DMC4 Dante/Nero Tricks, Hints, Shortcuts
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next up i will tell ye of shortcut in mission 11 to save time if you start the mission take the right path and you will notice a ledge high above you that is actually reachable basically if you charge exceed to level 3 or with max act do a level 3 high time followed by a roulette and then air hike onto the ledge saving a load of time for those in a hurry 
Did the shotgun hint already come up? Like when the angelos charge up that ball of energy and there is a way to counter it. It's...not really working for me/reaction time isn't quick enough.
Just before it hits me or right before its fired. Thanks. I didn't think to use the prop shredder.
Oh and P.S., it's dudette:laugh:
Oh and P.S., it's dudette:laugh:
No probs, I'm just offended I can't pull of that immediate SSS combo, but I'll keep up the practice. :happy:oh sorry my bad hope i didnt offend you miss
another tip for people who hate chimaera scarecrows if you have a regular scarecrow nearby use it as a shield to block the vines and you can max act and keep doing ex streaks on the chimaera group also they can‘t vine attack during knock back from a charge shot so if you charge shot snatch from the air charge shot and repeat it leaves them helpless you can also snatch and callibur after a chargeshot
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on dmd with dante u meet a blitz in the forest with lizards at the same time you can get the blitz to kill the lizards by snatching them repeatedly and in line with the blitz who will then fire electricity at you that will catch them as they stand by repeatedly snatching them they will be unable to move til the last second then when he fires the electricity jump away and they will be fried
when fighting dante in mission 10 if you don‘t wanna use the devil bringer to buster him and fight fair for the challenge do as follows let him come towards you shoot at him then streak he will avoid and stinger now you have to be fast but table hopper to avoid it and then streak his back and dt charge shot him as it will send 6 summoned swords at him and then the explosion comes knocking him back then get into a corner he will advance and go for a stinger so max act charge red queen again table hopper and dt ex streak and then dt charge shot switch off dt he will keep coming if you stay in his range if you are too far away he shoots also if you attack him he parries so if you max act with the attack once he parries he is open to an ex streak and another dt charge shot its basically evade and counter as taking him head on is ridiculous on dmd if you wont use the devil bringer
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if you wanna have fun against berial with dante this is a simple jc that can be managed by people who have a bit of a grasp of it start of by teleporting to his head now you wanna aerial rave with rebellion amd switch between swordmaster and darkslayer constanly while enemy stepping and hitting the style button in a good rythm having your weapon switch on the left shoulder buttons will help so that you can switch to gilgamesh and lucifer in between raves his head is easy to enemy step off of so you will stay there for the whole fight however as he moves you have to sky star to him as you fight so keep your thumb ready to switch to trickster now you can star rave but the switching time between swordmaster and trickster and raving and sky star while still enemy stepping is very critical so i wouldnt recommend it to new players but if you can comfortably jc the raves this is a nice simple jc to use on berial that isnt crazy complex to do as you can use the same button to switch between swordmaster and darkslayer by simply double tapping it , this is a tip for people who have a small grasp on jc it also works on bael and echidna too there are way more advanced things you can do like star raves side raves reverse raves explosion cancel guard flying sky running constant double switching between rebellion and lucifer and yamato while enemy stepping and gattlin gun inertia or rainstorm inertia trickster stinger cancel buffering royalguard killer bee dive kick jc ground cancels and lots,more etc but this is a beginners guide so if anyone wants info on that pm me i also have tonnes of tips for DMC1 , DMC2 and DMC3 so pm me if you need me guys il update this with more when i think of it also if you want tips for the reboot i have loads but sam d is the man you really want there hope all my tips helped
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Another quick tip I forgot about guys til i replayed mission 6 earlier while messin around in the game if anyone is good at table Hopper timing and yo have level 3 table hopper you can actually avoid the electricity on the ground if you aren't on the platform by repeatedly table hopping
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Is it possible to ctach him with devil bringer when he is using stinger attack like it is possible with Sanctus' Sparda variation of stinger?
I would say No as its too fast faster than sanctus version your on about plus i think that was a gameplay mechanic meant for the sanctus fight only like the boss busters but you can avoid the damage against it by Devil triggering just as its about to hit as your invincible during the DT animation or as said you can table hopper to avoid also if you do DT when its gonna hit it will stun him allowing you a window to attack
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If anyone wants tips for the other games or boss strategies etc then you can pm me
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Some things I didn't see mentioned, or just parts were (sorry if I missed anything reading the thread); as I'm kinda beginner myself - only played through DMC4 4-5 times in total, and two of these were quite some time ago - I assume these would be handy for beginners:
This "tip" amounts to cheating, but in second Dante fight (mission 10) it is possible to get on top of that thing in center of the room, and just use Buster when Dante tries to follow to get him back down + take off some of his health - it is quite easy to see where he'll jump. If he does manage to get up, jump down, and then back up when he gets down. But this is not a smart think IMHO as Sanctus fight becomes even more annoying than usual if you don't do Dante fight properly, as does first Dante fight in New Game Plus mode.
Against Big Toads, when you get it to rest for a bit (temporary K.O.), target the tongue for massive damage - first one or two sword attacks, then either Buster or Pandora.
(Nero only) Against any unshielded (no energy field) enemy, but especially Dante - get close to them, and wait for exact moment when they start attack to Buster them. This will make them incapable of evading the Buster. After that, you can continue attacking, but against Dante, it is recommended that you back down and wait for him to attack; rinse and repeat. As for Dante's Stinger attack, evade it with jump / double jump (latter works better), Snatch Dante and then Buster him.
Dante's styles - these can be pain in the ass to learn all, and I didn't even attempt it, but my advice is to specialize for one style, perfect it, and only then attempt to learn the next one. Since I prefer close-quarters combat, I chose Swordmaster to specialize in, but different people = different preferences. I sometimes use Gunslinger as well (those rare times I choose to attack enemy from afar, for crowd control for example) but I never found any use for styles beyond these two. As for Nero, I found Blue Rose mostly useless except for the crowd control - if there are too many smaller enemies, use Charged shot to throw some of them back, then follow up with sword on those in the front.
Against Berial and Sanctus - when you manage to eat away their shield/flames and stun them, do one or two more sword swipes, and then follow up with Buster (for Nero) or Pandora rockets (for Dante), and get the hell out before they recover; rinse and repeat. Against Berial, try to stay in the air and behind him as much as possible. Sanctus telegraphs his attacks (especially in the second fight); "Repent!" - jump and snatch to avoid ground wave attack; "The Savior is Coming" - get away from him; "AAH!"/"Burn!" - just run to the side; "Resistance is futile!"- snatch him; "I sentence you to death!" - strike him few times with the Red Queen; "The power of the sword!" / "Prepare for judgment!" - use Buster attack to counter his charge and inflict some massive damage.
Against Echidna - when she charges at you, roll to evade it.
Against Agnus - if he manages to grab you and starts sucking up energy, use DT to cancel it. If he doesn't do that but simply starts to suck up energy, simply attack, attack, attack - he'll get stunned and stop the theft.
Against Gladius opponents - with Nero, it is possible to Snatch them out of the air and throw them at other Gladiuses. With Dante, get up close and blast them with Pandora; otherwise, evade and blast them with Pandora once they get stuck into the ground.
(Nero only) Against Angelos - use Snatch to get behind them, then either Buster or sword attack (S+Space+I then W+Space+I; sorry, can't remember how combo is called exactly). For Dante, platform jump is a handy replacement.
Using proper punctuation would help a lot IMO.
This "tip" amounts to cheating, but in second Dante fight (mission 10) it is possible to get on top of that thing in center of the room, and just use Buster when Dante tries to follow to get him back down + take off some of his health - it is quite easy to see where he'll jump. If he does manage to get up, jump down, and then back up when he gets down. But this is not a smart think IMHO as Sanctus fight becomes even more annoying than usual if you don't do Dante fight properly, as does first Dante fight in New Game Plus mode.
Against Big Toads, when you get it to rest for a bit (temporary K.O.), target the tongue for massive damage - first one or two sword attacks, then either Buster or Pandora.
(Nero only) Against any unshielded (no energy field) enemy, but especially Dante - get close to them, and wait for exact moment when they start attack to Buster them. This will make them incapable of evading the Buster. After that, you can continue attacking, but against Dante, it is recommended that you back down and wait for him to attack; rinse and repeat. As for Dante's Stinger attack, evade it with jump / double jump (latter works better), Snatch Dante and then Buster him.
Dante's styles - these can be pain in the ass to learn all, and I didn't even attempt it, but my advice is to specialize for one style, perfect it, and only then attempt to learn the next one. Since I prefer close-quarters combat, I chose Swordmaster to specialize in, but different people = different preferences. I sometimes use Gunslinger as well (those rare times I choose to attack enemy from afar, for crowd control for example) but I never found any use for styles beyond these two. As for Nero, I found Blue Rose mostly useless except for the crowd control - if there are too many smaller enemies, use Charged shot to throw some of them back, then follow up with sword on those in the front.
Against Berial and Sanctus - when you manage to eat away their shield/flames and stun them, do one or two more sword swipes, and then follow up with Buster (for Nero) or Pandora rockets (for Dante), and get the hell out before they recover; rinse and repeat. Against Berial, try to stay in the air and behind him as much as possible. Sanctus telegraphs his attacks (especially in the second fight); "Repent!" - jump and snatch to avoid ground wave attack; "The Savior is Coming" - get away from him; "AAH!"/"Burn!" - just run to the side; "Resistance is futile!"- snatch him; "I sentence you to death!" - strike him few times with the Red Queen; "The power of the sword!" / "Prepare for judgment!" - use Buster attack to counter his charge and inflict some massive damage.
Against Echidna - when she charges at you, roll to evade it.
Against Agnus - if he manages to grab you and starts sucking up energy, use DT to cancel it. If he doesn't do that but simply starts to suck up energy, simply attack, attack, attack - he'll get stunned and stop the theft.
Against Gladius opponents - with Nero, it is possible to Snatch them out of the air and throw them at other Gladiuses. With Dante, get up close and blast them with Pandora; otherwise, evade and blast them with Pandora once they get stuck into the ground.
(Nero only) Against Angelos - use Snatch to get behind them, then either Buster or sword attack (S+Space+I then W+Space+I; sorry, can't remember how combo is called exactly). For Dante, platform jump is a handy replacement.
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Using proper punctuation would help a lot IMO.
I am typing on a phone , in a burry so if you can do better then go ahead and be my guest.
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