I can't play Devil May Cry because the enemies are so boring and the environments are usually quite dull with slow movement speed. At least now they have a sprint option, but it's the same punching bag enemies.
It's like Resident Evil 6 syndrome? There were those saying RE6 was the best in the series at one time, usually people playing the mercenaries mode with all the flashy moves you can do. The problem is those flashy options provide nothing for the gameplay when underneath it's all rubbish. Now I know things will change as you progress, there'll be tough humanoid boss fights and enemies, but goddamn they need something that is stimulating right from the start.
The thing about Bayonetta is it had the bullet time gimmick that makes it "fair" for enemies to attack you and Ninja Gaiden is well, Ninja Gaiden. Personally never played through all of NG because I want to play it on my PC, but I'm pretty sure it's an interesting game.
Things aren't looking good. I should be interested in this title.