As my header indicates, I've put 140 hours into this game and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. For a single-player game, especially one released in today's era of one-and-done third person adventure games, that's an impressive figure. It's doubly impressive when you consider that the game isn't full of a bunch of sidequests or checklists to fill out- the depth of the gameplay is just that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good.

If you aren't familiar with controllers or DMC3/4, this game may end up being difficult to adapt to, especially once you make it to Dante's stages. Dante in this game has the largest, most insanely deep moveset of any character I've ever seen in a character action game, much less an action game in general. Fortunately, most of his options are quite viable, and you can just stick to what you like- there's no need to master every last move in his arsenal for basic completion of the game.

But where DMC5 shines is on subsequent playthroughs, as you continue to learn what you can do with each character and push them farther than ever before. The difficulty will climb with you, culminating in the brutal Dante Must Die and Hell and Hell difficulties, the latter of which limits revivals to 3 and makes every attack a one-hit kill. For true completionists and hardcore gamers, S-ranking every stage and completing the Bloody Palace with each character is sure to be a treat.

...and that's just in the base game. Add the mods, especially the excellent Co-Op Trainer, and suddenly you've opened a whole new world of possibilities. Playing as any character in any stage, or doing co-op in most any stage with players from around the world are both incredible experiences made possible only through modding.

If you love action games, and you miss the days when games were just trying to be good GAMES and not manipulative live services, then Devil May Cry 5 is certainly the game for you. The MTX are fairly unintrusive and can be easily ignored- just focus on improving your play, and you'll never need 'em.

The only real downsides I can think of is a steep learning curve for newcomers with Dante, occasionally-repetitive visual design in the latter half of the game, and the fact that there's no Vergil DLC.

Come on, Capcom.

[h1] 140 Hour Review [/h1] As my header indicates, I've put 140 hours into this game and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. For a single-player game, especially one released in today's era of one-and-done third person adventure games, that's an impressive figure. It's doubly impressive when you consider that the game isn't full of a bunch of sidequests or checklists to fill out- the depth of the gameplay is just that fucking good. If you aren't familiar with controllers or DMC3/4, this game may end up being difficult to adapt to, especially once you make it to Dante's stages. Dante in this game has the largest, most insanely deep moveset of any character I've ever seen in a character action game, much less an action game in general. Fortunately, most of his options are quite viable, and you can just stick to what you like- there's no need to master every last move in his arsenal for basic completion of the game. But where DMC5 shines is on subsequent playthroughs, as you continue to learn what you can do with each character and push them farther than ever before. The difficulty will climb with you, culminating in the brutal Dante Must Die and Hell and Hell difficulties, the latter of which limits revivals to 3 and makes every attack a one-hit kill. For true completionists and hardcore gamers, S-ranking every stage and completing the Bloody Palace with each character is sure to be a treat. ...and that's just in the base game. Add the mods, especially the excellent Co-Op Trainer, and suddenly you've opened a whole new world of possibilities. Playing as any character in any stage, or doing co-op in most any stage with players from around the world are both incredible experiences made possible only through modding. If you love action games, and you miss the days when games were just trying to be good GAMES and not manipulative live services, then Devil May Cry 5 is certainly the game for you. The MTX are fairly unintrusive and can be easily ignored- just focus on improving your play, and you'll never need 'em. The only real downsides I can think of is a steep learning curve for newcomers with Dante, occasionally-repetitive visual design in the latter half of the game, and the fact that there's no Vergil DLC. Come on, Capcom.