DmC Review
The story of DmC is easily the best of all DMC games. This is not hard to do as all the previous DMC games were not really written well. I know most people hate the new Dante but I liked him. In the beginning of the game he was obnoxious but as the game moves on, you start to see why he was so annoying. Dante later becomes a likeable guy. Well... kind of... I think it was intentional for Dante to be this young punk who didn't give a freak about anything. As the story moves forward, so does Dante's growth as a person. He becomes more caring for others and less selfishly motivated about his life. This gives us the players... an in depth look as to why Dante slays Demons in the first place. I won't go any further into the story because I don't want to spoil it but It is worth playing through and experiencing yourself. The characters are worth caring about but there are some missteps in the story and characters. NT did not do a great job of building the relationships between Dante and his brother Vergil and another main character as well. The ending was fine but predictable. I think the writing was lazy towards the end. Which stinks because it was really well written and voiced acted throughout most of the game.
Graphics:
I played the 360 version of DmC and I found the graphics to be very good. Could it have been polished more? Sure... but it still is a damn good looking game. The menus were bland but it takes nothing away from the games overall look. It's easily the best looking DMC game and competes with the likes of GoW 3 on the PS3 when it comes to looks. (Don't freak out... GoW 3 is still a prettier and smoother game than DmC. I just said it competes.)
Gameplay:
The gameplay ultimately is what matters. This is why we buy DmC. I just went back and played some DMC 4 to compare DmC to. (I know I'm alone on this) I like DmC better. The controls and moves are smoother. I'm not talking 30fps here. I'm talking controlling Dante and pulling off combos is very well done.
You add more weapons as you go through the game. This has it's good and bad. The good is... switching from weapon is made simple by the D-Pad. The bad is... the gameplay is more enjoyable in the beginning of the game compared to at the end. This is because the beginning you have more freedom to use whatever weapon combo, against all enemies. The end of the game... not so much. The enemies become specific to certain weapons. Angel and Devil weapons. I get why NT did this. They wanted the end enemies to be more difficult to take down but it does take away combo freedom from us the player. Overall still my favorite DMC to play. Very well done.
Replay Value:
There is only one story to tell but a hell of a lot of modes for it. You have your standard difficulties but each time you playthrough and up the difficulty. You open up more difficulty levels. Some of the Modes are seriously insane. Example would be... one hit kills. All enemies die from one hit. Sounds easy? Well... there is a catch. Dante can only take one hit to before he dies. ;) Have fun with that.
Final Word:
This was by far the most fun I had have with a DMC game. I loved DMC 4 but I'm a story guy and 4 was just terrible when it came to the story. Just a bunch of stupid characters and events that I never cared about. DmC on the other hand... gave me a reason to keep playing. I wanted to beat the game. I wanted to see the end. That for me is what makes a game great. DmC did that for me.
Story: 7.5
Graphics: 8.5
Gameplay: 9.0
Replay Value: 8.5
Final Word: 8.5