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Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
Sub-Genre: Third Person
Release Date: Oct 16th, 2001
Additonal Info:
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
Sub-Genre: Third Person
Release Date: Mar 1st, 2005
Additonal Info:
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
Sub-Genre: Third Person
Release Date: Jan 25th, 2003
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User rating: 8.5
(based on 54 votes)
Sometimes when you’ve fallen in love with a franchise, it can be saddening to witness the quality drop with each subsequent installment. You saw it happen with Friday the 13th, NBA Live, and even Medal of Honor. Despite that, you’re still usually there on day one of release ready to watch or pickup that latest version, only to be disappointed and broke a little later. Thankfully, this wasn’t the case with Devil May Cry 4, as Capcom has delivered not only the goods but the gaming experience that users have been waiting for.
Capcom gave their followers the opportunity to see the world from an entirely new character’s eyes, Nero. Nero is just an arrogant young kid who knows he’s the man. Equipped with a double-barrel firearm of his own, pristine sword, and a demonic arm that adds an entirely new repertoire of moves, Nero is nothing less than a great addition to the franchise. Don’t worry though; the son of Sparda, Dante, plays a significant role as well.
This button-mashing masterpiece starts off with an incredibly beautiful cinematic scene filled with solid harmonic bliss and deep-rooted action. Straight out of the gates Dante confronts you after he’s done something horrible, having assassinated His Holiness. Nero, who just happens to be ignorant to the entire environment around him and what is really going on, is faced with the task of stalling Dante as more troops are gathered to fight.
During this episode, you’ll be given the opportunity to do a simple walkthrough tutorial that will prepare you for the new elements of the game. This is a great way to melt newcomers into the series without taking away anything from the action itself. After somewhat subduing Dante and watching him inevitably escape, Credo, the older brother of your love interest, bestows upon you the responsibility of chasing Dante down and bringing him to justice. You’ll then find yourself outside of the church and on your own with a slew of demons awaiting you ahead.
If you’ve never played Devil May Cry before you won’t have much to worry about. On top of the integrated tutorial, Capcom has added in an “Automatic” feature for you as well. When “on,” this feature will allow you to do tricky combos as well as other maneuvers that you may not have the time to memorize or perfect. This will give you the capability of enjoying the game to its fullest, without having to spend hours perfecting your button mashing.
You’ll spend the majority of the game in control of the newly introduced Nero. However, Dante fans do not need to fret for you’ll be given the opportunity to utilize the son of Sparda just as the game’s story hits the point of epic proportions. One issue that may arise from this is the fact that by the time you are finally able to utilize Dante, you’ll be so used to the button mapping of Nero that you may get confused at the start. This will quickly subside, as you’ll find yourself getting into the groove as you smash your way through the demons that are waiting in line.
The button mapping has been implemented perfectly. You’ll have no trouble pulling off some of the best combo moves known to the genre itself. Whether you’re looking to slam your demonic arm right into your opponent’s chest in order to throw him to the ground or just simply trying to carve your name into their already disfigured body, the ability to do so is a breeze. With each weapon mapped to a specific button, it makes moving from weapon to weapon an effortless task.
Followed by the easy to use mapping is the base mechanics at heart. The game controls just as great as it plays. Your movements will always be fluid and you’ll always be able to control what you’re trying to do perfectly. If you’re trying to attack to the right, you’ll surely do it. Unlike some button mashers where you’ll sometimes find your character attacking slightly off target, this isn’t the case for Devil May Cry 4. Capcom did a great job in making sure everything flowed together perfectly. DMC 4 also features a great lock-on ... (continued on next page)
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didnt like the demo... bored me
I'll have to rent it, I loved the visual style of the demo and combat seemed fairly deep. Good review overall.
Lack of difficulty? Wonder if this guy played the entire game on demon hunter, without combo's set on automatic. I beat the game last night, and i would definitely give it a 8-9 for a score.
I'm not a stranger to the Devil May Cry franchise, Enacku. I played 8 missions through standard "Human" difficulty with "Automatic: on", to give an idea on how beginners could come into the title.. and I beat the game all the way through on Demon Hunter with Automatic set to off in order to write the entire review.
I'm not the only one who felt the game lacked a sense of difficulty and challenge to an extent. Quite a few people on our own forums as well as others have brought up the easiness that released with this title.
Also, reviews aren't always going to be agreed with. It's an opinion just like yours, so I can't really tell you that you're wrong. Because you're not.is this true, that the level of difficulty is to easy.
IDk this game was terible i liked the old DMC games and this one did not live up to its hype and i agree it was to easy pluse who the hek thought of auto combos arnt DMC games suposed to have difficult combos and hard difficulty's i call shinanigans.
didnt like the demo it bored me
@DaveW - Wow, that was quick. Thanks for getting that review up so quick.
Was it just me, or did DMC4 go in an almost opposite direction of DMC3 in regards to difficulty? The DMC series seems to do a back and forth between hard and easy. But DMC4 did manage to polish everything that made DMC great without completely re-inventing the gameplay of the entire franchise. If it's not broken, why fix it?
does anybody knows how's the difficulty of dmc4 compared with dmc3: special edition?....because from what I know the special edition was a abit easier.....and i just played de special edition, not the original....sooo, anybody can tell me?..=D
The best thing about dmc3 was it's UBER difficulty,that's what this franchise is about!
Well thanks for clearing it up Dave. Because you didnt mention what mode or if you played on automatic to give the conclusion to us that it wasnt difficult. This is my first dmc game, i beat it on human/automatic and it wasnt to tough. Bout to have my go on demon hunter, with automatic off.
No problem Enacku. I'll look into seeing if I can place Editor Notes within my further reviews to clarify what difficulty I had played the title on.
I can't believe they didn't fix the camera yet, 4 games and the camera is still the biggest complaint. They really should have fixed that instead of whatever it is they did to mess with the difficulty settings.
great review for a great game! Thanks DaveW. I'm glad that i bought this game.
@ wood, auto combos were on the very first DMC, so this one is no different. I think the game looks and plays great. Better to be able to complete the game than to be frustrated half way through it and stop playing.
Edit: I could not say your whole name, because PSU banned it :p
the demo is garbage, the full game is awesome-ness
@iplaysonyonly
Yeah i agree with you, i had to give up at the final boss fight on heavenly sword. I beat him the first 2 fights, but the third fight against the final boss he just had too many abilities and i never finished it myself.
Game really isn't that easy ... and playing the game on Human, then progressing to Demon Hunter only skews the review because all of your orbs and proud souls carry over, not too mention whatever skills you picked while playing (combos developed, map memorization etc) starting the game on an easy difficulty makes the entire game easy not just the play through.
I agree with camera being a bit weird but i can also understand why capcom decided to use it. I think without the camera system players would probably missout on alot of details and it would also be harder to convey the same sense of scale and granduer with a free camera system. I think the game would probably suffer without it.
The Demo is utter trash ... it pails in comparison to the full game.
Oh man I wanted to get this game, but I'm dead broke and saving for all the spring releases, I'll probably get this later on, but if anyone is giving one away.....
same game different graphics at least thats what i think i mean i dont thin they should completely redo it i mean like someone said above me if its not broken dont fix it but i want some innovation maybe to the puzzle aspect or a deeper combat system with counter attacks and stuff just you know more to the gameplay not neccesarily a change and the lack of difficulty and alot of repetitiveness kills it i think it would have been alot better if the ai was smarter or you really had to think how you used combos and stuff because it gets a little boring after a while luckily the bosses put some spark back into it
lack of difficulty huh?
funny because the 3rd one was f****** hard.
That's exactly why the made this one so much easier
The demo was retarted, but the game is awesome.
Great review Dave. Looking forward to picking this one up, played all the others and loved them
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT. DMC4 ROCKS!!!!!!!
Alas, This wasn't as much of a disapointment as Tools of Destruction.
The difficulty wasn't bad at all. I eased through the entire thing without having to use a Gold Orb or Holy Water except for the Last Boss (Which is funny cause I couldn't even beat the first Boss without items in DMC3) I'm going back through it on Son Of Sparda mode now. I love this game.
Nice Review.
Should I buy this game? I love this franchise. i'm abit concerned about the repetitive levels...
Quote from page 2:
"Nero’s arm works like an extension of himself"
errr...
you failed to mention the unlockable difficulty modes. There are around 6 difficulty modes and from what ive heard the second hardest difficulty seems to be almost impossible to beat let alone the hardest difficulty. So with that in mind i kinda disagree with the con of having "a lack of difficulty".
sounds to me like Capcom should have made the Matrix games, although i think they're good yet they are somewhat dissapointing like reloaded and revolutions, because they could've been so much better epscially with ps3 and blu-ray
lol, 8.0! Not good enough for me. The other DMCs were 10s. See what xplat does? "F" Capcom
The demon hunter difficulty was too easy i agree and i felt a bit bored playing, but now starting again with "son of sparda" difficulty it felt just right, refreshed the game a lot and i'm having a blast!
They should've had a way to unlock "son of sparda" earlier in the game if "devil hunter" felt too easy.
I think this game should have been rated with a 9.0; considering it is better than Heavenly Sword (it has 9).
I will be the first to admit that yes Devil May Cry 4 was easier on normal (human) mode than Devil May Cry 3. I do remember that when Devil May Cry 3 came out MOST people complained that it was to hard. I liked the challenge Devil May Cry 3 presented. Every game out there on the market should not have to be "dumbed down" just so everyone can beat it. You really had to practice to beat Devil May Cry 3 and I think more games should incorporate that.
PSN ID: XtremeCoaster
Never finished DMC3 because I found it to be too hard. DMC4 is good, pretty solid but I wouldn't say it's easy completely. If you don't know what you're doing, you can die pretty quickly. xP
i dont know what you guys are talking about when you say lack of difficulty play the game on "son of sparta" and tell me thats easy it has adjustable difficulty so why are people saying its easy thats bull