Is Devil May Cry really that difficult?

[LeoXCV]

I had problems with DMC3 when I was young.
Very Hard mode was....well, very hard. And don't get me started on DMD mode.

I remember the first time playing DMC3 I wasn't expecting the 2nd mission on normal to be quite so difficult. That caught me of guard and got me my first death lol. Not so long ago I found out that the Original is a lot harder than DMC3:SE so now I know why that happened xD

 

[camilopezo]

Like many games, it gets easier as you play it.
For example in Devil May cry 3, at the beginning of the game, a hell vanguard is cause for alarm , but later in the game they become easier, sometimes fighting two or three of them at once, and you realize how much you've improved.

I personally, I can beat two Hell vanguards at once, but I can not beat three.

 

[darkmanifest]

I think all the games are challenging, but have a really good learning curve, especially DMC3. You have a lot of room to get familiar with how best to kill things while working up from Easy to DMD, and there's an endless combination of weapons, styles, and items you can use to help you along. It took me a lot of playthroughs to improve from pure suckage, but I was rarely bored or too frustrated, and the better I got, the more fun I had, so it was worth it. There's nothing more satisfying than when you first start seeing S and above rankings pop up everywhere after enduring D and C.

DMC2 was too easy, even when I really sucked. DMC1 was the hardest. I'd trade Nelo Angelo for Vergil any day, especially on the higher difficulties.

 

[DarkSlayer54]

DMC1 was the hardest. I'd trade Nelo Angelo for Vergil any day, especially on the higher difficulties.

For real?
That's kind of funny. For me it's the easiest DMC. I also found DMC3 to be the hardest.

 

[camilopezo]

For real?
That's kind of funny. For me it's the easiest DMC. I also found DMC3 to be the hardest.

I've only played 3 and 4. But I have a question.

How strong is a shadow.?

I ask because in one part of the game, you must fight three shadows simultaneously, and if we assume that each shadow is the level of a Hell Vanguard or even a Blitz. Fight against three shadows must be a nightmare.

 

[DarkSlayer54]

I've only played 3 and 4. But I have a question.

How strong is a shadow.?

I ask because in one part of the game, you must fight three shadows simultaneously, and if we assume that each shadow is the level of a Hell Vanguard or even a Blitz. Fight against three shadows must be a nightmare.

Ah, nah. You see.. what makes DMC1 easy is that every enemy can be beaten within 10 seconds. It's all about strategy.
Which is why I love it (I suck at reaction times, which makes bosses a nightmare since you have to be quick with dodging).
Anyway, for Shadow's you can kill them easily by using DT + Ebony and Ivory (I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Alastor should be equipped for this). If you have a full DT bar then you should have time to expose its orb and slash it to death. Personally, it took me awhile to fight 3 shadows at once, but it's pretty easy to dodge, taunt, and spam.

Alternatively, if you want to kill them under 10 seconds then you might want to try jumping on their spiked attack, then spam DT + Ebony and Ivory, and slash them a few times if that wasn't enough. It's pretty effective on a 1v1 fight against them, useful for DMD.

 

[Devil Player]

I've only played 3 and 4. But I have a question.

How strong is a shadow.?

I ask because in one part of the game, you must fight three shadows simultaneously, and if we assume that each shadow is the level of a Hell Vanguard or even a Blitz. Fight against three shadows must be a nightmare.

There was only one part where you had to face 3 shadows at the same time in DMC 1...

It was a secret mission, lol. Usually you have to face 1 or 2 shadows in the game, but not 3 at the same time.

That's why I got so shocked and used 2 holy waters to kill those bastards cats, lol. There is no problem with that.

 

[crush]

Concidering Capcom releasing Ghosts and goblins in the past...I think it's moderately easy. lol
Most of the Arcade shumps I play take months or even years to clear the game (In one case seven years for even one player to kill the final boss, which made the guiness record for the most difficult game in the world) IGN's most difficult game ranking makes me feeled very worried how people play games with so less variety nowadays...

But DMC3's DMD is one big pain, I can't believe they propped a enigma at the back of the hallway...I also hate Arkham, he is hard than Vergil I think.

 

[darkmanifest]

Ah, nah. You see.. what makes DMC1 easy is that every enemy can be beaten within 10 seconds. It's all about strategy. Which is why I love it (I suck at reaction times, which makes bosses a nightmare since you have to be quick with dodging).

Yeah, that's why DMC1 was harder for me, reacting is easier for me than strategy. DMC1 fights are super quick once you know the trick, but I always either forget them or can't get into the right rhythm.

 

[aoshi]

Ofcourse it is. And it is meant to be hard. Most people take DMC as a combat only-game but its not. Some of the missions are psycological and test your mind than jus hand-eye co-ordination. Yes, for a major part, it is about hand-eye co-ordination but thats not all. There are passive tasks like secret missions, finding blue-orbs, breaking combat adjucators(as called in DMC 3),little bit of plat-forming that make the game not jus about combat.

Soundtrack lyrics make it more apparent that game is about difficulty.

DMC 3 - Taste the blood.

The flinch in your eyes calls your bluff
Feel free to die when you�ve had enough
Useless cause is breaking your back
Your life will end when you attack

Knee�s in the blood
With your crying pleas
Wade in your sorrow bathe
In your fear
Clear your mind
From righteousness suffered
Witness the moment your
Failures Prosper

DMC 3 - Suffer

You got nothin' and nothin's got you
I can see your fear it surrounds you
Built with strife and insight but it's not enough
I'll defeat and discreet your every move
Instinctual, just take your life
One step, one breath you're under my knife
Killing slow is the way I conquer
Torture test can't wait no longer

Capcom developers themselves agreed that DMC 3 was hard even on normal mode. Hence they revised the difficulty and gave us DMC 3:SE.
Not finding DMC 3 hard is hard to believe.