Devil May Cry 5 Review: An Impeccable Masterpiece

#2. Gameplay

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The game's combat is always in crescendo and offers an incredible amount of depth to every weapon and tools thrown at the game's 3 protagonist.

Devil May Cry 5 is an absolute blast to play! The trio of Nero, Dante and V each gives out a distinct flavour to the game's combat and keeps things fresh till the last mission of the game. Every character controls differently and has different weapons and move sets. What makes the game so much more fun and engaging is the amount of variety it offers in its combat.

There's an immense depth to the combat in Devil May Cry 5 and it reflects in the arsenal of all the 3 characters. The game continues to provide new tricks and ways to play till the end. The combat gets more complex and fun until the end. It is always in a mode of crescendo. There's always a new combo manoeuvre to master or a new weapon to get familiar to and sometimes they can take up to 20-25 mins of intense practice in The Void mode of the game.

However, it's not perfect.

V feels a little out of place( combat wise). Since he doesn't fight the demons himself, it can get a little clumsy controlling his pet demons- Shadow and Griffin who doesn't always act the way they are supposed to. This is the biggest downstep in Devil May Cry 5's combat and hence making V the least favourable for the missions that give the option to choose who you want to play as.

Also, there's no option to switch between Nero's Devil Breakers which is completely absurd and instead of giving the players strategic freedom to play the game, it becomes a pain and a feature that could have been utilized in an even better way. Though after the first few missions, one gets used to it.

There's no other better feeling in this world than being able to control Nero and Dante.

Capcom went out all the way to make sure the game doesn't fall victim to repetitiveness which is a disease grasping almost every other AAA game out in the market. Devil May Cry 5 sets a completely new benchmark in the action hack n slash genre with its 3 incredibly stylish characters each offering different combat experience. In other words, there's no better feeling in this world than being able to control Nero and Dante period.