Devil May Cry 5 Preview thread - HYPE IS REAL BOYS
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Awesome. Send me a link so I can put it in the OP for the review thread when it goes live.
*anxiety kicks in*
This is me right now. At least we're suffering together!
I got my review key really late so I probably won't make the embargo time but it should be up before the game launches for sure. Tomorrow should be fun.
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The game is 41.71GB in total.
EDIT: Actually scratch that I was looking at the file size of mine and mine has extra content included. I think it's somewhere around 34GB.
Best to set your expectations now- The cameo system is a fun gimmick but you really shouldn't go in expecting the game to be designed for co-op.
35GB + 6GB if you got the deluxe for the Live Action cutscenes.
Wondered why I got like 20 notifications on my PS4. It was the preload and all the deluxe add ons. lol That icon music tho.
1.01 patch was included. Just added the Japanese VA option as well as "user option data collection flow" along with bug fixes.
1.01 patch was included. Just added the Japanese VA option as well as "user option data collection flow" along with bug fixes.
It'd be cool if games with multiple campaigns got sub-scores for each character. Like what if Dante's game is awesome, and V's is only ok? (THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE DO NOT ASSUME I THINK V WILL BE BAD)
Ah, i see you feel how tense things are around here.
I feel it too
I really have no idea what to expect from the reviews.
DMC4 was over 10 years ago and had the obvious flaw of a padded/reused second half. And DmC was it's own can of worms. I guess I should be looking at games like Bayonetta 2 and Metal Gear Rising. Bayo 2 got 10s and large amount of praise, so maybe DMCV can pull the same so long as the mechanics remain solid and the characters are fun.
It's a shame those red orb microtransactions exist. They'll forever be a slight black mark that didn't need to be there.
DMC4 was over 10 years ago and had the obvious flaw of a padded/reused second half. And DmC was it's own can of worms. I guess I should be looking at games like Bayonetta 2 and Metal Gear Rising. Bayo 2 got 10s and large amount of praise, so maybe DMCV can pull the same so long as the mechanics remain solid and the characters are fun.
It's a shame those red orb microtransactions exist. They'll forever be a slight black mark that didn't need to be there.
It's not really multiple campaigns, it's a single campaign which switches between multiple characters.
So it's not like Leon/Claire in RE2, and more like Leon/Ada or Claire/Sherry.
I am a little concerned about the lack of time reviewers have to play through the game and write a review. Some just received their review code and now have 24(?) hours to beat the game and write about it if they want to make it in time for the embargo. As far as I understand, it is barely enough for one playthrough.
I think that's just an isolated case.
Most of the reviewers received their game like a week ago.
I thought review copies were sent out two weeks ago?
That said DMC is not a long game.
Pretty sure most reviewers have had the game longer than a couple days. The embargo time was known about a week ago. I just got mine yesterday but I got it a lot later than other places. I also won't have mine up for the embargo time as I'm not rushing it. I wouldn't worry about it.
Multiplayer probably wont get to really shine until co-op bloody palace.
Red orbs appear to be as reasonable as the other games though. It's just that the shortcut is there for people who want to spend the money.
Sure, sure I get that it's optional. But this isn't like cosmetics in a game, it's basically paying for progression. I would feel the same if pokemon let you pay for exp boosters or any non free to play game letting you pay to bypass the intended progression for most players. It then calls into question whether the game might have been in some way designed around wanting some players to buy them and ugly conversations like that.
If they'd have kept it like RE2 and just sold costumes and music no one would bat an eye. But optional progression boosters are still icky to me.
Paying for single player games progression is something that's been happening for more than a decade now.
Back in X360 NFS Most Wanted you could buy the latter campaign cars if you wanted.
I understand that is annoying when a multi-player game has progression boosters but in a singleplayer one? If the game is well balanced (as it seems to be the case) it just doesn't make any harm.
I mean if you gain red orbs at similar rates to the previous games, then I kind of doesn't? If that's the case then if people want to buy red orbs, let 'em.
That's only if people don't understand how progression works in Devil May Cry.
Firstly, new weapons are gated through story meaning you still have to beat bosses to gain power, meaning you would never have something that the developers don't intend for you to have.
Secondly, because of how the players can choose to upgrade whichever available skills they want, each encounter has to be designed as if the player can use everything available at it's current level.
There is nothing you can do to escape the intended path.
Lastly, even if you get the move, it's useless if you don't know how to pull it off. We have people who don't even know how to use lock-on.
Damn that sucks. Time to bombard Capcom twitter for a HUDless option.
They've not released them yet. They're usually a day or two before release so either today or on the 7th.
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Nah
Jim didnt go to Days Gone or Sekiro media events so that's DMC 5 impressions.
You guys need to have a more positive outlook in life. A little more than 7 hours is left I think...
Even though it doesn't play hardly any different to DMC IV, it's just more of the same. So one would expect Jim to rip it apart, but I bet the hypocrite won't
I had no idea he went to the DMC5 event since he didn't put up the preview, but that being said with Jim there's really no telling how it would turn out.
Why do people keep saying that? It plays hardly any different... Except this laundry list of difference and a new character while we're at it.
And please don't say "The controls are the same", that's silly and you know it.
There are a few differences in Crackdown 3. But if Jim is going to knock games for playing almost exactly like their 2006/7 counterparts. I'll expect him to him to do the same with DMC V. I'm willing to bet he'll not, because it hurt his likes...
Yeah, I've read what they do, but it does not let me know if its good since I haven't played the full game. Its kinda the issue with pre-order/special items in general not just here though.
You could always upgrade to deluxe afterwards so no pressure.