My first game in the original DMC franchise. While it was decent, I never enjoyed spectacle fighters. Finding and doing cool combos was never something that interested me. I just wanted to find what worked and used it until the end to beat the game.

Perfectly fine game. If a little less fun than DMC 3.

The way you could cut seemingly everything in the demo I played blew my mind back when I played it. After remembering the game way later I gave it a shot. It was pretty good for what it was. Still not a fan of spectacle fighters, but the story was just fun to watch unfold.
With that said, this does have one of the best soundtracks of all time out of any game.