Hello all!
This week Mitch and I discuss the absolutely brilliant, CINEMA (as the kids say), video game DEVIL MAY CRY 5. While it might be…almost 7 years old now, it was a new experience for Mitch and Me. And boy howdy am I glad we finally got around to it.
I was also playing the port of the Switch 2 edition and the performance is killer on that thing. Capcom broke into the Switch 2 architecture and has been delivering banger after banger port on the handheld. Replaying levels in handheld mode while traveling is a godsend. I highly recommend the S2 version if you need DMC on the go.
DMC5 was not without its controversy (controversy? on the internet?) with the inclusion of a new character named “V.” Unlike Nero and Dante, V’s combat style resembles that of a magic user where you control a panther, a hawk, and a golem to do your bidding. This requires the player to be at a distance from the action and learn an entirely different play style. Both Mitch and myself enjoyed V’s inclusion as it broke up the game because while Nero and Dante also play differently, they are similar.
DMC5 does its best to tie all the games together in a way that’s digestible and even includes a series summery video for newcomers. Funnily enough, they completely gloss over DMC2 but, I mean, obviously. The story, as wacky as it is, is followable and builds to a pretty bad ass moment that leaves the series at a point of optimism for its future.
Enjoy our musings on the game, the series, and everything else on our minds.
Our next podcast will be about HALO: CAMPAIGN EVOLVED
