Devil May Cry 4 Xbox 360
Graphics 9: they look really good, even for an already aged game, the engine is quite capable of withstanding everything on-screen with a nice fluidity.
Art 6.5: although nice, it isn't mind blowing. Despite different several stages, in opposition to DMC 3, it doesn't feel varied nor rich.
Sound 6: the little music that it has is nice but little. Sounds seem crystal clear, you can definitely tell that CapCom used new compression algorithms to enhance their quality.
Controls 9: only one complaint here: the backwards-forwards stick movement doesn't always work but the rest is flawless. I remember having several and serious issues with DMC 3 imput method: I just couldn't figure out when to press or pull anything.
Story 4: valiant prince rescues princess in distress; it's a Disney film with blood, gore, demons and cocky J-Pop "dubious" males. The most interesting part regards the origins and purposes of the cult as well as their equalization of angels to demons, unfortunately, it is short-lived and underestimated.
Gameplay 5.5: it felt short and repetitive. In all DMCs, distances must be walked (in castles, mostly) but in this game, you go from the city, to the jungle, to an icy castle, to the final castle and all they way back in couple of screens. There's no sense of map progression whatsoever and it certainly affects gameplay. For the first time, I preferred using the new character instead of Dante, Nero is a lot more fun because switching between fighting modes isn't necessary, fortunately, the game doesn't last long enough to make it an issue since Dante is more versatile and complex. Luckily, red orbs are not necessary to purchase new skills and moves and this entails a huge step forwards in gameplay, now spirit points are the currency required to upgrade however, red orbs still exist to provide you with means to acquire weapons and items.
///------TOTAL: 7 [6.66 rounded to the nearest]------///
Opinion: The game is fine but as I have already stated, it's short-lived, repetitive, unoriginal and clichéd but its controls are practically flawless, it has a good pace and it doesn't get boring [due to its short life-span]. Almost everyone will be able to enjoy it so it isn't bad after all.
Art 6.5: although nice, it isn't mind blowing. Despite different several stages, in opposition to DMC 3, it doesn't feel varied nor rich.
Sound 6: the little music that it has is nice but little. Sounds seem crystal clear, you can definitely tell that CapCom used new compression algorithms to enhance their quality.
Controls 9: only one complaint here: the backwards-forwards stick movement doesn't always work but the rest is flawless. I remember having several and serious issues with DMC 3 imput method: I just couldn't figure out when to press or pull anything.
Story 4: valiant prince rescues princess in distress; it's a Disney film with blood, gore, demons and cocky J-Pop "dubious" males. The most interesting part regards the origins and purposes of the cult as well as their equalization of angels to demons, unfortunately, it is short-lived and underestimated.
Gameplay 5.5: it felt short and repetitive. In all DMCs, distances must be walked (in castles, mostly) but in this game, you go from the city, to the jungle, to an icy castle, to the final castle and all they way back in couple of screens. There's no sense of map progression whatsoever and it certainly affects gameplay. For the first time, I preferred using the new character instead of Dante, Nero is a lot more fun because switching between fighting modes isn't necessary, fortunately, the game doesn't last long enough to make it an issue since Dante is more versatile and complex. Luckily, red orbs are not necessary to purchase new skills and moves and this entails a huge step forwards in gameplay, now spirit points are the currency required to upgrade however, red orbs still exist to provide you with means to acquire weapons and items.
///------TOTAL: 7 [6.66 rounded to the nearest]------///
Opinion: The game is fine but as I have already stated, it's short-lived, repetitive, unoriginal and clichéd but its controls are practically flawless, it has a good pace and it doesn't get boring [due to its short life-span]. Almost everyone will be able to enjoy it so it isn't bad after all.
