To keep this as short and simple as I can, after playing through Devil May Cry 3, and then going to this, I found myself slightly disappointed.
Devil May Cry has always been about how awesome it is to be a demon hunting badass who goes through demons like a knife through butter, and in the series Dante continues doing this, but the big difference between this and the games is how unsatisfying it feels here. To be blunt, most fights Dante goes through are over in just a few seconds. In a game where this is the entire basis, watching just a few seconds of this every 20 minutes or so feels empty. Even the last 'boss' of the series. Literally one slash, a few words, one bullet and then it's over. Boom.
It does help establish the world of Devil May Cry a little, and Dante is mostly in character, still a cocky man with a love of pizza along with the addition of Strawberry Sundaes. But if you loved the games, just keep in mind that here, Dante is more of a Boring Invincible Hero than the Showy Invincible Hero he is in the games. If anything, that would be the strongest area of this series.
Worth watching if you're a fan, but don't expect too much
To keep this as short and simple as I can, after playing through Devil May Cry 3, and then going to this, I found myself slightly disappointed.
Devil May Cry has always been about how awesome it is to be a demon hunting badass who goes through demons like a knife through butter, and in the series Dante continues doing this, but the big difference between this and the games is how unsatisfying it feels here. To be blunt, most fights Dante goes through are over in just a few seconds. In a game where this is the entire basis, watching just a few seconds of this every 20 minutes or so feels empty. Even the last 'boss' of the series. Literally one slash, a few words, one bullet and then it's over. Boom.
It does help establish the world of Devil May Cry a little, and Dante is mostly in character, still a cocky man with a love of pizza along with the addition of Strawberry Sundaes. But if you loved the games, just keep in mind that here, Dante is more of a Boring Invincible Hero than the Showy Invincible Hero he is in the games. If anything, that would be the strongest area of this series.