Everyone told me to play... DEVIL MAY CRY (2001)
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It only took 3 and a half years, but I finally played the first Devil May Cry.
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Please dont play DMC2. Its honestly a waste of time.
Would probably be better to skip ahead to 3 lol
DMC 2 is the exact opposite of DMC 1.
Play 2 last 😂
Yo, under the mayo i thought you tpsaid that dmc 5 has a bad story abd its bad that you had to beat the game to 7nlock the harder difficulties and the game is bad
Hold on man, DMC was not supposed to be a Street Fighter game, it was supposed to be a new Resident Evil game.
I figured he just misspoke.
He intentionally says weird shit like this sometimes.
@jellevanderputten2909 you mean he doesn't do his research properly.
It was supposed to be resident evil 4
I think he meant for some reason he just says weird stuff that everyone knows isn't right...I've seen it before too
Everyone told me to not play DMC2 ...
Do not torture the man.
Wow, one of the worst and most depressingly disappointing sequels ever released
Absolutely no.
The canon event of the hack n slash genre
PLS PLAE DMC TOO
'i should've been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIIIIGGGGHHHTTT'
Cracks me up every time!
Clearly a Dark Souls reference. Even Devil May Cry being inspired by Dark Souls is truly a lovely sight.. 😊
A lot of people don’t know this but DMC1 is actually harder on the American ps2 then on the hd collection. A lot of people think dmc3 is the only one like this but this is not true
Yep, all enemy attacks do 20% more damage in that version IIRC, it's crazy
Correct, NTSC versions of old games were often harder than their original Japanese counterparts, that includes many Capcom games such as the original Resident Evil which was also made harder in the NTSC non-Director's Cut version.
In the case of DMC1, the NTSC PS2 version is harder with a 20% buff in damage and health of enemies. HD Collection is based on the Japanese PS2 release
mayo: was sposed to be a sf game
everyone: [spongebob fish guy meme] SAY WHAT!!!??
Since no one has commented this yet, I'll let you in a lil something: the first DMC was actually supposed to be RE4
No way!
Exactly and RE4 was supposed to be an Urban Fisticuffer game.
Dante was originally supposed to be Oswell Spencer’s son, Tony Redgrave. The lizard monsters were new hunter variants that were repurposed
And the Nobodies were once monsters created from the G-Virus.
@@ultraspinalki11So that's why they have big eyeball attacks
Since you like the Yellow orb system, make sure to choose Yellow when you first start DMC3, as choosing Gold makes them work like they do in DMC5
he already finished dmc3 when this video was posted
Yellow was great for a few missions in dmc3 but became too much for me. I'll get into it in the video.
I had no idea what that meant, always chose gold cause it sounded better
When is the dmc 3 video coming out @@underthemayo
I get it. Yellow orb was the original DMC 3 style. Special edition introduced gold orbs later.
Quick correction: DMC1 was supposed to be RE4, not Street Fighter
One of many resident evil fours
I don't believe you.
@@underthemayo he’s right. it was supposed to be Resident Evil 4 but they changed it after it became too different from survival horror.
@@JIreland1992 really????
misinformation
Clearly it was a marvel vs capcom prototype
"The final boss is one of the worst i ever played, suddenly you're playing a completely different game"
Drakengard fans: First time?
But with Drakengard the rest of the game always sucks too so it fits better.
I'm pretty sure DMC came before Drakengard.
I highly recommend watching Matthewmatosis' playthrough of DMC1. He's extremely well versed in that game's mechanics and does a great job explaining how things work while showcasing proficient gameplay. I don't think it'll change how you feel about the game, but it is a very interesting watch.
That video and his Viewtiful Joe video are the best gaming related content on CZcams
you could probably finish DMC2 completely by mashing with your foot
Glad to see you actually enjoyed this game! And it's nice to hear someone talk about hoe great this games combat is still all these years later. Most people I see just talk about the great atmosphere.
When you first uploaded the DMC5 video I immediately thought that you'd be one of the few who'd love DMC1's fixed camera system. Glad you enjoyed it. It's a deep game despite not having the combo system that the later games have. Matthewmatosis' walkthrough commentary of DMC1 is one of the best game related commentary on this platform, really makes you appreciate how tightly designed this game was.
i would like to note that mundus does in fact NOT get better once you are a speedrunner LOL
I summoned you!
As someone who beat Mundus on DMD, you're right he is an absolute prick. Especially in DMD since it triples boss health.
That sounds awful.
The game actually has an easy mode but it has to be unlocked, so it's the total opposite of DMC5. If I remember correctly you have to die 3 times in the first level, if that happens the game will ask you if you want to switch to easy automatic. But this mode is really only for more casual players or players who don't like a challenge, the automatic part means you can just mash buttons and the game will automatically do combos.
Don't play DMC2, I repeat, please skip DMC2.
I'm the biggest fan of DMC series but still haven't played it , i need to rectify it someday, i have it on steam
It's just bland and easy to beat, nothing really happens
1:46 Mayo swooning over Lady. Luckily his friend Suzy the Sphere hunter is the real life version 😂
I guess she does have a bit of that look yeah.
Well, DMC Lady does not have a dick
I love hearing how people feel playing games instead of making a review about the technical aspects
Yeah, cause what am I gonna add to DMC1 discussion that isn't already out there? It's better to just share my experience and talk about the gameplay aspects I enjoyed and didn't. Keep it short.
Sometimes a reason not to pick up a game can be as simple as ''This doesn't appeal to me aesthetically or in terms of setup.''
I'm not the type who demands ultra-realistic graphics and all the fancy new trends, I just have my tastes I guess. And DMC's look and setup doesn't appeal to me all that much.
I think I will try DMC one day, and it actually does look nicer in this video than I thought, but this doesn't seem to be talked much among les essayists. We're all going to gravitate towards certain vibes eminating from games, and mechanics will not play a part in that initial feeling.
Trust me dmc is worth it
I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on Onimusha which is also a hack-n-slash that came out close around that time too - since a combat bug in that game apparently inspired DMC's gameplay direction (and Onimusha itself was originally going to be a samurai spinoff of Resident Evil). It's both simpler and shorter than DMC, but it's got fixed cameras, some action horror vibes, and is rather strict with resources - so maybe you'll get something out of it.
I highly recommend playing on Hard and then "Dante Must Die!" once you unlock the difficulty. Enemy encounters are switched up and they even have their own forms of Devil Trigger if you take too long to kill them.
Devil trigger also heals you a bit, also, shame you didn't use the gauntlets, their charge moves shred enemies and work wonders on nightmare with it's unique orb gimmick, the second phase of mundus is all about building up devil trigger, because activating it not only gives you those special projectiles, it also makes your sword attacks have extra range
Not only that his comment on aiming the Divekick being harder due to camera is so dumb cause if you're locked on to a target and they're relatively stable, not moving all over the room then it's a non issue (also why would anyone go for a divekick when someone's that mobile anyway cmon use some sense). Sadly, Nightmare 3 made him gave up on the game then he just spammed items to get it over with and move on. No surprise there as that puzzle boss usually is a pain until the player figures em out but that is a tall order to ask of newcomers so ballsy game design there risking the final impressions of the entire game with that boss and the genre shift afterwards with the final boss.
"It was so over the top and stupid, that I couldn't help but love it."
This guy gets it
1:48 - She is in DMC3 and you can play as her in DMC4 (no story missions for her there, sadly).
I was kind like "He played DMC5, right?" Lady is in that one, albeit as far less of a main character than she was in DMC3
The neat thing about DMC1 compared to the later games is its much more of a combat puzzle. Each encounter can only have one enemy type and certain equipment and strategies work better against certain enemies. Marionettes? Grenade rolling. Death Scissors/Scythes? Helm Breaker. Frosts/Nobodies? Inferno. It's similar to how Ratchet and Clank (2002) compares to its sequels.
Haha, you're me. I totally get what you mean with the R&C comparison. Another thing I find particularly great about the original DMC is that almost every enemy had a larger variety of attacks they could use against the player compared to most enemies in DMC3 for example(who just mostly shuffle towards you and had maybe one or two moves they could do)
16:06 bro will not be happy dmc 4 final boss for Dante
there is an actual easy mode in dmc1 , and you get it by dying like 3 times in m2 if i remember correctly or using a healing star in m1 , its reguirements are a bit weird but they are there
And also dmc1 was directed by the same guy who did bayonetta so you can guess why that final boss section exists lol
I feel like dmc3 is ganna be your favourite , since it keeps the challenging design of dmc1 while giving you a decent ammount of options like dmc5 and keeping the camera style of dmc1
cant wait to see your thoughts on it
Yeah, DMC 3 can fuck you up even on Normal. More than DMC1 even.
@@Fedor_Kisliakov yeah especially if you play on yellow mode where you can only have 3 yellow orbs with you , and double if you play on vanilla dmc3 where normal was hard on that version
Seeing "Easy mode is now selectable" screen was like a punch to one's pride back in the day.
I wish they go back to that kind of system just so they can out who are the ones that bothered to get good. Instead of gaming journalists bitching about "No Easy Mode".
@@danielgeronimo5538 fr
i dont think so, dmc 3 enemies are boring as hell and the level desing is trash after mission 13
I love your appreciation for the fixed cameras. DMC1 does a great job with wide shots - one of my favorites is the Mundus statue in the main hall towering over Dante during the daytime that becomes eerily empty at night. The day/night changes in general really benefit from the camera. Fun fact about the camera as it pertains specifically to platforming around Ifrit: If you take your time, the camera swings behind Dante on each little platform, making the section as easy as holding forward and jumping.
That final boss is where I dropped out.
Have you ever played the Hitman games, specifically the 2016 one and its sequels? Hitman 2016 was my introduction to the stealth genre, has all the player freedom/variety and gameplay mechanics you could want in the genre, but I don't think it's ever been mentioned on this channel.
i'd also like to hear his perspective on it
If wise cracking Dante of DMC5 wasn't your cup of tea, you might like that part of DMC2. Dante is practically mute. But that might be your only saving grace....
Dmc2 goes too far. I like him here.
Great to here some praise for the camera system. Way too many people outrigth dismiss it as outdated, while it has some annoying moments (like mission 15's Griffon fight), it doesn't get in the way all that often and creates unique atmosphere through cinematic shots.
Another thing about thing about DMC1, while it's a game that started gaming franchise all about style, it's not stylish action game. It's very much focused on efficiency. The style rank doesn't rate you based on variety of your moves like in later DMCs, rather it's more of chain - you can get it just by using one move or using specific moves. The key to maintaining it by agression, not style. Same thing with the ranking system at the end of the missions. You're rated based on time, red orbs, damage, so you're encouraged to play optimally, not stylishly. Note: items penalize your score, but it's still possible to get an S rank if you've meet all requirements.
That's where the coolness factor of the game comes from. It's not about making long and elaborate combos, but about overcoming difficult challenges as quickly and cleanly as possible.
I am pretty sure the style rank in dmc1 does reward using different moves, i think it is only agression based in dmc2.
@@LeonardoStupidKenwayNo it definetly is aggression based, 3 was the game to start rewarding combo variety
@@LeonardoStupidKenway You can built up rank just by slash canceling or outright get S rank instantly by charging Nightmare β. It wasn't untill DMC3 that we got the style rank the DMC is known for.
OG DMC is designed in a way that allows freedom of Playstyle to shine regardless if you're a Stylish type, Optimal/Efficient type or a mix. DMC1's Ranking system (end of mission ranks I mean by that) works DOES NOT prioritize towards time which means it is absolutely possible for Style players to go beyond the required time requirement and still get the highest rank at the end of the mission (Note highest rank being S and not special bonus cause special bonus is just that.. a bonus & not a rank). Also OG DMC's ranking system is probably the least imposing or restrictive one in the series outside of DmC cause that game really doesn't give a single fuck about anything so anything goes which is something that high level players could at least appreciate.
The way it works is also pretty genius as like you mention the three parameters of Time vs Damage vs Orbs (+ Item usage penalty). If a player satisfies any TWO out of those three primary requirements then they'd get S. That is why Style players can get still get S even if they don't make it in time as long as they either take very little damage or No Damage it entirely depending on the mission. Efficient players on the other hand can get S just by rushing through missions without much care for Style and still get a S for their efforts as well as long as they satisfy either the ORB or the Damage aspect.
The game very clearly pushes more towards Style because of how the Orbs requirement work. It is generally much more easier to meet the orb requirement if you're doing well in combat in other words killing enemies at A or S which itself pushes player to go for that S on the Style meter for the moment to moment play. That being said it's still possible to not meet the orb requirement and just go for Time & Damage and still get that S.
Regarding Style meter, It is both aggression based and variety based. The Style meter absolutely rewards varying up the attacks so I don't know why you'd even think that..Plus Taunting works to maintain meter from disappearing, same with using charged moves so it is very clear that one does not need to always be up in the enemy face or always be attacking to maintain the meter. Again OG DMC just allows more agency to whichever way a player chooses to go about it. Reaching S on Style meter can be as simple as turning on DT then just shooting repeatedly with EnI. Style meter overall throughout the series is very flawed and very EASILY exploitable once you know how it works so this isn't a shot towards OG DMC. The main purpose of that Style meter is to push newcomers towards approaching combat with variety in mind and for that I'd say across the entries in the DMC IP, it's sufficient but do realize that there's a reason why players after a certain point of play stop giving a shit about that meter entirely along with the mission rankings.
Both the end of mission rankings and the Style meter have never been and probably never will be an accurate indication of how good a player truly is.
@@ship05u DMC1's ranking requirements shouldn't be looked as checklist. You get an S rank by reaching certain points threshold. It's not a very strict system, categories are rather means to earn enough points for the rank, not fixed goals in themselves.
Playing stylishly is entirely up to a player's choice, because the game formally doesn't recognize style - it doesn't have any style points upon which player is judged. Style rank doesn't encourage, nor force move variety. The opposite is true, you can gain S rank during combat just by charging pistols, so in fact it encourages effective strats.
There is variety of moves, but they don't serve the purpose of player expression. They're tools with their own utilities. Style is more of a byproduct of numbers of opitons that players have.
Scoring ofc is its own challenge separate from beating the game. Still, there isn't big disconnect between it and playing well, as taking no dmg and playing efficiently are hallmarks of skill.
Cool looking foward to the next ETMtP episode
It's funny you mentioned the off-brand sequence in Bayonetta when talking about the "space harrier" sequence in this game. DMC 1 and Bayonetta were both made by Hideki Kamiya, and those sequences are in the game because he played a ton of arcade games as a kid and considers them inspiration for his later work.
The end of mission rankings vastly change the amount of orbs you get, and depend on things like time, damage taken, items used and special missions done. Doing special missions can offset some damage or time loss IIRC. Getting < A really slows your pace of obtaining items and skills. Conversely, playing perfectly nets you a Special Bonus, which nets you 2000 red orbs on top of the S Rank bonus, which is 800 (early game) to 3000 (M23). Hitting even one or two can really help expand your moveset or health/DT
11:30 Fun Fact: Kingdom Hearts 1 was the first 3d action game to have built in air combos. It came out almost a year after DMC1. I say "built in" air combos because technically you can do air combos in DMC1, but it requires a lot of effort of using different techniques together.
LMFAO! Mayo's literally trollin everyone with that Street Fighter thing. looks like someone's in a good mood🤣🤣
Its been a long time since i played dmc 1 but i have a few vague memories like using the gauntlets aoe to quickly kill groups of enemies and using the fireball at range.
Also have a memory of using nightmare to almost 1 shot the bird boss.
12:40 It's funny, I have never even thought to do that. I never find a use for Round Trip in this game, but I will have to try that out next time I play this game. I liked this video, despite what some might say, I think newcomers perspective videos can offer some real insight into what a game will feel like to play for the average person. I had only been a fan for a year by the time DMC5 came out...but having played all the previous games over and over before its release just changed my experience with it, compared to it being my first. Although, I also thought DMC5 was easy when I first played it too. I just assumed I was just mad skilled.
Oh I can't even imagine how EASY Dmc5's starting difficult is gonna feel now that Ive gone through DMC3! And yeah, newcomer perspective is important despite what some think. Games need to grow their audiences. Many new people need to come to sequels or they'll fail financially.
To be fair, there is *one* use for Round Trip where it works really well: Mundus 2 in DMD.
Charge it and toss the blade while you use the shotgun (the best gun for Mundus 2), and you get lots of DT easily. When on DT, replace shotgun blasts with three fireballs+one charged fireball, and you do really solid DPS without risking much damage.
It is *one* use, but it vastly surpasses DMC3's Drive, where there's literally zero circumstances to use it beyond style because of how slow it is.
There actually is a lower difficulty option, but it will only unlock itself if you fail some large amount of times. I don't know how many times you had to fail, I never unlocked it myself.
>"The game was an experiment, made after Capcom decided to convert a Street Fighter title into this game"
That's some bullshit, dude. We all know Devil May Cry is just a retooled Vampire Hunter D game Capcom had to salvage after loosing the rights at the last minute. Funnily enough, DMC2 also had to reuse elements from a scrapped Spawn licensed game after they fired the OG director due to budget constrains. (I guess Capcom is just shit at licensing, huh)
Thanks Mayo, for making me wanna replay dmc1 again. Still in a resident evil mood though.
Considering how much you put by things like currency and progression in these games, I figure it's a fun tidbit to mention that during some of the early missions if you go out of your way off the beaten path and trek back to the fountain room (where you fought Shadow) you can actually refight Phantom in there. And you can do it over and over again, he respawns upon reentry. You namedropped metroidvania as a style, so it kind of stands out as a special, limited 'bonus' orb grinding area.
Also while you said the game wasn't likely to hold you over for a repeated playthrough on the higher difficulties, I find that a pity specifically because of another point you brought across. You commented on how you liked the way enemies had rather specific strategies that forced you to develop a refined approach. This gives the game a very deliberate feel, where you're not just mixing together long and whacky strings where the endgoal is to be as elaborate as possible, it's about surviving via the utilization of a more limited toolset than you may be used to in later action games. When you reach DMD difficulty, this reaches a pinnacle. You really have to pay attention to every encounter you don't flee from. You have to always have a plan, and that plan MUST be considered in reference to the different enemy tactics you face. You admitted to not bothering with Ifrit and just lazily hanging in the air with air raid. And yknow... I get it. When I was kid I picked up Ifrit and hated it because 'wow I'm not used to this'. I didn't like the idea of straying outside a comfort zone, and the air raid seemed fine anyway. But then you hit DMD and that thinking just doesn't cut it anymore because Ifrit is just too damn important for killing things fast. So you either hit a wall or adapt to it.
Still mad to this day Sparda doesn't at least have air hike though. And right after that cutscene too....
It's super that your playing DMC1 for the first time here, just so you could experience. How this game evolved over the past 23 yrs.
It went from being a RE4 sequel, to becoming a successful hack & slash genre. Cause of that games like GOW and Bayonetta came to be.
Up the background music a tiny bit
That Dread Templar soundtrack slaps
There is a lower difficulty, it prompts you to change to it if you die once on the first mission, twice on the second, or thrice on the third one. But I think it blocks you from going for higher difficulties on that save file (the ng+ style thing you didn't like in 5)
dID yOu kNoW tHaT dMc wAs sUpPoSeD tO bE RE4?!?!?!
Yes… yes we did.
I would recommend you to watch some speedruns or some combo videos of DMC 1 now that you have played it. Personally I find it enjoyable to see what more I could've done to beat a boss or encounter more easily than I did in my playthrough.
The Street Fighter troll bit was hilarious. XD
Joking aside though, it was super interesting to play this game while being fully aware of its origins as an early version of RE4. Was always fun to identify the bits and pieces of Resident Evil DNA that were still in the final game. And technically this all means that Bayonetta is a descendant of Sweet Home.
Even the ending is exactly RE4.
I feel like Mayo said DMC1 was supposed to be a street fighter game to get y’all to comment and boost his algorithm. Genius.
I would NEVER!
Word of mouth is way more effective. I'm just going to help my friends avoid this channel.
I don't know if you have access to both but dmc 3 original and special edition are by all accounts to very different cups of tea difficulty wise.
He did mention he'd be playing it on the flawed but much more accessible HD collection version of DMC3SE. Also there's not that much differences in both vanilla 3 and 3SE overall outside of features 3SE adds and slightly improving upon the JC frames. Also there's some enemy wave differences on DMD but still very minor. If you're speaking about normal mode difficulty then yeah I'd agree as 3SE normal is much more easier than vanilla 3 BUT only for the NA version of vanilla 3 as the rest of the world it's mostly the same. Even then vanilla 3s NA version normal is just 3SE 'Hard' mode so if he really wanted to then he can go check that out after 3SE normal playthrough by doing a NG for Hard and see for the differences though I highly doubt he would be spending that much time with any DMC game beyond the initial playthrough.
For the love of God man, dont ruin your DMC experience by playing DMC 2, play DMC 3 and 4 next then play 2 to suffer and die from cringe!
We all had to slog through 2 back in the day until 3 came out. The tragedy of 2 just makes the sweet catharsis of 3 all the more better.
@@peteybakedziti8908That doesn't mean he has to play the second game though? Right after beating DMC 2..I literally said " I could of just played DMC 3 right after DMC 1". The story is irrelevant in the second game anyways, wasting 8 hours of your life for catharsis afterwards? Na dude.
@@80stallone it's part of the genuine experience. I'm sorry to hear you can't fathom the idea of experiencing the bad to appreciate the good. I guess delayed gratification is lost on you
Huh... I'm not a big DMC player (just little over casual), played 5 only once, but I don't remember it being easy.
And I started with DMC2 when it came out, so I do have some nostalgia and soft spot for it. I loved it at the time so I can't say how bad or good it really is. Looking forward to your video!
The guns in this game sound so fucking satisfying.. All of them
try dmc 1 on dmd, is a really well balanced and fun experienced, also ifrit is really powerful against some enemy types
I'm really glad that you've played dmc 1 and enjoyed it. I was looking forward to you playing it since the last stream a few weeks ago when you said that you finished it and you were writing a script for it
Now that you finally played it, I'm so excited to see you play dmc 3 because it's my favorite dmc. Unfortunately, it doesn't have hard from the start, but the normal difficulty is so challenging that it's even harder than all the dmc games. I am sure that you'll love it it's a great game it absolutely is the perfect dmc game
DMC1 does have a lower difficulty that's unlocked by dying a certain amount of times before beating lava spider 1 IIRC
I'm waiting for dat DMC 2 video lol
"Everyone told me to NOT play DMC2".
Amazing when a supposes hack and slash game actually has hack and slash and doesn't bog you down with slow walk, mandatory climbing talking segments.
Hideki Kamiya is the one to blame for those flying sections in both DMC1 and Bayonetta as he directed them. He really liked Space Harrier and insisted to add gameplay like this to his games. I hope he enjoyed it because total 0 people liked those sections...
I I like it lmao.
I played Bayonetta a million times before and honestly I liked it for maybe just one section but it was just way too freaking long. I came kick Angel Ass and I'm playing arcade for some reason
I’ve only played dmc3 and even though the combat felt good the camera was awful and it was too hard for me to get through completely so I just dropped it. This franchise is not for everyone I guess
I had issues with the camera AND the navigation. I got so badly lost
i have completed it at 100% on all dificulties and i hate the enemies, the umbalanced dmd and level most of level desing
Bruh there are jump cancels with the shotgun
I wonder if you have played prince of persia warrior within. It also had some static cameras and some controlled cameras
The Black Hair babe is in DMC3. But she's only playable in DMC4 Special edition
She’s vital to the story in dmc3 barely in 4 she in 2-3 cutscenes but atleast she’s playable but the level design in Dante’s half is ass
DMC3 is the real blast.
Can't wait to see your thoughts on the infested helicopter lmao
I knew you would like the first one, it kind of feels like a Resident Evil game (it's also my favorite in the series)
There is a lower difficulty, but you have to 'earn' it by performing poorly within the first three missions. Easy Automatic has some big downsides that later games' Easy modes didn't -
Some enemies (Shadows, Fetishes, Frosts) do not appear, you don't need to hold lock-on to shoot (meaning no charged shots outside of DT), mandatory auto combo, and no way to advance the difficulty.
Excluding the PC version and mods, If you're going to play DMC3 I recommend you play the Nintendo Switch version.
That version has both Original Mode and an exclusive Freestyle Mode.
Original Mode is almost exactly like the DMC3 included in the DMC HD Collection.
In Freestyle Mode Dante has all styles, devilarms, and firearms equipped and you can change on the fly.
Dmc 3 special edition is pretty nice to
For the love of GOD ...... DO NOT PLAY DMC2
Or, do play DMC2 if you REALLY hate yourself
I'm surprised you haven't played any of the DMC games before, like you I was (still am) big into survival horror ever since Resident Evil 2, after playing Dino Crisis I would simply buy any game that had the Capcom logo on it, Onimusha, Killer 7, Viewtiful Joe, DMC, etc.
I really enjoyed DMC1 and 2 when I was a teenager, but I started getting tired of the series after DMC3, I beat DMC4 but couldn't find it in me to play DMC5 for more than an hour. I guess I outgrew the series.
Those years were highly focused on PC gaming. Unreal Tournament and Command And Conquer Generals
Everyone told me not to play DMC: Pinnacle of Combat.
Seriously though, don't.
you might like Wonderful 101 for its camera, but that game has a lot of strange quirks. I love it, but its not for everyone lol. I'd say give a try one day.
Ngl idk about the gameplay but the best part about dmc 3 is definitely the story and creative cut scenes.
What you said about DMC 5 is something I have been saying for a long time, harder difficulties are much more enjoyable. Should be available from the start, really.
It’s funny you mention Bayonetta and its space harrier segment being similar because both games are from the same director and almost all his games HAVE a space harrier segment. Hideki Kamiya just really likes space harrier lmao
Don't play DMC 2 for your own health
Hahaha he’s gonna do DMC2 oh god. I also went in with an open mind and quit the first time I was fighting a helicopter lol
For some reason I'm always thinking about Kingdom Hearts 1 when playing this game
Since you're a big fan of the old GoW saga, I really recommend you to try out Dante's Inferno. It's the closest thing to GoW in terms of gameplay.
And to think Dante is supposed to be a successor to Leon or Leon himself. There's a lot of DNA of RE4 interwoven in DMC's design, from the castle setting to the puzzles as well as backtracking. Essentially if this wasn't DMC, it'll be a very interesting survival horror title. Basically its design started mainly what we all know and love about hack n slash, the things further DMC titles improved upon and God of War understood correctly, the reason why they're cousin franchises. Before God of War chooses to have genre dementia and forgot what it was.
Then we have DMC2, which would have done the same amount of damage Blood 2 did had Hideaki Itsuno not have the self-respect of redeeming himself and making DMC3
A good thing about playing DMC2 now though is you can make CZcams content about it lol.
DMC1&3 are the only DMC games with playing imo.
I mean 4 and 5 literally just take 3's combat and improve upon it. 3 has a better story though and 1 has the best levels and enemies
I get that people have a reason to say 3 is the best but I dunno DMC3 has some absolute garbage boss fights and enemies. The fallen are straight up the worst enemies in any action game ever and DMD mode is poorly balanced
@@CursedShinobiClownit's worth getting thru the couple rough chapters because it is otherwise easily the best in the series.
@@CursedShinobiClown DMC 3 DMD be like: "let me open up this spreadsheet to calculate the exact time and frame this enemy will devil trigger, and determine the exact frame where he's open to be launched by rebellion. Once he's up, I'll enemy step jump cancel with agni and rudra about 200 times, and if I timed it perfectly the enemy should die even with his DT buff. This will however, cause every other enemy In The room to DT. In which case I need to use perfect timing and swordmaster combos if I hope to survive"
DMC 5 DMD be like: "hee hurr damage sponge, time for the BIG COMBOS
SMOKIN SEXY STYLE!!!"
@@BeaniesFrogMan DMC3 on DMD can be perfect S or SS'd without using JC at all so no one needs perfect timing not even SM combos to make it through. DMC3 and 3SE by extension is very much cool with allowing players to go with whatever their loadouts may be for the most part. Also the excel sheets stuff is mostly there for the Combo heads and even then it's mostly for those who wanna combo DMD DT'd enemies so it's a niche of a niche kinda thing. AND even then you can just helmbreaker/ shotgun twice or 1 bazooka shot then hightime, no maths needed just for launching enemy but double launch is a different story.
Your supposed too fill my heart with light or whatever it was
Not sure when people demanded for dmc 1 but dmc 3 is something everyone said you should try ever since the dmc 5 video.
Yeah I'm doing them all. Videos soon.
@underthemayo will dmc 2 and 3 be in the same video cuz dmc 2 is trash, and there's not much to talk about in that game
What is going to be really interesting about watching Mayo react to Devil May Cry 2 was because DMC2 was a formative experience in turning me into a "challenge matters" kind of player. Because when I played DMC1 back in the day, while I LOVED it, at the time, I felt like the difficulty only existed to pointlessly make the game longer. If it were easier, I would have finished it in an afternoon, but since you could easily get your ass kicked, it actually took me a whole weekend to clear it.
DMC2 re-implements everything from DMC1 so poorly that it forced me to become more critical and understand on a deeper level why DMC1 was actually fun. Making the game way easier was one of the many reasons DMC2 failed so hard, to the point where I might have welcomed the over correction that was DMC3 a bit more than if it had been the second game, tripling down on younger me's nitpick.
DMC2 is the most challenge matters game ever and that's what the video will be talking about.
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I am not ashamed to say that I used infinite yellow orbs for my first run 4 years ago. I just cannot deal with this old school bullshit of limited continues. I think DMC3 did it best. If you want to play like that, there is a separate mode for it. Other than that, I have 170+ hours between this and DMC3, almost equally divided. What an amazing game. I remember it took me 200+ attempts to beat Mundus on Dante Must Die. That difficulty is brutal.
Hi Mayo! I've never written a comment but I'm a very fan of you and your video. One thing really blow mind: the bosses (Shadow, Griffon and Nightmare) are demons of V in DMC 5. Nelo Angelo...Vergil under controll by Mundus. Hi! 😀
Yup I noticed when I played pretty cool.
@@underthemayo Yeah! One last thing: don't play DMC3 on PS5 because is very "Restricted" of what you can do. The switch version is better, the pc version (with a mod) is the original intendet gamplay. Sorry for my english. Bye Mayo! 😀
@@aurearatio I'm on the PC so it's the HD collection
@@underthemayo Ok! So when you will play, you will realized the restricted decision on Dante gampley. The Director ( Ito) said that players didn't ready for the full potential and gamplay but now we are ready, in fact, the HD Switch version ( I don't remember on HD PC) hasn't one of the 2 Restricted gamplay and from DMC 4 Dante is the best!. That's It. I'm so sorry for thees messages, but I want you play DMC 3 like initialy intendent. Now I'm so curious to see what happend! 😀If you want others suggest ( for example Batman Arkham Saga...ther is 2 gadget hidden in Batman Arkham Knight from the previous Arkham city!), contact me!
the way you described it man made it seems harder than what it is, im no pro at these games but i remember the combat encouters being relatively easy, only near the end when you fight those damn white monsters where it starts to feel little harder (though i agree that the bosses are very annoying)
Not every fight is tough. But here and there, they throw a good one at you. It was enough to get me into it overall.
@@underthemayo yeah i understand your sentiment, dmc5 in comparsion is much more easy at the starting difficulty, i personally didnt like dmc1 because while i like the interconnected level desgin the combat itself kinda felt outdated for me because of how basic and slow it is
His statements about not wanting to use options unless the game actively "forces" him to are definitely showing through. Things like jumping on Shadow's spike, shotgun hiking, roll cancelling the grenade gun or even just using charged Ifrit attacks aren't ever "forced" onto the player but they're highly effective moves in their contexts that are fairly easy to do, fun and stylish. They're things that the game doesn't require for progression but that make it way easier.
I think DMC 3 is recommend first because if I remember correctly it’s a prequel taking place at the earliest part of the timeline but I haven’t played it myself to confirm.
It is a prequel, it's Dante's Awakening for a reason, but from a gameplay standpoint especially for older souls, DMC1 is a better introduction to the franchise.
That's not to say DMC3 isn't good at selling itself, it absolutely does it well.
Just play release order, except for 2 pf course
3 is usually recommended as the first game for someone getting into DMC because it's aged far better than DMC1. I absolutely love DMC1 and think that people who say it has "aged like milk" are just wrong but it does have some elements that might give someone the wrong impression about the franchise that it eventually moved past. The controls in 1 are a bit stiff, Dante's moveset is a lot more limited, swapping between weapons is super clunky, there's no level select feature, and Itsuno cared way more about making a strong story than Kamiya ever has (not a knock against Kamiya, his design philosophy is just way more arcade-oriented).
Basically the only thing in DMC3 that has arguably not aged well is the lack of Freestyle mode that would become the series' standard but that's a case of "the new systems introduced in the game were refined later." You might say that there are a lot of annoying enemies but honestly games like DMC1 and 5 having few to no annoying enemies are exceptions rather than the rule, usually hack and slash games with any good amount of enemy variety have a couple that are just annoying.
3 is simply way more palatable for most people and gives better context on what the franchise is, since honestly it's more Itsuno's franchise than Kamiya's.
@@Zetact_ There's either very few to no annoying enemies in both DMC4 and DmC. DMC2 hate it or tolerate it also have no annoying enemies either (the bosses are different story lol). 3s Enemy design on lesser demons (bosses overall goes for quantity over quality too but I'm mostly talking about lesser demons here) is horrendous across the scale with only saving grace being the scythe wielding types that the game also is very aware of as it constantly is shoving one of those type of demons at the player on regular intervals at least on the normal mode in hopes that the player doesn't notice the other horrible enemy types too much. That illusion goes away very quickly if one plays 3SE on harder difficulties esp DMD past the mission 03. There's a reason why you'd see most Style players only be fighting Sloths in their showcases. Most players playing and dipping after the initial normal playthrough is actually working in favour for DMC3SE.
So I'd say that DMC3 is the exception in the IP when it comes to enemy design that's actually not very fun to play against or with at large unfortunately. THAT is what ages DMC3 the most along with the part that games that came after it simply expanded on it's ideas in very different ways to the point people had to mod in Style Switcher to it to keep it somewhat relevant in terms of gameplay.
That all being said DMC3 or 3SE is still a very good and fun game with a high skill ceiling. It is quite expressive for the players as well just that if only the enemy design of that game didn't hold it back from reaching further heights.
As someone who has watched Mayo's content ... DMC1 is the game I would predict he would enjoy the most because it is the most "traditional survival horror-like" of the franchise. You can still feel some of the classic Resident Evil influence on it, which is absolutely gone later in the series.
This is the only DMC game that I really like
Funny enough, my first introduction was DMC 2 and i absolutely loved Dante's version and got confused at the second character you could play. I think once i was able to unlock Trish's character to play instead of the other woman, it made the game enjoyable. Absolutely loved part 3 and i think i unlocked everything, same with part 2, but never played the original. Part 4 annoyed me because i had to play with Nero first and then Danta and for some odd reason, annoyed me, because i only wanted to play as Dante, same with DMC 5. Part 5 felt like it was hand holding and the enjoyment of the game went out the window, and i slowly stopped playing it.
Pls don't play dmc 2 PLS LMAO
Oh, so you _were_ gifted DMC 5. I was so confused about that 'cause you kept changing the story-like how in your Does Style Matter video, you said you _bought_ the game, but in the comments you said you _gifted_ a copy.
This went exactly as I expected. I knew you'd enjoy this game. Dmc2 is gonna blow your mind, honestly. Buckle up 😂