Lopen posted...
I think you posted the wrong video because 1. I didn't notice the 3 fighting styles. 2. The highest he got was to A rank and it didn't seem "too easy" at all. He was constantly comboing and not getting hit for a good 45 seconds to get to A-- and while the combos generally only hit one guy, they did mix it up enough that that's about how quick you expect it to be in the other DMC games, even only hitting one guy. (you can hit SSS a lot quicker than that if you're comboing multiple enemies)
I mean I'll take your word for it that a video exhibits the flaws you're saying, for now, but it isn't that one.
The styles are based on the weapons--his human style is normal sword attacks, angel glows blue, demon glows red. The axe weapon is a demon attack, the scythe is angel. It's seemingly nowhere near as in-depth as the styles in DMC3 that completely alter your moveset and play style.
My issue with rank was how easy it was to achieve and maintain, regardless of him not getting hit. You definitely had to put into more hits, more combos, and had to keep it up in order to stay. Maybe it's just a press demo, but it looked way too basic for what I expect from DMC. It's not super hard to get S ranks in DMC3, but you have to earn it, and it's why it's so satisfying.
The fact enemies didn't bother to try to come at him is another cause for concern, but it's an intro level and a press build so I'll wait until I can play before saying anything. If someone thinks it looks good and fun, that's cool with me. I'm just less optimistic with each new video. The good news from these videos, at least, is the crazy hitstun seems to toned down. That was automatic dealbreaker kind of stuff before. Totally ruined the smoothness of the combat.
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