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DmC Review Thread (Release Date - 1/15/13) Embargo is over!
- Thread starter Dahbomb
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Eh, I just don't think anyone's that surprised that the game is reviewing well. In fact, I expected it to review better than it has. I made a bet with someone that it would get above a 90 on Metacritic. We'll see how it plays out. Doesn't change my opinion on the game.
I'd say so for this game as an individual product. It's a good game. I wouldn't mind seeing DmC2 but I will always be in the camp that would prefer a continuation of the original series. I'm so used to the original OP demi-God Dante that I'm not quite ready to never see him return. :lol
Just going by the demo, if you play it like Devil May Cry featuring Raiden, you will eat rockets and the gekkos will treat you like the first goomba in Super Mario Brothers.
After seeing some of the newer videos, that looks to have not changed.
Hell, the demo looks like it is in slow motion compared to those videos.
LiquidSolid
Member
Is it really that surprising given what we know of Sony Cambridge's involvement with Heavenly Sword? Its sales weren't the only reason why Sony ditched them straight away.
I'm confused why some people think MGRR won't average mid-low 80s.
It's not going to get 90 or higher now.
slightconfuse
Banned
glad this gameis good. i lladmit i did not hink NT could pull it off.
graywolf323
Member
yeah the gaming journos always seemed to like what they had seen
true enough, it does seem like no publisher has dealt with Ninja Theory for more than one game yet
NullPointer
Member
Great to hear a Ninja Theory game that has good performance. Thanks. I just may pick this up down the line - never been much of a DMC fan, but the Limbo environmental shifting sounds interesting.
Way better level design but inferior combat. That's why the average is about the same as DMC4.
Thanks! If the PC version is good, I'll grab it some time this year.
I'm not the person who wrote the EGM review, but I'm not sure that you should look at it that way.
I don't think it's people saying "Devil May Cry was broke, let's fix it"I think it's a case of "if you're going to reboot and go in a new direction for the series, make sure doing so wasn't a mistake, and DmC doesn't feel like a mistake".
After seeing the game at E3 and here and there otherwise, I'll be honest and say that I wasn't really excited for DmC. Playing the game (and beating it) changed that for me. I had a heck of a lot of fun with DmC, and I'm not legitimately interested to see where the new series goes from here.
At the same time, though, I totally acknowledge that some long-time DMC fans probably won't be happy.
chickdigger802
Banned
Something I noticed these days... what's with devs pimping the fuck out of the stories of their games?
It's not like the quality of the story has really gotten much better these days. Still mostly shit.
It's not like the quality of the story has really gotten much better these days. Still mostly shit.
grosvenor_92
Member
Just finished playing the demo.
Things I Like
- combat (once i got a hang of it)
- the look of the game
- unlocking the other difficulties changes up the type of enemies you encounter
Things I don't like
- voice acting/writing
Overall Impression
- I'm an of Ninja Theory's past games so I might pick this up when it's on sale
Things I Like
- combat (once i got a hang of it)
- the look of the game
- unlocking the other difficulties changes up the type of enemies you encounter
Things I don't like
- voice acting/writing
Overall Impression
- I'm an of Ninja Theory's past games so I might pick this up when it's on sale
Pretty much my sentiments at the moment.
I'm surprised Ryan C. thinks that Dante is a much better character in Dmc. I admit that i'm warming up to the environments and the new universe in general, but unless something happens further into the actual game, the demo doesnt make me feel like he's a much better character now.
Design isnt bad, but personality went backwards.
Design isnt bad, but personality went backwards.
Guessing Tom Chick will have a review soon:
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/01/14/january-14-wallet-threat-level-cry/
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/01/14/january-14-wallet-threat-level-cry/
First boss is pretty fun and more standard fare. Second boss is the one you fight in the demo. Parrying makes it stupidly easy. I just beat the third boss which I found to have great presentation but was otherwise a gimmicky fight.
Acquiescence
Member
See, that's exactly what he expected you to say, so now he's going to do the opposite. 1/5 incoming.
I think it'll get a 3/5 60 metascore for his review.I dunno 17 more chapters sounds like he thinks it dragged on to long..or maybe he meant 17 more chapters in a positive way?
normalmode
Member
My DmC review for Machinima and their Inside Gaming editorial site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtirE6sgSQM
though that's not my voiceover reading the review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtirE6sgSQM
though that's not my voiceover reading the review.
When I was playing through the game, I was looking at some of the trophies, and was like, "OMG, I still have so much game to get through." But, at least for me, the flow of the game help up all of the way through, and it never really felt like I was playing past the point that I wanted it to stop.
So, I did at first think length was going to be a negative, but it ended up not being.
Q
qizah
Unconfirmed Member
Brad gave it a 5/5 on Giant Bomb.
Wasn't really impressed by the demo beyond the visual style, but I might have to check it out after listening to the upcoming Bomb Cast. Hopefully they go into detail about it.
Wasn't really impressed by the demo beyond the visual style, but I might have to check it out after listening to the upcoming Bomb Cast. Hopefully they go into detail about it.
ugh...why NT?
Poor choice of words
nckillthegrimace
Member
So, going off these reviews, did I get it right?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=27956554&postcount=157
Reviewers seem to like it, but the impressions I've read in the thread and the demo make the game seem less than stellar.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=27956554&postcount=157
Reviewers seem to like it, but the impressions I've read in the thread and the demo make the game seem less than stellar.
Yeah, video game stories are rarely good stories in certain genres. I found it silly how people were complaining about how silly RE6's story was.
Wanda/Wander
Member
wow at the 5/5
Knux-Future
Banned
But a lot of the fans are saying it's a good game maybe not the best DMC game but a really solid game.
AWWWW YEAH! Looking forward to the Bombcast and QL now.
nckillthegrimace
Member
The reviewer really liked Enslaved (4/5), so take from that what you will. Maybe your thoughts on Ninja Theory's other games and their design style will reflect how much you like DmC.
I've heard the combat isn't as good as the older games (which I agree with based on the demo) and the story is a total disaster, but, certainly, it wasn't complete trash like I expected it to be based on Ninja Theory's past work. Good for them.
lol wow I thought the OT was joking about that squirrel semen bit.
EDIT: DmC does look like a solid action game, and the environments seem pretty damn imaginative, its just that boss designs and cheesy class dialog seem to fall short compared to past games in the series/universe.
Also seems like they tried a little too hard to get a gross out factor going, just because the game involves demons.
EDIT: DmC does look like a solid action game, and the environments seem pretty damn imaginative, its just that boss designs and cheesy class dialog seem to fall short compared to past games in the series/universe.
Also seems like they tried a little too hard to get a gross out factor going, just because the game involves demons.
jediyoshi
Member
Jokes on you. At this point the key would be to pander to people wishing this was another traditional dmc and just pan it.