Devil May Cry 4 Comments by Dan Whitehead

Must have title for hardcore fans, not-so-interesting for everyone else.

We do both, because that's what people want.

@blig_merk

DA ORKZ HAZ DA BESTEST CONZOLE

Capcom, put Mhunter 3 on PC as well as Wii, and I'll stop thinking you're rubbish.

It's a fantastic game on the consoles but unless you have a PC that can run this game at 60 fps then it bizarrely plays in slow motion... at least that's how the 30-40 fps demo felt to me when I tried it a month back. I had the demo running at 1680x1050 with 2X AA on my GeForce 7900 GT graphics card and the Test thing reported that my PC wasn't good enough!!! LOL

Graphically, despite the higher resolution, the game understandly looks almost indistinguishable from the 360 and PS3 version. It also felt odd playing this kind of game on a PC even though I was using the wireless Xbox 360 controller... it's definitely a console game at heart and feels out of place on the PC to me. Not that it matters as my "rig" isn't powerful enough to run it at 60 fps at my monitor's native resolution anyway.

but unless you have a PC that can run this game at 60 fps then it bizarrely plays in slow motion... at least that's how the 30-40 fps demo

Yup, I had that with the demo at one point as well. That said, I had some insane FPS number most of the time, but when I exaggerated a bit with the AA settings, it still felt smooth, but was running in slo-mo. Very weird behaviour for a game, it's like back int he 80s where some game used the CPU to determine the game's running speed, and would run way too fast with a new processor.

but, Sony rulez... kthxbye!

according to Capcom this game has been "pirated to hell and back "... from a post over on NeoGaf.

i don't like bastard hard games, but this game is way more fun on any setting but easy.

Dino Crisis. :(

@krudster

"We do both, because that's what people want."

Hear, hear! Thanks for ignoring the endless swarms of whingers. These re-review/comparison articles are appreciated, even if this particluar one doesn't interest me so much, as I already have the 360 version...

btw, I like comparisons as long as Sony rulez. muahahahaha!

One day krudster is going to go grab a rifle and kill every single one of you. You know who you are..

I disagree that "it desperately needs to evolve into the 21st century", isn't there room for old fashioned third person beat-em-ups? If it ain't broke, don't fix it I say. Plenty of us like DMC and Ninja Gaiden as they are.

The dark knight gag was fun though.

"pirated to hell and back " - Isn't that the plot of the third Pirates of the Caribbean film?

I actually have the PC game, because it's great to play the game on my 13" laptop (Dell m1330). Actually runs real nice on the GeForce 8400m GS w/ 128MB VRAM (despite the game case stating 256MB minimum).

Just mentioning this because it's a scenario where people like me who prefer console games would actually contemplate playing them on PC.

@Shakey_Jake33

Good point. If I had a laptop I would definately consider a purchase. The more I think about it, DMC is perfectly suited to playing on the move, with it's bitesize-ish(snacksize, maybe? - well, some of them anyway) mission structure. But alas, I do not have a laptop, and my PC outputs through my projector, as does my 360, PS3 and TV. So, just for the extras you get with it, not really an option for me.

As for Capcom's "Low sales" complaints:

You can't shake an at least a decade old reputation of being by far the worst console->PC port developer/publisher with a single game. Capcom's reputation on the PC is just a tiny bit above the Love Bug virus.

is this normal in a PC thread? My PC dick is bigger than yours? I suppose it's the same for everyone then... PS3 all the way :P

I have a PC as well, but quite honestly I haven't upgraded it for like years... so it's ancient (it still plays Diablo 2 quite well though)

I think people are just stating facts, which, bizarrely, makes people all defensive and lash out. That's their problem though.

I've got the beefier dell, m1530, if I had a wired 360 pad, I'd probably be playing it on PC...

That said, I'd so go for a new Dino Crisis in the style of the new Resi games...

My PC dick is bigger than yours? I suppose it's the same for everyone then... PS3 all the way

Mentioning specs can be useful for others to compare how it will run on their system. You want dick measuring, go into any 360 vs PS3 thread. :)

well PS3 vs. Xbox is fun and all. but it's standard hardware. if you look at the PC at least you can say that your dick is glowing in the dark ;).

sure it makes sense to state the setup of your rig. that way you don't have to read the recommendations by the games developer, they are usually pointless anyway. But you have to admit that there is some dick swinging going on here somewhere ;)

on the game: agree with Darren, it exhales "console game" from every bit.

on the review: I prefer more charismatic ones (well charisma is there, just too short though).

My PC dick is bigger, mind you £400 PS3 vs £2000 PC = no contest. Horses for courses though.

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£2k on a PC? WTF. must be the dogs bollocks then. so, put it on the table then, what are the specs :)

Bought it after having played the demo.
Sure for console people that thing is probably nothing new but to me as PC gamer I love the senseless smashing of enemies into the ground and shit.
Works nicely with my Xbox 360 gamepad on my 19" screen.
Wasn't too expensive at play.com either.
Mindless fun to let off some steam. :)

I still like dino hunter. I'll see myself out...

how did such a relentlessly negative review end up with a 'not too bad' 7/10 at the end?

also, imho there's plenty of room on the pc for an old-fashioned hack 'n slash, especially one that is as gorgeous as the demo led me to believe dmc4 is. and the demo ran flawlessly on my almost 3 year old hardware at 1680x1050 at max settings.

not all of us own a console, and we don't need to as long as there is still some variety among pc games. i have no problem if that variety comes in the form of quality console ports.

Funnily enough the PC mag reviews seem to think more highly about the game then EG, perhaps cause the PC is soprely lacking of these types of games. And by that I mean 3rd person action games, as well as a good Capcom port ;)

I would have got this already if I hadn't been so busy f'ing around with my old PES 5 goals after finally getting the PC version.

LOL at the "button-mashing" line the review's second sentence like Devil May Cry has Dynasty Warriors style gameplay.

This game is so easy to hate.

Surely the main reason to have this on a PC would be to play with keyboard and mouse like most PC gamers tend to prefer to do? Or is this like RE4 on PC in that you actually cannot do this? I dare say it's suited to pads better, but not everyone has one of those for their PC.

Tried the demo, then bought it. Utterly amazed that it was actually running on my not so great laptop, AND still looking great. That's one thing i miss in the reviews of this pc port, props to capcom on a grand job optimizing for any machine.
Cudnt help but just be entertained by all the crazy over-the-topness that seeps from this game's every pore.
It's fun to try it for a level or so, just to see what it's like, but it's not really fun and it doesn't improve the game in any tangible way.
The game's actually kinda slow without the turbomode, glad that feature from dmc3SE returned to numero 4 aswell. Saw sum footage on gametrailers on normal mode, it looked absolutely slow.
Keep it up w/ ports like this, Capcom. 4 out of 5

The game runs at double resolution, double framerrate and probably x4 tmes sharper textures in PC tha in consoles -at least in my rig-, and it cost 1/2.

But still not as atractive as I could expect. Frankly, DMC 1 was the best in the saga by a huge leap.

DMC 3 is a lot better than the original.

Fantastic game, fun, stylish and gorgeous. Easily 8+/10 for me.

I pity the console suckas who miss out on the extra PC goodies.

Nearly perfect PC port. Way to go CAPCOM! Looking forward to other PC titles.

P.S. Great GUI.

/lol, end of ad text, but technically speaking, this game is really brilliant (especially compared to old CAPCOM ports).

last one of these i played was 1 or 2 on my old ps2 i kinda thought it would be in full 3d by now.. meh! not really my thing