When DmC: Devil May Cry launched in January of 2013, Ninja Theory introduced the world to a fresh interpretation of an iconic video game (anti)hero. Half angel, half demon, the Dante of DmC not only fought legions of demon spawn, but the misinformation of an evil corporation. The demon king Mundus took a CEO’s office, not a dark throne. It was a new game world, and Dante kicked its ass.
Now the smart-talking Dante fights on in DmC: Definitive Edition, launching March 10th on PS4. It’s an enhanced version of the original PS3 game with a slew of new features and a layer of polish that makes Dante’s demon-killing exploits and confident gunplay even more satisfying. I had a chance to put the Definitive Edition through its paces, and managed to avoid embarrassing myself in the Bloody Palace along the way.
Starting with the basics: the Definitive Edition runs at 60 frames per second in crisp 1080p. This propels the fast-paced combat and kinetic environments to new heights, enhancing Dante’s deft swordwork and the ever-shifting realm of Limbo.
To fully wring every advantage out of these new performance upgrades, the Definitive Edition also features a Turbo Mode that amps the game speed up 20 percent. If you thought fending off hordes of twisted abominations was both a challenge and a thrill in the original version, just wait.
The developers have also included a new difficulty level aptly named “Gods Must Die” in which all enemies have their Devil Triggers active when they spawn. This is the game’s way of saying “good luck, LOL,” and then throwing Dante into a giant hell blender. But what would Devil May Cry be without those over-the-top challenges that keep players coming back for additional punishment?
DmC: Definitive Edition also comes equipped with a Hardcore Mode, which adjusts the combat design to feel more like the traditional Devil May Cry games. This means a more rigorous Style ranking system, modified Devil Trigger, and other tweaks to give gamers that worshipped the original series something else to sink their combo-hungry teeth into. Definitive Edition allows for the mixing and matching of these different modes, too, to give players an unprecedented degree of control over how the game plays. If you want to crank the difficulty, turn on Turbo and Hardcore, then bang your head against a wall, you’re welcome to do so.
Most of these new additions are also reflected in Vergil’s Downfall, a campaign that follows Dante’s brother after the events of the main story and casts players as the arrogant, samurai-like Nephilim. As a bonus: Ninja Theory built an entire Bloody Palace just for Vergil in this edition, which means a new arena with dozens of enemy waves to train against and dispatch in short order.
Even if you already cleared the original DmC, the Definitive Edition gives you a plethora of reasons to go back in with your fists swinging. Good luck with that SSS ranking.
This and DMC 4 were my favorite in the series, but this one in particular was such a good time. My only complaint was that the controls for the angel and devil weapons were kind of awkward, but even that gets more comfortable after awhile.
I’ll never understand some of the vitriol from series fans for this game (his final look was much better than the original reveal). DmC kept all the great themes and elements from the original series, while giving it a more updated look and feel and I think the game was better for it. Did I miss Trish? Yeah. Would I like to see another entry with Lady in it? YES. But if I had to choose whether we got a DmC 2 or a DMC 5, I’d actually like DmC 2. I don’t feel like that world’s been totally explored yet, and it’ll make the “return to form” everyone will inevitably call DMC 5 even more exciting.
Just putting this out there for the devs, but a crossover of Bloodrayne and DMC would be kind of awesome if the licensing was allowed ;)
I remember when DmC first came out and I downloaded the demo – it was so mind blowing I couldn’t believe it. Glad to see it still has some life and can’t wait to play this one.
Is it possible for you guys to make a Playstation 3 instant game collection game come over to the ps4 instant game collection
Right in time for February 2015: another “remastered” edition.
PS4. It Only Does PS3.
DmC was pretty god awful, this update looks to be trying to tweak it to be more acceptable, but I’d rather just pick up the revamped DMC4 instead.
This game would have been great, if it wasn’t called “DmC: Devil May Cry.” Don’t get me wrong, the gameplay is pretty good, but the characters themselves are bad (The introduction of this game still leaves a nasty taste in my mouth). It would be better if they had different names that’s weren’t the original DMC characters and being a completely new IP, then I would have sightly enjoyed this game a little bit more.
Not sure if I would buy this after beating the PS3 version though PS+.
SCREW DMC ITS TERRIBLE besides the weapons an combos but lacks the variety of weapons an combos DMC4 SP HURRY TO US PLS
As someone who had no hands-on with classic DMC (why, good gods why, is the d/l for the trilogy all-in-one and 11GB?) until after playing DmC, I’m enticed to add this to my “whenever I have a PS4” list. As with most Unreal Engine games on PS3, that screen tearing is deplorable (off the top, I remember Papo & Yo; heck, even Costume Quest 2’s showing tears), so that enough sells me on the prospect. Got the original release through PS+, and it’s one both I and my watches-me-play sibling enjoyed; she still bugs me to finish it, though it’s at a point that I ain’t bully enough the measure up. So, most of these new features might not see me conquering them, but I’d have fun dorking around with 120% speed anyway.
I missed this the first time, but I want to check this out. Playing an action game like this at 60 frames could be amazing.
This game was way more enjoyable in almost every way to the older games.
I’m stoked to see both games get revamps that they actually needed. True DmC had its issues, but so did DMC4 (which many fans forget to mention). I liked the more fluid gameplay of DmC and the fact it was not as hard as the original series. I also did like the Dante in this game. As for DMC4 that could be both tough and easy depending how u look at it. Nero was a decent addition to the series but the story needed some improvement. Overall I’m happy with games revamps and looking forward to Vergil getting time on DMC4.
EXCITEMENT!! i am anxiously awaiting the re release XD i also noticed that with virgil they gave him his classic DMC3 look. very nice. but theres no given exact date for Devil May Cry 4 special ed. yet is there?
liked this game WAY more than the older ones. will be getting this.