Devil May Cry 5

 PlayStation 4
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1863 Ratings

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  1. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    8
    I hate myself daily for what I'm about to say. I liked V's gameplay more than anybody eles.
  2. RAILANDERSON
    May 27, 2022
    8
    è sem duvidas um baita jogo, Sua dificuldade está no ponto certo, os 3 protagonistas são únicos e cada um tem um charme, os cenários são legais, pra mim é o segundo melhor game da série, atrás apenas do Devil May Cry 3. Porem DMC 5 é muito mais acessível e vai agradar um publico mais abrangente.
  3. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    8
    When Vergil said ''Bury the light deep within'' and Nero said ''No, Devil Trigger''.... I cried a river
  4. MaxieZeus
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Amazing gameplay with a decent story. Overall a great continuation to the franchise
  5. wildest21
    Jan 16, 2023
    8
    Still a great game after a few improvements to charter design and story, looking forward to seeing more of this game and its amazing characters.
  6. FarNine
    Feb 18, 2023
    8
    Good gameplay, interesting (but confuse) story, nice graphics. Probrably it is on my "top 50 games for ps4" list.
  7. majesty_x
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    Graphics: 7/10; Storyline: 8/10; Gameplay: 9/10; Atmosphere: 7/10; Music: 10/10; Summary rating: 8/10
  8. sityoazzdown
    Apr 2, 2019
    7
    Definitely not a bad game, but as someone who plays a lot of games, I was expecting something more and I didn't get it. DMC 5 is a really safe game. It's a hack and slash, straight up.. i kinda felt deceived how some reviewers classified it as an action-adventure game when I felt this game didn't really felt adventurous at all to me. You spend 100% of this game killing enemies move to theDefinitely not a bad game, but as someone who plays a lot of games, I was expecting something more and I didn't get it. DMC 5 is a really safe game. It's a hack and slash, straight up.. i kinda felt deceived how some reviewers classified it as an action-adventure game when I felt this game didn't really felt adventurous at all to me. You spend 100% of this game killing enemies move to the next area and kill more enemies, and then maybe a boss fight. It's 2019, this does nothing to evolve the genre. Not bashing anyone who enjoys this, but it is what it is. The story is pretty generic too, heres the bad guy, grind your way to beat him by the end. Good gameplay, but anyone whoever played an hack and slash knows what to expect. Theres nothing new here, just a shiny paint of coat to a hack and slash game. It suffice to anyone looking to bash buttons until the enemies are dead, but anyone looking for the next god of war (2018) look elsewhere maybe.… Expand
  9. jim-bob
    Nov 9, 2019
    7
    Mismanaged and wasted potential THE GAME.
    lacks some of 4's depth and tech because of a lot of needless limitations and bad design.
    horrible reductive design all over the place like rebellion having no drive move and breakers being treated as items with no real time switching, a standard basic mechanic for action games. Nero and Dante have some neat additions to their gameplay and the    Mismanaged and wasted potential THE GAME.
    lacks some of 4's depth and tech because of a lot of needless limitations and bad design.
    horrible reductive design all over the place like rebellion having no drive move and breakers being treated as items with no real time switching, a standard basic mechanic for action games.
    Nero and Dante have some neat additions to their gameplay and the combat Is still great even if some things are worse than 4 it's still vary similar. it's still DMC.
    but to be honest the game is very rushed and lacking in content. most of Dante and Neros moves are just ported over from DMC 4 and there's not enough new content added to justify this game being called DMC5.. it's more DMC 4.5
    V sucks. his gameplay is crap both in terms of function and fun. he has no depth, he is over powered and was a huge waste of development time. it's also insulting that we can't play as Vergil even though all his assets are there in the game.
    worse still is the fact that you are forced to play as V every playthrough. in another terrible design decision, you can't freely select which character to play as in missions and there are a whopping... 20 missions.
    that's right they actually split 20 levels among 3 characters. another terrible decision. put some effort in. either give us a free character select or give each character their own 20 mission campaign.
    and many of these missions are not even levels.
    Prologue - is a very short tutorial followed by a boss fight.
    missions 6, 17, 18, 19, 20 are all just boss fights.
    missions 4, 5, 9, 14 - are all forced V missions

    leaving only 11 levels that are remotely worth playing. (dante really only has 4 levels of his own)...
    and the level design in these levels is garbage. there is no platforming, no puzzles, it's just bloody palace mode with more walking and some tedious reused nidhog hatchlings (they're basically keys but have the most boring and uninspired execution both in visuals and how they work in levels). some levels are city areas that looks OK. most are the demon tree which looks terrible and bland.

    remember the director Itsuno came out on stage and said the game would exceed everyone's expectations what the actual hell was he talking about? it doesn't even seem finished.
    V sucks and actively makes the game worse, there's no content. no turbo mode, only 1 set of costumes to unlock, no boss rush, no multiplayer.
    they advertised this game with coop multiplayer but you can only do that in ONE MISSION. one in the entire game, no multiplayer for bloody palace or other levels and no local multiplayer. talk about completely misusing a system your programmers had to work hard on.

    Boss fights are pretty good.. some suck like Gilgamesh and King Cerberus, other are pretty nice. but they never even approach the best bosses from other DMC games like Vergil 3 and Credo. there's an inherent flaw in their design philosophy. where as previous DMC boss fights tended to be fast, up close and aggressive. the Pacing in DMC5 boss fights is all screwed up. they tend to be very focused on running/teleporting away from the you. Bosses like putting huge distances between themselves and the player and then spamming projectile attacks. the bigger bosses also feel much less satisfying to cut up thanks to the realistic look.

    Lastly the Realistic Resident Evil engine look is hideous and lacks any semblance of style.. the very style we've come to expect from the series. the face scanned models look awful with the 1 exception of Nero who only looks weird sometimes. in general characters look like disgusting cosplayers. it also has a negative effect on visibility in gameplay.    … Expand
  10. 3Potatoteers
    Oct 29, 2019
    7
    I enjoyed this game. And since there are abundance of 10s in the reviews, I won't talk about anything positive about DMC5, instead I talk about some weird nitpicking I personally have. Because I figure reading another "This game is perfect" review is a waste of your time.

    - I miss the old times when you can finish the entire game with one character. - Why do I have to load inside the    I enjoyed this game. And since there are abundance of 10s in the reviews, I won't talk about anything positive about DMC5, instead I talk about some weird nitpicking I personally have. Because I figure reading another "This game is perfect" review is a waste of your time.

    - I miss the old times when you can finish the entire game with one character.
    - Why do I have to load inside the menu screen? Remember how smooth is it to bring up the menu, swap style/weapon in DMC3 and DMC4. Even DMC is smoother.
    - Why there are so many enemies that can escape when you are punching the **** out of them?(Insert "git gud" automatically)
    - Who designed the score system? Had this person played M8, M10, M12 in DMD?
    - Why Lady is so passive in this game? She was on fire in DMC3!
    - Why Trish had trouble holding V? She is a badass demon(in DMC she jumped up cliff like nobody's business).
    - I still can't believe Vergil banged someone and left a child behind. There was simply no way they could come up with anything sensible. Think about it, Vergil didn't knew Nero was his son, which implies that he banged some girl without protection and ghosted her, never looked back.
    - I still can't believe Dante don't have a son. Why? I remembered that when Mundus said "I will be back", you throw back "say hello to my son will you?" Where is your son?(I don't even care about your wife, maybe you can do what Vergil did)
    - You fight Urizen in Prologue, M8, M10, M12...
    - King Cerberus is weaker than Cerberus in DMC3, seriously. He was never a threat under any difficulties. (The weapon is really really awesome)
    - Except for the Knuckle, Nero gains no new move sets in his matured DT form. For people who had played DMC4, this is laziness.
    - Kalina Ann left/right/duel, three guns, there you go...
    - The Devil Sword Sparda works exactly like Rebellion
    - One of Cavalier's moveset is behind the pay wall?
    - In DMC, you can unlock the Legendary Dark Knight costume by just playing the game. It replaces Dante entirely, including his initial weapon, his combat music. In DMC3 SE, Dante has SIX costumes, now...
    - In DMC3, Dante's DT form changes based on what weapon he is using. Why abandon this great, great idea? Also, hire the person who designed DT in DMC3 back. It looks very ominous and mystic. Now it looks like some generic costume on a Halloween night.
    - Remember the costumes for Ashley in RE4? Can we have some costumes that are not just recolored version? I bought the Delux version, and I confirm that there is no costume making Lady show more of her cleavage.
    - I miss the Gothic DMC
    - I love the original DMC, I love it so much that I couldn't understand what happened to Dante. In DMC, he was playful, but still mature and somber lot of the time. In DMC5, he is most clownish.    … Expand
  11. Deadpoolio
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    Anyone who says this game is a 10 is either stupid or lying to themselves.....I hate to say it but DmC is a better game from a combat perspective by far....Something about the combat in DMC5 just feels fragmented....Besides the FACT that you have to get 10 missions into the game(there are only 20) before you even get to play with Dante.. Atleast with DmC you had access to everything at oneAnyone who says this game is a 10 is either stupid or lying to themselves.....I hate to say it but DmC is a better game from a combat perspective by far....Something about the combat in DMC5 just feels fragmented....Besides the FACT that you have to get 10 missions into the game(there are only 20) before you even get to play with Dante.. Atleast with DmC you had access to everything at one time, DMC5 your locked into ONE load out the entire level chopping your abilities with weapons in half. The story is OK could be better not DMC2 but not close to DMC 3 either. Your going to be watching 3 different move sets for 3 different characters, NOTHING but life and devil trigger meter carries between the 3 characters.....Bit of a let down, its not a 10, its not even close to DMC3 and DmC is overall a better game from game play DMC5 is slower than DmC. Kind of a let down and its obvious the DMC team is still pushing Nero hardcore. The game is also pretty easy not sure where the difficulty went but its almost non-existent and the characters look like a mash up of DmC with characters from Rob Zombie films, anyone who cried about DmC cannot claim that this is any better, maybe they should have just continued DmC....And this is someone who's been playing DMC since the first game came out, someone who played the REAL DMC3 not that garbage watered down special edition, the REAL DMC3 that was tough as nails..Really disappointed in DMC5… Expand
  12. Fyil
    Mar 10, 2019
    7
    The gameplay is fun, the new character V is a breath of fresh air, but this game have a full problems.
    The environment is uninspired, boring and small.
    The story is the same: crazy from tower in the middle of a city.
    The combos aren't fluid like dmc.

    It hurts to say but dmc is better in almost every way
  13. agent13
    Oct 11, 2019
    7
    I had never completed any dmc games before just briefly played dmc 4, but about dmc 5:
    first of all the difficulty setting is so misleading at first the game says "devil hunter mode is for DMC veterans" making other players assume that the human mode is the" normal" mode but after a few missions you find out the game is too easy and you have to start all over again and you can't change    I had never completed any dmc games before just briefly played dmc 4, but about dmc 5:
    first of all the difficulty setting is so misleading at first the game says "devil hunter mode is for DMC veterans" making other players assume that the human mode is the" normal" mode but after a few missions you find out the game is too easy and you have to start all over again and you can't change the difficulty mid game and that really sucks.
    This game looks visually beautiful and both artistic and technical graphics are great.
    the combat feels outdated and it lacks depth. But still it's exciting and is acceptable for a hack and slash game.
    the story is not that emotional or engaging but it makes you keep playing and it never gets boring or pointless but comparing to previous year's gow, rdr2 and spider man it's like a joke.
    The rock music as other reviews stated is amazing and it fits the game very well.

    overall dmc 5 is a fun game but it's thousands of miles away from a masterpiece or goty contender just a good game to enjoy.    … Expand
  14. zidfrit
    Jun 9, 2022
    7
    Otra historia de devil may cry, esta ves creo que va mas basada para los jugadores veteranos de la saga, un gameplay bastante amplio tanto de personajes y armas, lo único malo veo que es bastante lineal y se puede tornar un poco repetido, incluso jugando con los diferentes personajes. Pero es un juego que se disfruta de inicio a fin, no te aburrirá la historia de Dante y Nero que esta muyOtra historia de devil may cry, esta ves creo que va mas basada para los jugadores veteranos de la saga, un gameplay bastante amplio tanto de personajes y armas, lo único malo veo que es bastante lineal y se puede tornar un poco repetido, incluso jugando con los diferentes personajes. Pero es un juego que se disfruta de inicio a fin, no te aburrirá la historia de Dante y Nero que esta muy lejos de llegar a su Fin.… Expand
  15. WhiteRaito
    Mar 21, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its pretty great but uh its not that 10/10 great. wanting to give things higher but i dont really into combo memorizing so yeah 7/10 XD. playing as dante is hellafun… Expand
  16. SplitMind
    Aug 7, 2019
    7
    It was tough to decide on a score for this game. I love so much and hate so much simultaneously.

    The graphics are quite good, however the environments can be very dark and repetitive, not making use of these graphics. The demons are also generally of dark colour palettes, not standing out in any way. Even bosses can be quite monochrome. The story is quite incoherent due to jumping    It was tough to decide on a score for this game. I love so much and hate so much simultaneously.

    The graphics are quite good, however the environments can be very dark and repetitive, not making use of these graphics. The demons are also generally of dark colour palettes, not standing out in any way. Even bosses can be quite monochrome.

    The story is quite incoherent due to jumping back and forth in time, and it's only in the last couple of levels that things come together. If anything, it feels like Vergil was shoved in at the last couple of levels to tie together the story.

    The gameplay is where the game shines, as ususal, however other than V it is quite a lot of recycled material. Nero has improved and Dante's moveset is more dynamic, yet the basic weapons and attacks from previous make up 70% of combat. The extra devil trigger is nice but barely lasts ten seconds a lot of the time.

    Overall, this game would be excellent as a standalone title, however the legacy of DMC has this paling in comparison. The microtransactions are also disgraceful and marred my experience also. Get this when it's £20 or less.    … Expand
  17. SHiiK3n
    Aug 11, 2019
    7
    Only played DmC 3 before, as a second entry it didn't fail. Great combat and the variety between the 3 characters is great, mediocre story with a lot of cringey moments, Bosses and enemies are average.
  18. Chempion1
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    Не буду скрывать, что самой любимой игрой серии для меня стала Devil May Cry 4. Была DmC 2013 года с хорошей боёвкой, не плохим сюжетом, но.... Было одно НО... Игра полностью распрощалась со своим готическим образом и мне это не очень понравилось. (1, 2 и 3 части вовремя не прошел из за отсутствия PlayStation 2, а проходить HD переиздание сейчас, ну это надо быть настоящим фанатом серии).Не буду скрывать, что самой любимой игрой серии для меня стала Devil May Cry 4. Была DmC 2013 года с хорошей боёвкой, не плохим сюжетом, но.... Было одно НО... Игра полностью распрощалась со своим готическим образом и мне это не очень понравилось. (1, 2 и 3 части вовремя не прошел из за отсутствия PlayStation 2, а проходить HD переиздание сейчас, ну это надо быть настоящим фанатом серии). Большая надежда была на Devil May Cry 5. Оправдалась ли она?
    На мой взгляд не совсем.
    Расскажу почему.
    Ну первым разочарованием стал персонаж Неро, ещё в демо версии. В четвертой части он внёс хорошее разнообразие в геймплей, его демоническая рука, делала его более лёгким, летучим, мобильным, что ли персонажем по сравнению с "танком" Данте. В пятой же части его превратили, реально, в инвалида с киберпротезами, которые и в сравнение не идут с супер рукой. На мой взгляд Неро оказался самым неповоротливым и неинтересным героем игры.
    Я вообще не очень люблю, когда приходится играть и прокачивать нескольких персонажей, к ним не успеваешь привыкнуть, а в этой игре их три. Помимо Неро и Данте это, некий В или Ви. Геймплей за Ви необычный, он сражается не совсем сам, а с помощью двух демонических животных, чо то типа "орла" и "тигра". Геймплей за него мне, в принципе, понравился и когда стоял выбор за кого играть: Неро или Ви, выбирал последнего.
    Данте же это классический "танк", прёт на пролом, слабо блокируется, использует всяческое демоническое оружие и даже демоническую форму. Короче молодец, претензий нет.
    Теперь, что касается врагов. На мой взгляд их маловато разновидностей, как и боссов. Эпичность боссов тоже сильно пострадала, в предыдущих играх было лучше (Особенно в четвертой части боссы были просто шикарные, хотя некоторые и проходились по два раза). Вообще игра, на мой взгляд коротковата.
    О сюжете могу сказать только то, что он тоже короткий. Вроде напихано много и перерождение Вергилия, и появление в следствие этого Ви, и близкое родство всех этих героев. Честно говоря, с первого прохождения, трудно понять, что вообще произошло. Так как всё это, практически ни как не поясняется, вот есть и всё, что делает сюжет ещё более куцым. Может это задел на продолжение, не знаю. К тому же игра переведена только субтитрами и на мой взгляд дублежа очень не хватает.
    Игра выглядит неплохо, именно неплохо на PS4, звёзд с неба не хватает, в отличии от той же Devil May Cry 4, которая на моём Xbox 360 выглядела просто фиерично!
    Ещё одно расстройство, готические пейзажи так и не вернули.
    Резюмирую. На мой взгляд неплохая игра - продолжение четвертой части. Геймплей разнообразен, картинка радует, сюжет вбивает в голову столько откровений, сколько не было в предыдущих пяти частях. Но в этом и недостаток. Вопросов больше чем ответов. Ждём Devil May Cry 6!    … Expand
  19. ZetaJiffils
    Dec 12, 2019
    7
    Muy buenos gráficos y cinemáticas, pero me parece un Dark Souls y eso me aburre mucho.
  20. ThereIsNoFuture
    Apr 29, 2023
    7
    I kinda feel weird about this game. On the one hand I really like the aesthetic of it and the vibe it is going for. On the other hand, it kinda felt like a "look, dont touch" type of world with a combat system that didnt really do anything for me. I get that it is a hack and slash game and that combat arena after combat arena is the main point, but I kinda expected more. I think it isI kinda feel weird about this game. On the one hand I really like the aesthetic of it and the vibe it is going for. On the other hand, it kinda felt like a "look, dont touch" type of world with a combat system that didnt really do anything for me. I get that it is a hack and slash game and that combat arena after combat arena is the main point, but I kinda expected more. I think it is because these types of games are not really for me. I guess I will skip Bayonetta then and maybe try out Nier Automata as that has more of a story?… Expand
  21. amarantine
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    As a long time DMC fan, although it is not a sequel I want, it has some comforting content.
  22. melihabuaf
    May 19, 2023
    7
    best hackn slash game ever becuse very good mekaniks and fun to play weapons smooth gameplay ,,, 1

    vergil good i love this i reccomenmd
  23. Pupp3tCl0wn
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    To be honest, i played every DMC game so far (including both campaigns of terrible DMC2) and i am kind of disappointed with DMC 5. I had way more fun with Ninja Theory's reboot. Story is funnier in 5 but combat just feel... off. I completed DMC5 but i don't think i never come back to it again.
  24. Proyect_zion
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Le hicieron mucho ruido a este juego y está puntuado muy alto para lo que realmente aporta. La verdad esperaba encontrar un juego más entretenido pero no fue así.
  25. jorge1102
    Feb 24, 2022
    7
    Vergil is very cool and powerful

    Dante weapons and diverse combat style

    Whole medium conservative work
  26. madmad90
    Sep 2, 2019
    6
    Very disappointing story, gameplay is fine but forgettable. Glad I didn't have to buy it and just got it from Game Pass
  27. Anthor
    Dec 21, 2019
    6
    Gráficamente y a nivel de programa es excelente, 60fps en las PS4 FAT rindiendo de lujo, es un referente en rendimiento, pero como juego y estructura está completamente obsoleto y a peor. Video, pasillo, video, combate cerrado, pasillo, combate cerrado, video etc. No juegas nada y sólo ves videos. Más que lineal, compacto a más no poder y aburrido para mi. No das dos pasos sin que se teGráficamente y a nivel de programa es excelente, 60fps en las PS4 FAT rindiendo de lujo, es un referente en rendimiento, pero como juego y estructura está completamente obsoleto y a peor. Video, pasillo, video, combate cerrado, pasillo, combate cerrado, video etc. No juegas nada y sólo ves videos. Más que lineal, compacto a más no poder y aburrido para mi. No das dos pasos sin que se te corte el juego y salte una cinemática. El primer Devil May Cry le da mil vueltas a este 5. Me parece un coñazo de planteamiento y dudo que lo termine, quizás algún día que me aburra mucho y sólo quiera palos y videos.

    Como programa y rendimiento es sobresaliente, lo mismo para la jugabilidad diferenciada de los 3 personajes, pero como juego y planteamiento, que es donde se demuestra la chicha y el presupuesto, no le daría más de un 6. No merece más. Hice bien en no comprarlo de salida y pillarlo ahora en físico de oferta por 20 y pocos pavos.    … Expand
  28. Hunter_Lives_Q8
    Jan 10, 2020
    6
    Didn’t like the game, it is really boring. Graphics and art is good. Characters are good to. But the game play is too easy. Story started to be interesting at the last hour.
  29. Esi
    Mar 31, 2020
    6
    when you go further in the game nothing change ... always repetitious fighting .. no puzzle .. no mystery .. no creativity ... 4 was much better
  30. Osvicalt
    Mar 8, 2019
    6
    First time playing DMC. It's pretty good, cool characters, fun gameplay but I just wanted more in term of story and content. I'm glad for the fans who enjoyed it.
  31. Shenanigan
    Mar 10, 2019
    6
    Welp, I was not expecting much from the game, but i still was disappointed with it. The storyline is straight up garbage, V is boring to play as, since he is OPAF, Nero is taken straight from DMC 4, almost all the same moves,combos ETC, with new Devil Breaker mechanic(which is simply boring and unfun to use, and there is even a hand,that acts exactly like his demon hand from DMC4). DanteWelp, I was not expecting much from the game, but i still was disappointed with it. The storyline is straight up garbage, V is boring to play as, since he is OPAF, Nero is taken straight from DMC 4, almost all the same moves,combos ETC, with new Devil Breaker mechanic(which is simply boring and unfun to use, and there is even a hand,that acts exactly like his demon hand from DMC4). Dante has some new toys, but again, he is 60% recycle. Actually, it's the perfect defenition of this game. Recycle. Buuut, dmc4 was 11 years ago, so if you enjoyed that game and want to have some more demon slashing fun,and you are not a hardcore fan of DMC, this game is gonna be a tonn of fun to play. It's mediocre at best for the fans, but for new pplayers it's awesome.… Expand
  32. JEFFRICARDO
    Mar 30, 2019
    6
    O jogo peca muito nas fases. São 20 fases e a pessoa praticamente acha todas iguais, como se tivesse jogado a mesma fase o tempo todo só que com personagens diferentes. o sistema de batalha está mais lento que o anterior e tem muitos estilos de lutas, porém a maioria inúteis que não dá vontade de evoluir. A história é bem simples e faz com o que o jogo não ande para trás nem para frente noO jogo peca muito nas fases. São 20 fases e a pessoa praticamente acha todas iguais, como se tivesse jogado a mesma fase o tempo todo só que com personagens diferentes. o sistema de batalha está mais lento que o anterior e tem muitos estilos de lutas, porém a maioria inúteis que não dá vontade de evoluir. A história é bem simples e faz com o que o jogo não ande para trás nem para frente no quesito continuidade. É o estilo de jogo, comprou, zerou, vendeu e logo!… Expand
  33. Wweald
    Jul 15, 2021
    6
    First experience with DMC, was disappointed. I hated pretty much every character and most of the dialogue. The story was alright, nothing special. The combat was good but wasn't good enough to hold my interest on it's own. The game looks solid, some of the enemy and weapon designs are cool but most bored me.
  34. oiuytre
    Nov 22, 2019
    6
    Right out the gate I was excited - the visuals are stunning. The game play early on was decent, but I felt it was lacking fun. The game feels really linear, ultimately, almost as if you're watching a movie that is intercut with you fighting a few lackluster enemies on the streets or paths, which is mostly running from point A to point B. As you gather new weapons types, it got fun again,Right out the gate I was excited - the visuals are stunning. The game play early on was decent, but I felt it was lacking fun. The game feels really linear, ultimately, almost as if you're watching a movie that is intercut with you fighting a few lackluster enemies on the streets or paths, which is mostly running from point A to point B. As you gather new weapons types, it got fun again, but then the game's over. It felt like a third of a game.… Expand
  35. geminivi
    Jul 31, 2020
    6
    There's something deeply unfulfilling about the mechanics of this game. It can be beat once on normal difficulty in about a day and a half. Afterwards, the replay value will vary on how much you like the game mechanics plus added difficulty. None of the characters felt particularly "fun," I hated playing as V, and Nero was my favorite, but even then, I didn't really like playing as himThere's something deeply unfulfilling about the mechanics of this game. It can be beat once on normal difficulty in about a day and a half. Afterwards, the replay value will vary on how much you like the game mechanics plus added difficulty. None of the characters felt particularly "fun," I hated playing as V, and Nero was my favorite, but even then, I didn't really like playing as him that much. Dante is the most varied but something about his mechanics felt unsatisfying after getting Nero's EX Gauge ability. I liked the timing aspect of trying to fill the EX Gauge, but they never teach you how to use it. You just have to experiment and I wasn't willing to put in the hours to learn how to do it right by chance alone. It was too frustrating. I'm quitting after about 10 hours, having beat the game once on normal (getting mostly A's or above throughout my first play through) and stopping after getting to the Goliath boss the second time. I just don't see the replay-ability that most DMC fans see. Honestly, I think the combat system could use a little more polish. V is too broken (button mashing with auto-battle gets you an instantaneous triple S score), Dante is outdated, having not changed much at all since DMC3, and Nero needs more polish. I'd also would've like the ability to cancel animations a little to make dodging easier.… Expand
  36. yarldarb
    Oct 21, 2020
    6
    oretty good game but had some problems that the other games didnt have. Could have been better.
  37. S1NGLEVB
    Nov 5, 2021
    6
    Falo como um simplório homem com experiência que obviamente preferia ser uma criança castrada e reclamona.
  38. ZangBang
    Feb 5, 2023
    6
    Delivering an interesting story diving deeper into the grounded psyche of characters without forgoing its cartoonishly flamboyant elements, it also concocts one of the best combat systems ever through multiple playable characters each with their own mechanical quirks with varying degrees of cumulative technical complexity making up a rich, rewardingly deep, wildly expressive combat.Delivering an interesting story diving deeper into the grounded psyche of characters without forgoing its cartoonishly flamboyant elements, it also concocts one of the best combat systems ever through multiple playable characters each with their own mechanical quirks with varying degrees of cumulative technical complexity making up a rich, rewardingly deep, wildly expressive combat. However, level design is arguably the worst in the series with an excruciatingly monotonous, shallow exploration.… Expand
  39. ChosenOne
    Mar 10, 2019
    5
    it's a decent game. I could give it 8 of 10, if it wasn't DMC. But considering the legacy - it's mediocre at best. Current developers ignored all evolutionary steps made by Ninja Theory for previous game. But they also didn't deliver as much content as DMC 4 had. And it definitely not as good as DMC 3 was, by any means.
    And microtransactions... There is only 3 songs in the soundtrack, but    it's a decent game. I could give it 8 of 10, if it wasn't DMC. But considering the legacy - it's mediocre at best. Current developers ignored all evolutionary steps made by Ninja Theory for previous game. But they also didn't deliver as much content as DMC 4 had. And it definitely not as good as DMC 3 was, by any means.
    And microtransactions... There is only 3 songs in the soundtrack, but you can buy more. That's new!    … Expand
  40. RuslanDZE
    Mar 13, 2019
    5
    Game is alright... I guess. My favorite DMC is third part. Its one of my favorite games for PS2. And I am not a hater of DMC reboot. I think If you are die hard of Old School DMC you would be satisfied.
    However, in my opinion game has stuck at 2004 and in terms of the story it is way worse than DMC3. Combat is fun and it has lots of variations but Bayonetta did it better. Again I think    Game is alright... I guess. My favorite DMC is third part. Its one of my favorite games for PS2. And I am not a hater of DMC reboot. I think If you are die hard of Old School DMC you would be satisfied.
    However, in my opinion game has stuck at 2004 and in terms of the story it is way worse than DMC3. Combat is fun and it has lots of variations but Bayonetta did it better. Again I think game did not get better much after DMC3 and its just a little better version.

    Story is very predictable and many people would say it does not matter but for me it does. I wanna be emotionally invested to the characters to have any care and have a better immersion to the game. This part fails dramatically even for DMC series. I did not care about anything. Some characters are very cringeworthy and not funny as Capcom writes might have thought.

    Cutscenes are very well made but there is not much action happens. Its always stops at the most interesting moment. You do not have any satisfaction from it like it was with Dante Vs Virgil fight at DMC3 and how epic it was.

    And the most embarrassing part is level design and art of these levels. They are very generic like its ps2 game. It is not what you would expect from AAA game in 2019. This game has a photo mode for some reason, why it needs it when there is nothing to capture other than same looking corridors. Bosses are very unforgivable. They reuse bosses. Only final boss made me excited for a little bit.

    Overall, I am disappointment. DMC (2013) was universally hated but I think it had better levels, better story. Yes, main characters are far more likeable here but game overall is just fine    … Expand
  41. roi1000
    Mar 20, 2019
    5
    Devil May Cry 5, unlike 1 and 3, made me pick it up and put it down so many times throughout my first playthrough for just how boring it became after every 3 missions. After finishing the game on the highest difficulty avaliable at that time I didn't feel like trying the higher difficulty for just how tired I was from playing this game.

    Despite the Devil Hunter mode meant for veteran    Devil May Cry 5, unlike 1 and 3, made me pick it up and put it down so many times throughout my first playthrough for just how boring it became after every 3 missions. After finishing the game on the highest difficulty avaliable at that time I didn't feel like trying the higher difficulty for just how tired I was from playing this game.

    Despite the Devil Hunter mode meant for veteran players of the series, it's still the easiest game in the series. Though I don't mind low difficulty as long as it's still fun, this game is so easy I can just mash tringle to beat the game, even on boss fights. If a game made me look at the other TV screen to see a movie while hitting the tringle button mindlessly and still defeating all the enemies without noticing than I know something is very wrong. It didn't happen to me with DMC1 and 3. The large variety of abilities can be bought by red orbs only make the game more of a button masher than it was without them, unlike in DMC1 and 3 where I had to be a little more patient with movement (I mean I could still button mash but not as much as here). The secret missions can be found within missions are helping a bit, making this game a 5 out of 10 for me, but overall DMC5 feels like a handheld game brought to consoles (a game you play only for short moments to not burn yourself up).    … Expand
  42. JunCLJ
    Mar 12, 2019
    5
    Story too short and simple, combat system is playing like the street fighter hack and slash. As an adult serious player, you will dislike this game. I don't think this is a masterpiece. If you want to play a rich story telling game, go for Persona 5. If you want to play a great combat system game, go for God of War. DMC5 is nothing, it's just a kids' and teenagers' product.
  43. Rauyno
    Aug 26, 2019
    5
    Perfect Game! i’ve enjoying it all the time without any moment of boring , there is a little
  44. Profokl
    Jul 24, 2020
    5
    Проходнячок с ОООЧЕНЬ неинтересной боевкой. По сути сидишь и надрачиваешь одну кнопку. Отвратительный таргет лок. Особенно сломаная боевка видна на V - непрямой контроль фамилиаров с невозможностью навестись на конкретного врага приводит к тому, что невозможно понять, что в следующий момент придет в голову контролируемому (типа!) тобой пету. И как вишенка - призываемый убернечто по имениПроходнячок с ОООЧЕНЬ неинтересной боевкой. По сути сидишь и надрачиваешь одну кнопку. Отвратительный таргет лок. Особенно сломаная боевка видна на V - непрямой контроль фамилиаров с невозможностью навестись на конкретного врага приводит к тому, что невозможно понять, что в следующий момент придет в голову контролируемому (типа!) тобой пету. И как вишенка - призываемый убернечто по имени Кошмар с настолько тупым ИИ, что в большинстве случаев жалеешь, что потратил на его призыв ману.
    Вульгарная девица со своей способностью появляться на автобусе где угодно обесценивает достижения игрока по продвижению по локации.
    Короче, для любителей слэшеров лучше еще раз Байонетту пройти, для остальных лучше пройти мимо.
    А да, графон ничего!
    П.С. DMC от Ninja Theory был лучше - и стильнее и боевка интереснее и за сюжетом следить было прикольно. Жаль не продолжили!    … Expand
  45. AlexeyLilicenko
    Aug 14, 2020
    5
    Truly, I did not enjoyed the game much.
    Story is pretty stupid. Devil may cry 1,3,4 & DMC were much better in this.
    Also, removing devil arm and replace it with “mechanic arm”? Bad idea if you ask me. In dmc4 it was best part.
  46. Vantady
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst game in the series, I liked DMC 2 even more than this game. I bought Collector’s Edition and thought that DMC is really back but it isn’t. RE engine is too dark here, though it was fine in RE7, the ending is abrupt and doesn’t make any sense, the locations are linear with no backtracking like in DmC but it doesn’t work here in this game, because fights are boring. There’s no exploration, no puzzles, just a set of arenas to fight some boring monsters in boring dark grey-filtered locations that get worse towards the end of the game. Battle system in DmC was really great and you could feel the difference between locations. The Boss battle with Urizen’s shield seems to be this game’s direcror’s favorite. But this boss battle is one of the worst and poorly designed in the entire series. 3 playable characters is a very questionable decision. This game is the Resident Evil 6 of DMC series, I would give it a 3/10 but I liked music, intro, secret missions, V’s gameplay (though it gets repetitive too quickly) and the character design. Dialogues are well written and cutscenes are really good. The story is fine but when I played DmC, Devil may cry 1,2,3 and 4, after completing these games I felt like I watched a movie, maybe sometimes a bad one, but a movie. After playing DMC5 I feel like I watched an episode of a mediocre TV show. Being a big fan of the series since 2000s I can say that this game is a big disappointment that makes me doubt in Capcom’s future games. I still don’t want to buy Resident Evil 2 because I don’t want to be this sad again. I wish someone from Capcom sees this little review and makes some notes of it. Capcom, I wish you good luck in your future projects, I really liked RE7 and I hope you will never let me down again.… Expand
  47. Darkjes27
    Mar 14, 2019
    4
    Hypeado hasta que salió y empecé a jugar, parece que esté jugando a un hack and slash de hace 10 años. Vale que la gente lo quiera por su nostalgia, sus gráficos son espectaculares, pero la jugabilidad es bastante mediocre, a parte la historia es mala no, lo siguiente, prácticamente nula. Hay muchos hack and slash bastantes mejores que este. Sobrevalorado al 100%, un saludo :)
  48. Modio
    Mar 9, 2019
    4
    Only graphic is good in this game. in all rest it two steps back. Control and camera broken, that arms is stupid mechanic DMC4 and remake was much better.
  49. shutda_fckuphoe
    Mar 10, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I couldn't wait to play DMC5 when i heard about it's release in March 2019. I was over excited being a very big dmc fan. I pre ordered the game ahead of time & patently waited for it's release....... Just to be disappointed omg first the story line was completely trash! All the same moves and acts from dmc4. The missions was completely short literally. I completed the game in under 5 hours of playing, I was expecting way more than just a couple hours of playing. It wasn't at all anything i expected. Each stage at best is about 3 minutes of fighting, literally even on Demon Hunter Mode. I wish i could get my money back this is sad, I'm a very disappointed fan right now. I waited for this to come out just to get another tale of "two brothers' fighting for no reason & Nero finding out Vergil's his dad. Laaaammmmeeeeeeeee...............… Expand
  50. Nikkihellpack
    Mar 19, 2020
    4
    BAAAAAAD!!! Linear and dull gameplay, repetitive, when you think the game is stepping up for finally something interesting, the credits roll, mysogynistic, objectifying female characters
    shallow scenario, poor storytelling, worthless characters, bosses and levels are flavorless
  51. Feriatus
    Mar 12, 2019
    3
    It's a Retro style game, and it's not for me.
    The only thing I like about this game is the beautiful character and monster models. Everything else is very outdated.
    It comes with a triple SSS stupid story, an outdated progression system, tedious gameplay that forces you to look for some sort of red currency and other arcade tokens in the superlinear rectangle corridor world. Developer    It's a Retro style game, and it's not for me.
    The only thing I like about this game is the beautiful character and monster models. Everything else is very outdated.

    It comes with a triple SSS stupid story, an outdated progression system, tedious gameplay that forces you to look for some sort of red currency and other arcade tokens in the superlinear rectangle corridor world. Developer ignored all the progress we had with gameplay in the last 20 years in videogames.    … Expand
  52. deltagilbert
    Apr 14, 2019
    3
    Nope! I tried to love this game as much as I did previous DMC games but wow, this was terrible.

    I can't believe I'm saying it but there's too many weapons and too many characters. Rather than focus on one or two awesome weapons with complex move sets, you get tons of not very good ones. I had access to a range of almost identical combos pretty early on. The button combinations were too    Nope! I tried to love this game as much as I did previous DMC games but wow, this was terrible.

    I can't believe I'm saying it but there's too many weapons and too many characters. Rather than focus on one or two awesome weapons with complex move sets, you get tons of not very good ones. I had access to a range of almost identical combos pretty early on. The button combinations were too similar and damage outputs were practically the same. This left me just spamming one or two moves as I lost interest in using new moves and getting S rank combos. The combat is easily the worst of all DMC games.

    There was no build up to improving your character like previous games since you can buy all the moves and combos early on. I missed the anticipation of being able to afford new moves and slowly increasing in power. The sense of reward was totally missing from the game.

    You switch characters often and never really get a good play session with just one character. The combat is so bad though, the frequent switches ended up not really mattering.

    The story is awful. DMC games are always a bit daft but usually coherent and fun. This was just plain boring.

    The level design sucks so bad! Especially in the later sections of the game. No cool gothic design like previous games, just boring organic looking corridors.

    The worst part beside the game play was the V character. He's literally the 'Internet nerd in a fedora' meme. I cringed every time I had to play as him or watch his cut scenes. Combat using V is incredibly dull too.

    I appreciate Capcom bringing back the Dante we all love. But the DmC reboot was way better than this. And DMC 4 utterly blows this installment out of the water.

    Skip this or buy it when it's so cheap it's practically free.    … Expand
  53. Heyyoitsmerambo
    Sep 7, 2021
    3
    I can love DMC 1 and 3, 4 is ok and we all know 2 is the worst. But this game is not much better. It has no story, no heart, kind of just going through the motions. V is an interesting add but his combat sucks. The girl in the van is just annoying and the plot twist is a joke. Sorry but this is not much better than 2. It took me two attempts to even get through the game, I quit last timeI can love DMC 1 and 3, 4 is ok and we all know 2 is the worst. But this game is not much better. It has no story, no heart, kind of just going through the motions. V is an interesting add but his combat sucks. The girl in the van is just annoying and the plot twist is a joke. Sorry but this is not much better than 2. It took me two attempts to even get through the game, I quit last time Dante got his magic hat and danced to Michael Jackson music.… Expand
  54. Guayubino
    Mar 31, 2019
    3
    Not worth it by any means, maybe a redbox rental. Graphics are ok but everything else is super lazy and poorly designed. This is a prettier but horribly designed and written Devil May Cry 4.

    Too short
    Badly designed
    Lazy
    ****
    Not serious at all.

    I enjoyed DMC way more.
  55. VampikMD
    Apr 13, 2019
    3
    I played 4th and DMC. I like it. But this project is mediocrity. A variety of locations plunges into horror. The beginning of the normal, but most of the time the game - running around the location, consisting of guts. Very diverse ... The characters are not interesting, the plot was written without thinking. Fighting is normal, but nothing new. I can not imagine why you can love thisI played 4th and DMC. I like it. But this project is mediocrity. A variety of locations plunges into horror. The beginning of the normal, but most of the time the game - running around the location, consisting of guts. Very diverse ... The characters are not interesting, the plot was written without thinking. Fighting is normal, but nothing new. I can not imagine why you can love this game. Mediocrity, based solely on the good name of the series and the faith of the fans.
    PS: I am Russian, I do not know English well. I used google translator, so please forgive me for illiteracy.    … Expand
  56. Caroldaxotagran
    Jun 27, 2023
    3
    Jogo lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixohwbbeebbsbsbsbsnnssnenn
  57. Lttrev
    May 25, 2019
    2
    At best this is an Ok game. It's not bad, but not entirely good. V's dialogue in particular was insanely grating. Some of the worst dialogue ive heard within a game in a long time. V is basically a human version of Shadow the Hedgehog. By that i mean that he is a total edgelord. He's SO CRINGY.
    Story jumps back and forth between past and present so its not always coherent. Combat is so    At best this is an Ok game. It's not bad, but not entirely good. V's dialogue in particular was insanely grating. Some of the worst dialogue ive heard within a game in a long time. V is basically a human version of Shadow the Hedgehog. By that i mean that he is a total edgelord. He's SO CRINGY.
    Story jumps back and forth between past and present so its not always coherent. Combat is so split up between the three fighters that it seems like you never get a good chance to learn any of them. It would have been better off getting to play this with your choice of character. A 2 to me seems like a fair grade.    … Expand
  58. marlon155
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    Jogo lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixo, lixohwbbeebbsbsbsbsnnssnenn
  59. ruangamer
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    Esse jogo é uma porcaria genérica, sonha em ser god of war kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
  60. Crazy_Cracker
    Mar 15, 2019
    1
    Complete Trash. no story. no engaging moments. just here n there forced stylish scenes.
    nico is so much irritating.
  61. rdoemdeeu
    Apr 13, 2020
    1
    Jogo tão chato que não aguentei 30 minutos e larguei de lado forçado de mais acho que a serie deveria ter acabado no DMC que também foi uma outra coisa mal feita
  62. Bulbotrax
    Mar 16, 2019
    0
    a very bad game, zero idea, poor level design, very lazy capcom... and the secret mission shows all the limits of this mess, (especially secret mission 5 with this god dam camera looking everywhere except where we need) do not buy this crappy game
  63. wolfe_707
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    trash story same scenario with the power of two brother AHHHHH what is this joke bad music bad liner environment repetitive
    bad monster's design and weak bosses fight no new gameplay improvements only the sin DT which its not new copy past weapos lol bad takes DMC 1,3,4 is better imo
  64. coates32
    Apr 14, 2019
    0
    As a long time fan of Devil May Cry series, I was ecstatic when Devil May Cry 5 was announced as it meant a return to form for the franchise. However, since Gamespot revealed that Crapcom was adding microtransactions (yes I know they can be easily ignored), I was utterly disgusted by the fact that a largely single-player $60 game (especially a spectacle fighter/character action game likeAs a long time fan of Devil May Cry series, I was ecstatic when Devil May Cry 5 was announced as it meant a return to form for the franchise. However, since Gamespot revealed that Crapcom was adding microtransactions (yes I know they can be easily ignored), I was utterly disgusted by the fact that a largely single-player $60 game (especially a spectacle fighter/character action game like this one) was going to have microtransactions. If you must buy this game, get it used as Crapcom doesn’t deserve your money, since they think you don’t deserve their respect.… Expand
  65. Fumancheese
    Jun 11, 2020
    0
    Game breaking bugs galore, if you play offline. I really wish developer's would quit launching broken games
  66. SirGalahad
    Nov 10, 2019
    0
    Bad voice acting
    Gameplay is boring repetitive and unoriginal Bad story and cringy characters
  67. tmdung1998
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Great game-play, sufficient length, nice story, beautiful characters, badass music
  68. dmcvsux
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    I never played the game but I figured I'd give it the review it deserves since the graphics are so ugly
    This is a completely valid review I can leave despite me never playing the game because Metacritic doesn't have any way to verify if I have or not.
  69. choche007
    May 12, 2021
    0
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    WEON
    Pusiste
    Mi nombre entero
    En mi perfil
    PEAZO DE AWEONAO
    Ahora si me enoje
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    [viernes, 23:55]
    ElPanteras:
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  70. MairbekMagomed
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    Потрясающая боевка . Красивая графика . Отличный саундтрек. Единственный минус как по мне это то что пол игры ты находишься в какой то кишке Сатаны.
  71. ItfromBit
    Mar 16, 2023
    0
    Gameplay is sleep inducing & the characters suck. It's simply no fun for me... better play Bloodborne or NieR: Automata than this "Trash" here!
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 10, 2019
    90
    Another success for Capcom. Devil May Cry has received a fresh injection of demon blood, and is as SSStylish as ever. A treat to look at, and a treat to play. [Issue#161, p.86]
  2. PlayGround.ru
    Apr 8, 2019
    100
    When one rival put on weight, grew a bushy beard and decided to raise his son in the Northern bewilderness, the other chose a pair of stylish high-heels a couple sizes too small and the third now only appears to smash some oversized ta-tas, Devil May Cry 5 is proving that it is too early to put hack'n slash games out of commission. It's a gorgeous, glorious game of great current interest. A crown jewel from Capcom's most skilled goldsmiths.
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  3. IGN Japan
    Mar 31, 2019
    97
    Although the online functions could have been better, the unique and satisfying combat styles of Nero, Dante and V greatly contribute in evolving Devil May Cry 5 to the next level. While gaining a more photorealistic look thanks to Capcom’s RE engine, the stylish action we have come to love from the series is better than ever.
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