Seems like a perfectly acceptable Devil May Cry, but I don't think I really have any room in my life for these games any more.
I loved DMC3 (though when I discovered the penultimate (?) level was just all the previous bosses again, I quit without even bothering), played most of DMC4, and enjoyed DMC (the remake), but there’s just something about the gameplay and feel of DMC5 (and probably dmc overall by now) that leaves me cold. Perhaps it's the clean yet fumbling gameplay, crisp yet unexciting visual direction, or the extensive yet meaningless writing.
I liked that there seems to be a nice variety to the moves and enemies, but it wasn't enough to call me back when there are so many other games vying for my attention (partly coming down to preference because the game I'm playing instead, Evil West, really isn't better, but hey, it works for me).
The female sidekick also has some problems, as expected. She is cool, fast-talking and arrogant in an entertaining way, her dynamic with Nero rife with amusement. But she still confirms it's men making the game, the male gaze for example when she bends to pick up new items in her workshop being rather annoying, and while I cannot deny that it works as titillation, it also works to undermine her character (and my respect for the game).
It doesn't help that every male character also feels like he was written by a 15 year old, typing out their “cool” fantasies.
10-15 years ago I might have loved it, but now it's another series that I just don't have the time for. It's not bad enough for me to be sure I'll never try it again, but since it's leaving PSN, and I have no intention of ever buying it, well the chances are not great. I don't mind much.
I loved DMC3 (though when I discovered the penultimate (?) level was just all the previous bosses again, I quit without even bothering), played most of DMC4, and enjoyed DMC (the remake), but there’s just something about the gameplay and feel of DMC5 (and probably dmc overall by now) that leaves me cold. Perhaps it's the clean yet fumbling gameplay, crisp yet unexciting visual direction, or the extensive yet meaningless writing.
I liked that there seems to be a nice variety to the moves and enemies, but it wasn't enough to call me back when there are so many other games vying for my attention (partly coming down to preference because the game I'm playing instead, Evil West, really isn't better, but hey, it works for me).
The female sidekick also has some problems, as expected. She is cool, fast-talking and arrogant in an entertaining way, her dynamic with Nero rife with amusement. But she still confirms it's men making the game, the male gaze for example when she bends to pick up new items in her workshop being rather annoying, and while I cannot deny that it works as titillation, it also works to undermine her character (and my respect for the game).
It doesn't help that every male character also feels like he was written by a 15 year old, typing out their “cool” fantasies.
10-15 years ago I might have loved it, but now it's another series that I just don't have the time for. It's not bad enough for me to be sure I'll never try it again, but since it's leaving PSN, and I have no intention of ever buying it, well the chances are not great. I don't mind much.