Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition – PlayStation 5

Incredible!!!!

Nice remaster version of the game

Great game my son loves playing this game

Yes!

Expanded Re-release of Devil May Cry 5. Most of the changes revolve around enhance performance for the PS5 hardware. Core experience is the same. Going to go through list of changes then tag on my original review of the game.If you own the original, the save data does not transfer over==List of Changes:1. New Playable Character: Virgil. Play as him through entire game instead of switching charactersOnly 2 additional cutscenes (opening and ending). Rest of the game, other cutscenes won’t play (makes sense seeing the story)If you have PS4 or original versions of the game, Virgil is DLC for $4.99His play style revolves around his concentration bar. Has 3 levels with 3 bars per level.The more bars you get opens up more moves, larger hit boxes and more damage.Virgil has an attack precision focused playstyle as doing damages increases meter and taking damage decreases meter. You also need to constantly lock onto one enemy for your meter not to drop. If you whiff or miss an attack (attack doesn’t land on enemy) you also lose meter.Virgil has a finishing move called ‘World of V’. Uses up all meter to do large AOE damage to enemies. More meter does more damage, and higher chances of green healing orb drops.2. Legendary Dark Knight Mode: Instead of battling half a dozen, there’s several making it dynasty warriors-esk, but much higher damage when enemies hit you3. Turbo mode: 1.2x speed. Makes game 20% faster, but disables ray tracing4. Ray tracing: 4k/30fps, or 1080p/60fps5. High frame rate mode: 1080p, Up to 120fps, no ray tracing.Frame rate does dip in this mode from 70-120 depending on how much is going on onscreen. May throw off timing of combos6. Almost non existent load times.There is 1-3 second loading screen. Wish there was a fade to black for better cinematic transition7. PS5 DualSense controller / 3D audioAdaptive triggers and haptic feedback is very minimal. Barely even feel itColor on controller changes depending playable character: blue for Nero, purple for V, red for Dante, and teal for VergilHas 3D audio if you have compatible headset8. Includes all DLC from Deluxe Edition Upgrade and pre-order bonuses9. PSN trophies.Separate trophy list from original. Most are the same, they just added some for VirgilMost are objective and difficulty basedIf you own the original, there’s little reason to purchase this game unless you want extra challenge in Legendary Dark Night Mode, better graphics, and no loading screens. Core game is the same, and you can purchase Virgil for $5 as DLC. Original game as of this review goes for $20 compared to $40 for Special edition.===Onto my original review:Aiming for SSS (Smokin’ Sexy Style) RankVery fun action gameStory is very basic. There’s a high level demon named Urizen taking over the world, big battle in the beginning separating the 3 main characters. They all escape with their lives, have to level up/figure out a way to defeat the main boss. A lot of tongue and cheek humor and hi-jinks. You do not need to play Devil My Cry (DMC) 1-4, although there are some references and cameos. The story and plot is generally self contained. There is a History of DMC option on the main menu screen if you want to keep up or get a refresher. Game is very linear in scope, going from point A to point B with some branching paths.Combo based. You get ranked by doing combination of attacks and taunts without getting hit.Ranking for each stage are from D to SSS (Smokin’ Sexy Style). If you get hit at the last minute, you can drop multiple ranks which can be discouraging as the game expects you to be a perfectionist especially in the higher difficulty settings.Game’s story and stages are easy to get through, but getting high scores is another factor entirely which increases replay value if you’re into that sort of thing. There is a New Game + with ability and difficulty unlocks.You play 3 characters Dante, Nero and V.Nero is a high damage character. Guns feel weighty compared to Dante and combo potential is lower due to his slower speed. Has a Devil Breaker ability which is a grapple hookshot to bring in enemies. There are prosthetic arms you can equip with different abilities and stats attributes like homing missiles and bombs.Dante plays like he does in the previous DMC games. All rounder: short and long range character with a lot of combo potential. He doesn’t show up until have way through the campaign giving you time to get accustomed to the new characters, which also make you feel overpowered (especially compared to Nero) once he’s playable, if you’re used to playing the character in past gamesV. New character to the series. Basically a necromancer who summons a panther (melee), crow (range attack), and golem. The golem is on a special meter and when summoned does high damage for a short amount of time till it disappears and have to build up meter again. You do have to the finishing blow on enemies though, so you can’t run into the corner and let your summons do all the work. Basically a hit-and-run type play style.There are microtractions where you can purchase Red orbs. Not really needed in my opinion unless you want to pay up front to be overpowered with all abilities. It’s like the recent Assassin’s Creed game where you pay to progress faster. Don’t like the fact that if you don’t have enough red orbs and accidentally select a upgrade you can’t afford, that the game will prompt you to the PSN store. Also continues cost red orbs too if you want to not start over and ruin your score. You can get in-game gold orbs which helps with continues without affecting scoreOverall, very fun game if you’re into a combo based action game with over-the-top humor and action