a game that delivers in game play and story but falls short in level design
As far as the story goes the game offers an interesting saga to the franchise but in some places fails to explain background to the new devil hunter. My main problem was really who is Nero? As far as i can tell there is no backdrop into were the devil bringer comes from, his past with the characters like Credo and Kyrie. Also how he is able to harness the power of Yamato. This confused me as then is he the offspring of Vergil or someone else related to Dante as Sanctus refers to him having the blood of Sparda in him(sorry for spoiler). And also how does Yomato get in the hands of the order? These slight details left out are the only disappointments i see when it comes to story. Dante's story seems to pretty straight forward and sadly when it comes to main story takes a slightly backseat in the story to its main events. This is not to completely say he could of been left out but rather just could of been better utilized when it came to story.
As for gameplay, the combat is just as fast and furious as ever if not even slightly more crazy with the introduction of the devil bringer. At first i missed it when i switched to Dante but level 4 trickster fixed that with the warp ability :P The array of weapons is just as grand as any of the older devil may cry games. Other great combat features that return are the devil bringer which in Nero's case makes his devil bringer attacks even stronger. An improvement to Dante's style system comes too i the form of on the fly changeability which offers great combo opertunities.
The disappointment here is that when it comes to switching to Dante you basically do everything Nero does in reverse order! This slightly effects the experience as we are not introduced to new environments exclusive to Dante but rather just backtrack and fight the same bosses with a few differences toward the end of the game. What makes this less of a burden is that the fact that boss fights as so god dam fun!
As for the cut scenes, the game has some fantastic visuals which are on par when it comes to fancy acrobatics like that in previous game. This cut scenes do a fantastic job in moving the story's plot and express the character's emotions over certain events.
No doubt I've forgot to mention something but as it stands the game is a great addition to a great series. If your like myself you will play this game through a few times and come back to it at a later stage. Fans of the series will enjoy this installment of devil slaying action despite the veteran devil hunter taking a back when it comes to story.