Vergil is quick on his feet and precise with attacks, while Trish is much more the heavy hitter, slow to strike but when she does it makes a heavy impact. In this edition you get to play as Vergil, Lady, and Trish, each with different approaches to combat than each other. This is a re-release of an older game that might actually be justified, seeing as the “Special Edition” isn’t just some moniker thrown on as a replacement for “Game of the Year.” While entertaining, the main descriptor would be serviceable. However, I still enjoyed the overall storyline of a corrupted church seeking to bring about a demon as a god in order to obtain absolute power. Some parts of the plot are annoying, such as Kyrie, Nero’s love interest, barely having any dialogue. Nobody feels in danger, and play off the end of the world scenario in a very passive manner, like they’ve been through this several times before. Instead, characters take everything in a laid-back style.Įarly on Dante is thrown across the room and just ends up being pushed into a bench and just lays back on it like nothing. Thankfully the awareness isn’t something comparable to say Deadpool which can be very in your face about it. You can still freely experiment with different weapon and skill upgrades, but the curated list of skills offered is something I didn’t want to pass up, especially without an adequate training grounds to test out newly purchased abilities.Īdditionally, Nero’s story of a punk demon hunter in love with the church girl is ridiculous but very self-aware. Thanks to an auto-skill system broken between orthodox, varied, and novice, I was able to adjust my gameplay approach frequently, though I quickly became comfortable in the varied skill set. This caused boss fights to become much more drawn out than they were before, especially since Dante takes on the same exact bosses you did as Nero earlier and the gameplay differences are much more pronounced. This is also what made Dante’s combat feel weaker in comparison to Nero, as he lacked the ability to pull himself in close to enemies. Repeat the process until they’re visibly stunned and move in for a special grab attack that will deplete a significant portion of their health. However, they boil down to using the grab button to get in close and wailing away, only to flee when the enemy starts up their attack animation. Whenever a new enemy is brought in, the game will take the time to introduce it, and then give you a one-on-one arena to fight in so you can learn the move set.īoss battles attempt to differentiate themselves from one another with a combat gimmick, such as having to use the Devil Bringer to grab and throw sword enemies or whittle away a shield. You learn enemy patterns and weaknesses quickly, since the game introduces new units and mechanics pretty organically. His focused approach - splitting precious Proud Souls (the currency used for upgrades) between the grab, ranged, and single melee weapon - was much more appreciated than Dante’s three melee and three ranged weapons.Įnemy variety leaves something to be desired, though the game is short enough that you won’t realize it until you’re close to the end. Nero gets additional melee and ranged weapons, and switching between them during the middle of a combo increased my chances of obtaining the coveted SSS ranking, but wasn’t as satisfying as slicing up and throwing down enemies as Nero.
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