While I wish the story was more fleshed out and had more variety to its levels rather than just blatantly reusing assets, the combat mechanics and improvements to the upgrade and item system, along with the addition of Bloody Palace, are so good and make the game so much fun to play that I was willing to forgive its flaws for how great its strengths are. Also, this might be my favorite iteration of Dante in terms of design, characterization, and gameplay.