Devil May Cry 5 is actually as good as everyone says. Let's go.
This video is the finale of a series reviewing the Devil May Cry franchise from the perspective of a newcomer who first played DmC: Devil May Cry and liked it. This Devil May Cry 5 review was recorded on PC.
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Story
6:29 Gameplay
15:40 Nero
19:56 V
22:42 Dante
31:00 Vergil
32:16 Gripes
34:30 The End and Final Ranking
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Isn't it wild that the first dmc was originally re 4?
You forgot Nero's real motivation throughout the game: being called a dead-weight a month prior.
i mean its totally like Nero to be motivated by an insult like that
Funny, but he also lost his arm and there is that tree, you know, that killed a lot of people and is breeding demons like rabbits.
@@evgenyomegin Having just finished the game... I think it's absolutely hilarious how much the giant tree is actually glossed over at the start. It becomes a setpiece much later on but for the most part its there but... Who gives a shit. Deadweight and losing my arm. Those were my motivation... Until I started hearing some of the songs. Now I have different motivation.
@@baddus because it's a regular thing in DMC world? Think about this, Nero is a devil hunter, like Dante, and what he does best is slaying demons and taking contracts. First off, he loses his arm, with the Yamato that Dante left him as a memento of his brother, that wouldnt be ever torn away by some lesser demons. Then, Dante takes a contract on Urizen and fails. Who would be the last hope to save Red Grave and the world if not him? V even states that Nero is their last chance to defeat Urizen. I think it's enough motivation to fight the demons. Like a witcher who fights dangerous monsters that kill people, he fights demons. I see no lack of motivation here, it's obvious. People just concentrate too much attention at the fact that Dante mocks Nero and Nero mocks Dante when the time is right not paying attention to full list of events. Like, if Dante didn't call Nero a dead weight, would he just sit still and watch people die because he is not motivated? Absurd.
@@evgenyomegin mate, Nero is literally salty on this whole deadweight thing. He even bitchslapped Dante just to call him deadweight for crying out loud. JK. We all know Nero is a good guy. He doesnt need any motivation to help and save those people in that city.
I appreciate the brief love of the music! \m/ \m/
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I love how when Nero gets his true dt, he talks about credo and when he gets his devil trigger he gets angel wings that look and represent credo’s sacrifice
Also angelic wings which it's fits him cause he fights for his family and his loved ones and for the good.. Dante is just loves trolling around while Vergil is just hungry for power and plus Nero is a grandson of Sparda and specially Sparda also fought for his family and for his loved ones
@@Omega-jg4oq when you say it that way, it really feels like Nero brought it all full circle. Sparda did everything he could to protect his family. Due to the events that cause the brothers to separate, both ended up with issues and not a lot of straightforward brotherly love, but instead a rivalry. Nero, who despite his upbringing had a good sense of family, as well as, if I remember correctly, expecting to be a father if I remember that phone call prior to him gaining his DT, achieved what Sparda wanted his sons to learn, and protect his family. Kinda funny he seems like the most powerful DT of the Sparda bloodline so far
Also Nero has hair on his dt because he has more human blood. Dante and Vergil’s DT doesn’t have hair
@@ashedashes dante has hair in dmc2 but we don't talk about that game
@@schemar17 yep we dont talk about it
Missed opportunity to release this video 11 years after your DMC4 video.
he was waiting for Vergil as a playable character lol
and have a video that betrays everything the others were about halfway through it
But still an alright video regardless
cheatsykoopa98 I’m confused lmao, is it because Vergil and Dante make up ?
@@o.g.6605 They are referring to the reboot between 4 and 5
V isn't for everyone. I personally think he's really fun, others think otherwise, but most of us can agree that he's very "love everything about him," or, "hate his missions with a passion."
@@Amatt0 I wouldn't necessarily say that he's lacking, more that he's lacking _in comparison_
@@Amatt0 We play Bloody Palace with V _very_ differently.
The way I look at V is more “Style over substance” when every other character is “Style and substance”.
@@frenchfriedbagel7035 You aren't wrong, but "style over substance," comes across as though it's inherently a bad thing. I'd describe it more as, "what he lacks in variety, he makes up for in style."
@@arkhamjamesv yeah I’m aware that what I said is a tad more critically that what I actually think. I’ve seen some really cool stuff done with V. I’ve just seen insane things done with Dante too.
Nero: "Fuck that guy! I don't care if he's your brother I'm gonna kick his ass." Dante: "He's your dad." Nero: "... But why we gotta fight though?"
I mean, if I can believe it when it was Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, I can believe it now.
Nero is a tsundere.
"I don't care if she's a girl or a baby or somebody else's grandmother. I'll still fight them!".
I can kinda get that shift. Nero never knew his family, outside his adopted one. Now he's discovered he has one and because of that he gets it and this ties Dante and Vergil into the concept of family he got from his adopted one. It represented a growth in his empathy, that mirrors but also opposes Dante finally learning to empathize with Lady in 3.
He left when I was born and hasn't paid any child support imma kick his ass
you can't use this as an excuse not to see your mother and me anymore please son it's been two years
Just like when Nero activates his Devil Trigger for the second time. FUCK YOU!
@Hyveminds Mom maybe revert to the comment above? 👀
@@Nah-NoNeed_ Cringe
@@Gamma0_0 lmao
The only bad enemy is the fire bat thingies. They only appear twice so I can never actually figure out their patterns. The fury is fine too as long as I'm ready for them. But those damn bats.
I love the facial animations, many modern games have dull expressions and this game keeps the characters alive. V was a surprise for me. If you know what you are doing you can do all crazy things with SSS rank, but you need to coordinate your minions and land combos with each one which can be challenging when you only worry to use one button normally.
For real face animations are so good, I could watch a whole movie in this engine, with this design and animation style
All thanks to the re engine.
No you don't. You can just spam and get SSS. V is the easiest to style with.
@@MN-jw7mm I mean, yeah, its pretty easy to style with V, after all, to get the higher tiers you tend to need to use the joystick a lot, since v moves a lot to evade while spamming x and y its fairly easy, but v isn't bad, to me, outside of combat your v but while in combat, you play as vs minions, vs the supporting character to buff his minions, the only time v is the character you play as during the fights is if you do a promotion onto nightmare
Silly Hyvemind, Mallet Island was destroyed, we'll send you to Patty's birthday party
Why doesnt this comment have more likes
Or make him pay all Dante's bills and depts....just not sure i that's more punishment for him or his wallet.
We'll eat strawberry sundae and pizza
I love how you're implying that Patty's birthday is a constant that exists to suffer people LMFAO
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The release of DMC5 had retrospectively made DmC better received and the fandom started to appreciate its gameplay because we got the characters and storyline we liked back. DMC 5 is so good it dissolves hate.
Honestly, yeah. I'll be fair, I still don't like DmC:DmC (for a laundry list of reasons), but I don't really mind that people like it. It DOES have some genuinely good ideas in it (it's just when it comes to that, alot of the time it's mostly wasted potential or questionably implemented), and at this point, while i'd love a DMC6 (or maybe a spin-off featuring Lady, Trish, and Lucia), I wouldn't mind if the DmC fans got their sequel. That said, I still think DMC1 is a better game over the reboot (personal reasons, mostly, but yeah...)
This is literally what happened with me hahahaha
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Honestly, it most likely has to do with the Definitive Edition of DmC. Which made a mediocre game into a solid one.
Well, yes. That it's now a weird side-path rather than "The Future Of The FranchiseTM take it or leave it" has obviously made people hate it less, if only because it no longer directly threatens something we love. Fact is, it was always just a pretty okay game at worst, the problem was that if it had succeeded at any point, even in its definitive edition, this game wouldn't exist.
It's one of the best Capcom games ever, and no one can change my mind. I initially thought Nero's character was weak, but in this game he was amazing. I have no problem with him carrying on the franchise, as long as Dante and Vergil continue being a big part of it.
dante and vergil almost definitely wont be a big part of it, capcom already called dmc5 the end of the sons of sparda saga
@@nametagmc7935 Its now gonna be the grandchild of sparda saga
@AM Lightspeedy I hope capcom thinks of adding workshop support for dmc6
@@amlightspeedy3090they can pull a gta and have Dante and Vergil in hell and binging back topside with Nero… maybe Dante has an illigitamate child somewhere lol
No way dmc6 will be without Dante as playable Charakter @@nametagmc7935
Did you ever get the special Prologue/Mission 8 kill on Urizen with Nero? It immediately ends the game and unlocks the next difficulty. That's one cool extra feature.
I'm pretty sure you can do it on the first mission too, just a lot harder to do.
Wait it's actually possible?!? I didn't know that!
@@minecraftsteve2504 wrong dimension Steve, prepare
@@AcediaIX Steve with OP is unbeatable!!!
@@thisismyfirstusernameimade3007 you sure can! It rolls credits and basically says 'everything went totally as planned and we got the best possible outcome and everyone went home' or some shit
DMC5 might be my favorite game of all time and definitely the one I sank the most hours in. I love seeing other people enjoy it and experience the crazy ride that it is. It's great how people of all skill levels can enjoy it and how it and the whole series invites you to get good at it and look more and more stylish as you do
Oh hi SSSmoke, your videos are cool
@@akshaykarthik928 Thanks
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Yooo SSSmoke, I enjoy your videos soo much
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10:34 “Don’t feel like damage sponges.” *Laughs in Proto Angelo*
Atleast this game has some insta-kill enemies moves.
he's really not that bad
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 I agree. If you know how to consistently parry him, it's fast.
@@yanribeiro7108 for me, what works is being patient enough to avoid his counter attacks, but also being aggressive enough to consistently break his guard (not talking about about parrying, i'm talking about doing enough damage fast enough that his dfensive stance breaks) I haven't rally tried parrying too much, to me parrying happened mostly when fighting the angelos and it was always them blocking my attacks, rather than the other way around
nero's back to forward triangle can Parry or will sent him flying Dante has Cerberus bact to forward triangle, forward triangle will Parry 80% of the time for me
For the enemy design, I felt they took the good enemies from every game and mashed them together into one game. And it worked so well.
Hyve Minds character growth throughout all dmc games is the true character development in any game out there
If I may quote another white haired anime boy; “IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS”
Akihiko after he watched this video: Did you see that Shinji!?
@@grandbean9031 of course he did, it has guns in it.
hehehe good reference kid
Sry I don’t get it
DMC 3 is overall my favorite in the series, but DMC5 is by far the one I played the most, glad you enjoyed it!
My only problem with dmc 3, as mentioned in the video, are some of the enemies are just fucking horrendouse on higher difficulties. Mainly the archers. Dmc v had some tough ones and the protoangelos had way to much health when DT popped but I never felt like a level was ruined by them.
Yep. More characters to choose help DMC5. If only we could get Trish and Lady too.
DMC3 Is my Fave game of all time. Ever play Onimusha series?
Same
@@joemoe650 In my opinion DMD was never meant to be fun, it's just straight-up challenge yourself and suffer by own demand to get that feeling of extreme success at the end and the fun is just a side bonus. Or if you're really good then you can have a lot of fun
Me everytime he insulted dmc 2: Stop stop, he’s already dead...
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>Dont Worry No no. That shit needs to be put in place more!
honestly being unable to change enemies you're locked onto while moving in DMC5 is more noticeable than in DMC4, it might just be because DMC5 really promotes movement in combat more than DMC4 does, and yes I didn't even notice that in DMC4 you couldn't change who you were locked onto without standing still. but it was very noticeable in DMC5
Its pretty noticeable at high levels of play in 4, but by that point you play half unlocked anyways
The movement was more important in Dmc 4, it has way less tracking on Dante so your timing and positioning had to be perfect if you didn't want to drop a combo, especially if you wanted to use more advanced mechanics like guard flying or inertia in general.
5 is still surreal to me. I spent 8 years playing 4 as nero having accepted that the game would never get a true follow up. Then Hideaki Itsuno goes on stage at e3, says "This is the best game we've evervmade, it will EXCEED EXPECTATIONS" and was able to back those words up. Game has NO business being as well produce as it is.
That's a whole fact
Except it didnt exceed expectations It max acted them
@@norikwiese8900 Literally the only thing its lacking are playable Lady and Trish, but aside from that I couldn't ask for more.
Same. That was probably my favorite moment from any E3. No stupid PR bullshit or out of touch corporate cringe, just the developers of a massive company talking about a game they’re proud of that was probably never gonna be made.
@@Dasaltwarrior yeah I wish Lady abs Trish did more, but to be fair they were like inside of 2 bosses covered in goo after getting their ass handed to them by Urizen I would be pretty exhausted from that too
One thing to note with Royal Guard. Perfect guarding doesn't just preserve your DT, it generates DT. So if you git gud at parrying, you can have tons of DT gauge to use. Similarly, using a Trickster dash to go through an active attack will also generate a smaller amount of DT.
Hanji-san!
Vergil also passed his torch to Nero, both through his poetry book and the story theme of "Power! More power!"
I want a game where Vergil is the main character and Dante is the unlockable 😂
Vergil never got to be the main protagonist. There are still some ideas that can be explored. Where is Sparda? What dmc's Heaven look like? What happened to the "god of evil" mundus defeated in the lore?
@@MrH103 I'm actually very interested in how did the Yamato land in the hands of the order of the sword, who is Nero's mother and many more
@@tarekalsalloum3811 They might have already been answered if the game wasn't rushed. It's shame how dmc 4 turned out. It still way better than dmc 2, but still the 2nd worst game in the franchise for me. Just had to run out of steam halfway through.
@@MrH103 Maybe someday we'll get the answers we sorely desire. there was an apsence in capcom's presence in this year's game awards, maybe they're cooking up something cool
@@MrH103 Honestly all the dmc games would work if you played from vergils perspective. The protagonists are interchangable
Honestly, I think the major thing missing from V's gameplay is more complexity. I'd like to see him, or at least his gameplay, return in a sequel but more fleshed out. With Dante and Nero it feels like I always have more to learn and get better at, but with V I feel like I hit to skill ceiling really fast.
yeah I think a big problem with V that could have made him better is adding more summons to swap between. Dante can change up his styles and weapons and Nero can change up his buster arms and gets more abilities when you beat the game. Meanwhile V never gains any new kinds of powers or anything really. Sure yeah the summons are based on DMC1 bosses so I'm not sure how to do it lore wise but adding more summons or at least *something* to mix up his gameplay more would probably help him feel less boring to play after the first runthrough
@@BlazeMakesGames maybe something like new forms for them?
@@denkerbosu3551 if devil trigger didn't put them on auto pilot, but expanded their moveset much like devil trigger increases the power of some of Dante's moves, it could be interesting. I always thought that Nightmare promotion just wasn't fleshed out enough.
I think the fact that he has 3 summons makes it harder to flesh him out. If they took Vs stuff and mixed it with Vergil’s Doppleganger then for DMC6 that new devil hunter could be two characters that you juggle enemies between. Kind of like Astral Chain but you have more direct control over the second character.
For real V needed to be more fleshed out. I love V and found him to be by far the easiest to use making the game be on easy mode. Dante could be seen as hard while Nero is normal. But adding new moves would have been nice for his devil trigger.
He finally did it
I binge watched this DMC series and trust me, You're reviews are really really great. I just love how you present your take on each subject. Thank you for this series
I'm glad you did this series since it helped me find your channel. Glad to see your journey through the series. Absolute blast to watch!
One criticism I’ll add about DMCV. The lack of unlockables really stings for me. DMC3 rewarded you for going up the difficulty ladder with more costumes to play with. Even with the “Special Edition” of 5 they didn’t add any costumes whatsoever. All costumes you can get are just recolours of the base outfits.
And worse, some are locked behind a paywall
Yeah as far as an actual game it's outstanding, but as far as collectables there is almost nothing. I'm not a big collectable person most the time anyways but even I thought it was an odd change
and the only unlockable that we get is infinite devil trigger that lets be honest most people wont use cuz, it to much to bother unlocking for some people, and something that makes the game to easy for the rest. So yeah i want dmc 1 and 2 costume capcom >:(
@@dralakba-dusk31 DMC3 is the only game that gives you all of Dante’s costumes.
@@aultra-magawhostandsagains7974 no it doesn't, Dmc2 costume is not in dmc3 ;_;
I agree with your criticisms on the level variety, it was something that I missed from other games, even with their gimmicks. Loved the series man!
Lots of variety on the streets brother, come race me any time.
Bad ass game bruv
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Excellent series! Fascinating to see you go on a journey of discovery with such a hallowed franchise. Great work fella.
"Even with his new power he's not quite able to put Urizen down." Eh, I feel like that's more unwilling hesitation from knowing what Urizen is. Dante's strong enough to *still beat the immensely powered up Urizen later in round 3,* he quite handily schools Urizen in Round 2. Hell, he does so almost as hard as Urizen beat him in Round 1 weeks prior. That's just something of a personal nitpick in the way you said that is all. Also, gotta love that in the midst of saying that it's a shame Nero doesn't have his busters or his Devil Bringer, you show a DMC5 clip of Nero, in DT, bustering an enemy.
no, saying " he's not quite able to put Urizen down" is correct, while dante certainly *would* have won the fight if it had continued, he wasn't strong enough to prevent urizen from escaping. i'm honestly not sure if dante was really going to kill urizen/vergil, i mean, i know he meant to, but in the moment of truth, would he have been *able* to?
@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Don't take my fairly snappy response as a good sign that commenting on years' old things is the usual thing to do. And to answer, not really, I stand by my original point. Dante schools Urizen in Round 2. The only reason he doesn't stop Urizen from escaping is because he hesitates from the tree doing more of its devil shit. Being distracted from stopping Urizen and being _unable_ to stop him are very different. And in the third round, after he beats a far stronger Urizen, yes, he appears to be completely willing to kill him. Remember, as much as he hated doing it, Dante made the vow to stop Vergil by any means necessary (up to and including killing him) even so far back as DMC3. He never wants to, but he's willing to if its necessary, and it was. He didn't even want Vergil to come back, given that he was trying to stop V, and at the end of the game the only reason they don't (more than likely) kill each other in a draw is because Nero steps in. Dante, since practically his inception, has always known that stopping Vergil may mean killing him, and he's always vowed to stop him.
Noticed you didn't talk about Nero's Buster Knuckle where you can augment attacks by pushing Buster to punch people in the face while using Red Queen, and I kind of wanted to hear your take on it. The way it affects knockback is super fun to use in combos and really diversified my second playthrough from my first. I love using it to punch people in the face while Nero charges Showdown, or as a way to keep a juggle going during an air taunt.
This is super true. The first "technique" I learnt with Nero was infinitely chaining the Calibur attack by using buster punch to cancel the attack knockback and enemy step to reset myself. It was a moment of awakening for me after playing the game in a very basic manner the first time
Opening with Bloody Stream right when I start Jojo Part 2? Ok Universe, I get it
@Ben The Goose Jojo is one of guys who's name and surname start with "Jo". To answer your second question - Dio.
What a sick beat.
Great vid! Been here since your DMC 1 review and glad I stuck around to see it's conclusion.
I 100% agree with how you ranked them tbh. A very cool review also. I'll be honest I've only subbed in the beginning when you started the dmc videos but I genuinely think you're a cool content creator and I'm excited for future videos you work on!
It's actually wild because I started playing DMC after my partner told me I should around the time you made your first DMC video and fell in love with the games. It's been fun watching you also talk about each game. I've been wanting to go back and play 5 again so this is actually a good reminder
Your partner deserves a pizza
I take major umbrage with your reckless and malicious omission of the sex scene between Nero and Gilgamesh
I take umbrage that I've been waiting out here in this gorgeous Nissan Altima with nary a soul to race me.
@@theodorexenophon7612 what kind of psychopath races in an Altima?
@@JDayMain the kind that wins, brother 🤟🏻
@@theodorexenophon7612 why are you so obsessed with racing people you don't even know? Goofy as fuck my guy
@@0kaspars you either understand or you don't partner, that's just the way of the road...
Love the editing of this video, nice work
Can't believe it's been a year and a half. Always wanted to know someone like u who played DmC first experience with the series, I'm very happy that u did this, I really enjoyed ur videos, always clicked as soon as u popped up. And as a long time DMC fan myself I approve of ur feelings towards these game haha, jk. Glad u had a fun time
Hey man, subbed for the DMC review series, but I'm on board for whatever else you've got lined up, I dig your style and respect the way you convey your opinions. Keep at it, man :)
Dmc 5 was sooooo fun he took time off just to play
I love seeing your skill improve over the course of the series
So I did something I don’t normally do. I subscribed. Just watched every DMC video from start to finish and as a lifelong fan I’ve gotta say, bravo. GREAT content. To the extent I hope your channel grows and regardless of what game you cover I can tell it’s gonna be top notch content. You clearly played, enjoyed and appreciated the franchise for what it is. If you happen to be a final fantasy fan like me I’m curious for 16 as that is definitely gonna have similar DMC vibes and I can’t wait. Keep at it!
DMC 3 is the one that got me into the series but dmc 5 is ultimately my favorite for me as well
I found you when you made the review on DMC 4 and I’m so happy you finally got around to this one.
Wow, great video 😊 I'm so proud of you. Keep up the good work... Love Dani
"DMC 5's levels could've used a little bit more variety." SOMEONE didn't find the skatepark in Mission 15😏
so? his point still stands
@@amarson2322 It's a joke bro.
@@haydenblazier6751 he wants the stages to be more platforming
@@nea9009 Yeah, I know. I understand where Hyve Minds is coming from. I was just pointing out that the comment OP made was a joke. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything (sorry if it came across that way), but it just bums me out that people seem to have difficulty distinguishing when a joke is made nowadays.
@@haydenblazier6751 delivery on written text doesn't help I think
WE DID IT BOYS This video series was a lot of fun, man. Great job, excited to see which games you'll tackle afterwards.
DMC reviews are over huh... TIME FOR BAYONETTA BAYBEE!
Nooo
Neir Series?
Love the analysis of the game. Found this video after finally finishing my playthrough. I am envious of your combos and need to put some practice hours in.
Cavalier is actually in response to everyone requesting that they make a motorcycle weapon based on the dmc3 cutscene where is Dante uses Lady's rocket powered motorcycle as a weapon
I love playing as Nero,V, and Vergil but i dread having to play as dante.
My Dante is so trash lol.
@@zenbrown7144 Same lmao. I really need to learn how to properly style switch in combos
Honestly I dread playing V. Nero is fine, more simple than I would like tbh. Dante is just the best imo, nothing is more satisfying than Royal Guards. Vergil is fun when you just want to obliterate everything.
I have to reduce his options; I'll usually use 2 weapons and 2 guns, otherwise I can never remember what I'm switching to. And with 4 styles combos are still easy and varied.
@@borticus101 Honestly when you unlock irregular full custom, you can do Sword - cerberus - sword - balrog - sword - Cavaliere I do prefer not using cavaliere, so I end up using DSD, Cerberus, Sparda then Balrog.
Just finished all the games besides 2 just a few weeks ago. DMC5 and DMC3 are by far my fav
Only real gamers play 2
@@jotita9350 did u?
@@Knightmare445 I did. For 2 levels until I got bored.
@@hammskie05 ah ok
@@Knightmare445 im not a real gamer
I don't remember which video you were at when I started following this plot but I'm glad to see you make it all the way through.
What a banger of a series. Been with it since the PS2 days, love it to this day. Great to watch someone examine the series from a (at least at first) newcomer's perspective and especially great to see them enjoy it! Personally I'm not quite as in love with DMC5 as most in the fandom (mostly because I'd prefer the enemies to be more aggressive in general and because I'd prefer a slightly higher game speed), but I can absolutely understand your ranking. Good stuff!
On the ps 5 there is a mode where you get way more enemies called legendary dark knight mode and there is also turbo mode where the game plays 1.2 times faster
I think everything you said was perfectly fair. I will say that i personally prefer DMC1 over the reboot as i love the gothic castle design, and love Mundus being an evil allegory for god. Plus, Air Raid and Vortex to me have never been better since DMC1. As for my top it'll have to be DMC3 on Switch with DMC5 only just behind it in second place. The reason i say this as well is that the only issue i had from DMC3 was style switching and the Arkham fight, as most annoying enemies like the angels and the Dullahan can be dealt with by switching to quicksilver and folding them. The Arkham fight, however, is just abysmal. On top of that, the story imo is better in 3, but DMC5s is also good. As for why DMC5 comes up short for me at least. I feel as though DMC3 Switch has proven that Dante doesnt need to be limited to only 4 core styles. Gimmick styles like Doppelganger and Quicksilver can be easily switched to with a double tap of a style button, yet DMC5 removes Dantes Doppelganger and Time manipulation. And while I absolutely LOVE Sin DT and the Quadruple S technique that comes with it, and see Sin DT as the single greatest form in any series ever, i feel like it only almost makes up for Dantes missing powers that he should have. As for level design, I just think Temen-Ni-Gru and Hell in DMC3 are more interesting and varied than the Qliphoth of DMC5. The Temen-Ni-Gru feels like a multidimensional demonic tower, with its waterfalls, strange domains and hovercarts over lava pits that are far larger than the outskirts of the tower (bigger on the inside, as if each section were its own demonic realm). And the depiction of Hell looking quite holy, like a satire of Heaven that defies the laws of physics is just amazing. The Qliphoth could have been much more. As a demonic tree, it could have housed multiple universes or realms representing each boss, given that its implied throughout the series that Hell is multiversal or multidimensional. So many creative domains could have been designed, but as mentioned in the video, it either has a grey/black wood texture with red human blood globs everywhere, or has an insect hive look, save for the prelude to King Cerb where it is icy and looks cool. DMC5 does serve to be a great character study on Vergil through V, highlighting his compassion, regret, trauma and kindness at times, but also his duplicitous and manipulative side, as well as a tragic self-loathing. As the video said, Vs weakness highlights the fact that V isnt simply Vergils human side. V is everything Vergil hates about himself, and every quality he sees as a weakness. For example, his desire to rely on others (to be loved and protected), his desire for family, his interests outside of his quest for power (poetry and classical music). Urizen is there to signify that Vergils quest for power means nothing without his humanity, as unlike V, Urizen hardly has a personality. It is interesting that both V and Urizen hold resentment and rivalry towards Dante, seemingly suggesting that Vergil sees this as both a strength and a weakness; A strength because Dante serves as fuel for his pursuit of power, and a weakness as Dante has previously proven to be Vergils equal and sometimes superior. It could also be a weakness as Vergil sees any family ties as a weakness, which is ironic considering his quest for power is rooted in love for his mother and admiration of his father.
Its a great send off to this massive project. I found your channel for Devil May Cry reviews. Now I'm staying for your awesome review style and writing. I can't wait to see what you review next and watch your channel grow. Rock on, man. 🤘😎🤘
I really appreciate the way you have reviewed this game as a person who is new into the series. I have been playing it since 2001 and finished every installment. I totally give this game a solid 5 star and the best one in the whole series. Glad I got platinum for this game and glad you loved this game.
Youre so talented man, I hope at some point you will commit full time and I hope that will be a succes!
I found this channel recently through these videos and have been anticipating this one for months now. Congrats on making it through the series!
DMC 5 has become one of my favorite games of all time. I played through the DMC series last summer and discovered your channel looking for reviews, and yours were and are great. I'll be looking forward to what you do with the channel in the future!
I really enjoyed this series Hyve Minds. You made a lot of great points I agree with. I hope you got around to some of that higher level play!
thanks for all of the DMC content and taking the time to do this. Watched all the vids, (even the DMC2 and reboot ones). I was pretty turned off by DMC 4 it being the only dmc game I bought and never got through a single playthrough resulting in me skipping 5 altogether. Looking forward to giving 5 a shot based on this video and info provided, thanks again.
If you're still in the mood for a wild and crazy-ass hack and slash, I suggest going to DMC's sister series Bayonetta.
thanks!! I’m waiting on a future viewtiful joe collab
This video was well worth the wait. As a big dmc fan, I've really enjoyed seeing you go through the series and hearing about your experiences with each game. Definitely sticking around and am looking forward to whatever you do next.
You’re goated for having the Trunks theme playing most of this review! It’s sooo good bruh🙏🏾
FINALLY!!!!!!! I was waiting months for you to make this video!!!!!!!!!
It feels great to see this series finally finished after following it from the very start. I couldn't agree more on your views on this one, except that DMC3 is still a little better plotwise for me. Even if the DMC content stops I'm still interested to see what other game series you could bring a fresh perspective to! Love you and hope you're having a great day!
Genuinely one of my most anticipated videos of the year. Its been awesome watching your journey and I dont plan on leaving just because the DMC saga is over. Excited to see what your future plans are!
OK, the opening music at the first SECOND! This tells me that the video will be cool!
Your comparison of Melee to Dmc4 is spot on. Ive got way more hours in Dmc4 but i still love 5 and prefer it in some ways. Nice video!
These DMC videos was how I discovered your channel in the first place & I honestly can’t wait for what other videos you have up your sleeve.
It's been a year in a half already? Well I'll definitely stick around and watch your videos, love your editing style and love your view points. Thank you for making this series I was really interested in your opinion on the series.
Love this channel. Dmc, jojo references, wwe references, god tier commentary , Ight time to subscribe. Great videos
Dude I just discovered this channel and I'm sold. Not only was this a great review, but you also covered Doom AND INFAMOUS 2 (my fav ps3 game)? This is like my dream channel you got yourself a new subscriber
Im so glad you finished the franchise. Your opinion really gave me a lot of think time and i really enjoy it. I like how your videos are made so i will be looking foward for your netx proyect
i´d like to see you do a retrospective of the soulsborne series just as you did with DMC. either by starting from Demon´s Souls or Dark Souls 1. It´d be interesting
YES!!!
Your choice of ost’s is awesome! My kind of playlist 😎😎😎
Just wait till he finds out DMC 3 had Corrupt Vergils DT be Nelo Angelo
I was hoping to get your thoughts on the Dante boss fight in this game, it's my personal favorite fight in the series, although the Vergil fight in DMC5 is an incredibly close second.
"This is Dante's game." ->Game is about vergil hiring vergil and vergils son to defeat vergil in order to become vergil again. SE featuring vergil. So no its not dantes game
It's also the first game they use a Roman Numeral just so they could name it Devil May Cry V
no this game is about some nirvana backup singers trying to stop a couple of peaceful environmentalists attempting to grow a tree in their yard
Uh pretty sure the title is "Devil May Cry 5" ... 5. Not V. 5. This isnt Metal Gear.
@@SmashSSL You're right, I simply always see the giant V behind the logo and assume "oh that's the 5 in the logo"
@Nagisa The Big Gae Haters gonna hate!
Aye I just got done gushing over this game on stream lmao. Great vid btw
I actually always interpreted Nero's moves having less flashiness and effects to them as being a result of having his Devil Bringer yeeted, and with it the vast majority of his demonic power. Same with him struggling to lift enemies at first. Gotta remember that technically speaking up until the end of the game Nero's playing life on Hard Mode due to being nerfed by a loss of demonic power, after all. He only starts pulling out the superhuman strength moves again after he gets his Devil Trigger.
Him being able to as much as he did with that much power lost is astounding
That or he uses the Polish style of Saber combat, Polish style relys on Cuts and Leans which explains why Nero always leans with every strike. Coincidentally the style is famously used by the Winged Hussars, was called by German Masters as a "Hellish Cut" and weirdest of all its said by people on the web its as if the practitioners aren't guarding their hands (Should have had that advice sooner huh Nero) Unfortunately Polish style is mostly a lost art of combat, thanks to the ups and downs of Polish history its mostly gone, now modern practioners instead reconstruct it using other styles based on how near they are like German, Turkic/Steppe, Turkish and Hungarian.
Honestly, I paid the extra to try Vergil, and he is easily my favorite in terms of gameplay.
As someone whose first DMC game was DMC 5, playing as V in my first playthrough was my favorite part. His skill floor is really low, and enemies have so little health on the easiest difficulty that you don't notice how low his damage is. Skip ahead a year and 200 hours of play time, and I don't think I've played V at all since getting all the collectables
Your content is really solid man, and I have been getting into dmc through your content. Played 4, and 5 recently, and 1-3 + the reboot when I was younger. I'll still follow your content regardless. Out of curiosity, would you review the older god of war games? They have very similar combat to dmc, being combo based spectacle/style fighters.
You actually have a good voice, can't believe I sit here watching the whole video for 37 mins. Very nice I appreciate this review.
The biggest issue with DmC was the new Dante, the teenager who tells people to kill themselves online is not the Dante we loved
If only "the Dante we loved" fanbase was a little bigger. DmC still wound up selling more than DMC 5 🤷♂
@@travistotle And DMC 2 sold more than DMC 1, which in turn hurt the sales of DMC 3, but does that mean DMC 2 was the best?
@@liviekumori Nah, that's not true. DMC 2 sold less than DMC 1. Although looking at the numbers again, it looks like they counted the figures from the DmC Definitive Edition in the total DmC sales compared to DMC 5, where they didn't actually count the DMC 5 Special Edition figures. That's weird.
They should've made V play more with magic than just the familiars, so he would've made sense for him to just fall back while his familiars grab the enemy's attention.
For me, playing as V completely ruined the game for me.
I'm so glad you talked about the enemy design, everyone just forgets about that part hihi Also, our ranking list are the same c:
Nice channel, nice reviews. Not the usual youtube spam, great stuff! :)
This was and always has been my GOTY of 2019
Me too bud. Sekiro is a fun game but DMC5 really hits that sweet spot for my love of action games.
@@boooomerwang sekiro is probably my favourite souls like but i can't compare it to my favourite action game, so i agree
i like how dmc5's obvious reveal is still just as hype even though i knew who was who
THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one missing the fixed camera on dmc5
Thanks for these. I'm actually about to jump in the series myself. Ready for the jank now :)
34:59 Underated moment. 🤣
32:05 Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
Great video. Agree with you this is the best game in the series, but when I put on the nostalgia glasses, 3 just shines too brightly. I guess I'll have to put a hundred more hours into DMC5 and then make the call. Also you're pretty good at this as Dante, some awesome clips in here.