Yes, seriously...
I'm not really the kind of person who takes time to defend, more the straight attack now look back later.
Bearing in mind, this was my very first try with no tutorials or anything.
I have never thought of a DMC game to be a first-time gettable or achievable game. So i experiment it in my first try than directly go for completing missions. Like searching for secret missions - combo shortcuts - enjoying my walk through beautiful architecture - enjoy the awesome music - check out how detailed the developers went for(like till the detail of character's facial expressions in actual game, costume design, swinging of the jacket when you run, terminology used to describe items(though jus referred as talismans in DMC 4 , DMC 3 had quite many terms that i never knew of). It is then , i actually play to beat missions. So experimenting should not hurt you much or let you give up on the game cuz DMC is not that kinda game where jus walkthrough, finish the game and be done with it.
If you are hurt by the game, don't be. Jus try watever you think is possible in the game and you will definitely come through.
I did find agnus with dante a bit tough though cuz dante's combos were scattered across styles and i hardly had moves against him. But did not find that hard that i would give up.
Also, I also found countering and timed-dodging or using royal guard on enemies as a real pain. The demons were so fricking lethargic that i could never guess when the attack would land. Like the angelos , charging the sword. The minute i saw angelos using sword, I decided i would go royalguard on them. But their attacks were like charging forever that the more i waited to block them, i was never able to guess when the attach would land. However, I did get the timing right after a few tries.Nero's table hopper too took awhile for me to time them. I was not able to get these timings right on my first play but experimented a lot this way.So i recommend you too to experiment with the game than go for the kill rightaway.
