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[Glass Rebel]

Is the PC version technically Steamworks if it also appears on shit?

Huh. That is odd.

Darksiders II is on Origin as well but 100% Steamworks. They just forgot to mention it for DmC on the store page. Don't worry guys

 

[DihcarEM]

Here are vids of my brother beating four bosses on DMD with no damage. Sadly the bosses are a joke compared to the previous DMC(in particular Dmc1,3.).

Huge spoilers, the bosses are:

Spoiler

Bob B, Lilith, Mundus and lastly Vergil.

The vids are in that order.

1. http://youtu.be/Au0Z_HPWZZY

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFaBrqMcxNk

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q49-UUoxGY

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzA1JKDJVPU

 

[MagnetoWned]

That feel when I really want to play DmC but Redbox isn't carrying it and Gamefly hasn't shipped it

 

[ultron87]

Played the first four levels yesterday. Having a great time. I find Dante far more likable then I ever would have expected.

I wish Nephilim difficulty was a little harder.

I've never been one to master combat in these games, but the one thing I'm definitely noticing is that I'll often angel pull my way to the guy I'm not intending due to the no lock on. Especially if I have a guy up above that I'm trying to juggle and just launched higher and there's another guy on the ground. It almost always zips me to the ground guy.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Here are vids of my brother beating four bosses on DMD with no damage. Sadly the bosses are a joke compared to the previous DMC(in particular Dmc1,3.).

You call them a joke. I call them fun rather than controller breakingly frustrating. I love me some DMC but the bosses were usually a different story. I'll never understand the sub-culture of sadomasochism that some gamers will expose themselves to and doggedly claim that anything else isn't worth their time. The same folks that love the Souls series I would wager.

Different strokes.

 

[Mike M]

You call them a joke. I call them fun rather than controller breakingly frustrating. I love me some DMC but the bosses were usually a different story. I'll never understand the sub-genre of sado-masochism that some gamers will expose themselves to and doggedly claim that anything else isn't worth their time. The same folks that love the Souls series I would wager.

Different strokes.

I love Dark Souls, but am not any sort of high level DMC player and hate the shit out of many of the bosses (Fucking Nightmare... Ugh). They're different beasts though, Dark Souls is a far more plodding pace and penalizes carelessness, DMC seems to be punative against anyone without pitch-perfect execution and timing.

 

[Dahbomb]

You call them a joke. I call them fun rather than controller breakingly frustrating. I love me some DMC but the bosses were usually a different story. I'll never understand the sub-genre of sado-masochism that some gamers will expose themselves to and doggedly claim that anything else isn't worth their time. The same folks that love the Souls series I would wager.

Different strokes.

Ok bro.

None of the bosses in a DMC game were "controller breakingly frustrating" especially on the easy/normal difficulties. Excuse us for asking a modicum of challenge from BOSS fights especially when pretty much every other game provides easy mode "press A" to win boss fights.

Honestly speaking the enemies provide a higher challenge in DmC than the bosses. The bosses ARE a joke. It's one thing for them to be easy on Normal but for them to be a easy on DMD is well (the hardest difficulty in the game)... a joke.

 

[DihcarEM]

You call them a joke. I call them fun rather than controller breakingly frustrating. I love me some DMC but the bosses were usually a different story. I'll never understand the sub-cultere of sadomasochism that some gamers will expose themselves to and doggedly claim that anything else isn't worth their time. The same folks that love the Souls series I would wager.

Different strokes.

On the easier modes sure, but DMD is specifically designed to push the best gamers to the limit. Mainstream gamers move on quickly, hardcore gamers can stick with a single game for years. That's why we still received gameplay from Dmc1,3 and 4 long after the game came out.

 

[Darkdeus]

relevant comic: http://www.thebroctopus.com/comic/for-better-or-worse/

So is the new dante really as bad as the initial previews made him out to be or is he alright?

 

[Chamber]

relevant comic: http://www.thebroctopus.com/comic/for-better-or-worse/

So is the new dante really as bad as the initial previews made him out to be or is he alright?

Dante is dead. Long live Donte.

 

[Ahasverus]

relevant comic: http://www.thebroctopus.com/comic/for-better-or-worse/

So is the new dante really as bad as the initial previews made him out to be or is he alright?

He's more than alright.. he's -god forbid- GOOD. Most carismatic character of the game. Dare I say it more "humanistic" than old dante for better or worse.

 

[GuardianE]

relevant comic: http://www.thebroctopus.com/comic/for-better-or-worse/

So is the new dante really as bad as the initial previews made him out to be or is he alright?

I think he's still pretty bad. Particularly his voice acting. He's become a better character the more we've seen of him, but I still think his design is ass.

 

[Curufinwe]

He's more than alright.. he's -god forbid- GOOD. Most carismatic character of the game. Dare I say it more "humanistic" than old dante for better or worse.

Shame that the new Vergil is no Vergil and the new lady is no Lady.

 

[Darkdeus]

yea i still don't like the design but I'm glad to hear his character is not that bad. I'll definitely pick up the game at some point.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Ok bro.

None of the bosses in a DMC game were "controller breakingly frustrating" especially on the easy/normal difficulties. Excuse us for asking a modicum of challenge from BOSS fights especially when pretty much every other game provides easy mode "press A" to win boss fights.

Honestly speaking the enemies provide a higher challenge in DmC than the bosses. The bosses ARE a joke. It's one thing for them to be easy on Normal but for them to be a easy on DMD is well (the hardest difficulty in the game)... a joke.

Whatevs. I guess I just have a strong distaste for bosses in general. I feel like they're an old, outdated and tired device originally intended to articially lengthen a game thereby giving the (false) impression of value. If they were removed completely from the medium, I'd be ecstatic.

Like I said - different strokes, bro.

 

[GuardianE]

Whatevs. I guess I just have a strong distaste for bosses in general. I feel like they're an old, outdated and tired device originally intended to articially lengthen a game thereby giving the (false) impression of value. If they were removed completely from the medium, I'd be pretty damn happy.

Like I said - different strokes, bro.

Ugh, what a terrible opinion. Bosses themselves aren't a broken mechanic. They're just generally done poorly. You happen to be playing a franchise that has always excelled at them.

 

[Mike M]

Yeah, I'm surprised at how much I'm liking his character. Still has the casual disregard for physics in cutscenes and a bit of the wiseass factor, but has a much larger range of emotions (though still not a lot) compared to OG Dante.

 

[Ricker]

Ok that's it for me...Barbas fight is a huge pain in the ass,have fun guys I am out.

 

[Risette]

Whatevs. I guess I just have a strong distaste for bosses in general. I feel like they're an old, outdated and tired device originally intended to articially lengthen a game thereby giving the (false) impression of value. If they were removed completely from the medium, I'd be ecstatic.

Like I said - different strokes, bro.

That's great and all, but nothing you say holds true for anything except bad bosses, which the bosses in the praised DMC games don't fall under.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Ugh, what a terrible opinion. Bosses themselves aren't a broken mechanic. They're just generally done poorly. You happen to be playing a franchise that has always excelled at them.

Thanks - this is now copy and pasted on my "Dunderhead Quote Top-Ten List for 2013". Cheers.

 

[DarknessTear]

Playing the PS3 version. The audio cuts out randomly and then comes back on. Wtf?

 

[GuardianE]

Thanks - this is now copy and pasted on my "Dunderhead Quote Top-Ten List for 2013". Cheers.

No problem. Terrible opinions exist. Generally the people who argue otherwise are those with terrible opinions.

Here are vids of my brother beating four bosses on DMD with no damage. Sadly the bosses are a joke compared to the previous DMC(in particular Dmc1,3.).
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzA1JKDJVPU

Thanks for posting this. I wanted to see how this played out in DMD. Pretty weak.

 

[slaughterking]

Ok that's it for me...Barbas fight is a huge pain in the ass,have fun guys I am out.

Huh, what exactly is giving you trouble? It's barely even a fight. You're mostly just avoiding pretty obvious laser beams.

 

[Ahasverus]

Shame that the new Vergil is no Vergil and the new lady is no Lady.

Yet

I give every origin story the benefit of doubt

 

[SlasherJPC]

Ok that's it for me...Barbas fight is a huge pain in the ass,have fun guys I am out.

Is this why alot of gamers find the original DMC games bosses hard?

 

[CloakedPuppet]

No problem. Terrible opinions exist. Generally the people who argue otherwise are those with terrible opinions.

Also, thankfully we belong to a community where folks who write smart and constructive posts and those like yourself can coexist.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Also, thankfully we belong to a community where folks whom write smart and constructive posts and those like yourself can coexist.

So which one are you suppose to be?

 

[Chamber]

Ok that's it for me...Barbas fight is a huge pain in the ass,have fun guys I am out.

Just watch the DMD video up there for tips.

The main problem with the bosses is how easily all of them are exploited by things like Demon Evade, Overdrive, and Trinity Smash. You can beat basically all of them with those 3 moves. Demon Evade is way too powerful even on DMD.

 

[GuardianE]

Also, thankfully we belong to a community where folks whom write smart and constructive posts and those like yourself can coexist.

Let's be fair. I told you why I think your opinion is a bad one. If I just said "terrible opinions, yo" you might have a leg to stand on, but instead you took one statement out of context just so you wouldn't have to address the rest.

 

[Ahasverus]

Is this why alot of gamers find the original DMC games bosses hard?

I just killed it. ME the dorkes DMC player in the world. If you are low on health just use Devil trigger or whatever it's called this time. Great battle and precceding levels.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

So which one are you suppose to be?

I am the α and Ω.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Let's be fair. I told you why I think your opinion is a bad one. If I just said "terrible opinions, yo" you might have a leg to stand on, but instead you took one statement out of context just so you wouldn't have to address the rest.

You think my opinion is terrible. I (obviously) don't. Where's the discussion?

 

[PepperJack]

25th can't come soon enough.
Any word on BP? Is it going to be a single lame arena with random mobs, or will they change up the arenas and put their own twist on BP. Capcom said it will come shortly after the release...perhaps we'll get BP on the 25th as well?

 

[kayos90]

Wondering if we're going to be able to preload this game so we can play this when it's the 25th or I have to wait forever to download this sucker.

 

[Dahbomb]

Thanks for posting this. I wanted to see how this played out in DMD. Pretty weak.

The enemies are 10x the challenge that those bosses are on DMD mode. A slightly stronger enemy does more damage than the final boss...

I really think that DMD bosses are bugged or something.

 

[Chamber]

25th can't come soon enough.
Any word on BP? Is it going to be a single lame arena with random mobs, or will they change up the arenas and put their own twist on BP. Capcom said it will come shortly after the release...perhaps we'll get BP on the 25th as well?

The screenshots on the website show different arenas but not much else is known.

 

[SapientWolf]

You call them a joke. I call them fun rather than controller breakingly frustrating. I love me some DMC but the bosses were usually a different story. I'll never understand the sub-culture of sadomasochism that some gamers will expose themselves to and doggedly claim that anything else isn't worth their time. The same folks that love the Souls series I would wager.

Different strokes.

Very few people pick up on it, but DMC had some MegaMan in its DNA.

 

[GuardianE]

You think my opinion is terrible. I (obviously) don't. Where's the discussion?

I dunno. I suppose we could dwell on your insecurities and overly defensive posture, based on both your responses to both DahBomb and myself. Or you could explain why DMC's bosses were alleged time wasters or falsely valued vs. DmC's bosses, which I can only assume is because you don't like challenging yourself in games.

Very few people pick up on it, but DMC had some MegaMan in its DNA.

It really does. I loved the subtle elemental weaknesses in DMC3.

The enemies are 10x the challenge that those bosses are on DMD mode. A slightly stronger enemy does more damage than the final boss...

I really think that DMD bosses are bugged or something.

Well, I didn't see how much damage he does, but his patterns are boring and repetitive. I guess I was just expecting more. Maybe even DMD only attacks.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Very few people pick up on it, but DMC had some MegaMan in its DNA.

Yeah. That sounds about right. Actually, my first real exposure to MegaMan was fairly recent - on PSN with MM9. That is frustration made flesh!

I guess I'm just not that kind of gamer. Never have been - not my idea of fun.

 

[CloakedPuppet]

I dunno. I suppose we could dwell on your insecurities and overly defensive posture, based on both your responses to both DahBomb and myself. Or you could explain why DMC's bosses were alleged time wasters or falsely valued vs. DmC's bosses, which I can only assume is because you don't like challenging yourself in games.

Insecurities? That's golden.

Shame on me for coming off as defensive when some nobody from a random message thread calls my opinion, which I clearly stated as so, as horrible.

Get bent.

 

[Data West]

I dunno. I suppose we could dwell on your insecurities and overly defensive posture, based on both your responses to both DahBomb and myself.

Don't be so antagonistic.

 

[GuardianE]

Don't be so antagonistic.

Well played.

 

[Andrew.]

Soooo.........great game huh guys?

 

[CloakedPuppet]

Soooo.........great game huh guys?

Absolutely. Apologies for the derail.

 

[Anteater]

So that dmc3 dante skin is paid DLC?

 

[Andrew.]

Can't wait to get home and jump into that training arena. I really want to get good at the combat. Just by playing the first mission I was getting incredibly anal at my performance ratings.

 

[Carbonox]

So that dmc3 dante skin is paid DLC?

Unfortunately.

 

[kayos90]

Well played.

Should've said touche for style points brah.

 

[GuardianE]

Can't wait to get home and jump into that training arena. I really want to get good at the combat. Just by playing the first mission I was getting incredibly anal at my performance ratings.

Did they nerf the Style point increase from E&I or increase the damage they do? Is it still possible to sit at SSS and farm points?

Should've said touche for style points brah.

Gotta mix it up to maintain rank.

 

[Lunar15]

Honestly, the Polygon review has been one of the fairer viewpoints, and very much in line with what I'm hearing from this thread. I know that site isn't well loved here, but I've begun to come around to it.