phantom_leo said:

I must say, I am enjoying DmC a HELL of a lot more than I thought I would! Ninja Theory made one HELL of a game! I like the new Dante a lot and don't mind the change at all. I like ALL of the characters in the game, as a matter of fact. I see they all seem to represent some kind of Sin or another, which I find to be very cool. Although the Bosses have been mostly forgettable, I actually don't mind the simple patterns and relative ease. Bob Barbas (Just doin' God's work), Lillith and her plastic skin... You love to hate them and killing them is satisfying, even the potty-mouth Succubus! The game play does feel like Devil May Cry to me with just enough Ninja Theory thrown in there for me to be able to manage to get through most of the game so far. I never seemed to be able to grasp Capcom's DmC's, but Ninja Theory seems to resonate well with me, so I am thinking I will actually finish this game! I am on Chapter 14 as of now.

Dante doesn't come across as nearly as much of a douche as I thought he was going to be. He's angry, but relatable and he shows his human side well too... more so, I think, than original Dante! I actually find him more of a sexy character too. Original Dante was smug to the point of obnoxiousness and less interesting to me.

Everything else is solid too. From the art direction, choice of colors, environments, gestures of the characters... all good. Ninja Theory knows their stuff and it shows! I think this is as successful a reboot as Tomb Raider and I look forward to more games in this new series!

Just to add: I know this is a reboot and goes in a different direction, story-wise, than the originals, but I --DO-- like (much like TR) the way they show Dante kinda growing into the character you know him to be... Like how the white streaks gradually appear in his hair as he gains more and more of his demon and angel powers. Nice touch. I like how NT ignored protests of the fan(boy)s yet gradually gave them their fan-service too. Over-all, EXTREMELY well done!

All the characters are better in this game. NT did a great job. i am playing the Virgil DLC now, he plays very different. The combat is almost as good as older DMC games. So far for me its the best game I have played this year.

I am staying over at a friends house and in it they have an original NES. I held it, so light as if it was hollow. To think that console is more responsible for lifelong gamers than probably any other. It changed my life. Man so many memories.

Dvader said:

There is no unlockable difficulty mode in TR.

Then what the hell is hardcore mode? I saw no option for that when starting the game. (Or can't remember it at least.)

Dvader said:

I just made it up. Its the term I used to describe what Raven went through.

Oh, I get it now lol.

Well, I still hate games that have unlockable difficulty levels.

edgecrusher said:

We either have no manuals, or Nintendo throwing like 5 different languages in them & making them all as thick as an Elder Scrolls Strategy guide.

edgecrusher said:

Archangel3371 said:

Yeah I miss paper manuals as well. Uncharted 3 GotY is the same deal, a flimsy slip of paper and a digital manual. I'm kind of just figuring things out as I play but I may need to take a look at it soon. It was just so much easier flipping through a paper manual.

We either have no manuals, or Nintendo throwing like 5 different languages in them & making them all as thick as an Elder Scrolls Strategy guide.

Nintendo stopped doing paper manuals with the 3DS (and though I have never handled a U game case I expect that it's the same as well).

I liked paper manuals when they were pretty and colourful and had backstory in them or trivial bits of information.  Like old Nintendo manuals

Leaked star wars first assault images, game in limbo

Square-Enix bringing unannounced Wii U title to PAX East

This was a leaked list from a while back^

Sometimes I just LOVE video games!

...and I ESPECIALLY LOVE Dante and the new DmC!