


The screen just cuts after each level or before each fight without anything gluing it all together. And aside from the short new scenes at the beginning and end, he goes through each borrowed stage and boss without any sort of setup or cutscene. Vergil’s inclusion is once again limited to the old campaign that drops him into the same set of levels that Nero, Dante, and V go through. Super Safe Style!īut DMC5 was an overly safe game and so is this special edition. The game might be overly familiar in some cases, but it’s not as damning of a prospect when it is still a genre-topping hit. Both are powerful and can only be used sparingly, but they stick out among the other new moves because of their flashy presentation and potentially devastating effects.ĭevil May Cry 5 is a fundamentally sound game with fast action and fluid controls so any character, like Vergil (and unlike V), that works within those boundaries is naturally going to excel. Much like Dante, Vergil can transform into his anime-esque Sin Devil Trigger form as well as cash in his Concentration Gauge to call forth V level the arena with his trio of familiars. A handful of new moves and tweaks add a few more options to Vergil’s repertoire, making this the definitive version of the character and slightly more than a cut-and-paste job.
