I actually liked this game. I had my doubts before I played, kinda leery about a DMC game whose main character wasn’t Dante. Spent almost 12 hours playing it and found only a few flaws and a question that still bothers me.

I liked the intro very much. Opera, demon killing, and Dante dropping through a skylight window attempting to assassinate Sanctus. An interesting enough plot device. Then Dante’s lookalike Nero chases after the son of Sparda. Come to think of it, nothing interesting happens for a while after that until the laboratory. Actually, nothing interesting happens at all. I’ve been blinded by these pretty graphics and a question that nags at me. Most of what I remember from this game are a few snappy remarks, some frustration, a crapload of cutscenes, and a lot of fighting. The only thing that kept me going through this game was that goddamn question that still burns in the back of my mind. The question that was only partly answered. There were so many things that were so annoying. Like getting thrown back 50 feet away by one hit. And the timed escape from the HQ. And those damn Faults in the forest on the way back to town. The red and blue jump pads got to me too. Why do you have to jump on some of them when you can walk onto the others? Trying to get on them got me killed a couple times in the fight against Saviour.

Never mind all that bitterness. It is an ok game. But sometimes I got real frustrated with it. I am kinda bitter over the fact my question was only half answered. I’ve kinda gotten over it mostly. Also, I hate how little a role Lady played in this game. I thought she was awesome in  DMC3. I hate Trish for being the one who made this whole game possible by giving the Order the sword Sparda. Stupid Trish.

My rating overall: 4 stars out of 5. Presentation:4.5 stars. Gameplay: 4 stars. Music and sound: 3 stars. Graphics: 5 stars. Would I play it again? No. Or at least I don’t foresee me replaying it any time soon.