DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition

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  1. TheKoichiGod
    Feb 21, 2023
    10
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  2. klaaz
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    A game that both visually and gameplay is very well achieved. A pity that suffered the unjustified hate of the fans of the dmc saga since it is a great game and does not deserve it.
  3. Angelfuk83
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Hay que ser muy cerrado de mente para puntuar esta maravilla de juego con un 0 porque no sigue la saga principal, la variedad de armas, enemigos, movimientos, gráficos es excelente, se trata de un universo paralelo, un spin off y es el mejor spin off de un juego que jamás he visto, muy por encima de DMC 4.
  4. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    9/10.......................................................................
  5. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    8
    Definitely an underrated game. Beautiful visuals, and good bossfights. With the DLC's, definitely worth the money.
  6. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Two brother with differenct perspective, a sad backstory and .... wait, who care just chilling and slay everyone. The story is in there becasuse it is an expectation, but that's all. The dlc with vergil however was 10/10, since i beat it in every difficulty expect one.… Expand
  7. VioIrdsGX
    Dec 23, 2021
    8
    I liked the weapons and the style of the game that yes, but I would give the characters 6/10 because the appearance of the characters are not original (for that it is an alternative game), what I also do not understand is that Dante also It is half angel but the original considers it half human, what I did like is that it still has the Vergil DLC in the game, since that is what I amI liked the weapons and the style of the game that yes, but I would give the characters 6/10 because the appearance of the characters are not original (for that it is an alternative game), what I also do not understand is that Dante also It is half angel but the original considers it half human, what I did like is that it still has the Vergil DLC in the game, since that is what I am missing in playing it, but the game is still good for those who want to.… Expand
  8. metabotnot
    Aug 17, 2021
    9
    Great performance on PS4, awesome soundtrack, fun gameplay. I liked this DMC the most, even after finishing V.
    Cutscenes could be more epic and little bit more ridiculus tho
  9. Lukaslima182
    Dec 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo maravilhoso, história muito boa!!
    Gráficos muito bons,até prós dias de hoje,mas a melhor coisa sem dúvida, é gameplay, muito divertido e fluido    … Expand
  10. Dandan2212
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    jogo excelente!o novo dante é muito melhor que o dante viadinho de cabelo branco pelo menos esse come mulher e tem jeito de homem sem dizer o combate fluido!
  11. Shenandoah
    Dec 13, 2020
    9
    Pretty solid remaster of this game. It misses one point due to the visuals, its not as perfect as the rest of this game.
  12. harlota
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    This was the first Devil May Cry game that I've played. Ninja Theory has done a fantastic job and I realize that their work here is at the same level of quality as any Platinum Games or Team Ninja game.
    The combat is stellar and I actually liked the characters and the story. It was a joy to play.
  13. nexus151196
    Sep 10, 2020
    8
    Шикарный слешер, с очень интересным взглядом на мир.Все эти корпорации, промывка мозгов и тд. - все к месту. Игру проходил еще на старте на пк, ремастер ничем не хуже ,возможно и лучше. Боевка все такая же крутая,музыка качает. Отличный представитель жанра.Шикарный слешер, с очень интересным взглядом на мир.Все эти корпорации, промывка мозгов и тд. - все к месту. Игру проходил еще на старте на пк, ремастер ничем не хуже ,возможно и лучше. Боевка все такая же крутая,музыка качает. Отличный представитель жанра.
  14. sergio123456
    Aug 22, 2020
    8
    Muy buen juego, no llega al nivel de Devil May Cry 5 pero esta muy bien, tiene todo lo que debe tener un juego de esta franquicia, muchos enemigos, armas y distintos poderes para avanzar en la historia. Muy recomendable
  15. Alkouzne
    Jul 22, 2020
    8
    Just slash and kill. Fun story coll characters, done every difficulty up to hell or hell, this is my "need to punch smth" game
  16. iddqd4
    May 15, 2020
    8
    Звук и картинка прекрасны, и на момент прохождения особо не состарились, боевка тоже хороша. Игре не хватает возможности сразу выбирать высокую сложность типа Сын Спарды и выше, проходить на Нефелиме всех боссов и битвы с первого раза, это весьма серьезный недостаток. Вызова хотелось с самого начала, а не при повторном прохождение, которое возможно и будет, но явно не после титров.Звук и картинка прекрасны, и на момент прохождения особо не состарились, боевка тоже хороша. Игре не хватает возможности сразу выбирать высокую сложность типа Сын Спарды и выше, проходить на Нефелиме всех боссов и битвы с первого раза, это весьма серьезный недостаток. Вызова хотелось с самого начала, а не при повторном прохождение, которое возможно и будет, но явно не после титров.
  17. Professorfett
    Apr 21, 2020
    8
    Remastered games are all the rage as of late with God of War 3, Darksiders 2, and Borderlands Handsome Jack Collection all on the horizon, and I'm loving it. I am a big supporter of these games being re-released because then I can put away my old consoles and just have out the two. DMC Definitive Edition is no different. Now I am a big fan of this reboot of Devil May Cry. I was a fan ofRemastered games are all the rage as of late with God of War 3, Darksiders 2, and Borderlands Handsome Jack Collection all on the horizon, and I'm loving it. I am a big supporter of these games being re-released because then I can put away my old consoles and just have out the two. DMC Definitive Edition is no different. Now I am a big fan of this reboot of Devil May Cry. I was a fan of the original series and I think that this breathed fresh air into the series while keeping the crazy, silly, mayhem intact. This review will be a bit different, I will discuss the changes they made to the original game and then go into detail on the DLC Vergils Downfall, and then give a score of the overall package. So lets get into this SADISTIC demon killing game.

    The original DMC was hated by some and thought a fun experience by others. This game touts that it has rebalanced gameplay. I personally don't notice too many changes to that besides the fact that now some of the weapons are more powerful than they were before. The people who play Devil May Cry on the Dante Must Die mode will most likely be able to tell if there was any minor changes to the combat. They added new costumes to the mix in which you can play looking like Dante from Devil May Cry 3 or how I played looking like Dante from Devil May Cry 1. A nitpick with this costume feature is in certain scenes mainly transition scenes Dante will go back to looking like he normally does. I do say that this is a major nitpick because I would be sitting in my office chair going, "no game I didn't choose grunge rock Dante? **** you game I want white haired semi gothic Dante". Something like that. They did add a Hardcore mode and Turbo mode which I didn't touch because honestly just didn't feel like it. The last thing that they upgraded in this game is the graphics. This does look a lot better than DMC on the 360. They definitely fixed the Unreal Engine texture catchup that Unreal Engine 3 had. Nothing annoyed me more than seeing textures not fully rendered in a cutscene so it is nice that they fixed that.

    Okay now to talk about the added DLC Vergils Downfall. I missed this originally so I will briefly talk about it.

    The story is about what happens to Virgil at the end of DMC, and how he becomes one of my favorite villains in video games. While this Vergil is a little more like whiny Anakin from the prequels he is still fun to play as. My biggest problem with this story is they use drawings for cutscenes instead of rendered animation. This really brings me out of the storyline, because I personally hate that lazy **** I don't want to see some storyboard I want to see a cutscene or nothing at all. In saying that I will say this story does make me want to play more games as a villain because the end of this is so badass I was left wanting more.

    The gameplay is a little different. He can't do a lot of what Dante can. Mainly double jump; the lack of a double jump after I just played the entire game with it drove me nuts. His combat is a little less smooth. I found myself getting hit because the animation to the move he was doing was too slow. Being that his combat is slower I didn't get the combo meter as high as I would with Dante. I do appreciate that they made his fighting style different, I just wish they spent more time refining it. They add a couple new enemies, like some vagina face gorilla monster, and these disappearing crow things, but overall you fight the same porcelain baby faced demons from DMC.

    Overall the DMC definitive package is for newcomers or fans of the 2013 game. If you hated DMC I don't see this game being drastically different enough to change anyones' opinion. I personally loved playing DMC again and my only complaint would be with the DLCs gameplay. I give this a 4/5. For forty dollars this isn't a bad game to revisit. I leave of course with a question. Will we ever get PS2 games like (Devil May Cry 1, 2, and 3) on the PS4, Xbox One?    … Expand
  18. drlowdon
    Apr 12, 2020
    8
    Developed by Ninja Theory, DMC is a reboot of the popular Capcom series focusing on half-angel/half-demon Dante, and his quest to kill the Demon King Mundus. Upon it’s initial release last gen DMC received a quite frankly ridiculous amount of criticism, much of it aimed at Dante’s new look and persona, and unfortunately that overshadowed the fact that this is a very good action title.Developed by Ninja Theory, DMC is a reboot of the popular Capcom series focusing on half-angel/half-demon Dante, and his quest to kill the Demon King Mundus. Upon it’s initial release last gen DMC received a quite frankly ridiculous amount of criticism, much of it aimed at Dante’s new look and persona, and unfortunately that overshadowed the fact that this is a very good action title.

    The story itself is the usual video game nonsense, but in gameplay this is a top tier action title. The core of the game is built around the excellent combat system, which allows for the use of heavy/light weapons, boomerang like projectiles and a variety of guns, all of which can be switched between on the fly. Certain enemies require certain weapons to be used, but it’s the style ranking for each battle (that rewards variety) that will encourage players to experiment with different combinations. The only real disappointment in this regard are the boss battles, few of them involve anything more than dodging attacks and gradually whittling away at your enemies lifebar.

    If you’re an action game fan, ignore the silly internet criticism and give this a go.    … Expand
  19. Garybaldo
    Mar 3, 2020
    8
    Certainly a lot different than the previous Devil May Cry games, which is mainly the reason why a lot of people consider it to be the worst game in the saga. Not me though, because if you can adapt to the gameplay and forget it's related to the other Devil May Cry games, it's a very fun game.
  20. XDashRipRockX
    Feb 20, 2020
    10
    Giving this Title a 10 to balance against non sense reviews. The game deserves a 9 IMO and anything lower than an 8 is undeserving.

    What makes this game so good is it does everything right that DMC 5 did wrong. The fights are varied and balanced. The areas aren’t cookie cutter straight lines with enemies along the way. The weapons are varied and can be swapped. The speed of the game is    Giving this Title a 10 to balance against non sense reviews. The game deserves a 9 IMO and anything lower than an 8 is undeserving.

    What makes this game so good is it does everything right that DMC 5 did wrong.

    The fights are varied and balanced.
    The areas aren’t cookie cutter straight lines with enemies along the way.
    The weapons are varied and can be swapped.
    The speed of the game is perfect and offer a turbo if your into slamming combos fast!

    Overall the only negative is the length BUT offers replay enough for 2-3 times before your likely gonna let it sit til your into a DMC mood again.

    I played all the DMCs and out of them all this version is placed second only to DMC 3 with DMC 1 following.

    This version is DMC makes you want to play it cause it’s exciting and fun.

    Totally worth it!    … Expand
  21. Saytr3023
    Jan 24, 2020
    10
    Just played through for the first time....amazing game. Although unlikely due to the Microsoft partnership, I would love to see a sequel. I enjoyed the level design, music, and overall style Ninja Theory brought to the series, great job !
  22. StudMuffinOP
    Oct 23, 2019
    8
    Doubted this game at launch due to being a reboot from the original but I have to say I was highly impressed by it. Fairly short in my opinion but the music, gameplay and graphics made it worthwhile and the fact that a definitive edition came out later on sold it for me. Well worth a replay on the game and nothing like the original. Highly recommended.
  23. YunnaKim
    Jun 24, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is great, I totally loved how they made an alternate universe for Dante and still made the characters look badass. The only problem is that they tried to recreate a story that had been written in 3 games + comics + anime in only one game that's not even that long, so the story was a little rushed.

    Other than that, the game is great and i simply love the combat system and dinamics.

    And also, Vergil was right in the end.    … Expand
  24. KratosKong
    Jun 15, 2019
    9
    Reboot de la aclamada saga de Capcom. Muy buen Hack n slash que recibió unas criticas inmerecidas por parte de los usuarios debido al diseño del personajes principal respecto a la saga principal. Es el mejor de la saga junto al primero y el tercero.
  25. KayVen17
    Sep 26, 2018
    8
    Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. RegelnDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte. Mein persönlicher Score = 76/100 Mein User Score = 8/10… Expand
  26. Cody1999
    Jul 20, 2018
    8
    first devil may cry game and a great one at that, aside from Dante's understandable hated change the gameplay story and characters are well written and acted (with the exception of a few lines) the games is a worthy entry in the franchise and should be in every gamers collection
  27. redeyedwerewolf
    May 25, 2018
    10
    Why is everyone bashing this game?! This was my entry point in the DMC series and I loved this game soo much!!! But the veterans of the series didn't like it for some reason.The gameplay is amazing and flashy combos and amazing boss fights and amazing progression and rewards and Overall i really liked the game and I dont get the hate????
  28. Gamemonster
    Apr 23, 2018
    10
    WOW this game is incredible! The dreamy worlds, badass enemies, epic comabt and the whole feel of the game really sucked me in. Never played a DMC before and glad i didn't because the fluid 60fps makes this so much better!
    Only miniscule minus I have is the rock music in combat. Although I do like the music I feel it pulls me a little bit out of the excitement and atmoshpere this game    WOW this game is incredible! The dreamy worlds, badass enemies, epic comabt and the whole feel of the game really sucked me in. Never played a DMC before and glad i didn't because the fluid 60fps makes this so much better!
    Only miniscule minus I have is the rock music in combat. Although I do like the music I feel it pulls me a little bit out of the excitement and atmoshpere this game delivers. It's still a solid 10 for me.    … Expand
  29. Nathandrake240
    Sep 26, 2017
    8
    Fun as hell with **** ton's of content and combat fix ups, This coming from a long time DMC fan i can say it's one of my favorites in the series. They added Dante must die, balances to the gameplay and combat, bloody palace, etc worth the buy. besides a lackluster story and not so great dialogue.
  30. BlakDak666
    Jul 23, 2017
    8
    DmC Definitive Edition is upgrade that was sorely needed from it's initial release. Even though it's a reskin in terms of graphics, plot and characters, a few changes were made that are only welcoming to the game. A couple cutscenes were tweaked or removed, the console versions can play at 60 FPS, the difficulty and rank challenge has been far improved and the additions of Turbo, MustDmC Definitive Edition is upgrade that was sorely needed from it's initial release. Even though it's a reskin in terms of graphics, plot and characters, a few changes were made that are only welcoming to the game. A couple cutscenes were tweaked or removed, the console versions can play at 60 FPS, the difficulty and rank challenge has been far improved and the additions of Turbo, Must Style and more add a wonderful variety to the game. While some might still raise their hand in front of this infinitely better version of the previous, the tweaks and changes to the formula changed a good deal of what the game needed. Consider that DMC4SE from its original was double the time and botched its additions with 2 of 3 new fighters as gimmicks, DmCDF retains just Dante and Vergil with Vergil having his own DLC. Allowing Vergil to play in Bloody Palace is great and I particularly like his DLC despite the shortness and generally weak substory for his character development.

    DmCDF is better in my opinion over DMC4SE when it comes to changes and additions made for the game to be appealing. While a DMC5 is something I would like to see, having a sequel to the reboot version isn't necessarily bad either. I think fans and newcomers should try this more though as the combat, visuals, and music is more than enough to keep your attention in spite of the pitfalls the game might have.    … Expand
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 27, 2015
    75
    While it's a solid action title, DmC doesn't measure up to the queen of the genre, Bayonetta. Ninja Theory's combat and graphic design illustrate their talent, but the weaker environmental exploration and narrative make the game an uneven package. Fans of the action genre may find a lot to love, but for most, this is a title better left in Limbo.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 26, 2015
    80
    No-brainer for ardent fans. Everybody else should wait for a price drop. [May 2015, p75]
  3. CD-Action
    Apr 30, 2015
    75
    In terms of the story and exploration it’s still DmC, but look at the rebalanced combat and you’ll see the good old DMC. [05/2015, p.78]
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