thought everyone was harshing it for no reason cuz dmc1 is so good but nah, it really is that bad. in dmc1 i never found myself lost or completely unsure of how to proceed thanks to the great level design and simple direction, but felt like this was most of my time ( a whopping 2 hours of game by the way!) in dmc2-- huge, empty vast maps with very little direction from the vague mission objectives(vs dmc1) and the ability to loop in circles or go into rooms without purpose. so many moments of pointless waiting for what is supposed to be , y'know, dmc, a fast paced action game (multiple elevators - a very long train?) lazy one trick bosses , the way nothing seems to have any impact or recoil to it from dante's animations to enemies to the environment, to the point where multiple times i realized something i had already hit with no reaction Was in fact intended to be, altogether immemorable and such a shame , as it's very easy for me to find ps2 games loveable or even just want to walk through A World as Dante, but this on god feels like a soulless movie adaptation type game from this era. empty, vapid, short yet frustrating the whole way down. cannot even find its shortness appealing enough to replay at harder difficulties or even lucias path as it simply does not feel worth my time. has the feeling of - if there's so little care put into it, why should i give it any in return? Sad! well there's other games.

this game is so perfect to me, i'm terrified of what it will be like with a 100GB coat of paint this month. you can feel the re4 team on this joint & it seeps through every corner, impact animation and sound effect. i think it has the perfect amount of detail with enough to leave to your imagination-- is that not the spirit of fantasy? does that not hinder the mystery for you? must we see the pores and every strand of hair of every npc at the cost of playability and a smooth, clean experience such as this? i hope i will be proven wrong but as a modern games cynic, i can't see it getting much better than this.