Devil May Cry 4 Review

So I honestly have nothing to do. I was sitting around chatting to Cha, when I got the genius idea to start writing reviews for his blog. No one will probably read them, but that is besides the point. I asked him what game I should write a review for and he instantly replied "Devil May Cry 4". So, even though I would probably rather write a review of a different, lets say, more interesting game, I will settle to write my first review about this mediocrity.

So you start the game out as Dante's younger brother - Nero. Not even half as badass as Dante is, Nero walks around like a punk kid with a deformed arm that possesses demon abilities. As you go through the game, you use the good old hack n slash method utilized by all the other Devil May Cry games. They gave Nero the ability to grab enemies with his arm, which I thought made life so much easier. Instead of walking over to all the increasingly annoying monsters, they are brought to you with the help of the circle button. So you basically go on through the game playing Nero's part of the story, all the while increasing your abilities, encountering chicks with not enough clothes on, and fighting Dante who you suspect to be evil. When you reach the pinnacle of Nero's story, the game finally allows you to play as the one and only Dante.

Once you get the ability to play as Dante, you must become accustomed to his different play style. After you remember how to use Dante, you must backtrack all the way through the entire game and also fight the same 3 bosses Nero fought along the way. You will go through some plot twists, back stabbings, and big ass bosses to unravel the story.

Pros: Well I thought this game remained pretty faithful to the Devil May Cry series. While Nero was kind of annoying, he did not bug me that much. I actually kind of liked his playing style. The graphics were pretty good and the voice acting was not so bad. I liked how they made the game easier to actually get through without pulling all your hair out. They also included harder modes for the experienced player. The story was engaging enough.

Cons: If anything has bugged me about the DMC series, it is the camera. They have fixed it a bit in this game, but it still isn't completely polished. Some of the dialogue was stale. The whole backtracking and repeating the same bosses was quite unoriginal. I would have preffered new levels for Dante. Nothing really pops out about this game, it follows the same formula used by the older games.

Overall Score: 85/100