How do you Jump Cancel in DMC 3 & 4?

[Sparda's rejected son]

I don't know how to Jump Cancel. :/ I watched videos on Youtube about how to Jump Cancel but I don't get, or perhaps my timing is off. Can somebody explain it to me please.
PLEASE use normal words because if I see all that DMC technical babble I'll be doomed. In other words talk to me as if I'm dumb. :lol:

Please be nice to me folks.

 

[Tony_Redgrave]

I suppose you have already seen this right? It's the best out there:

 

[Railazel]

I don't know how to Jump Cancel. :/ I watched videos on Youtube about how to Jump Cancel but I don't get, or perhaps my timing is off. Can somebody explain it to me please.
PLEASE use normal words because if I see all that DMC technical babble I'll be doomed. In other words talk to me as if I'm dumb. :lol:

Please be nice to me folks.

You remember those moving chess pieces? Those are literally statues and because Dante is a hardcore stuntsman he can jump off of them. Same thing with every other enemy. You know how you would slash a scythe- wielder and dust would fly out, that's because he's a moving statue too! So all you have to do is jump on him. You can do that for nearly all you enemies, just jump on them. Once you get the basics down, you can try to fine tune yourself to jump cancel while attacking.

 

[Zilla]

It's much like riding a bike; Takes time, but once You get it You never lose it.

 

[DragonMaster2010]

I jump canceled on accident while doing the air combo with Vergil and Yamato. I also did it with bewolf.

 

[Sparda's rejected son]

I suppose you have already seen this right? It's the best out there:

I never saw this video until now however thank you Tony because that video gave me a better idea on how to JC. Now I gotta try what the video taught.

 

[Nessy]

You use "Enemy Step" in mid air to jump off of your opponents before an attack completes, this cancels your attack and you can do it again.

 

[darkdeamon92/dmc3/]

i also dont know how to JC but that vid helped me alot thank you very much tony and lets not forget SRS for this awesome thread

 

[Sparda's rejected son]

I tried to JC cancel the other day and it worked!! I could only JC with Rebellion & Beowolf thou.
Its rough to get the timing down.

 

[ROCKMAN X]

Just find a way stick in the air for while

 

[V]

That video is a good video - but I find his button-pressing technique a bit overly-complicated. It's really quite easy. Set X to jump and square as the attack button, then to practice your first JC use Beowulf's Killer Bee.

Jump, press the attack with the lock-on kept down to execute a Killer Bee on an enemy, but instead of holding down attack just tap it, and have your finger on the jump ready as soon as the character strikes the enemy. If you press jump at the precise moment of strike, you have JC'd and can attack again. Same goes for any of the other moves mentioned. It's all in the timing.

 

[Sparda's rejected son]

That video is a good video - but I find his button-pressing technique a bit overly-complicated. It's really quite easy. Set X to jump and square as the attack button, then to practice your first JC use Beowulf's Killer Bee.

Jump, press the attack with the lock-on kept down to execute a Killer Bee on an enemy, but instead of holding down attack just tap it, and have your finger on the jump ready as soon as the character strikes the enemy. If you press jump at the precise moment of strike, you have JC'd and can attack again. Same goes for any of the other moves mentioned. It's all in the timing.

I've managed to JC a couple of times with Rebellion and Beowolf but your method makes sense to me. I never thought of just tapping the button and having my finger ready to press the jump button upon contact. Thanks Lexy! ^_^