Brendan Doms

Hi. It's been a while. I've been busy with starting a business and working part time on web development. I've also been playing a ton of games over the past week. I really just forgot about the internet and blogging for a while. (I only sign onto facebook about once a month now.) But, I do have something like 7 posts in draft, and I'm planning on making some usability and IE updates to the site when I get the chance (for design upgrades, read: summer). So onto the first of the games I've beaten since writing in this space.

Here's the breakdown: Devil May Cry >> Devil May Cry 3 >> Devil May Cry 2.

Yeah, it fits somewhere in between. Devil May Cry 3 was certainly a fun game, and I guess that's what matters. The story, which as a prequel to the first game in the series focuses on Dante's relationship with his brother Virgil, is somewhat lackluster and uninspiring. The voice acting and script are also below par.

The redeeming factors are the visual style and gameplay. Visually, it's a return to the first game, and it really couldn't be better. Good effects taking place in dark, cramped gothic corridors are just what the doctor ordered. As for gameplay, there's the usual guns and swords (and Dante's inability to block) that are the signature marks of the series. The game is also sufficiently difficult - even on normal - which, like the graphics, is a huge improvement over the second game.

Sadly, the first Devil May Cry still stands alone as a dark and unique action game. If you want to pick up a Devil May Cry game, I'd still recommend that one. But, if you already have and you're a fan of it or action games in general, Devil May Cry 3 is certainly worth picking up for a play through or two. Personally, upon completing it, I was just put in the mood to be playing Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams.