Took me 5 years...but i finally played DMC2!

and coming fresh outta playing 4 and before that 3, i am well, disappointed just like many others were in 2003, i dont think it wouldve been that bad if i played it after 1, but after 3 and 4, 2 lacks ridiculous amounts of variety as set forth by 3, i almost cant believe that in dmc2, theres pretty much only one sword combo and its nowhere near the fluidity level of 3 and 4, wow i heard it was bad before, but maybe it became even worse due to the releases of 3 and 4!

although i have to say, out of all dmcs, im finding this one the hardest to get S rankings on all parts, even dmc3 i had a few SSs rolling here and there, but in 2? damn i cant do that for beans, although the game is still pretty easy.

I just played it for the first time the other day myself.

It definitely sucks. I don't know what Capcom was thinking in 2003. They also ruined the Dino Crisis franchise that same year with a game that may be worse than DMC2. Lots of crap from them that year.

DMC2 just felt wrong. They had the vibe, but everything else was broken. The characters didn't seem right, including Dante. The combat felt slow and weak. Most bosses you could beat by just standing back and shooting at without getting hit. The story was 10 times worse than usual. It was just an uninspired game, as proven by bosses like INFECTED CHOPPER!

A friend of mine is playing through all four DMC's (for the first time) in order, and I keep telling him to skip DMC2, but he won't listen...

...oh why won't he listen?

DMC 2 was so bad in fact that after having LOVED the first one i played the 2nd one and have since never played a single DMC game. Not 3 and not 4.

It was bad enough to turn me off of the entire series probably forever.