![]() The style system encourages you to essentially rack up a high hit count without taking damage, further adding complexity and fun to the combat. Enemies have strengths and weaknesses you’ll need to learn to abuse. Once you beat down your expectations about how an action game should play, Devil May Cry’s design shines through. What makes Devil May Cry’s combat so special is that it’s unique. ![]() But none of that compares to any modern action game. There is depth in the form of a few different types of weapons and you can buy more combos to expand your arsenal. Instead it plays more tactically, requiring you to lock on to perform many actions and to keep Dante focused on a specific target. There are no free-flowing combo mechanics here. Looking forward, it’s easy to see how Devil May Cry combat eventually became the modern action staple in Bayonetta, but by any modern standards Devil May Cry is utterly archaic. It’s 2018 and we’ve come a long way to get to where we are today with games like Bayonetta (Xbox 360), which coincidentally shares the same game director in Hideki Kamiya. People play Devil May Cry for the combat. No one plays Devil May Cry for its story and characters, but Dante and his adventure are memorable nevertheless. But he will become endearing as you play and he serves as a stark contrast to the abandoned castle vibe and the demonic invasion storyline. In fact, there’s no better word to describe him. The story is chock-full of nineties edginess. But at the same time, it’s clearly something else entirely. The camera is fixed, giving you only a partial view at any given time which feels horrifically claustrophobic. The game is set primarily in an eerie castle that you’ll need to explore. The team initially set out to create Resident Evil 4 and it shows in the atmosphere and gameplay. ![]() The original Devil May Cry has a fascinating history. You can see the comparison screenshots between this collection and the originals throughout the review. This collection is close to identical to the PS2 version, just ever so slightly prettier. You won’t find touched up visuals beyond the resolution change, newly rendered cutscenes or gameplay fixes here. For those who didn’t play it a couple years ago, that means you’re getting each of these games lovingly changed to an HD aspect ratio and that’s about it. I can’t promise there’s not some minor change somewhere, but for all intents and purposes this collection is indistinguishable from the last generation version. In fact, you’re quite literally getting the exact same thing. If you played the first Devil May Cry HD Collection on Xbox 360, then you’ll know what you’re getting. This collection neatly fits into that third option. Or it could be a slightly disappointing, no-frills port. It could be a bounty of classic titles brought up to modern standards like Rare Replay. It could be a full remaster complete with graphical overhaul, like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. With this generation already littered with remasters, you never really know what you’ll get with a collection of legacy titles. Specifically, buyers will get the first three entries in the series that released on PS2. The game’s name says it all: it’s a collection of Devil May Cry games in HD.
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