Devil May Cry 5 Review | A rank combat, C rank innovation

By Michael Leri

DEVIL MAY CRY 5 isn’t hiding how much it wants you back. The unwarranted catastrophe surrounding DmC Devil May Cry pushed Capcom to stop trying to reinvent its stagnating franchise and continue down the path it was already going down. Change-averse fans demanded an “out with the new, in with the old” approach and Capcom obliged with Devil May…

  • Stylish, smooth action-based core with a ton of replayability.
  • Expressive facial animation and fluid motion capture.
  • Dante’s moveset is deeper than ever and a blast to play.
  • Nero’s abilities are still relatively deep...
  • ...but his new breakable arms are frustratingly limiting.
  • V’s combat lacks impact and his personality is insufferable.
  • The entire game plays it safe.
  • Boring, static environments.

8

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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