So recently bought the hd collection+4SE after loving DMC5 and decided to give the rest of the franchise a shot. 1st things 1st: This game is more than 20 years old and is VERY dated which is shown through the gameplay and level design. Gameplay is fun but simole and the level designs for the most part were pretty good. From gameplay alone I would give it a 4/5. Story is surprisingly decent for what it was and i enjoyed it as someone who doesnt know much about DMC. The music in this game is pretty good, not nearly as good as DMC5 but certain themes like Griffon were great. Now for the bad of the game-the last 6 missions are actually just awfull. 17,18 and 20 have the nightmare boss who is just not a fun fight in the slightest and was agony learning his moveset. 21 has some of the worst enemies in the wall tendril fucks which might just be some of the worst enemies in gaming. And then theres the final boss Mundus, who is great lorewise but horrendous gameplay wise. I do not want to fly through space on a final bosa.

Overall game is pretty good but the quality takes a massive nosedive at the end. Definitely give it a try if you have played DMC 3,4 or 5.