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[Adam Blue]

I played through and beat DmC on the 360 over a weekend. It was a fun time, coming from someone that was never a big fan of the originals.

I then played some Shank, which I've always had problems with, and completely destroyed it. I felt like I was playing DmC - same with Shank 2.

I then went back to the Metal Gear Rising demo which I had a hard time with, and again, I completely destroyed it.

DmC seems to be a good trainer for playing other hack n' slash style action games. Even though DmC was a bit easy for me, it did require a lot of twitch mechanics. I think the forgiving health system gave me time to learn the controls and move-set, which was different than how easy it is to die in Shank and MGR.

Has anyone else come across this? Maybe with a different game or genre?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Now play DMC3

 

[Hystzen]

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

 

[MormaPope]

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Opposite for me. After playing a bunch of donte may cry I went back to DMC4 and started getting my ass beat on SoS.

 

[SapientWolf]

Try a no item run on Ninja Gaiden Black. Should be cake.

 

[Fried Food]

Now play Bayonnetta and have your eyes opened to true action expression gameplay.

 

[ponpo]

Just play Snake's Nightmare in MGS3.

 

[Yoshichan]

Now play DMC3

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

Guys...

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Now play DMC3

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

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[ezekial45]

Just go straight to Bayonetta.

 

[NIN90]

Bayonetta will you make you her bitch.

 

[Nyoro SF]

Viewtiful Joe next!

 

[dmr87]

Opening posts dropping knowledge.

 

[UpperCaseN]

So you're asking for 1 game that taught you how to play all the others in its genre? I sort of have one for me

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves came out pretty early for the Wii. I beat it and it was a very good at showing me what motions the Wii expects versus what you, the player, think it is expecting. A good example is when playing Wii Sports Tennis, some people think that you have to do a 1:1, real life tennis swing, where the truth is you can do a minor flick of the wrist to achieve the same thing in-game. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves taught me this and I feel that I had a better grasp of motion controls for all Wii games after.

This excludes WiiMotion+ of course, I actually have not played any games that feature it.

 

[joe2187]

Bayonetta will you make you her bitch.

I always come back for more, I'm on my 2nd playthrough of Infinite climax mode

 

[FoxSpirit]

Yeah, Bayonetta is awesome.

 

[UrbanRats]

I sold Ninja Gaiden (xbox) after trying several times to beat Alma in the church.

Later on i bought Ninja Gaiden Black and learnt how to actually play the game, thanks to the more forgiving Ninja Dog mode, after that i beat the game on normal without too many problems.

For the record, i still suck ass at videogames, though.

 

[Nibel]

Now play DMC3

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

Nice tag team combo guys

 

[clem84]

I played through and beat DmC on the 360 over a weekend. It was a fun time, coming from someone that was never a big fan of the originals.

I then played some Shank, which I've always had problems with, and completely destroyed it. I felt like I was playing DmC - same with Shank 2.

I then went back to the Metal Gear Rising demo which I had a hard time with, and again, I completely destroyed it.

DmC seems to be a good trainer for playing other hack n' slash style action games. Even though DmC was a bit easy for me, it did require a lot of twitch mechanics. I think the forgiving health system gave me time to learn the controls and move-set, which was different than how easy it is to die in Shank and MGR.

Has anyone else come across this? Maybe with a different game or genre?

I preffered DMC3, DMC4 and Bayonetta over DmC. DmC was still fun though.

 

[VeeP]

After you get destroyed in DMC3, DMC4, Bayonetta, and Ninja Gaiden Black, play some Arkham City. Dat Free Flow Combat.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Guys...

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I can't tell if this is self-promotion by a Cacpcom/NT guy or a troll set up for those first 3 glorious posts. Amazing.

 

[PapaJustify]

Came in here for a Bug. Found an awesome triple combo. Left happy.

 

[abasm]

I can't play Bayonetta on a PC, and that makes me sad. Platinum lack of PC support is my biggest knock against them, in fact.

 

[Grief.exe]

I can't play Bayonetta on a PC, and that makes me sad. Platinum lack of PC support is my biggest knock against them, in fact.

Yep.

They may be moving to fix that though, we can only hope.

Now play DMC3

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

Gentlemen

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Guys...

It was like activating bat within, dodge offsetting, continuining combo, juggle, air combo, then finishing with elemental weapon property attack.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Just go straight to Bayonetta.

If you want to have to memorize a 50,000 move list.

 

[Zeal]

Nice tag team combo guys

Lol wtf is the source of this gif I keep seeing. Its hilarious.

 

[Jocchan]

Now play DMC3

Then DMC4 for true gameplay

And then Bayonetta for perfection.

SSS

 

[Carbonox]

DmC is a good action game and very enjoyable. It's just nowhere near the top tier of action games due to its incredible simplicity and ease of progression through all difficulties. It's far more casual than I'm used to.

However, I would like to see more from this DmC universe. It's an intriguing one.

 

[GuardianE]

DmC combat depth = Shank 2 confirmed.

 

[ArjanN]

DmC combat depth = Shank 2 confirmed.

Or you could just admit DmC is a really good entry point for people to get into the genre.

 

[Dahbomb]

What's this Shank game?

Anyway yea DMC HD plus DMC4 and Bayonetta should be next on your list OP.

Holy crap a POSITIVE DmC thread on GAF!

 

[gryz]

Bayonetta on hard mode elevates your brain to a new level

 

[Jintor]

If you want to have to memorize a 50,000 move list.

Nonsense. Almost all of B's combos are combinations of Punch and Kick. Very few of them have timing requirements even, and dodge offset makes them all easy to perform.

 

[Lijik]

Damn at the opening three posts

Going along the lines of the OP I cant remember if playing a bunch of Sonic 2 on my iphone one night made me loads better at DKCR the next day or vice versa. Its one of the two. Kinda weird either way

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Nobody mentioning DMC1?

I-it's the best one, guys...

 

[sn00zer]

Nobody mentioning DMC1?

I-it's the best one, guys...

Gameplay wise? NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Everything else? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[TheSeks]

Nobody mentioning DMC1?

It aged, poorly.

And I say that as someone that played it in the PS2 era.

DmC combat depth = Shank 2 confirmed.

Shank wasn't ever an action game, so this is okay.

 

[Mileena]

Lol wtf is the source of this gif I keep seeing. Its hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BrkmIqUXck

 

[NIN90]

Nobody mentioning DMC1?

I-it's the best one, guys...

I replayed it back when the HD collection came out.
Yeaaaaaaah...
One certainly notices that it was the first one of its ilk.

 

[Dahbomb]

Nobody mentioning DMC1?

I-it's the best one, guys...

I did. Game play is still solid enough and puts more emphasis on DT management.

 

[HoodWinked]

God hand is still king

 

[XANDER CAGE]

It aged, poorly.

And I say that as someone that played it in the PS2 era.

Not disputing that at all, but BEWWWWWW BEWWWWWWWW BEWBEWBEWWWWW

Game is atmosphere-drenched, which is something I feel that the (still excellent) more action-oriented sequels lack.

 

[gryz]

Lol wtf is the source of this gif I keep seeing. Its hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BrkmIqUXck

 

[Pyramid head]

If you want to have to memorize a 50,000 move list.

Strange.. I have the memory of a goldfish and yet I was somehow able to earn all achievements for Bayonetta. I wonder how...

Oh I know. You actually don't need to memorise 50,000 moves.

 

[PedroPanache]

Try Enslaved. It's got one of the deepest, most intricate combat systems in the genre. There are some really impressive videos out there with some insane combos. The only downside is that the platforming can be very, very tricky at times.

 

[call_kotaku]

Try Enslaved. It's got one of the deepest, most intricate combat systems in the genre. There are some really impressive videos out there with some insane combos. The only downside is that the platforming can be very, very tricky at times.

C'mon this was supposed to be a positive thread

 

[PedroPanache]

C'mon this was supposed to be a positive thread

Don't be a fool, there can be no positive DmC threads......ever!

Spoiler

I actually really enjoyed DmC and Enslaved, too

 

[joe2187]

Try Enslaved. It's got one of the deepest, most intricate combat systems in the genre. There are some really impressive videos out there with some insane combos. The only downside is that the platforming can be very, very tricky at times.