A bit on the utter mess that is Devil May Cry 2
Captial idea, Lynx ;). So, on to the discussion at hand....
So the first Devil May Cry was, IMHO, very nicely done, mixing a lot of elements together into a very nice game. First off, the resident-evil style creepy-vibe at hyper-speed, plus the nicely done backdrops, creatures, the music - just the ambience in general made this a great game. Yes, at some points it came off as a bit cheesy-uber-gothic, but I don't think they over-did it.
Now with that out of the way, on to the second one - so did they improve a lot? Well - all the things they improved on, there was plenty that just went down the tubes.
Improved - importing a bit of RE flavor when getting to play as Dante and Lucia, but this is, just like in RE, only a moderate add-on to overall value of gameplay. Background-wise, there is major improvement in that you play the game in many more open areas wherein you can get a feel for the size/enormity of the environment. This eliminates the somewhat "cooped up" feeling some locations in the original had. And the overall improved appearance of the "Devil trigger" modes is a nice touch. These are good improvements in and of themselves, yet....
Not so good - First off, the POV in DMC 2 - absolutely god-awful - instead of the "right in your face" shots that were plentiful through the whole of the first DMC, it often looks like you're watching all your battles through a telephoto lens 2 miles away in DMC 2. And also, the appearance of the monsters in general - they just seem kind of bland and uninspired, the detail level has gone way down as compared to what was seen in the first one. And the bosses - what were once fierce spectacles of "Oh my god I have to FIGHT that?!?!?" are now modestly creepy something-or-others that provoke more yawning than they do shock. And the difficulty level also seemed to be dialed WAY down - I only recall one boss that caused any trouble, and the end boss was just - well - Mundus was this spectacle of insanity to top so many end-bosses before, and DMC2's end boss just....it was lame, really.
Comments, thoughts, suggestions? What could be done to make it better? Did you think maybe it was good as is?
So the first Devil May Cry was, IMHO, very nicely done, mixing a lot of elements together into a very nice game. First off, the resident-evil style creepy-vibe at hyper-speed, plus the nicely done backdrops, creatures, the music - just the ambience in general made this a great game. Yes, at some points it came off as a bit cheesy-uber-gothic, but I don't think they over-did it.
Now with that out of the way, on to the second one - so did they improve a lot? Well - all the things they improved on, there was plenty that just went down the tubes.
Improved - importing a bit of RE flavor when getting to play as Dante and Lucia, but this is, just like in RE, only a moderate add-on to overall value of gameplay. Background-wise, there is major improvement in that you play the game in many more open areas wherein you can get a feel for the size/enormity of the environment. This eliminates the somewhat "cooped up" feeling some locations in the original had. And the overall improved appearance of the "Devil trigger" modes is a nice touch. These are good improvements in and of themselves, yet....
Not so good - First off, the POV in DMC 2 - absolutely god-awful - instead of the "right in your face" shots that were plentiful through the whole of the first DMC, it often looks like you're watching all your battles through a telephoto lens 2 miles away in DMC 2. And also, the appearance of the monsters in general - they just seem kind of bland and uninspired, the detail level has gone way down as compared to what was seen in the first one. And the bosses - what were once fierce spectacles of "Oh my god I have to FIGHT that?!?!?" are now modestly creepy something-or-others that provoke more yawning than they do shock. And the difficulty level also seemed to be dialed WAY down - I only recall one boss that caused any trouble, and the end boss was just - well - Mundus was this spectacle of insanity to top so many end-bosses before, and DMC2's end boss just....it was lame, really.
Comments, thoughts, suggestions? What could be done to make it better? Did you think maybe it was good as is?