Devil May Cry 5

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1533 Ratings

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  1. Amiro
    Sep 11, 2023
    5
    This game is one of the best hack and slash games in the world ❤️‍
  2. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    It's an okay action game, but the characters are not cool at all; in fact, they seem rather comical.
  3. asalex2001
    Aug 5, 2023
    5
    1. Locations are tedious and repetitive, all action is in one place, so it all looks the same. Add to this mix
    a grey filter and some Japaneses mucus and tentacles and you get absolutely not varied missions.
    2. Fights feel non responsive. Bad camera and key binds to position of character make difficulties to do desired hits and combos. Most combos are just useless because of because of    1. Locations are tedious and repetitive, all action is in one place, so it all looks the same. Add to this mix
    a grey filter and some Japaneses mucus and tentacles and you get absolutely not varied missions.
    2. Fights feel non responsive. Bad camera and key binds to position of character make difficulties to do desired hits and combos. Most combos are just useless because of because of one ultimate attack. this is especially acutely felt when you playing for V. All his gameplay is narrowed down to endlessly push two buttons; very boring. There are hardly visible indicators of enemies' attacks, so after GoW it feels like a mess.
    3. Music is great! All that rock sets the mood to beat some demons.
    4. Cinematics are astonishing. Full of humor and anime/epic moments. Good director's work! Bad thing is you have to grind through repetitive and not diverse fights to see another video. Couldn't last more than 13 chapter.    … Expand
  4. Midyen
    Jul 12, 2023
    5
    Based on the gameplay, graphics, sound, content, and originality of the game, I will give it a rating of 5.
  5. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    7
    It's a good game, but it was difficult to learn the gameplay. I don't think I will be back again. The game is technically quite successful.
  6. realWhiteMan
    Apr 8, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My rating is based on my impressions of the game. This is not an objective review. I play quite a big number of titles per year and decided to review them as a peace of art and not as a product.… Expand
  7. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Kılıçla çatır çutur düşman kestiğin oyuna, yaratık çağırıp onunla vuran adam ekle. Aynen bide onunla birkaç bölüm ekle. Mükemmel fikir. Kötü hikaye, yine de oynanışı o kadar iyi ki anlatamam.
  8. EKYR
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    its pretty fun, combat and visual effects are a highlight in this game. I like the plot twists and some level designs but some of them are forgettable and kind of boring. Platforming camera angles gives me a massive headache because of how annoying it is and some boss fights are just too difficult and do not really scale well with level progression properly. The combat ranking system isits pretty fun, combat and visual effects are a highlight in this game. I like the plot twists and some level designs but some of them are forgettable and kind of boring. Platforming camera angles gives me a massive headache because of how annoying it is and some boss fights are just too difficult and do not really scale well with level progression properly. The combat ranking system is really dope and when you pull off a sick combo and get SSS you feel pretty amazing. The dialogue for some characters is god awful i recommend skipping all Nico cutscenes. The story is kind of weird and hard to understand. Not a totally bad game but not something ill classify as an untouchable masterpiece.… Expand
  9. kinsang
    Sep 10, 2022
    7
    ภาคนี้ก็ยังคงความมันส์สไตล์ dmc เอาไว้ได้อย่างไม่มีตก แถมการต่อสู้ก็ยังมีให้เล่นอย่างหลากหลาย
  10. Zeneko90
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  11. flwixs
    Apr 23, 2022
    7
    Неплохой слэшер с прикольным саундтреком, ожидал куда меньшего, так как не любитель подобного, но вполне сгодиться, фанатам точно зайдёт.
  12. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    This game brings a new character V to this game but they just destroyed Nero with that yee-yee-ass haircut. He is way too cocky and over his head which comes out as irritating rather than charming like Dante. The story uses some references from DMC4 and brings back the clifoth, a demon tree in the middle of the city as done in the previous games. The gameplay is solid with new and betterThis game brings a new character V to this game but they just destroyed Nero with that yee-yee-ass haircut. He is way too cocky and over his head which comes out as irritating rather than charming like Dante. The story uses some references from DMC4 and brings back the clifoth, a demon tree in the middle of the city as done in the previous games. The gameplay is solid with new and better combo sysem and weapons to play around… Expand
  13. dikii_hohol
    Jun 6, 2021
    7
    дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер дота 2 крекер
  14. KillerGmbH
    Feb 6, 2021
    5
    Great graphics but the worst designs i have seen in a while!
    Enemy Design is okay but the level design and layout is sooooo bad. Old DMC games had a strip clubs, liberias, cities, castles etc.
    DMC 5 has a grey boring city and then organic grey stuff. Level layout is always room with enemys, then walk 100 meters, room with enemy and in the end you get a phone box and then its boss    Great graphics but the worst designs i have seen in a while!
    Enemy Design is okay but the level design and layout is sooooo bad. Old DMC games had a strip clubs, liberias, cities, castles etc.
    DMC 5 has a grey boring city and then organic grey stuff.

    Level layout is always room with enemys, then walk 100 meters, room with enemy and in the end you get a phone box and then its boss time.
    Character Design looks also weird in my opinion, DMC has more of an anime look from DMC 1-4, now he is a 45 year old realistic man.
    Combat is great but also pretty much the same as in DMC4 and unlocking Air Hike and enemy step for the 100 time is kinda boring.
    Kinda sad, everyone was hyping the game up, but it's just kinda bland and boring.    … Expand
  15. Aiprawn_Dinnae
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    This game is so mediocre that I deleted it halfway through. The characters are so cringe and the levels are so forgettable that I couldn't bear to play it any more. I remember a time when games were more than just a visual treat. My experience with this game was unfortunately not a call to yesteryear. This is just my opinion though and I am not judging anyone. You may very well enjoy it ifThis game is so mediocre that I deleted it halfway through. The characters are so cringe and the levels are so forgettable that I couldn't bear to play it any more. I remember a time when games were more than just a visual treat. My experience with this game was unfortunately not a call to yesteryear. This is just my opinion though and I am not judging anyone. You may very well enjoy it if you haven't played it; this is just my experience and my opinion. The story I could absolutely care less for. V is like an Emo version of Kylo Ren (makes me cringe). The girl Nico is also terrible and harsh on the ears. The sound track is very run-of-the-mill, something incredibly generic like music played at hot topic. I am a sucker for buying this painfully average game. I can't say much more on it other than I took the time to write this review. Devil May Cry 5/10! Don't buy!… Expand
  16. sisterofdarknes
    Jul 12, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm giving it a mixed score only because of the gameplay i mean it's the best the series ever got i think, but it gets super inconsistence because of the three playable characters, i don't have a problem with having 3 characters but the game doesn't give you enough time to practice them whithin the story mode and 20 missions is REALLY SHORT for having three characters, then there's the story, i think it's one of the worst aspects of the game, i mean dmc was never know for it's top story telling but come on they didn't even try with this one, and it seems the average dmc fan doesn't care as long as it's fun and ridiculous and has cool gameplay, i mean why not have both awesome gameplay and awesome story like in dmc3? The characters are also horrendous, the worst roast of characters i ever seen in a dmc game, there's basically not charm in any of these characters, Dante changed so much since dmc1 'cause Hideaki Itsuno doesn't understand him, Nero it's an angry teen with no motivation apart from Dante calling him "deadweight", compare that to dmc3 where Dante starts as an angry teenager but develops emotion for humans (Lady) and that becomes his motivation to stop Vergil, or hell even dmc1, then there's Nico, absolutely no charm i hate her, we had characters like Lady, f*cking Trish and even Lucia was cool too, but Nico is annoying and doesn't add anything new to the series, and also the way they portrayed the female characters to look useless and slutty was disgusting and horrible because they don't do anything and they turned them into damsels in distress. I hope original series creator Hideki Kamiya comes back to do another dmc game because i don't like the way Itsuno is handling the series, he tries to make it appeal to the western audience and that's the problem with japanese developers, instead of making an awesome game they care to please the western fans so much, but well it's a fun game but the worst dmc game i ever played sadly, because i really wanted to enjoy this game i really did! But the poor story, horrible characters, disgusting music, and ugly art direction really ruined the game, if you compare all that to previous dmc games it's really bad, but again the gameplay makes up for it.… Expand
  17. phoenix26
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    devil may cry beş güzel olmuş ama oyun çok kısa bölümler dümdüz koridorlardan ibaret ve V'nin oynanışı devil may cry'a yakışmamış onun dışında oynanışı keyifli ve tatmin edici oyunun hikayesi
    biraz hayranlar için olmuş
  18. Shimmeywill
    Apr 3, 2020
    7
    Strong visuals, charming characters and exciting music. Gameplay is satisfying.
  19. tremault
    Feb 21, 2020
    5
    I played this at my friend's, it was okay, but I felt like it was geared towards consumables in order to get through the levels. Then I looked at the store page and saw the red orbs microtransactions. It makes me feel sick to see that and I will not buy a game that does this or support it in any other way. This kind of exploitation is disgusting and capcom should be ashamed.
  20. MaxmilianKohler
    Oct 19, 2019
    7
    It's alright, nothing special.

    The delays between when you die and reloading the checkpoint are annoyingly long, on an SSD. There are some bad forced camera angles, and often make it so that you can't see what's going on during a fight. Thankfully you can kind of disable it. It's pretty annoying that it keeps saying "DISMAL" during the beginning of every fight, and situations    It's alright, nothing special.

    The delays between when you die and reloading the checkpoint are annoyingly long, on an SSD.

    There are some bad forced camera angles, and often make it so that you can't see what's going on during a fight. Thankfully you can kind of disable it.

    It's pretty annoying that it keeps saying "DISMAL" during the beginning of every fight, and situations where doing anything else would be bad strategy. Wish I could turn that stuff off and just play the game without it trying to rank everything I'm doing.

    There are some glitchy things where something may not seem possible until you see someone do it, and thus know to just keep trying.

    In many instances during battle you can't tell what combo you're doing or at what point of a specific combo you're at (it's just chaos). Which pretty much defeats the whole idea of the combat type.

    Tips only show up on the loading screen, and they automatically disappear instead of having you press a key to continue. Many of them disappear too fast.

    It seems like a console port that wasn't thoroughly done. Some annoying things like not being able to press space or the keypad "enter" as equivalents of the main "enter" key. And instead, the "forward" key (E for me) has that function.

    Many of the items/abilities in the game are unclear on how they should be used. A good game doesn't make you search the internet for instructions.

    There are so many combinations of keys/moves. I couldn't remember them all. Thankfully there's an "auto" mode that randomly chooses and performs various combos.

    If you have your equipment/devil breakers in a certain order then lose/use one, you can't add back the same one in the same place. You either have to put it at the end or tediously reorganize everything.

    At the end there's a fight scene that you control when the credits are rolling, then it switched to directions and when I press escape to pause it skipped the entire thing.    … Expand
  21. yaoge1989
    Jun 5, 2019
    7
    Good game for DMC fans, but not for me. The action system is way too much complicated
  22. eded9999
    May 20, 2019
    6
    Game is too easy and the V character is annoying to use.
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  23. philzlz
    May 19, 2019
    7
    DMC 4 was a fun game for a few days, it looks absolutely stylish, has a great soundtrack but i found the level design to be lacking. Especially late game i ran through the same corridors and found it quite boring.

    The game ran without problems and is one of the best looking ones of this generation. While i know that the game is meant to be replayed i could not push myself to do it.
  24. theprion
    May 7, 2019
    6
    I wanted to like DMC5 more, but I couldn't.

    For starters, I was hooked from the first trailer and in one sense I'm not disappointed at all. This game is absolutely STUNNING. It's undoubtely one of the prettiest games I've ever played. And it knows it. Because it's presentation is so over-the-top insane it couldn't be forgiven if it was another title. I'm talking about high-fidelity    I wanted to like DMC5 more, but I couldn't.

    For starters, I was hooked from the first trailer and in one sense I'm not disappointed at all. This game is absolutely STUNNING. It's undoubtely one of the prettiest games I've ever played. And it knows it. Because it's presentation is so over-the-top insane it couldn't be forgiven if it was another title. I'm talking about high-fidelity japanese panache. That goes from photorealistic cinematics and intricately detailed character models to hardcore eye-candy babes and mind-blowing antics. All coupled with some immersive soundtracks and voice acting. On top of all that, the game is not only gorgeous but runs like butter. Mad props to optimization.

    Where else it is most praised, however, I have to disagree. Gameplay. It's not that good. Best hack 'n slash ever? Hardly. First off, the controls are a mess. There's no way you're playing them on default without a rebind. And good luck on using mouse and keyboard. Also, if you're sporting a Dualshock, there's a detour you should take by installing a mod with the proper layout. Because you're gonna do A LOT of button-mashin'. Even though there is a rich variety to skills that implies some training and mastering, the game never gives you the opportunity to do so, for two main reasons: 1. It's always counting, meaning the combo meter will reset quickly if you idle or take your time to strategize or to even remember all the skill moves and abilities that you have (because you're constantly thrown between characters and playstyles); 2. It prioritizes 1v1 combat and there are few area-of-effect attacks even though you're always crowded by foes, so much so the camera will betray you and you won't even see what freaking combo or move you're actually performing, so you better off smashing every joint of your pad and hope by the end you'll be rated zZz for letting the game play itself.

    To make matters worse, the level design is straight-up LAZY. They must have been very proud of the groundbreaking visuals because this other department was half-baked AF. There's the ruined city, there's the ruined cemeteries and there's the demon tree, which gets even worse by late game - and they're all deserted. The encounters follow the same thread: advance from this arena to this corridor to get to the next arena and so on, and maybe with some godawful and unresponsive platforming thrown in the mixture.

    And lastly, the story. It's barebones and generic, and most of the characters are ultimately wasted - which is a shame, considering how cool they all are.

    Looks so good though, I almost forgot I came to give a mixed review.    … Expand
  25. Saylar
    Apr 6, 2019
    6
    Pretty disappointed with the game. Seeing how high it is rated by both the press and players I might have expected a bit too much but there are some issues that just can't be overlooked.

    First, the story is very simple and straight forward, i wouldn't say it was bad but definitely not memorable. On top of that the levels are very linear and there's not much diversity in the environment.    Pretty disappointed with the game. Seeing how high it is rated by both the press and players I might have expected a bit too much but there are some issues that just can't be overlooked.

    First, the story is very simple and straight forward, i wouldn't say it was bad but definitely not memorable. On top of that the levels are very linear and there's not much diversity in the environment.
    But my main problem with the game is that the 2 difficulty levels you get to choose on your first playthrough are too easy. This is my first DmC game and I literally steamrolled through the entire game without seeing the death screen once. You unlock higher difficulty levels by finishing the game or by beating Urizen at the begining but most people don't know that on their first playthrough, I didn't.

    That's a shame because I enjoyed the gameplay and would have had a much better time playing this game if it was actually challenging.
    Aside from a good gameplay, the game has very likeable characters and some good pieces of humor.

    I think the reason behind DmC 5's success is that it offers deep gameplay mechanics while staying very casual friendly.    … Expand
  26. SifTheFair
    Apr 6, 2019
    7
    Didn't played DmC 1~3. Played DmC4 and the reboot DmC DmC.

    I must say i really liked this game. Characters are modelized at a really high level (God of War level of details). Game mechanics are nice, the feels for every characters (V, Nero and Dante) are differents. A lot of different equipements, making Dante always so over the top with his attitude. Loving the fact that game embrace    Didn't played DmC 1~3. Played DmC4 and the reboot DmC DmC.

    I must say i really liked this game. Characters are modelized at a really high level (God of War level of details).
    Game mechanics are nice, the feels for every characters (V, Nero and Dante) are differents. A lot of different equipements, making Dante always so over the top with his attitude.
    Loving the fact that game embrace what he is.
    Definitely a sequel to DmC 4 that improves what existed and pushed up what was flaws.

    Still...

    What i didn't like was the lack of diversity in the environnement (mostly destructed version of a city, an underground evil lair, and a top of the world flat tree).
    The theme music for every Characters are... Not for me to say the least, i listened to covers that do so much more justice to it.
    A bit disappointed in a few twists of the story, but it's still better than what you'll expect from a regular Beat 'em Up.    … Expand
  27. lucianorangel
    Apr 2, 2019
    7
    Jogo muito bonito. E só. Inimigos fáceis ao extremo (exceto alguns chefes), curto e repetitivo. Menos mal que deram a opção em algumas fases de você não jogar com o V. Se salva pelo começo e fim.
  28. Viperus
    Mar 17, 2019
    7
    It's a good game but not amazing.

    The plot is something an 8 year old would come up. There isn't much story at all, but no big deal, this is an action game. Enemy AI is pretty bad. I started on human (easy) difficulty and enemies were basically just dancing around me so I increased to devil hunter (normal) and the enemies did the same dance, with more HP. After finishing the game, I    It's a good game but not amazing.

    The plot is something an 8 year old would come up. There isn't much story at all, but no big deal, this is an action game.

    Enemy AI is pretty bad. I started on human (easy) difficulty and enemies were basically just dancing around me so I increased to devil hunter (normal) and the enemies did the same dance, with more HP. After finishing the game, I started son of Sparda (hard) and it was only slightly more difficult. Some dancing enemies are replaced with enemies that actually attack you, everybody has more HP and they do more damage, but it wasn't very challenging.

    The game seems rushed, it has 20 missions, you get 1 weapon for Dante on mission 18 and 19 which seems waaay too late, since mission 20 is just a boss fight. On mission 18 you fight a monster you've already fought in DMC 3 or 4, and you get the same weapon.

    Gameplay for Dante is very fun, Nero is so so due to his lack of primary weapons (1 gun + 1 sword + many special abilities) and V is just very uninspiring button mashing until the enemy dies.

    Overall, a bit too short, very repetitive, bosses without much personality and fun to play, but not incredible. Currently it's rated 9.0 which seems too high.    … Expand
  29. BarelyLewd
    Mar 13, 2019
    7
    It's a decent game, maybe even a great game, just not for me, maybe it's because I have only played a combined 4-5 of the first 4 games, or maybe because the game it just to button mashy, but for some reason I just couldn't get into the game, I didn't understand the story, you don't play as Dante, (for at least the first 4-5 hours of gameplay,) Maybe I'll give the game another shot downIt's a decent game, maybe even a great game, just not for me, maybe it's because I have only played a combined 4-5 of the first 4 games, or maybe because the game it just to button mashy, but for some reason I just couldn't get into the game, I didn't understand the story, you don't play as Dante, (for at least the first 4-5 hours of gameplay,) Maybe I'll give the game another shot down the road, but for now I found the game enjoyable for a short time, the game looks pretty, the controls are tight, and the girl is SAF, so for that I give the game a 7/10, an enjoyable experience for players of the originals, but new comers, STAY AWAY!… Expand
  30. Drchore
    Mar 13, 2019
    5
    This is a very fun game to play if it was free, the design of the main characters is decent, and 3D modeling and acting are one of the best by 2019. Even cinematic cutscenes and soundtracks are good, It also contains tons of fighting technique and upgrades.
    But in the end, it is a huge step back from Ninja Theory's DmC. It lacks many important things like environment design, boss and    This is a very fun game to play if it was free, the design of the main characters is decent, and 3D modeling and acting are one of the best by 2019. Even cinematic cutscenes and soundtracks are good, It also contains tons of fighting technique and upgrades.
    But in the end, it is a huge step back from Ninja Theory's DmC. It lacks many important things like environment design, boss and enemy design (Capcom really needs to learn how to design demonic creature without a lot of big eyes and tubes emerge from shoulders and body), innovative story, gameplay (except running narrow environments which lead to square like areas to fight hordes of demons and bashing buttons). The worst problem about this game is that except for graphic and animations this game is not a 2019 AAA game as it should be. In this generation all great games tend to utilize an open world or at least a semi-open world area (which I don’t approve); but this game is so damn barred that you can’t go two steps in the wrong way. Altogether it feels like a big pile of junk food which all are delicious but you can’t get anything good at the end.    … Expand
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#6 Best PC Game of 2019
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#19 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#77 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. GameGrin
    Oct 24, 2022
    95
    Devil May Cry 5, while seemingly shallow on the surface, conceals its greatest features and true experience for only the dedicated to discover. The satisfaction of finally overcoming a block in the game that held you back for so long is where the real experience lies, and the game demands that you not be weak of heart to reach it. Put in the time and effort that the developers expect of their fans and you’ll truly be able to reap the rewards and see DMC5 for what it is; a truly off the wall, batshit insane romp through the best the genre has to offer.
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  2. MGG
    Apr 27, 2019
    90
    The culmination of the franchise and so much more. Capcom is still putting up the pressure one notch above, with new mechanics, a renewed gameplay, and a replayability that will make you start the game a second time without losing your smile. The story has matured and a good balance has been found with its three destinies that intersect over the course of the missions, until its apocalyptic final. Only big downside in a game that requires precision in its highest difficulty levels: the camera problems and the targeting system.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 20, 2019
    82
    Bland location design aside, Devil May Cry 5 is excellent in all other aspects. Deep combat system, charismatic characters, nice graphics, vibrant soundtrack — this is one hell of a crazy-ass meaty slasher.
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