If you play Devil May Cry four on the PC, you should expect all of the same visceral carnage featured in the console versions, but there’s a caveat: You’ll need a gamepad. If you’re a glutton for punishment, you can try using the game’s keyboard control scheme, but it’s awkward and frustrating. However, assuming that you have a decent controller, you’ll find that this excellent sequel is Capcom’s finest PC release in years.
It isn’t surprising that a game featuring the charmingly insane Dante would be so over the top, though the series’ famed antihero is not the real star this time around. Don’t worry; you’ll still get to play as Dante, and he brings with him a good selection of weapons and fighting styles, just as Devil May Cry fans would expect. But you’ll spend the majority of the game as newcomer Nero, who has a selection of impressive and elegant moves of his own. Nero is an excellent character, capable of delivering a few wisecracks, a brooding glance, and a heartfelt plea of love to his beloved Kyrie in a few moments’ time. He’s clearly cut from the same cloth as Dante, and it’s a bit disappointing that the game doesn’t explore this connection in more detail. Regardless, you’ll want to follow Nero’s exploits as he struggles to learn the truth about his own religious organization, The Order of the Sword, and Dante’s apparent murder of its leader.
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