GamingSins: Everything Wrong With Devil May Cry 4 (Special Edition)

let's just get the biggest sin out of the way for this game specifically the special edition its development was rushed which resulted in us getting an incomplete game so instead of using the years and resources to vastly improve it they simply added three new characters to play which in and of itself is a good thing but that just means you'll get to replay the same levels that were already repetitive to play when the game initially released if the special edition added new levels new enemies and new bosses along with the three new playable characters this game might have eclipsed Devil May Cry 3 but alas that never happened which leads me to Capcom fortuna city a few decades ago huh that wouldn't mean this takes place before DMC 3 so at some point while he was attempting to obtain his father's power virgil found a random woman and was motivated to insert the sperm Espada into her despite him clearly rejecting his humanity in dmc3 viewing it as a weakness in essence Virgil had a literal hate boner I see that Virgil is performing his sheath your sword to cause damage stroke we get it virgil is lightning fast and badass you don't need to keep demonstrating this technique to prove it out of all the moves Virgil does have in this special edition this Yamato round trip is not one of them breaking a cardinal rule of Devil May Cry don't show a move in a cutscene if you're unable to perform it in-game there's no reason to flick your hair Virgil you aren't even fighting in the rain boy I'm sure this feels awkward a DMC 3 rematch that's not even canon well I can't exactly call them misguided but soon they shall know this devil's power a Power greater than they ever imagined the power of a son of Sparta and that's pretty much all the back story you're gonna get on this trip to Fortuna wait until Devil May Cry 5 for us to confirm what you've long suspected the real problem is some of my job strange considering it's now been confirmed that Fortuna is one of the most secluded parts of the world meaning even if he had a chance encounter with him you'd have no proof it was them since they're not exactly well-known they've also been targeting devil arms like the ones you have had lady you'll notice that Dante doesn't use Belle Wolf's Cerberus Neven Aleister Ifrit or Agni and Rudra in this game that's cuz he's so far in debt he had to sell off those Devil alarms to pay his bills keep me occupied and Trish seriously neither of you noticed Trish leaving especially when she would have exited right in front of you since Fortuna is so isolated why are there Fortuna demons outside of Dante's shop there's no longer an open portal near it double my cry for pulled a Metal Gear Solid 2 by introducing a new character to replace an already established and beloved being protagonist I eventually got over it but it doesn't change the fact that when I first booted up Devil May Cry 4 I was like who are you and why am I not playing is Dante meet kitty a a character who really serves no purpose other than being Nero's walking talking plot device and has no defining trait other than caring for the helpless quite the downgrade seeing as how we had lady in the previous game who had multiple layers to her and managed to hold her own against the sons of Sparta these enemies jump right out of the Gateway to the Elder Gods the explicable spotlight is only there to let you know where the Nero is present or not it would be quite the distraction for the prayer service otherwise sup babe sorry I missed your entire performance that's okay not really a surprise for Dante's arrival when you have him spying on the church here wasn't aware the order of the sword was also the Assassin's Brotherhood turned against his demon brethren and took up his sword oh the sake of mankind thank you very much for giving me a reminder of Sparta's backstory as if I didn't hear about it in the three previous games Japan these people are not greeting a sensei this is not proper prayer I'm out of here it's not over yet all this preaching is putting me to sleep I was preaching putting you to sleep when you were listening to your music bureaus arm is able to detect when a demon is nearby and later on in this very Church Dante dispatches many order Knights who turned out to be demons all of whom were present during Sanctus is sermon yeah Nero's arm doesn't glow the moment he stepped into this church it's cute that the game tries to trick you into thinking that lifelong babyface Dante is suddenly making a career he'll turn it's not like the order has an unhealthy obsession with worshiping his dad after all also we let her find out that the order was planning on using Dante's blood to power up the Savior so why didn't they set up a trap for him when he arrives to assassinate Sanctus Dante is powerful but he's not invincible no simply at no point does Nero ever question that maybe him and Dante have something in common I mean the similar fighting style similar clothing white hair maybe he should use some of those proud souls to purchase a clue speaking of proud cells they're completely pointless and unnecessary we only need one type of currency to acquire items and skills you can tell this game was made for new players since the mission screen tells you to face off against the mysterious assassin as if us Devil May Cry fans didn't already play three previous games as Dante you know Nero since your gun actually requires you to reload and it's a modified version of a real-life weapon how come none of your outfits have a gun belt attached to it what's the point of packing a sword like that if you aren't even gonna use it yep that deserves a sin removed I mean haven't you already been playing with him for the past few minutes now well that's certainly gonna cause some problems for a later game but I'll wait til I get around to that video so for now I think it's safe to now call this a Dante gets impaled by a weapon he uses cliche you aren't human are you and somehow you think you are do you regularly come across people who have a demonic arm like you what are you talking about you will come to learn soon enough now that's the best joke Dante has ever made you'll actually have to wait 11 more years in another full game to really learn the meaning Nero creator requested Sheeran's for your touch definitely not the best words to be using towards your boyfriend you know you guys are acting awfully calm while watching your residents get effortlessly slaughtered by these demons these demons leave behind qda as if they're gonna immediately strike her yeah it'll take Nero a few seconds to block their attacks boooo your sword is called the Red Queen I did not need to be reminded of that shitty live-action Resident Evil movie snatch well no that just adds some unnecessary sexual innuendo to bang-bang-bang pull my devil trigger yeah I don't mind this evil energy just laying around here not raising any suspicion at all this actually works if it bothers you that much why don't you just destroy the Hell Gate burial has impeccable timing he knew exactly when the boss battle was gonna begin this sign that flips when burial arrives says munis corporation meaning these sly bastards were foreshadowing the completely unwanted DMC reboot before it was even an idea these high-damage devil bringer animations are some of the reasons why this game is so great the best part is there's no prompts for it and the game doesn't need to resort itself to tiresome gimmicks such as QuickTime events you're rewarded for figuring them out all on your own and that's how any action games should be even ancient demons can't resist using the pronoun game [Music] so after three games of having a slow movement speed they finally give you the opportunity to move faster but you'd have to purchase it with proud souls Jesus even without microtransactions they're still stingy with abilities I am also very disappointed that get more orbs and enemy step our abilities you have to purchase when the latter is basically the combat system and the former is utterly pointless see how narrow has legs I can use them to get orbs could have known they were gonna introduce a goofy grappling mechanic at some point where was this bridge supposed to lead to the entrance to the castle is beneath it there's even stairs on the other side of the bell tower leading downwards bell tower collapses for no reason okay there frost I remember kicking your ass back on the lay island which detonated into oblivion how and why have you survived some people at Capcom must be precogs because they designed a character based off of Lady gaga four months before the public even knew about her then again this probably was the character that inspired Bayonetta being able to fight on grated floors and high heels and everything Matrix shenanigans were outdated even before this game released so what's the deal where they coming from couldn't possibly be those hell gates one of which she refused to destroy when you fought burial gyro blades they can't hae the objects that only exist so we can have an excuse to use the Buster you're a kid now you're a squid now that the splat do these lures are not nearly long enough for bail to be concealed by them that's why he was given a dumb cloaking mechanic Devil May Cry continuing a streak of enemies that can phase through walls like [ __ ] Bureau is about to discover an entrance to a secret passage with no clue as to how he figured it out yeah when you see your previously dead leader resurrect with glowing demonic red eyes you should probably start thinking you're not one of the good guys I'm a not currently in pursuit of Dante then why do you have Nero doing the same thing all you did was validate Agnes is concerned Hey look it's everyone's favorite part of the game such a great use of developmental resources oh I see Nero your arm only glows when it's convenient and the plot demands it why is Yamato split in half and in the orders possession you may ask good question cuz chronologically speaking the last time we saw Virgil he was defeated by Dante as nello Angelo and sealed away back into the demon world and Virgil's appearance and Fortuna happened decades ago how did the order obtain Yamato in the human world if it was trapped in the demon world so you become just expect he says after being anxious about Nero stumbling across his research facility I mean it is secret after all were you faking your concern cuz I'm still sending you if that's the case uro gets pierced but he ends up having no entry wound [Music] you have your motto in your possession even if it is fragmented that sword wields enough demonic power to complete any project of yours with ease Oh Johnny Yong Bosch you definitely missed your opportunity to play in the DMC anime [Music] makes it even more amazing knowing how appropriate that song is going back and replaying this game ain't it nighttime when Nero enters the cave daytime when he exits the cave what the hell is this I was wondering the same thing Dante as I once again asked Warren we playing as you you don't get to randomly show up and then disappear just as quickly hero just spent the last six missions hunting down Dante now that he's got Dante in his sights he just willingly allows them to escape and this is a problem how again the whole point of acquiring your motto was to figure out how to make it whole again and open the main help it you actually got very fortunate Nero came across your research facility makes it all the more puzzling while you were surprised he resurrected you motto if you were expecting him and you apprehend this boy if that is your wish Dante pretty sure you said earlier you already had men searching for Dante as well my men are currently in pursuit of Dante compare yourselves to take a trip through the groan zone as you deal with awful gimmicky platforming you know the one gameplay mechanic Devil May Cry has never been good at well if you were that concerned about your children you wouldn't have launched them like cannon fodder now would be a great time for you to destroy a hell gate Nero oh you're just gonna completely ignore it again hey look it's basically the blades from the first game DMC sure loves their repetitive enemies who the hell is Dante the son of the guy whom your order worships you're yet to be revealed uncle the guy who looks like you and here I was thinking I was slow Crito I'm pretty sure your order was to apprehend an arrow not kill him quite aggressive knowing he is your subordinate then again who the hell am I kidding the boss fight with credo was probably the best in the game good enough that I'll take off a sin for it pot calling the kettle black much so do you your brother attacked me before stating what his intention was transformed into a demon attacked me again and I simply defended myself that's pretty much all Nero had to say but higher brain function deteriorating is what happens when one gets pussy-whipped agnes uses the power ring of teleportation it's less intense yeah probably not a good idea to lie to her when just seconds later you claim you're not going to hurt her yet yeah it's not like she would believe you or anything His Holiness predicted your defeat and so ordered that your sister so let me get this straight Sanctus wanted Nero to be apprehended so he sent his second-in-command to do so but predicted Nero would defeat credo then ordered agnes to capture kitty a to bait narrow into chasing after her when nero was already looking for dante and was curious about the orders plans I guess I can put this one on the list of needlessly complicated villain plans you know and I set aside this battle I mean Agnes made it pretty clear what was really going on you were played for a fool and it's weird how you have the ability to fly yet Nero will rich kitty a way before you what destroying the Bridge controls isn't gonna work this time plus isn't that the same type of demonic plant that echidna controlled in the forest why does an arrow just use the Sephiroth ik fruit from earlier to clear the roots now that qda has been captured and Nero has been lured here I'm wondering if and when somebody is actually going to stop him since he's the only one besides Dante in the way of Sanctus Essenza fleeing after this battle see there was one good thing that came out of the DMC reboot it took our minds off of nero throwing a tantrum like a petulant child oh how adorable Devil May Cry is attempting to do platforming once again yeah what are you doing here are you seriously asking the guy you've been tracking why he's in the location you've been tracking him to something is strange here why are we playing as the boss that sword was used to separate our world from the demons I can't have something of that kind of power floating around now can i it's got to stay in the family it is in the family which is precisely why you let him keep it though I have to wonder why you did since funding Amato was the entire reason why you're here in Fortuna in the first place and you just defeated Nero you're putting the fate of Fortuna in the hands of someone who's inexperienced with Yamato's true power you got some pretty low standards if you need that to impress are you sure you want to let him go yeah you can bear the burger that's not gonna be reassuring when you say you'll kick his ass if he screws up well if the kid screws up then I'll just have to kick his ass and screw up he certainly does ladies and gentlemen DMC damsel may cry Sanctus I think you have some trouble with your vision see that right arm of narrow especially if I was a religious leader I don't think I would believe Nero was 100 percent mortal appreciate subtlety more than most but at that point you might as well just throw up a banner that says hey fools Nero is Virgil's son I mean there's only two sons of Sparta and Dante's not getting it on with anyone that's gonna be pretty difficult to do when he's in the grasp of the towering god statue game attempts to be hilariously ironic you know cuz Dante and Vergil were siblings who despised each other and now Sanctus thinks it's foolish for a brother to love his sister and one of Virgil's most famous lines is foolishness yeah I know it's as dumb as it sounds narrow I don't feel so good game denies me of a Dante Trish Tag Team plus evacuating the city all by yourself sounds kind of ludicrous where the hell is lady this entire time wasn't she part of this job as well Sanctus is able to amplify his voice without any means to do so city is set ablaze despite the Savior's beams simply vaporizing the demons Capcom seriously included a Resident Evil self-destruct segment in their Devil May Cry game just a repeat of the cutscene you see when you start playing as lady in Trish so I have a confession to make Dante is my spirit animal precisely because of actions like this anyone this cool paying homage to Bruce Lee is a plus in my book every Devil May Cry game has at least one enemy that can eat a bag of dicks bullets will be the one to fulfill that role in this one Pandora does not actually give you 666 ways of naming your enemies I mean I realize how broken the game would be if that were the case but it's still a sin damn it Dante you just proved how utterly pointless everyone's favorite part of the game was I admit that line made me laugh for some reason but if you're talking about Sanctus that dude emerged with a savior and laid waste to the demons hours ago has he really been standing atop the savior taunting and monologuing this entire time and you're just standing here listening to him [Music] I mean if you needed a reason to close out your pornhub tab there it is you summon and kill summon and kill I fail to see the logic here [Music] [Music] but stubborn one could argue that stubborn and foolish mean the same thing difference between us allow me to put this as simply as I possibly can dante is the son of sparta demon who helped seal away the portal to the demon world demon whom your order worships son of sparta first but you can't do your homework until you've done your research first cuz research is all about investigating and analyzing and gathering data yet you can't do your homework until you've got the data agnus gets shot in the head but he's got no bullet wound okay glad to know that we've established the sheath your sword to cause damage stroke it just runs in the family need some company the others you mean the others that were supposedly already evacuated from the city and out of harm's way mmm-hmm son of Sparta if you look up the phrasal style no substance you might be lucky enough to find a picture of the Savior cuz that's exactly what this boss fight is see I just knew that Capcom had such generous spirits they knew that everyone loved this dice puzzle so they brought it back in spades for one last [Laughter] and I can't even pretend to care anymore Wow the absolute madman they they actually did it they implemented the rule of three cliche cuz I'm just fighting the same bosses was he also originally gonna be the only playable character in the game cuz it feels like that's what you're really trying to say through that dialogue good to know that capcom is still high on their eyeball fetish even though it doesn't really serve a purpose in a particular setting if you knew his faith was a week why the hell would you think he'd serve your wishes especially now that you've captured his girlfriend passed me off its my one-track mind alright yeah it's my one-track mind alright on Kitty age I let the repeated final boss fight slide in dmc3 because that one actually had some emotional build up towards it that paid off and the fact that it was intense from beginning to end this one just feels like okay do your worst generic evil Pope guy this is where it started this is where you know I was gonna send this for a it ends where it all began cliche but then I realized this is the exact location where we properly began the game it was actually on point for once so instead I'll send the fact that the Saviour survives despite Sanctus being dead and all the demonic energy being removed wait for me well duh genius what the hell else is she gonna do run away with Dante and Trish and have a threesome you know wait you forgot this keeping what I thought this meant a lot to you that's the only kind of gift worth giving I have my suspicions that you're my brother's son but I'm gonna wait eleven more years to tell you that hey Dante we meet again sure in another console generation or so no no for the love of Sparta leave this in the garbage bin of history where it belongs [Music] that's a solid performance for no-flight like you [Music]

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Keywords: gamingsins, everything wrong with, devil may cry 4, gcn, devil may cry

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Length: 24min 45sec (1485 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 27 2019