A revolutionary release of the devil may cry series. With a new character, new gameplay and great new story.
Introduction:
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Devil May Cry 4 is a Action/Adventure game where the main purpose is to slay demons and to advance through the levels, and performing tons of deadly combos and be as $tylish as you can. Devil May Cry 4 is also the 5th release in the series. And a continuation of the storyline of the previous releases.
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Gameplay:
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The Gameplay in DMC4 is fun, brutal and of high speed. The main purpose is to run through levels and slash all the enemies that cross your path into bits, with as many $tyle as possible. You have access to a wide variety of moves which can be combined into an infinite chain of deadly combos. The crazier the combos are the better. Luckily it isn't too hard to set up a descent combo, as the controls are very simple. With only 3 buttons you can perform an immense amount of combos by combining all the moves you've unlocked while playing the game. The controls are just right, what's very important if you want to have fun slashing away at your opponents. Cuz else it would be nothing than a pain to fight a dozen of enemies all at once. The simple controls are also a big benefit to the difficulty of the game. DMC is known as a game that can become frustratingly hard at a point. Having bad controls wouldn't be too much of a help in such a situation. Which any DMC luckily never had. DMC4 though is not as unfairly hard as some of it's older brothers. You have a lot of different difficulty modes which each fit a certain level of player. Even someone who never played any of the series won't go through a hellish time fighting hordes of demons and fierce bosses. The difficulty is adjusted for all levels of players. Each mode being harder then the other but yet not far much harder then the previous mode. And that's really a godsend. Because in the past there really was a huge gap between normal and hard mode. Nonetheless DMC4 is still quite a challenging game. It's not much easier then the others, only a little. There even is a mode that surpasses the difficulty of all the previous DMC hardest modes.
Even though the gameplay is fun and the game not too hard, you'll certainly have trouble with some missions. Sometimes you'll come in touch with enemies you'd rather not fight in a group. And you'll also fight enemies that are nothing but a pain to fight. That's quite a downside, but also something inevitable in a game like this.
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Side missions:
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Next to the normal missions you also have so called secret missions. These are missions that test a particular skill. For example: dodging, jumping, performing combos, etc. These missions are scattered through the normal missions and can be accessed by examining certain objects. Which are most of the time hidden. Completing these missions give you nice rewards.
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Story:
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In comparison to the previous releases of DMC (except dmc2), Devil May Cry 4 has 2 main characters. 1 of them being a completely new person to the story. You can play as the legendary devil hunter Dante, who wields a great broadsword and uses 2 handguns, and as the young devil hunter Nero who also wields a great sword and a gun that can shoot 2 bullets at the same time.
The story is a mixture of drama and romance with of course action between it. Demons attack the humans, evil villians try taking over the world. One's beloved gets caught into a plot, such things. Pretty much the usual.
As the story goes on you'll see beautiful scenes, The animations are truly magnificent. There are also wonderful environments (which get repeated quite often), and you come into battle with hordes of demons and bloodthirsty bosses. Which all are wildly different from each other. And about halfway the game you'll change from playing with Nero to playing with Dante.
DMC4 doesn't have more missions then the previous games but it takes considerably longer to complete them though. Some missions can take you a solid 18 minutes to complete even when you're very good at the game. Don't expect to walk through most levels in 5 minutes.
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Graphics/Sound:
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The graphics in DMC4, which is out on the PS3 and XBOX 360 are as you could expect highly developed. Noting the system's power, the graphics are beyond that of the best of the PS2 and whatever. The characters are all worked out outstandingly well. As well as the Demons and the buildings and all the other details in the environments in the game. It's coming extremely close to actually "realistic" as in reality. These graphics are luckily extremely good, it wouldn't be the same if a game like this had good gameplay and awful graphics. The graphics are also a vital part of the game that makes it so exciting to play. The sounds are also good. The sound effect of the clashing swords, the rumbling skies and the battle cries of the demons are all tremendously performed. The sounds kind of suck you into the game. Compared with terrific voice acting, this game is truly a masterpiece of the Devil May Cry series. Also, there are great boss battle themes and greatly picked music themes for the various battles you'll have. You shouldn't have baby music playing while fighting a giant disgusting demon who's trying to eat you.
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Play Time/Replayability:
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It will most likely take you 8 - 20 hours to complete the game at least once. If you're aiming for a total completion of the game (all modes, max items, all skills, etc) then it could take (depending on your skill) up to 40 - 80 hours to do it, or even longer. Then you also got other extra features that require certain tasks to be done but really there's no time estimating how long that could take you. Completing the game once obviously doesn't mean you're done and got nothing left to do. You still got the other modes left, you probably still got some moves you don't have, still gotta max out health, etc... it stays worth it to keep playing the game over and over for a long time. Going back fighting certain bosses for fun, or developing other strategies for fighting enemies even better, it's all a part of what makes it so fun to keep playing it.
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Final Recommendation:
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Devil may cry 4 is a brutal masterpiece for all kinds of gamers that don't mind huge masses of enemies trying to tear you apart, and also love a challenge. And not to forget, slashing away at enemies for some time to totally obliterate them. It's a game worth buying, and surely searching for if you're already a fan of the series.