Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

No matter how much I praise it, you have to experience it to know how good it is

2005, man. The year when DMC3, God of War, and Resident Evil 4 dominated the charts-and for good reason. Devil May Cry 3 will blow your mind. The opening is electric, the story is top-notch, Dante's cockiness is back in full force, and the gameplay? Executed with surgical style. The cutscenes are pure cinematic adrenaline.

But there's one teeny-tiny issue: the weapon system. You've got five incredible Devil Arms-Rebellion, Cerberus, Agni & Rudra, Nevan, and Beowulf-but you can only equip two at a time on the PS2. It kills the momentum of stylish combat. Capcom nailed so much, but missed a trick here. Thankfully, the Nintendo Switch version fixes this with full weapon switching, and it's glorious.

Vergil is also playable, which is a huge win. He's got the same moves from his boss fights, so while his kit isn't deep, it's still satisfying to unleash Yamato's fury.

Bottom line: play this game at all costs. It's a genre-defining masterpiece that still holds up two decades later. If you love fast-paced action, unforgettable characters, and pure style-DMC3 is essential.

Easily my favorite hack n slash game ever made. I love Ninja Gaiden Black and Bayonetta immensely, but DMC3 is simply the king. I can't think of a category that matters where DMC3 doesn't come out on top in regards to the genre. From the combat system to the way the game just carries itself. Some things may be hit or miss with some people, most commonly criticized on its unforgiving difficulty. And while it certainly is challenging it just makes the reward so much sweeter when you finally master something. And it's so addicting that you might find yourself driven to SS rank every mission.

Now that the HD collection is out, if you haven't played it yet and you're a fan of the genre. Do yourself a favor and dive into this masterpiece.

Many people will tell you this game is too hard. I will tell them they don't pay enough attention to the game. I beat Normal mode in under 9 hours for the first time. Easy mode is insanely easy.

The key to beating this game is paying attention, avoiding then attacking, and not mindlessly button mashing. This is the main reason people whine about this game being too hard.

The story is much improved compared to DMC1 and VASTLY improved since DMC2. The gameplay has evolved and fighting is intuitive and creative. The combos that are possible to perform are endless.

The boss fights are amazing. They aren't cheap, but they are difficult if you don't pay attention and expect to hack your way through without thinking.

This game is for people that want a real action game. There's no way to get through the game by button mashing.

For new players: Don't play Easy Automatic. Easy Automatic is worse than playing on normal. It makes you lose control of your character.

Don't complain about the difficulty on Normal mode, if you just listen to the game, you'll hear most of the attacks coming.

For you people that misunderstood the title. I am not saying Capcom F'ed up with this...I just wanted to yell because they should go back to making triple A titles like this again. The game follows Dante in his younger years and how he defeated his brother Vergil, stopped the end of the world and how he got the name for his office.

The gameplay is your standard hack n slash with a mix of swords and firearms and the game...holy crap it's difficult. This game is not for the person who wants to breeze through the game. Sure, there are pros out there who probably sees this and thinks "What do you mean difficult?". But for the general person, this game is not easy...yet there are multiple difficulties, even easy is very challenging. but the gameplay is otherwise good.

The graphics are pretty average for 2005 when this came out. They look really neat though.

The soundtrack is a nice mix of orchestrations and metal music. Favorite track for me probably goes to the one and only battle theme for the first part of the game simply called "Taste the Blood".

In general, this game is good, one of Capcoms best. But I do not recommend to people who only want to breeze through it or hates challenges. Otherwise, it is a great game.