where he doesn’t seem to use it. Than suddenly in DMC4 & 5 which take place way in the future. Dante now using it like it never left. Idk that just bothered me and I can’t understand why.
Dante awakens not because he lost to vergil in thier first fight but because but because vergil stabbed him with his own sword
Such an absolute masterpiece of a game, easily well over a 100 hours in it and I still get the urge to replay it every now and then. Great stuff, looking forward to more from you!
I grew up with DMC 3. It still is one of my favourite games. Its gameplay, story, characters, boss fights, are all pretty good and still hold up.
On boss fights I would say MOST not ALL of them,but for the rest I totally agree.For the age,it's not only still a fantastic game but it still holds up strong especially with the free-style mods (or available in the Nintendo Switch port).
11:16 This cutscene always confused me. Apart from introducing the Jester, they spend a large amount of time talking about the "power generator for this entire sector" and how this is important information you should remember or write it down. It is never once used after this cutscene. Maybe it was a discarded mechanic replaced by the combat wheels or something.
Sonic & Devil May Cry r like brothers. They both started their own genre in gaming (speed platforming & hack n slash), they both went through absolute disasters of games (06 & DMC 2), then only a few years later the franchise is saved (Colors & DMC 3), & they both feature a kinda goofy, reckless, over the top protagonist with their more serious counterparts.
And they both have equal powerful Rivals Shadow and Vegil who are both reserved and Quiet individuals who try to to destroy the world lol 😆
Don´t forget both franchises had a failed reboot attempt after which they had to unreboot.
Do not compare that filth to dmc please
Unleashed, you meant Unleashed saved Sonic. 😅
I wouldn't use goofy to describe Sonic or Dante.
Regarding the first Vergil encounter. On every single run I do of this game, whenever I reach Vergil1, I always treat him with the respect he deserves. Level 3 Swordmaster, Rebellion and Ebony& Ivory. Nothing more, no dodging, no guarding, just good ol' fashioned swish-swish stab and pew pews. Never gets old. Vergil2 and 3's arsenals and repertoirs are...different stories.
I really love how short and simple the first stage is. The unnamed Devil May Cry mercenary shop is a perfect practice area for new moves, a perfect warm-up if you haven't played the game in a while, and a perfect introduction to the game's combat. It's so perfect that it's the one stage I was able to finish in the original US release, the one who's only difficulty mode later became "very hard" mode in Special Edition.
Devil May Cry 3 might be one of the greatest stories of redemption in gaming history by the way you described it throughout this video.
Glad to see respect being given to the lads Agni and Rudra. Love them. Hope they may return someday and be given respect, while giving respect to the player. Genuinely friendly bros. I have a feeling like Jim Henson Studios or people of similar skill could make neat replicas of them, with actual mouth movements. Though i've never played the game, i believe that only Agni is weak to Cerberus (based on elemental advantage), and that either brother gets a different moveset with the second blade based on whichever brother fell first.
That intro lmao i thought i had gone insane "that's not his voice.....is it?" 💀
Damn, so early. Kudos to you, always a pleasure to get quality content about my favourite videogame saga ever
im really looking forward to your mega man 4 review. also good video, also also i love the twist at the end:)
I LOVED THE INTRO!!!! (since I follow both channels, I really got confused for a sec). This was amazing, Keep up the great work 👍
36:10 what always made this scene hit so hard for me was that it was Lady, the person who clashed with Dante so often due to her refusal to see anything more than just another demon in him is the one who says it.
I haven't played "Devil May Cry 3", but it looks really cool from what I saw. Gotta love the phrase, "Third Time's the Charm".
You have to bro, trust me its worth it
Get the switch version of the best time
Devil mey cry anime is coming to netxlie maybe this year ❤🎉😢😅😊🎉😊🥞😙
It's a great game in general, but it gets really elevated for those who have the appropriate mindset. Both it and its sequels are the kind of games that have so much depth and expression in their combat that they endlessly reward you the more time and effort you put in.
I recommend buying the HD collection, because while the switch version has the option to use every single weapon dante has at once, you are a newbie so that type of feature wont really matter to you. Plus you get 1 and 2, as well as 4 SE if you buy the bundle. But yeah you should play it, its one of the best games ever made
I personally think that DMC3 did Boss Rush right. Of course it’s there to show how much stronger you become through out the game but it can also be used for practice other strategies you didn’t use before hand without going through the puzzles. Plus most of the bosses are just fun to fight against. Unlike MegaMan where it feels redundant because the developers never gives the Bosses in the boss rush new moves and all bosses have Spark Mandrill syndrome.
Hey, J I'm an aspiring youtuber and first off. I'd love to say thank you for motivating me to become what youtuber and second off. How the hell do you become comfortable in front of the microphone I swear it's like every time I record a voice over it comes out steadily and awful. And my secondary question. And then when my voice overs aren't awful? I usually try to make my videos funny. And in doing that they become unfunny. It's a weird balance to work, isn't it?
Hello there, thanks for watching. To answer this question, I will start with the old saying "There is no substitute for experience." You can't be confident with something you have never done. Developing an ability to write words that are meant to be spoken and then finding the voice that best delivers them takes time. For example, here is my original Jak 2 review from 2016, it was my fifth review (and now we are up to like 250 or something) kzhead.info/sun/atunl9ScmIaZe40/bejne.htmlsi=q50_tGUaufabsih6 You can clearly hear that I am nowhere near as comfortable with how to do it and I don't think I became that way until 2017. But even then, I have evolved how I deliver lines many times over the years as my personality changes . Like I used to have a very enunciated and emphatic delivery style, compared to now where I keep my energy pretty low. But yeah, an ability to do comedic timing would come after being able to speak into the mic at all. Hope that helps.
@@JsReviews thanks man hope you have a wonderful day
One thing you can do is play a game you love (or hate), make a list of points you know you wanna talk about. And then just type them out in a script in the style that you would just talk about these things to a friend. Then when your script feels ready, talk to a friend that also knows the game. And ask them to listen to you read your script to them and see how they feel about it. Do they follow what you're saying? Do they find what you have to say insightful? Do they find issues with your statements? etc
@@underthemayo Interesting. I've never really thought of doing it that way. I'll try that out for my next video. That is when I actually figure. Out, what the hell it's gonna be
this might sound stupid but dont just read it off as if you’re doing a reading at church. exaggerate your voice what you’re saying. you’ll have to put a lot more energy into it than you would for your normal speaking voice and it will sound stupid to you in the moment. but trust me, when you’re watching the video with the “exaggerated” narration over it, it sounds a hell of a lot more natural than you think it does when you’re recording it. i would say give it a try, maybe let someone else listen after and see how it turns out
J's Reviews, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!
the original release on ps2, the normal mode was hard mode in JP, they really amp'd up the difficulty
Just opposite actually. It was easy in japan while in America we got hard mode as normal, and normal was our easy mode.
I am so happy Virgil turned out to be a cool character as we share a name.
Great review J. You and Mayo need to do more stuff together for real lol.
Thank you for this great trilogy of retrospectives! Perchance we can get new videos concerning Devil May Cry 4-5?
I need to start getting back into this game, need to finish it
24:20 *me having HD edition on steam*: "stressed Chika face"
😂😂😂 the intro, and finally dmc3 time!!
🗣 this party is getting crazy
Let's rock *punch the boom box*
Been waiting for this vid 🔥
You fast as hell with these dmc videos
I also think the Nintendo Switch version of Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition is the definitive official version of the game excluding the PC version and its mods. The only change I want for the Switch version is the ability to customize equipment load out like in Devil May Cry 5.
Dissapointing that the Switch version is the only official way to have style switching in DMC3. Always hoped that it would get patched in on the other console versions.
and now we get back to the good dmc games and this game is one of the best
Devil May Cry 3 is still the best in the series for me. The characters, story, bosses, weapons, and setting all are too iconic. The soundtrack and Gameplay still is top 3 as well.
Greatest DMC of all time
Oh yeah! This is going to be one hell of a video.
The Under the mayo intro surely got me of guard
Cute little bit of trivia that you guys might like.The person who designed dante and vergils devil triggers for this game is the same person who made all the demons for the shin mcgami tensei series.
As a wise man once said: I’VE BEEN WAITING 4 THIS!!!
Did You See That Shinji!?
Best game of my middle school years 😊
Fun fact: The designs of Dante and Vergil’s Devil Trigger forms are made by Kazuma Kaneko, the former artist of the Shin Megami Tensei series. It’s his way of saying thanks for bringing Dante in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne as a guest character.
Mayo's intro scared tf out of me. Don't do that again please...
Funnily enough I played DMC1 first then DMC3 special edition because I couldn't find a copy of DMC 2 at the time
From what I've seen about DMC2, I don't think you're missing much.
What progression you would recommend for a first time playing: Dmc 1 and then 3 , to see the gameplay evolution , or playing 3 before 1 for the story ?
The former.
6:44 When I first played DMC3, I only ever used Trickster all the way till DMD until I couldn't use it anymore because of that one room where you have to defeat the enemies on a time limit in Mission 19 lmao
Even though DMC 3 is prequel in a third game of the franchise, it feels more like a continuation of DMC 1 than DMC 2 ever did.
My favorite game of all time. I probably won't feel the same excitement i felt playing any other game as i felt with this one.
Always love it when someone else praises one of my top 3 games of all time 🎉
Easily I'd say DMC3 is my favorite in the trilogy, I don't have the Switch port so I can't speak on how it is personally, but I don't mind only having two weapons for melee and guns too much, though I'm sure I'd enjoy Style Switching in DMC3. Maybe Capcom will re-release the HD Collection again with the Switch port of DMC3 being used as the basis, who knows? It could happen. I can get behind some of J's critiques of this game, like Air Hike should be something Dante should have for all his weapons and having to purchase Air Hike for all of them being redundant, I too am not too big on some missions, not necessarily dislike mind you, in fact I personally never got lost in Mission 15 but that's probably because of my own general experience for a ton of games and how often I replay the ones I enjoy, I'll say hear hear to the Jester boss battles in Special Edition being messy. I'd have to disagree on Vergil 2 being the hardest boss in the game personally speaking. Might be a touch bit unfair to say, but I agree that Vergil kinda sucks to play as in DMC3, he has some tech for sure but he's not fun to play as compared to Dante in DMC3 in my opinion, though I'll admit there's some level of satisfaction I get in tearing Beowulf to shreds in seconds with the Yamato. I agree that the EXP system doesn't mix well with a Devil May Cry game, the boss rush helps but I'd rather spend Red Orbs to earn all my upgrades. Oddly, I found DMC3 easier to get the platinum trophy than DMC1, might be because I either didn't play my platinum trophy run on Turbo Mode or a combination of factors like general experience with the game. My favorite weapon in the game is a simple one; Beowulf, a more refined Ifrit in almost every way, though I do miss the mega damage Ifrit's more damaging attacks do, I always enjoyed using Meteor and Inferno with their high damage in DMC1, though I suppose Real Impact makes up for it.
No words, game's as great as Mega Man X4, Vanquish, and Ōkami, among other Capcom classics. Will still stay loyal to the PC version though. The Switch doesn't have classics from other folks like F.E.A.R., Star Wars: TIE Fighter, and Deus Ex, for three examples, and I don't want to waste my money and time on such exclusivity kriffery.
Great video again man.
DMC 3 is my favourite game in the entire series for sure. i need to replay this game.
I remember playing this at my cousins house. I couldn't believe his dad let us stay up with no limitations 😂. It was passed 1AM and I couldn't keep my eyes open. Compared to my house where my dad would make me cut off the game after a couple hours of play and lights out by 9:30PM 😂.
You know I DO like Rebellion and the fact it’s supposed to be Dante main weapon and sister sword to Vergil. Plus it seems like it’s important to him. But WHY the heck was it NOT in DMC1!? Like where it go? I know DMC3 was developed waaay after 1&2. But I feel there’s no IN-Universe reason why there’s a time period where he doesn’t seem to use it. Than suddenly in DMC4 & 5 which take place way in the future. Dante now using it like it never left. Idk that just bothered me and I can’t understand why.
DMC3 is the first and only DMC game I've played. I thought it was fun, but I definitely thought it was really hard (I struggled with every boss, particularly with Beowulf and Blob Arkham for hours upon hours and I still haven't beaten Vergil the third time.) Are 4 and 5 harder? And do they have spiders? My friend who recommended 3 to me did not warn me about the spider enemies and they discomforted me.
I don't think DMC4 and 5 are harder, even though they can still get difficult. DMC4 does have some big lows, mainly in terms of structure (the second half of the game is going backwards throughout the levels and fighting three of the earlier bosses again, albeit with a twist), one tedious and annoying boss called The Saviour, the final boss being a bit... whatever, and some of the rooms having a dice game that waste time. Neither of them have spider enemies. 4 only has some plants that can latch onto some normal enemies and have unudulating vine tentacles. The worst stuff i've heard about 5, is that for... 2/3s of the game, or at least the second half, the level design is quite similar. Not a lot of interesting stuff to look at by reason of largely taking place in a colossal demonic tree. There's also a big amount of people that aren't big on the Summoner-like playstyle of the character named V, I believe that characters are pre-set for different levels, and there is a little bit of debate on how good the story really is. That, and some have found the total amount of options Dante gets overwhelming. I'm not saying this to discourage you from trying these out, just being clear in shortcomings and criticisms as I understand theem. (Sidenote, Soulstice from 2022 and the upcoming Genokids are in this similar genre, and are well worth checking out and sperading word on to your friends. Soulstice may be a bit tougher to get into due to having a lot of mechanics, the story and pacing drag a bit in the middle and also have that problem of art direction/environments feeling similar, and some other issues, but the combat feels *really* good, there's seven total weapons with their own utilities and differences in how they operate, over 20 enemy types total, 7 different bosses, and quite a good story. Would *very much* recommend getting the Grappling Hook move for the whip as soon as you can. Some enemies can be more annoying than they otherwise could be because of it, but *with* the Grappling Hook move they're more managable.)
I grew up with this game on ps2 for years and played it till the disc stopped working. It will always have a place in my heart with the other 2 Dmcs before (even if they were kinda garbage)
This is my very first DMC game I've played. Bayonetta was my introduction into Hack n Slash games. So I was curious to see what I missed out on. They recommended me DMC3 as an great starting point and yeah, they were right. The game was awesome. I still prefer Bayonetta 1 & 2 more because of an fast paste combat & scope levels. But I can see how many enjoyed DMC. I don't know if I'll get to the others. Especially DMC5; which is considered on par with the 3rd game or even better. But yeah. I'm now an DMC fan.
Will always say Music, Story, pacing, tone and DIALOGUE, surpasses DMC5 by a LONG SHOT. Reubens voice work in 3 in particular is more natural than how he is in 5. Devils Never Cry > Devil Trigger
Glad to see someone else who thinks Vergil 3 is a total pushover
I liked the katamari reference
God of War retrospective?
I like DMC DMC is what I live for In fact... I'm absolutely crazy about it!
DMC5 is my favourite and dmc 3 is taking 2nd spot, and would play these 2 dmc games whenever, just wished dmc 3 had style switcher at very start it came out on pc as either hd collection or as separate game when it was available
Funny beginning. He he.
Devil may cry 3 is one of the GOATs. Period. Fight me.
I’m a simple man, I see a J’s Review and I watch. I see DMC content and I watch. I like your content bro keep doing your thing.
Its 12 am rn but who cares about sleep right now
Surely, it is. 💥
Honestly after playing through dmc3 after playing 5 first I felt really bad about how dmc5 potrayed Dante in cutscenes. First of all the cutscene production isn't nearly as good as in 3, and second of all there are barely any action cutscenes in the first places, and each time Dante is in one he gets his ass beat. Like against Urizen (multiple times) or against Vergil, and even getting bitch slapped by Nero. He definitely lacks scenes like him going all out on cainas or other enemies, the only time he does that is when he gets the bike, but that cutscene feels very weak compared to 3 and even 1 ngl. Nero does have some more cooler scenes in 5 like vs Goliath but it's still not as good as 3 cutscenes
it's evident with DMC5 that both Itsuno and the cutscenes Director have lost their swagger after all the years between DMC3/4 and DMC5, 5 lacks the cool factor and stylish choreography that the previous games had in their story/presentation, even the game's writting and voice acting direction is neutered, where the cast just does not do or say cool & memorable stuff within the story like previous games, and even the actors voice deliveries lack the swag and charm they had prior basically DMC5 really feels like a "flacid" _imitation_ of previous games, at least in it's overall presentation and vibe
@@marimoerostraw dmc5 doesn't have the same cutscene director, that's why. But when it comes to writing and character lines i do think it's just as iconic
This game needs a remake like the recent RE games.
it was a set up!!!! there never was a beef between them
Devil May Cry 3 was a work that I obsessed over when I got it, a challenge unlike anything I'd played before and a story that had no right to be as good as it was cheesy. But I'm glad to see it doesn't just get praise here - I too dislike how Vergil's campaign is just a reskin, and personally I never really liked Temen-Ni-Gru as a setting: the colors are too muddy and the designs just feel like they have no throughline. It's a mishmash that mostly just ends up looking gray and messy. I prefer Mallet Island, limited as the "castle" theme is at least I feel that HAS a theme. Though I really feel like I should replay the Switch version one of these days, revisit it and see what I feel after playing DMC 4, 5 and DmC. Though judging by what is said about it here, I also feel like I ought to replay the "vanilla" version first so I can accurately assess the game, THEN play the Switch version with all the additions and so on.
Not gonna lie [chuckles], good job on the intro on Mayo's part. (Not having heard his voice in a while helps the effect) DMC3 is probably one of the games I wanna play the most in my life, if I ever can buy the Switch port, I will.
I'm obsessed with dmc3
29:45 Interesting, I found Vergil 2 to be the easiest by far. I was still learning the game during Vergil 1, so I found him tough. But I knew the game far better as I went along and completely styled on Vergil 2. And then Vergil 3 ripped my ass wide open and took me probably 20 tries to beat
I am sure glad to that I tried devil may 3 on switch, it felt far polished than 1 in so many levels, besides cerberus I used all the weapons through the game, guns less it started with pistol and shotgun and transioned to kalina ann and spiral later on, for styles I sure used many a lot besides royal gaurd on DMD it was too much of a risk for me and develop decent skill in jump cancelling and I enjoyed the game that I s ranked all of dante's DMD and now I am doing for vergil and speaking of him he pretty much a power trip greatly designed and using his swords just give me strong sense of power
A fun theory my friend likes to bring up every now and then is that DMC3 is basically Inuyasha, but much more compact, better written, and the action is infinitely better.
Mayoooooooo!!
honest to god thought you hit a crazy growth spurt or some shit at the begining lmao
The Switch version let's you change styles at will
i love devil may cry 3 is really awesome and badass
i tried playing DMC3 yesterday for the first time but Cerberus kicked my ass so hopefully this'll give me the motivation I need to beat him lmao
You can use the shotgun for the ice armor and trickster to evade the attacks on the wall left and right(Dante will run up the wall)
Devil may cry 5 may be the best but 3 will always have a special place in my heart
I dont know about you guys, but with Dmc3 NA and JP versions,(Ive played Special edition, not the original NA version of DMC3) Ive found this game very easy to complete. I mean, if you have the Japanese version, you will have a easier version, because its toned down in the difficulty, the NA version has "Normal" masquerading as Hard. But I dont know, Ive had a hard time with DMC1 more than DMC3 on NA version. Its up to preference, because DMC3 is way easier than DMC1, and everyone is different. And even if I do Hard mode on NG, Not NG+, I think hard in Special edition is easy
Even with the harder NA version, Dmc3 is easier than DMC1.@@Jahlil.W
@@Jahlil.W Dmc 3 is easy
@@Jahlil.W Yes, it does
@Jahlil.W You are brainless are you?
Did you know? DMC 3 is a 2 player game.
I can't replay these games, I always get lost and need a guide on where to go.
I don't know why people diss Devil may cry 2. I think it was better than part 4. It was much fun. Dope as hell
I got so confused in the intro...
Even a devil may cry