So, I guess you can admit now that mustang is ground only move, and there's equivalent for called angel lift, like I've been saying this whole time. I'll watch the videos when I get back, but the point isn't that DmC is the same game, it has a lot combo potential in its own way. But all I see here, oh well DMC4 does this, so its better, not necessarily, if DmC brings something fun and fresh to the table, it would be nice if some of you would acknowledge it.
The reason Dante doesn't have Flipper is because like Nero you're supposed use his Devil Trigger to recover from losing your balance. Dante's devil trigger will recover him in DmC even if he gets hit in the air and is falling. It's the only way to prevent a fall. That's why it a skill like flipper was removed.
Which all goes to the main point I was trying to make, that redundant skills were removed and put to better use, not all of them should have went, but a lot of the omissions were for good sound reasons.
So, out of 5 skills, if we must count them, DmC Dante has at least 4 equivalents.
You also aren't asking something reasonable, there isn't an opponent that is ever out of reach of DmC Dante. There isn't a way to create the of hectic spectacle you want because there isn't an enemy that runs from Dante, if there was I'd be able to give you what you want. So, its not because DmC Dante can't do what you want, its that he doesn't have the types enemies or bosses required for the type of Trickster experience you want.
Edit: Just PM me, and we'll discuss this further. And I"m not trying to be stubborn, but you're wrong about Mustang, you can't perform mustang by holding B in the air. It does not work, it isn't considered a move, you're thinking of doing a normal enemy step. I know, because I've been working on comparison videos. To do mustang you must hold B until you touch the target, that is what Mustang is, if you do that in the air nothing will happen, because you're not dashing you're sky star gliding.
In DmC, you have angel pull and demon pull and they both have lift mechanic that has a unique animation that is different from enemy step. Mustang is the only move that has a unique animation in DMC4, it looks very much like a cross between angel lift and demon step. In terms of mechanics, they both are incredibly useful in their own ways. Trickster Air Trick though is obviously better, that was already a given. But there's no point in DmC giving dante Trickster from a mechanical standpoint, the way he is designed he already has enough tools to bring enemies close and reach them in rapid time. Also, I'll give you the thing about style for Angel Pull, but mechanically its very powerful, the payoff (grants brief invulnerability) when being done to an enemy. Kicker is great for creating distance between yourself and an enemy, and it looks great when you follow it with an aquilas calibur to catch the enemy as they're flying away.
