Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition

 PlayStation 5
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 355 out of 437
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 437
  3. Negative: 37 out of 437
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  1. willerkiller
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    This game is the main reason that I got a PS5! What we have here is the absolute pinnacle of the Hack and Slash genre. Vergil feels perfect to play, the game looks amazing and it basically has endless replayability due to its exquisite core combat and abundance of modes. If you want to experience what a true hardcore Action game at blistering speed is like, then getting this masterpiece isThis game is the main reason that I got a PS5! What we have here is the absolute pinnacle of the Hack and Slash genre. Vergil feels perfect to play, the game looks amazing and it basically has endless replayability due to its exquisite core combat and abundance of modes. If you want to experience what a true hardcore Action game at blistering speed is like, then getting this masterpiece is an absolute must! THANK YOU CAPCOM!… Expand
  2. Hmody10087
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    One of the best game i ever play and my first ps5 game finally i can play as Virgil.
  3. MAX4D
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Capcom really knows what it's doing. We still see the brilliance of this great work
  4. quedornoscolhoe
    Jan 23, 2021
    10
    This game is certainly one of the best modern videogames. It surpassed DMC4 and 3. Intriging gameplay (every playable has its own style) incredible music, beautiful stage and character design, humorous as always! If you are looking for a good action game, oh boy.... Buy this one!
  5. makkusu1
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    New graphics for a best slasher of third-person - Devil May Cry 5 !:))))))))
  6. GauV70
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    The final boss fight alone worth all your money. Just buy DMC 5 special edition. vergil is so satisfying to play and his movesets are just amazing. Do not rush in this game take your time leaning all the movesets, practice properly in the void and you will have a great time. DMC 5 SE is 1010
  7. Amuri_z
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    This is the best action game,and gameplay of all time.!!! No one can deny that.!
  8. scorp332211
    Mar 21, 2021
    7
    This is a high action game. I’m not the biggest hack & slash fan so this isn’t my favorite type of game. I found the beginning to be fun and exciting. However it quickly gets very repetitive. Basically go through either a crumbling city or the depths of Hell settings. The enemies are not varied with only about 4-5 different typical enemy types. Bosses are a bit better. This isn’t aThis is a high action game. I’m not the biggest hack & slash fan so this isn’t my favorite type of game. I found the beginning to be fun and exciting. However it quickly gets very repetitive. Basically go through either a crumbling city or the depths of Hell settings. The enemies are not varied with only about 4-5 different typical enemy types. Bosses are a bit better. This isn’t a difficult game as I don’t think I died once. Overall I wasn’t that impressed with it except the music is really good. I wouldn’t really recommend. I’m selling my copy.… Expand
  9. schwa3
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    I paid 600$ to play as 1 character 1 month early in a game I've already put 200 hours into and I regret nothing. The game of the generation.
  10. Vlad101
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    Лучший слешар, но теперь с Вергилием и его комбами и глубиной, новым боссом, парой катсцен и фишек нового поколения консолей.
    Очевидный вин.
  11. Thejontxu
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    Juegaso, ahora incluso mejor y con graficazos next gen y con mas contenido, mas todo el contenido de la deluxe edition perfecta esta edicion.
  12. Bryce052
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Great experience with this game! Fun gameplay, excellent enemy variation and boss battles. About 12-15 hours of gameplay here with the main story with replay value in additional content and modes. The cutscenes and writing in this game are another +. Would recommend picking up this game!
  13. Juancho03
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    A decir verdad se siente corto de contenido a comparación de la pasada edición especial pero tiene cosas que la compensan pero no en gran medida aun así no vale mucho la pena para quienes tienen la versión de anterior generación pero para quienes no lo han probado es una excelente opció
  14. Higorkg3
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    Muito bom, ficou mais rápido e bem mais bonito do que era originalmente ...
  15. Driegox
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    By far the best Devil May Cry in the series, it takes all the good things in all the games and puts some more tasty mechanics and give u this sublime game
  16. Vergilsparda
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    One the best , no actually the best action hack n slash game ever with playlabe vergil things are going to be interesting this game diserve +93 metascore not just 88
  17. debile56500
    Dec 24, 2020
    10
    this is easily in my top 10 favorite game of all time i fcking love it great job capcom !
  18. alaldu574
    Dec 25, 2020
    10
    One the best , no actually the best action hack n slash game ever with playlabe vergil things are going to be interesting this game diserve
  19. mostlikelyluigi
    Apr 17, 2021
    10
    Amazing, and graphically stunning running on a smooth 120fps on the incredible PS5.
  20. Sephiroth1804
    Feb 2, 2022
    9
    Graphics: 9
    Sound: 10
    Gameplay: 9
    Story: 9
    Longevity: 8
    Entertainment: 9

    Total: 9
  21. Fehprates
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Vergil is aaaawesoooome!!! I **** love this game!!! Waiting for the dmc 6!!!
  22. robber_soul
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    DMC 5:SE perfects an already virtually perfect game even further. The increased graphics, performance, and loading smooths out the rough edges of the last-gen experience, while the addition of Vergil adds 100s more hours of deep and engaging combat mechanics. Absolute must-buy for action game fans who own a PS5.
  23. Darkslayer_
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    The ultimate DMC experience. The RE engine looks amazing with next gen consoles the game feels smooth at high resolution.
  24. DanteRedgrave
    Nov 14, 2020
    10
    Vale la pena volver a jugar...
    !!Por supuesto que si¡¡
    La razón: Gráficos mas increíbles. vergil, contenido extra, vergil...
    Ya dije vergil
  25. RidzDile
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    greatest hack n slash game ever this game deserve to be a nominee for the goty !!!
  26. OwtDaft
    Jan 18, 2021
    7
    + Story is pretty good though takes a while to really get going. Some funny moments in there.
    + The cut scenes are very well animated and look great.
    + Music for the most part is good as you would expect. + Combat when not playing as V is very good. - The ray tracing sucks. You can have it with a unstable 30 fps or just 1080p. I switched it to off. - The entire second half of the game    + Story is pretty good though takes a while to really get going. Some funny moments in there.
    + The cut scenes are very well animated and look great.
    + Music for the most part is good as you would expect.
    + Combat when not playing as V is very good.
    - The ray tracing sucks. You can have it with a unstable 30 fps or just 1080p. I switched it to off.
    - The entire second half of the game has really dull copy paste environments to go though.
    - V is a terrible character to play as and the game switches the character you control way too often.
    - There luckily isn't a lot of platforming in the game but when there is, it's very bad.
    - The game can be a bit too silly at times.
    = I found my self mostly liking the game for the story and though the combat is good, it's hard to get too into with the constant character switching. I have to be honest, but I enjoyed the Reboot more.    … Expand
  27. njp500
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    I am old enough to remember when DMC, the original Devil May Cry, dropped on PS2 20 years ago. What a game! It changed everything and was completely perfect. I, and many people I knew, played that game extensively in absolute awe of what had been created by Capcom. A masterpiece of art and triumph of the medium, if that's not too much to say about a video game and I don't think it is.I am old enough to remember when DMC, the original Devil May Cry, dropped on PS2 20 years ago. What a game! It changed everything and was completely perfect. I, and many people I knew, played that game extensively in absolute awe of what had been created by Capcom. A masterpiece of art and triumph of the medium, if that's not too much to say about a video game and I don't think it is. DMC5 tarnished that legacy when it came out, pay 2 win garbage. Capcom sacrificed one of their most regarded assets for a quick cold cash grab. They ongoingly turn around and betrayed the industry and people that loved them by advancing the most greedy, dishonest, and repugnant practices in the form of microtransactions and p2w. I couldn't even play DMC5 without frustration and I wanted to because allegedly there is a good game there, nor did I recognize it from it's lofty origins. Don't let anybody tell you that games aren't getting worse, you're just getting older. That's nonsense. Games are getting worse. Pop in the original DMC and it plays just as great as it did back then. I recognize and appreciate a good game when it comes along today just as much if not more as I did back then too. Games just aren't made with the same enthusiastic, passionate, creative, original love of the genre they were before. I hope they are again.

    An aside, one thing I don't get is why they do these goofy nonsensical practices that drive people away. If they're hurting so bad, why don't they just charge more for the game and produce a good one. I paid 60$ (if not in real dollars, then the equivalent through inflation) for the original DMC 20 years ago. No dlc. No 50GB "updates". No multiplayer. And I would happily pay more than that for every perfect high quality game that came down the line, hell I bought GOW new twice.    … Expand
  28. NeedleNose1
    Apr 27, 2021
    10
    The greatest action game ever made. Fun characters, beautiful graphics, incredible soundtrack, and -most importantly- perfect gameplay.
  29. conf1911
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    The reason I gave zero is not related to the game itself. It's because the "special edition" is only available for FULL PRICE to people who already had paid for the game. I had just bought the game for the PS4, bought the PS5 and soon after that the game was released in its "special edition", which is basically the exactly same game but enhanced for the PS5. The obvious thing to do (if notThe reason I gave zero is not related to the game itself. It's because the "special edition" is only available for FULL PRICE to people who already had paid for the game. I had just bought the game for the PS4, bought the PS5 and soon after that the game was released in its "special edition", which is basically the exactly same game but enhanced for the PS5. The obvious thing to do (if not to patch the game for free as other developers have done) was to offer the option to people that had bought the ps4 version to pay extra only for the upgrade. There should be one full version of the "special edition" to people who did not have the game, and another, much cheaper, "patch", to people who had already bought the game. But no, there is no such option. The developers are making people who had just bought the game to pay FULL PRICE for the SAME GAME, only patched to take advantage of the ps5 hardware. THIS IS BULL****. CAPCOM is just trying to make UNJUST profit here, the "special edition" should never be bought for FULL PRICE by people who already had paid for the game.… Expand
  30. frederik1478
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    Still one of the best action games of all time all characters are fun to use and play an end epic ending to the franchise, an amazing game and now it run perfectly on PS5 so there's no excuse to not play it
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#11 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2020

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 23, 2021
    90
    Faster and more fluent – is there anything else to wish for, especially that the game itself is still amazing? Actually, the Special Edition has much more going for it, including a new difficulty level, new rendering modes (up to 4K 30 fps with ray tracing), and the ability to play as Vergil. Sadly, the new character doesn’t come with his own levels. I also need to point out fps drops in the 120 Hz mode, and lackluster use of DualSense’s features. [02/2021, p.48]
  2. Hey Poor Player
    Feb 27, 2021
    80
    While light in the storytelling department, there’s enough here to keep fans happy and more than enough stylish demon slaying to keep this series engaging.
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  3. Games.cz
    Feb 19, 2021
    90
    If you haven’t yet played Devil May Cry 5 and you have a new console at home, don’t waste a second and go buy this brilliant action game. If you’re a veteran, just buy the Vergil DLC and be done with it.
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