

They often serve to polish large, wide-open and boring spaces, or are obscured through some weird depth of field effect that the game insists on employing. Unfortunately this variety can only take the game so far along with the few upgraded textures and models. He battles demons as he makes his way towards a Roman style cathedral, the the town is part English Victorian and Spanish villa. Nero hurries to hear his girlfriend’s singing. The upgraded visuals are readily apparent as the game’s extended intro starts, running at a full 1080p and 60fps.

This seems appropriate for DMC 4, as this particular concoction, though fan-acclaimed, and fairly well-reviewed at the time, was the death knell for the series in that original incarnation.ĭevil May Cry 4 Special Edition_20150703221352 Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition – An Updated Classic?ĭevil May Cry 4 Special Edition is essentially a partial remaster of the 2008 release with some additional content mixed in. Where I come from, mixing a ton of flavors all together has a name, a graveyard. This 4 th entry into the series seems to take all of these disparate flavors to their fullest extend. Also enjoy their, what appears to Western eyes, as wacky culture, which loves to mish-mash opposing style and appropriate ideals from other cultures, while still holding to some of their more conservative and traditional values.ĭevil May Cry is a perfect example of this, as the game presents itself as an essentially action-packed, rock-opera styled, anime-influenced game with dialogue that is weird blend of Japanese and American youth ideals. I’ve always had an affinity for Japanese culture, starting with the discovery of anime at an early age, moving through the works of Kurosawa and various 70’s Yakuza films and on to my appreciation of a number of their art styles including the ink wash painting known as sumi-e. So if these casually announced, blasphemous details don’t somehow “disqualify” me from sharing my opinion… then please continue to my look at Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition on the PS4 with a new set of eyes. I played a little of the second game, none of the 3 or 4 and enjoyed a partial playthrough of the new DMC. The distinctly Japanese, over-the-top styling drew me to the game, yet all that I can remember, aside from the main character of course, was that it was weird, somewhat clunky and very high on the difficulty scale. I’m not a big aficionado of the Devil May Cry series.

Platforms: PC/Steam, PS4, Xbox One | Developer/Publisher: Capcom | ESRB: M | Controls: Mouse/Keyboard, Controller
