Brilliant but flawed, That first act is genuinely fantastic and one of the most engrossing gameplay experiences I've had in ages but unfortunately loses its mystery and dread after the first act. Turns into a repetitive slog, the meta narrative elements are predictable and don't feel deep or compelling enough to excuse how dull the reveals are. I can still recommend this despite the many things holding me back from truly wanting to call this a fantastic experience because its bold enough to want to try and go places that most games wouldn't do in fear of alienating its audience.

a good sequel to the fun and engaging DMC3.

keeps the immaculate atmosphere and sets in such a stunning background/world. the combat for Nero is a bit wacky, repetitve but can be satisfying at times, as for Dante the improvement was amazing, all the concepts from the previous games were improved and made very fun to use, despite his part being in a quite boring segment.

overall very fun and enjoyable game despite its flaws