

His flashy swordsmanship is complemented by several other melee weapons by the time the credits roll, including a three-part nunchuck weapon and an entire motorcycle. If Nero’s move-set primarily emphasizes brutality and power, Dante’s is all about versatility and speed. They’re destructible if Nero is hit during an attack, so learning to balance your standard swordplay with his other moves is crucial to staying alive and getting the best possible stylish rank.

The biggest addition is the swappable Devil Breaker arms, which give you access to additional attacks and abilities.

He’s armed with the Red Queen sword, fitted with a combustion engine for more powerful attacks, and his powerful Blue Rose revolver packs a punch at longer ranges. Just like in Devil May Cry 4, Nero gets the majority of the screen time in Devil May Cry 5, giving you plenty of opportunities to test out his powerful abilities. V appears to have fallen out of a universe where Evanescence and Tripp jeans never went out of style. Nero isn’t alone, joined by longtime series protagonist Dante and a mysterious newcomer named “V,” whose true intentions are kept hidden for much of the game. Separated from his demonic Devil Bringer arm by a shadowy figure and outfitted with a mechanical replacement, he seeks to uncover the truth behind an enormous tree that’s sprouted from the underworld, as well as a nearly invincible demon named Urizen who is terrorizing the city of Red Grave. This party’s getting crazyĬhronologically last in the Devil May Cry timeline, Devil May Cry 5 once again puts us in the boots of devil-hunting Nero. Capcom’s latest adventure revels in excess, and it shows that Dante and company still have the goods after all these years.

The 2013 reimagining DmC: Devil May Cry was no exception, and though it still ended up being a fantastic game in its own right, Devil May Cry 5 feels like a response to it. With the notable exception of the Bayonetta series – created by the first Devil May Cry’s director – these games have shed some of their goofiness and irreverence in favor of more serious stories. Since then, the character-action genre has changed considerably. It has been more than a decade since the release of Devil May Cry 4.
