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DmC: Devil May Cry - Demo Thread [Demo out now on XBL & PSN]
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NinjaBoiX
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lowhighkang_LHK
Member
I noticed that with continued jump canceling you can keep "raking" enemies up towards you, but it also does absolutes shit damage. There comes a point when you could have just killed all the enemies 30 seconds ago, while that other guy keeps "raking" enemies up.
valentine71
Banned
Thanks. Was gonna rush to PS3 to download it though reading some impressions changed my mind.
I'm desperate please more people say what they think about the PS3 version, am I crazy?
Please do, I want to know if I'm stupid, my PS3 is dying or if it really doesn't run all that well.
Please do, I want to know if I'm stupid, my PS3 is dying or if it really doesn't run all that well.
AwesomeSauce
MagsMoonshine
I'm installing the PS3 demo now. Will post impressions on performance shortly.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
You don't even need to do Jump cancel just spam combo 2 in air and Rake to stay in the air. As long as you keep attacking with Osiris its power builds up due to its passive ability.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
I have both a PS3 and a 360. I'm almost about done downloading the PS3 version.
You should, I don't know - try playing it for yourself and find out on your own...
AgentOtaku
Member
PS3 version
Vsync
Yay or Nay?
Vsync
Yay or Nay?
jimmypython
Member
I can't even log on PSN. It says it's undergoing maintenance.
edit: OK now....downloading the demo...(browsing through the new store is definitely not a pleasant experience, so slow..)
Lucent
Member
That might be it. I don't play games on PC because I don't have the money to keep upgrading right now. I have played on it before though and I can see the difference, but I think 60fps in Half-Life 2 looked weird. Like it's way too quick and smooth.
I'm still downloading the demo. I'll probably find it okay though because the videos looked fine to me.
NinjaBoiX
Member
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
It was weird there was a patch for the ZoE collection that changed nothing(Performance was the same and graphical glitches still present)
then I read online that Konami acknowledged and planned to address the Rising issues.
and I wasn't able to reproduce any of the crashing bugs after that. So I'm pretty sure the patch was intended for the demo.(Konami hasn't formally acknowledged any of the problems with the ZoE collection)
I think it's a rare case that was only possible because of the nature of the demo though.(Only playable off disc)
Kinda disappointing where their priorities lie with that collection though.... lol
robotzombie
Member
yaaay just like everything on psn, i cant download the goddamn thing because when it installs it hangs up at 14 percent and gives corrupted data
The videos seemed fine to me too
Maybe my PS3 IS dying then?
If I can get to a secret challenge, that'll probably run smoother than the game itself if the framerate really is an issue.
I see, I'll test it.
TheKaeptain
Banned
That's been fixed. I have had the demo crash and I play it every night.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Alright, so I have the PS3 version up and running and I'm running around in the first area. I don't notice any performance differences from the 360 version which runs perfect.
Now, I'm not doing a side by side or anything, but I see no problems with the PS3 version thus far. I'll keep playing - and I'll try the harder settings.
Now, I'm not doing a side by side or anything, but I see no problems with the PS3 version thus far. I'll keep playing - and I'll try the harder settings.
My favorite thing is to enemy step Rake until I reach the top of the screen once I've gotten S rank or above. It looks pretty up there, haha.
The invincibility on the dodge is gross. You can dodge, jump cancel it near the end, then airdodge for maximum invincibility frames. Definitely needs some tweaks to that.
Nizz
Member
Considering NT's past games, this is a pretty considerable achievement. Boss design is surprisingly great, almost a textbook example of good boss design.
That said, it doesn't properly feel like Devil May Cry. A lot of that is down to 30fps but I think a more general thing is probably the fact that the design is really tightly constrained. The old games were freeform, there were rarely occasions where the game would present you with a "This Move on This Enemy" situation. The presence here of a really tight focus on, for instance, launching enemies, grabbing shields and having colour-coded enemies kind of suggests that this might be the weakest element in recreating the feel of a Devil May Cry game. It's worrying, but nobody was expecting this to stack up against the old games anyway.
It doesn't, but it's still quite enjoyable.
That said, it doesn't properly feel like Devil May Cry. A lot of that is down to 30fps but I think a more general thing is probably the fact that the design is really tightly constrained. The old games were freeform, there were rarely occasions where the game would present you with a "This Move on This Enemy" situation. The presence here of a really tight focus on, for instance, launching enemies, grabbing shields and having colour-coded enemies kind of suggests that this might be the weakest element in recreating the feel of a Devil May Cry game. It's worrying, but nobody was expecting this to stack up against the old games anyway.
It doesn't, but it's still quite enjoyable.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
What is going on with me?
Try running any other games?
Yeah, it's not as tight as Greg made me believe, it's still mashy
Good idea, will do as soon as I finish the Under Watch part.
*SIGH*
The Gunslinger in me weeps again. Ah well, this download will be done in a little bit...
Lucent
Member
I think it really depends on the situation. Mine isn't taking forever.
I can believe that. It looks like the same thing they showed off a long time ago when we first saw any combat at all.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I thought it was actually a quite recent build to show all the proper adjusments they did to the battle system compared to older demos.
AlphaDragoon
Member
Played it. Gonna give it a few more runs to see if I warm up to it but as it is, it looks like a pass. I'm no DMC pro like Dahbomb and such, but it doesn't feel like real DMC to me. And as expected, the 30FPS is a soul crusher. Game is also not as pretty as I expected, lots of jaggies and over-saturation.
I will say this though, it's far better than any other NT game before it. And surprisingly I like Dino. He would have been just fine as a new character to the series, instead of it's iconic character.
I will say this though, it's far better than any other NT game before it. And surprisingly I like Dino. He would have been just fine as a new character to the series, instead of it's iconic character.
AwesomeSauce
MagsMoonshine
Some quick impressions of the first part:
The game looks like it's using a post processing form of AA, with a sharpen filter over that. Game doesn't look blurry, but there is annoying artifacts from the Post AA it's using. You can even see it effecting the text. The shadows on Dante during cutscenes are low res and very jarring.
There is some screen tearing, but it isn't too noticeable. Framerate takes a dive during cutscenes and alpha heavy scenes. Framerate during gameplay holds up, but with mild screen tearing. Overall it could be smoother, but isn't bad at all.
Off to more playing, I really want to try out the second part of the demo and see how that holds up.
The game looks like it's using a post processing form of AA, with a sharpen filter over that. Game doesn't look blurry, but there is annoying artifacts from the Post AA it's using. You can even see it effecting the text. The shadows on Dante during cutscenes are low res and very jarring.
There is some screen tearing, but it isn't too noticeable. Framerate takes a dive during cutscenes and alpha heavy scenes. Framerate during gameplay holds up, but with mild screen tearing. Overall it could be smoother, but isn't bad at all.
Off to more playing, I really want to try out the second part of the demo and see how that holds up.
Doesn´t mean much for the ps3 build . Happens with Bayonetta Battlefield LP2 Mafia 2 etc. Whatever last minute optimizations happened won't save that version of the game.
Actually, no. It's a pretty recent build. The newest build, much refined after the show floors. It's close to the final product.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
I really don't think this game has that much of an aliasing problem. Are you running 1080p, 720p - or something? I don't think this game has that many jaggies - at least no more than you'd expect.
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