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.
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#7 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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#22 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#26 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 42
  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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