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Storyline Review...Not a gameplay review!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is strictly a review of the storyline in DMC4. I have not played this game, but I have seen every cutscene from it and let me tell you: it is amazing. The graphics are very sophisticated, the voice acting was very well done, and from what I've heard, the gameplay is pretty good, if not redundant. The plot is very different from the first 3 DMCs (although it HAS to be better than DMC2), and that is a good/bad thing. It's good because the guys at Capcom are trying something new, but I have to say: I was disappointed. The question every single DMC fan was asking was, "How is Nero related to Dante?" Cause obviously they are very similar in appearance. I'll tell you now, this question is NOT answered. Even if you get the secret ending that is pretty weird, it is not answered. Several times it is mentioned that Nero had the blood of Sparda running through his veins, but we never find out how he and Dante are connected. Also, this game seemed much shorter than DMC1. There were much fewer cutscenes, but it was very well done all the same. There are two scenes in the last part of the game with Dante, that are absolutely hilarious. They are just so random and clever, it puts a new light on Dante. The storyline was lacking, because the whole plot is Nero trying to get his "love" back. I wished that he and Dante had had more contact during the game, like a few more talks or ANYTHING! We see Dante enough, but he seems to be kind of controlling the game, even though Nero is the protagonist. Nero seems like kind of a throwaway character. They didn't use his potential, and he was just kind of hanging out there instead of propelling the DMC storyline.

Same game, better looks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: February 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is the same as the rest of the series gameplay-wise. This one isn't quite as hard as number 3, well much easier really.

The big difference here is the graphics. The game opens with a cutscene thats about 7 minutes long, by the end I was in the mood to keep watching the movie rather than starting the game it was done so well.

I am admittedly not to far in the game right now, but it appears that the guns are 99% useless in this sequel. The guns might have been weak in previous games, but they could be upgraded to some nail drivers, here they are just a way to pause the mobs for a fraction of a second.

Overall, this is the best game of the series that I have played. Keep in mind the genre is a little limited conceptually, but the amazing graphics and an actually interesting story in the cutscenes and unique combo animations for larger mobs and especially on the bosses are making me play much longer than I usually would when it comes to button mashing and never ending enemy types of games.

UPDATE:

I beat the game on easy after about 8 hrs spread out over 2 days. A very fun game and it held my attention much more than average, in fact the first game I have played to the finish on the ps3. But, it is kind of short. After 4 bosses, or 4 levels, you switch from the new character nero to the staple character of the series dante and simply replay the 4 levels and boses over again in reverse order. After this reversi switch, there is one boss level and one other, then the game is over, meaning that all of the game content is experienced in the first few hours of playing...

The new character nero and his devil arm make the game fun, the old dante levels are just a grind, in the end the game is great fun but a rental is all that is needed to experience the game. also, the free demo on the playstation network is actually about 1/5 of the game content.

Good gameplay not much else

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: March 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I guess I'm getting old (32) but since purchasing the PS3 a year and a half ago I haven't found one awesome game.

The cut scenes are boring unless your into japanese anime (ani-ghey). They are excessively long.

The actual gameplay is decent it is pretty much like a fighting adventure game. the puzzles are pretty weak and gets repetitive (jump puzzles mostly). there is a lack of content and mostly you just replay all the same levels to unlock stuff.

wish i didn't get this one!!! it will be going up for sale very soon.

It's just not good.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: July 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I don't get it. This game is just bad. A friend gave me his copy after he beat it. He loved the game. Maybe it's because I just finished Metal Gear, GTA4, Uncharted, Mario Galaxy, Bioshock & Ratchet but I can't get into this at all. Despite the okay graphics, it just feels dated. It's boring, generic and repetitive, with dull storytelling. The menus and presentation are atrocious. Maybe I'm missing something, a lot of people liked Assassin's Creed too, and well that was terrible. There are so many better games you could be playing than this, if you must, rent it, but don't spend money on this.

Great Game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I own every Devil May Cry and i've followed and loved the entire series... well.. almost loved every one except for DMC3... I liked it the least due to ... well.. it's lack of new and interesting features.

However, DMC4 holds it own.

-Graphics are fantastic.
-Cutscenes are awesome.
-I have beaten the game yet because guitar hero 3 and COD4 is still very addictive... but the story so far has been good.
-New Features and moves are cool as well.
-Gameplay is good.
-Have ran into many bugs...( bugs = problems, such as graphic, A.I issues and etc )

The Bad:
-Well,.. the most annoying thing is the save points. Maybe its just me, or my PS3.. or whatever.. but... my save points seem to only exist in the beginning of the stage...
-I haven't ran into this yet (im only on the 4th stage)... but i've read about it... and from past DMC experience... is the Big Boss Formula. Repeating the same Boss's throughout the game... I know that DMC isn't the only game that does this... but it's getting really really tiring. I will credit any game that steers away from this and dis-credit any that sticks to it.

Excellent Graphics, lame story

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I really expected a little more out of this game after playing the demo, but unfortunately this game is not that great. It does not offer any new gameplay elements that an older generation console could not also do. The story is pretty lame, such as when Nero can not get a control panel to work, so he gets an idea and steps back from it. He shoots it with his gun, the light changes from red to green, and then it works as he expects it to. Stupid!

The graphics are very good, especially the in game graphics. Fans of the series may enjoy this game, but new players should play one of the true next gen games like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune instead with a way better written, more compelling story.

Really Exciting at First... then boring... then they change the main character!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 18
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

By the time I really got into the game they change the main character. All the combos you've spent hours and hours perfecting go away and you start playing as another character. It just annoyed me so much that I sold the game.

Amazing game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

it's a amazing game you have to play, awesome graphic, sound, etc. no doubt is't the better game of capcom

Navy corpsman

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Never received the game from the seller. But, at least I got my money back. Cool beans.

Fun game, a little toooo graphic

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It's a really great game. the graphics are really realistic, a little too realistic on the females part. They made the females really skanky. You don't get to play as dante much, but you do get to play as nero. Obviously because the game is more about nero than dante and i thought it was supposed to be the other way around. It doesn't seem anything like the anime and the secret missions can get frustrating at times. Overall it's a good game to rent, but I wouldn't buy it only because they went to far with the females. It's NOT something for someone under the age of 18 that's for sure and people thought asassins creed was too much.

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