The only DMC game I've ever played before this was the 2013 reboot, so I'm not gonna pretend like i understand any of what's going on in the story. What I can say I understand is the absolutely engaging gameplay. This game just doesn't let you take a breather; it's constantly introducing new characters and weapons way before you can get used to the previous ones you got (using the void was necessary for me). It was definitely overwhelming at first, but once I was able to get a hold of the controls and learned how to string my combos correctly, I had the most fun I've ever had in a hack'n'slash game. The soundtrack goes so hard too, you can tell each part of this game was made with love and care. My only complaints with this game are that the camera kinda does what it wants sometimes and it messes with my combos a lot. Also, playing this game with a controller is REALLY recommended. I played it with mouse and keyboard the whole time, and I could tell I should have used a controller. It's not unplayable by any means, but you should definitely dust off your controller if you're getting this game on pc. I did not expect to have this much fun with this game, but I will definitely check out the rest of the franchise since it's all available on Steam.