I enjoyed this game's gameplay better than its overall cinematic direction (mainly because it's got A LOT of an element that I generally dislike in direction: freaking shaky cameras), I gotta say. However, it still offered some cool ass moments throughout the story, oh yes. So, here are my favorite moments in DmC, cinematically speaking. And of course, when I say cinematically, I mean both sheer direction (camera movements, music etc) and acting. In no particular preference order.
So let's get into it!
Little disclaimer: some of the gifs play on a higher speed than normal. I don't know why it happened and I apologize, those scenes might not render the idea in that kind of "fast motion" effect.
- Pizza d!ck
Yes, I know this scene is trashy as hell, but I admit there's some... "genius"... in it. The way it's directed is excellent, imo: when it starts, you're like "Oh it's just gonna be a scene where he dresses in slow motion while floating in the air, just to let us know how cool he is" but then that pizza comes up... and I lolled so hard!
Applauses, I found it hilarious.
- Missed
Ha! Loved the way Dante mocks the Hunter. Immediately lets you see that you don't f*ck with him. Also, nice touch that head shaking after the Hunter goes under "water". Nice touch there, Tim Phillipps.
- Explanation
Well, this must be the best directed sequence of the whole game, as far as I'm concerned.
Vergil tells Dante about Angels, Demons, their parents, Mundus, their heritage. And for each concept, there's a graffiti art giving a visual rappresentation of what Vergil's saying. Nice feat.
- Contrast
Here's one of the scenes where we're given a glimpse of Vergil's true nature and the fact that he will turn against us eventually. Tension is evident here, between the two brothers, even if for just a brief time. Also, I liked how Dante plays menacing.
- The trade
This scene was tense. It's the delicate moment when Dante and Vergil have to exchange Lilith with Kat.
The music lets you presage that something bad is gonna happen, but you don't know when, and what.
And then Vergil shoots Lilith and kills her child, and hell happens.
Not gonna lie, I enjoyed this scene.
- The plan
Cool visuals here. It starts with Kat drawing on a board, explaining Dante and Vergil her plan to get into Mundus's tower, then gameplay begins and throughout the mission, you can see like, Kat's drawings in real time on the screen, whenever the two brothers follow a key point of her plan. Pretty neat.
- Dante vs Vergil
Well, goddamn! Finally, the very scene where Vergil shows some badassness, I was waiting for something like this the whole game!
Now, this scene had to live up to greatly directed one in DMC3 to gain my liking. Did it manage? Well, no and yes.
No because the epicness and the coolness of that sequence in DMC3 is still freaking unbeaten.
Yes because despite of that, this one is actually damn well directed. And I enjoyed it.
The way they look at each other, the way they slowly get into fighting position, the way the music build tension (Empty is a freaking awesome theme, love it)... simply awesome. Nailed it!
What about you guys? Agree with this list? What are your favorite moments in DmC: Devil May Cry?
Oh, and I'll say the same thing I said in the DMC3 thread: let - this - be - a - positive - thread.
Let's have a civil speech, if you have to post a negative comment, please do it without aggressiveness/passive-aggressiveness.
So let's get into it!
Little disclaimer: some of the gifs play on a higher speed than normal. I don't know why it happened and I apologize, those scenes might not render the idea in that kind of "fast motion" effect.
- Pizza d!ck
Yes, I know this scene is trashy as hell, but I admit there's some... "genius"... in it. The way it's directed is excellent, imo: when it starts, you're like "Oh it's just gonna be a scene where he dresses in slow motion while floating in the air, just to let us know how cool he is" but then that pizza comes up... and I lolled so hard!
Applauses, I found it hilarious.
- Missed
Ha! Loved the way Dante mocks the Hunter. Immediately lets you see that you don't f*ck with him. Also, nice touch that head shaking after the Hunter goes under "water". Nice touch there, Tim Phillipps.
- Explanation
Well, this must be the best directed sequence of the whole game, as far as I'm concerned.
Vergil tells Dante about Angels, Demons, their parents, Mundus, their heritage. And for each concept, there's a graffiti art giving a visual rappresentation of what Vergil's saying. Nice feat.
- Contrast
Here's one of the scenes where we're given a glimpse of Vergil's true nature and the fact that he will turn against us eventually. Tension is evident here, between the two brothers, even if for just a brief time. Also, I liked how Dante plays menacing.
- The trade
This scene was tense. It's the delicate moment when Dante and Vergil have to exchange Lilith with Kat.
The music lets you presage that something bad is gonna happen, but you don't know when, and what.
And then Vergil shoots Lilith and kills her child, and hell happens.
Not gonna lie, I enjoyed this scene.
- The plan
Cool visuals here. It starts with Kat drawing on a board, explaining Dante and Vergil her plan to get into Mundus's tower, then gameplay begins and throughout the mission, you can see like, Kat's drawings in real time on the screen, whenever the two brothers follow a key point of her plan. Pretty neat.
- Dante vs Vergil
Well, goddamn! Finally, the very scene where Vergil shows some badassness, I was waiting for something like this the whole game!
Now, this scene had to live up to greatly directed one in DMC3 to gain my liking. Did it manage? Well, no and yes.
No because the epicness and the coolness of that sequence in DMC3 is still freaking unbeaten.
Yes because despite of that, this one is actually damn well directed. And I enjoyed it.
The way they look at each other, the way they slowly get into fighting position, the way the music build tension (Empty is a freaking awesome theme, love it)... simply awesome. Nailed it!
What about you guys? Agree with this list? What are your favorite moments in DmC: Devil May Cry?
Oh, and I'll say the same thing I said in the DMC3 thread: let - this - be - a - positive - thread.
Let's have a civil speech, if you have to post a negative comment, please do it without aggressiveness/passive-aggressiveness.
