Glimpses

 Shouldn’t have skipped the first game. Finally, I have played and completed this game. I remember seeing its screenshots on a YouTube channel and thinking how great the graphics looked. So realistic. I wanted to jump to DMC5 straightaway, but at the same time felt guilty for skipping all the lore. Of course, I could watch cutscene compilations of all the previous games, but it just isn’t the same as playing the game and experiencing the story for yourself. Although admittedly, I did skip on the first 2 games because of the outdated graphics, and regretted skipping the first game whenever a reference to it was made in DMC5. I could still get it, though, thanks to its cutscene compilation, but still, playing the game would have been better. Oh well.   Major Overhaul DMC5 introduces a lot of new stuff in the series while leaving its soul intact. Other than Dante and Nero whom we’ve already met in DMC4, this game introduces V, a new playable character with a completely di...

 My first intention was to play DMC 5 (because I’m a sucker for newer games with good graphics), but my conscience didn’t let me miss out on the history, and I felt obligated to try at least DMC 3 and 4. From what I’ve heard, the 2 nd installment isn’t regarded well so I didn’t feel guilty about giving it a pass. Also, as I discovered later, there are no recurring characters in DMC 4 from the 2 nd game. The first DMC, however, was a groundbreaker, and still holds a good reputation among the fans of the series. I didn’t play it though because, again, I’m a sucker for newer games with good graphics (yeah yeah, sue me, whatever) and I didn’t think I could handle so much DMC. That last bit turned out to be true, since I feel a dire need to take a break from the series, having completed the 4 th game just last night at 2 AM. I did commit a small gamer’s sin and watched all cutscenes of DMC 1 and 2 after I completed the third one, just to catch up on the story. To be frank I was alr...