I realize in hindsight this is my 300th video. I'm sorry.

When DMC 5 explained this game in like one sentence, I knew something was up.

Johnny was able to accomplish what BSC and SGB couldn’t. Play DMC 2

I like the fan interpretation that Dante's sudden shift in mood and personality is that he's incredibly depressed and burnt-out after killing Nelo Angelo in DMC1 and is just going through the motions this entire game. It fits in nicely to where he's at in the Animated Series, even if we know that the real reason is just because an unnamed producer thought talkative Dante was lame.

Dante’s Devil Trigger:👹 Lucia’s Devil Trigger:🕊️ Trish’s Devil Trigger:😎

I do like the fan theory that Dante was going through a depressed phase after the events of DMC1. Trish disappearing, realizing she’s not really “his mom”, and Vergil being dead and leaving him all alone with no family gave us this DMC2 Dante

Fun fact: *this* used to be the Dante featured in SMT Nocturne. He was rewritten to be closer to his more popular portrayals in the HD remaster, barring how he silently helps you in all routes.

I'm so glad Johnny finally got to cover Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. What a great time.

I genuinely love how Arius’ scream actually scared Dante a little bit. I would flinch too.

Officially braver than Matt or Lewis ever were.

To answer your question about whether people called this Dante "Donte" back in the day, pretty much, yes. He was so radically different from the first game's Dante that for a while, there was this prevailing theory that this was someone else impersonating Dante. The PS2 version of Viewtiful Joe would even joke about DMC2 Dante by implying it was actually Dante's associate Enzo who stole his clothes and gear.

A few days ago I went to a gamestore and picked up the first 3 DMC games, and it turns out so many people bought 1 and 3 but not 2 that they now had way too many copies of 2 so they straight up gave me a 2nd copy for free. I think that should be a good indication for the game's overall quality.

Johnny deserves a crown for that Ed Edd n Eddy joke. By far the most endearing thing you've ever done, to me anyway

Hideaki Itsuno does at least know how to find good things out of a bad game. You'd be surprised to find how many things from this game were reworked amazingly well for DMC3.

4:33 Johnny using Ed, Edd, Eddy for a joke is one of the greatest things he has ever done.

I give Capcom respect for acknowledging DMC2 in the timeline by placing DMC5 after it, but I’d give them mad respect if Lucia appeared in DMC6

6:03 That noise conbined with the confused look is amazing.

Lucia is on my list of Potentially Cool Female Characters Capcom Done Did Dirty. Barebones as it is, I actually liked her story, with her identity crisis and her relationship with her adoptive grandma. It's a shame she's never made a reappearance, and seemingly never will, because of the chilly reception to the game she came from.

I always liked Lucia’s design. I kind of hope she’s given another chance to shine in the future.

The Groundhog Day clip was masterfully inserted.

I would love for Johnny to take on the Like a Dragon(Yakuza) series, even with how long that would be.

Congrats Johnny, you've earned the right to play DMC3 now, the best in the series in my opinion

Good things about Devil May Cry 2: Dante and Lucia's designs. My personal favorite look for Dante. He looks so cool. Lucia is very gorgeous 🥰 She should return in a new game. The entire soundtrack. The music for the final boss is EPIC 🎼🎵

The first 9 seconds convinced me to put a like in this video xD Arius' scream and the "King? Here is your crown" scene where the highlights of Devil May Cry 2 story.

Oh btw, a neat note. In DMC3, each of the styles was based off of a part of a Capcom game Trickster was based off the dodge mechanic in Devil May Cry 2 Swordmaster was apparently based off Marvel Vs. Capcom's crazy air combos, even having Aerial Rave as a move name. Royal guard was based off of the parry system from Street Fighter III And Gunslinger was just called Dante style because... guns? It actually even has the special charge shot move that you probably didn't even realize was in DMC1

DMC2 had really great animations and cool moves and I like how Dante looked like. Thats pretty much all good about that game

I think what's interesting about this game is that it was, at one point, the last chronological entry in the series. Leading up to DMC 5, Capcom even changed the timeline, making DMC 4 the latest game in the series.

King? Yeah, here's your crown

Every time I visit a Johnny video, new or old, I’m always shocked at the fact that his subscriber count somehow isn’t in the millions.

I’ve been watching Vinny Vinesauce way too long. I saw the thumbnail and I immediately snort quacked laughing like binyot would. I can hear his “DEE EHM SEE TOO DONTI BASTE BINNY PLZ” voice throughout this whole video

Lewis' editing is always improving by leaps and bound and he was already great. DMC2 was also my first dmc game i played

I love this game. Especially that one scene near the end where Dante beats the bad guy and says “I guess even the Devil May Cry, too… Dante disc”. It’s a tearjerker.

4:34 That Ed Edd N Eddy clip put a BIG smile on my face. Way to go Lewis, I know you’re not fond of DMC2 too much but that was great. XD

Mid 2000's Capcom was something else man, so many releases all at once on every console

3:12 - 3:39 I was laughing my ass off xD The cross fade transitions with Dante's dry deliveries made it all feel even lamer, I love it

What a great way to start off a Saturday morning with a new video from Johnny

DEE EM CEE TOO DONTE IS GUD AND HE SCHUT AND BINTY PLAYD IT

That Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy clip was so out of pocket LMAO

I need a green screen of that Johnny head turn at 6:05, that was priceless

Nice editing, Lewis. I laughed quite a bit at the little reference clips.

19:53 The million stab is performed with triangle, triangle, then direction+triangle while in DT. It is basically Dante´s DT combo C. The weird/neat thing about this game is that all the directional combos are different between human and DT form. There is also a cool exploit you can do with this move. If you turn off DT just before the million stab animation, Dante will still perform the move as if in DT, but will not have to pay the DT cost. I really enjoyed this review and congrats on your 300th video. Looking forward to DMC3. Consider playing through the game with original mode first to get a more authentic feel. Also be sure to get one of your bros to test out the Switch version´s co-op bloody palace mode.

I dont play these games. But every review you make makes me laugh, 10 years later. Including this one.

Fun fact: DMC2 is one of the few games in the series to include Unlock codes, in that you can unlock the clear bonuses without needing to clear each difficulty. Trish is also usable in both discs. This is also the first game to include Gold Orbs, which auto revive you when you die instead of the Yellow Orbs returning you to the start of the room. (Which doesn't help this game's difficulty being REALLY low.)

From what I heard about this game being on 2 disk was sort of because of Resident Evil 2. RE2 was on 2 disk by accident. Supposedly they accidentally measured the amount of audio data and realized it couldn’t fit on one PS1 disk. They might have been able to fix it, but they found out late in development. So they had to put the game on 2 disk. But it kind of gave Capcom a marketing advantage by claiming the game was so big that they couldn’t fit it on one disk. Supposedly they were trying to do the same thing here just on purpose.

This was one of my favourite reviews of yours in a long time. The jokes were really well done and timed perfectly. The fade in transition at 6:02 coupled with the scream got me good. Thanks for this, Johnny! Have a good one.

Congratulations on 300 episodes, Johnny! :) Looking forward to the rest of this marathon and whatever else you decide to do next.

6:03 That reaction alone makes this video worth watching.

Happy 300th Johnny! Also, this skit 4:33, 11/10 🤣👌

JONY PLEES PLAY DEE EMM CEE 2 IS BEST GAEM, BINTY SAYS SO! Jokes aside, very happy to see you go through this one, John. Happy 300th!

It can be up in the air for those who might not be familiar with the 2 sided coin, but it's quite a well known object that has appeared in other forms of media as well (like manga and shit). With that said, this coin is often used to hide the owner's own feelings and intentions. Think of Crow from Deadman Wonderland. Throughout the entire manga he is shown as narcissistic, uncaring and tough, but would usually do favors to others as long as his two sided coin would determine so. Long story short, he does eventually reveal it was all a facade and that he does actually care about those around him, he was just trying to keep his tough, masculine image. By that what I mean is that Dante did in fact care about Lucia and her request, but to not show his real emotions, he hide them with his 2 sided coin and attributed everything to "luck" or "fate". This is implied even at the end when Lucia receives the coin and realizes Dante was deceiving her the whole time, refering to him as "that macho" while having a smile on her face. It should be noted this is quite in character with Dante as in both DMC1 and DMC3 (which is a prequel to DMC1), Dante shows emotions but always refuses to accept them (there's in fact a scene in DMC3 I am not going to spoil for you). Anyways, yeah, no, it's not a joke as you believe.

Always happy to watch on both Patreon and on the channel, too. Thank you for the great content as always, Johnny 🫡

Tbh, the devil trigger amulets to me were useful for those switches in the air where you just equip the one to fly in devil trigger and also to switch between healing and damage if you got hit a bit too much as it was just free healing then.

Thank you for the ending bit! It's always important to have your own thoughts

Damn, Johnny's editing for this video is on POINT!

What a nice way to start a Saturday morning with a Johnny upload

the only good thing to have come out of Devil May Cry 2 was Dante's inclusion as a reoccurring Boss and eventual recruitable party member in Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (fun fact: thats where the little "Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series" meme came from- it was a sticker they printed on European copies of the game)

DMC2 is admittedly and always will be a guilty pleasure for me as I got that alongside DMC1 and played the hell out of them both. It has flaws. LOTS of flaws but I still enjoy it regardless. As for Dante's attitude...well with the official timeline being 3 > 1 > 2 > 4 > 5. I've always taken his shift in attitude being the realization that he's alone now, especially after realizing he killed his brother in 1. Obviously that doesn't excuse when DMC2 originally came out but I think hindsight helped Dante's characterization in 2, especially with the anime going into detail that Dante is immensely depressed when not on the job. Loved the review Johnny and I've been enjoying your marathon on a series I love very much. Looking forward to the next one!

Oh boy perfect vid to watch when i get home after a long day of work. Thanks Johnny!

Diesel made their outfits as promotional material, and I actually have Dante's Diesel Jacket.

Lewis may sigh 2.

Thanks for the unintentional birthday gift, John You make me a little less sad, my man

How to play DMC2: 1. Place some scotch tape over the square button

300 Johnny Vs. videos and still going. Amazing. Keep up the great work, man.

Ya know what Johonny should do for 301th video to celebrate? Another Sonic 06 review... And by that mean the Sonic P-06 fan project.

What baller artwork. Even for DMC2. DMC2 Dante is probably my favorite design.

25:03 - 25:44 I did have this problem for a while when I was younger but I eventually grew out of it. I mean as just one example, despite how much I love the classic series, I can't tell you how long I avoided Mega Man & Bass because of how much it gets ripped online. (especially from Johnny) Since everyone said it was awful I just didn't want to waste my time with it. It wasn't until I saw EPG's RoR episode on MM&B that I finally decided to give it a shot and holy hell do I love it. Despite how many games Johnny has introduced me to that I also fell in love with, this time I missed out on a game that I ended up loving because of its reputation, which I want to stress is not Johnny's fault by any stretch. It's mine entirely, for being so immature and not taking the opportunity to form my own opinion and taking someone else's as fact.

I'm going to borrow a quote from Patton Oswalt on his experience on Blade Trinity as it applies to DMC2 very well. "If you just sit and play Devil May Cry 2 it's a D- it just doesn't work, but if you know what they went through to get that video game made, it is an A+."

Oh jhonny, sweet poor ol jhonny. You are about to get some majore whiplash.

Just wanna say before I watch this, IT GETS BETTER I PROMISE

The infested chopper boss is the single greatest boss in all of video gaming. Devil May Cry 2 is already known as one of the greatest of all time (GOAT factor = high on this one), but the infestation that plagues the cities of Devil May Cry 2 allows for an extremely emotionally-complex character set. The infestation is a manifesto of our society and the zombie-like enthusiasm we take in our militarism, which is a great moral leap backwards. It spreads to the masses, and the military continues to kill. In that sense, the Infested Chopper boss fight is something more. You fight it once and it takes forever to beat. This mimics the reality of persuading a military enthusiast in real life - it takes forever. Then, the more you fight the choppers, you realize that the mission of beating them all is impossible. It is a grim fate that only Devil May Cry 2 can convey accurately. In other words, the infested chopper is definitively the single greatest boss fight in gaming and represents all of society's fears, which tells many stories which are incomprehensibly deep.

Johnny is literally one of the only content creators that I can blindly click on any video he puts out without having to worry about the quality of the video. Its always so well done and hes just gotten better and better through the years. Truly one of the golden game reviewers.

I never expected to see an Ed Edd'n Eddy clip to make a Johnny VS vid, but I appreciate it profoundly.

Just a tip for DMC 3. The Switch version has an exclusive feature where you can swap between combat styles on the fly. Where every other version has you pick one style at the start of the level and stick with it. Just something to consider.

I pray that one day that dmc 2 can get a remake

The best about Bloody Palace in DMC2 is that the thing is glitched. There is a good chance that it will crash on the higher floors. When I 100%ed this game on the PS3 I suddenly got a black screen somewhere around the final few floors. I was about to throw my PS3 out of the window, but then I realized that I could still hear Trish's footsteps, when tilting the analogue stick, so I just ran around, mashing buttons in hopes of activating one of the portals. It actually worked.

I finished replaying this yesterday (for some reason), Johnny's timing is on point

Time for Dee Emm Cee Toooooo

I still want Capcom to bring back Lucia and put her in a Good game

The special edition of DMC3 on Switch is what I would consider to be the definitive version of DMC3 to play. Though it's only on Switch, and not even in a collection (There is no DMC collection pack on Switch for that matter).

God damned Johnny. Not even five minutes in and you had me cackling with the 8 hours later bit. Loved this channel back in 2011 and I still love it today.

5:28 Holy shit that really is this game's cast, this gag is perfectly used

The only things I liked most about DMC2 are Dante's design and the potential Lucia had as a mainstay. Since Capcom's on a remake spree this game would benefit the most from one. If they decided to make Dante have more serious personality as he gets older Capcom coulda gotten away with making prequels like DMC3 and 4 _(before DMC5 released the fanbase agreed DMC2 was chronologically the last in the series)_ with a wackier Dante, while also potentially making Lucia a partner he'd settle down with (like they weirdly tried show hints of with Trish in the first game). Shame the only time she returns in the series is in an short paragraph of an optional prequel novel to DMC5. If she ever returns in-game they def need to fix her voice because her accent changes from French to Italian to American between lines and sometimes mid-sentence. Btw 18:44 you can do air combos in DMC2 but it's a bit awkward. You have to hold down the lock on button, tilt the left stick behind where Dante/Lucia is facing and then press the attack button. I found this out by pure accident.

This video seemed higher quality than usual at least with the amount of edits, really good stuff

The Ed Edd and Eddy edit was brilliant 😂😂😂😂

DEE EM CEE TOO IS DA BEAST DONTE IS GOD AND BAEST IN GAME PLEH GAEM PLAESS

Thank you for that message about, "X reviewer said this; therefore it is." I hate that kind of attitude. This is why I respect you and your content.

DMC2 had always been fascinating to me. From the behind the scene problems, the dull gameplay, and nothing story, it’s become a product I find amazing to observe. It’s not great, or even good most times, but it’s always stuck in my mind for better or worse.

Eyup. That's another one down. *Crosses it off on the "Funneh Games Jon must eventually suffer for"* _See ya after 2 videos~_

It's kinda sad to see one of the biggest video game franchise have a failed sequel, good thing the game after this is one of the best games ever.

johnny happy 300 video that crazy you made a lot and I love all of them and keep up the great work I can't wait to I see you 400 video

I have to work double shifts all this weekend and Memorial Day. So thank you Johnny for the video, It really lightened up my mood.

Before I even start watching this, I hope that somewhere, somehow, Lewis guest-stars in this video. It just makes sense. 14:33 You know what, I'll take it.

it's still really funny that Istuno made DMC 3 just so he wouldn't be known as the guy who made DMC 2

Honestly. It’s about time this game gets a Full-On Remake! Cause we could serious use more Cutscenes to explain (and rework) certain Elements of the story for this! Cause DMC2 needs a lot of help!

Omg johnny the patience you must have... thank u so much dude

at last, the legendary DEE EM CEE TOO review

DEE EM CEE TOO

Fun fact in this games Bloody Palace, if you get a boss fight on one floor you'll get boss fights the entire time and it rotates between Chopper, Tank, Bolverk and his dogs iirc and the flaming Bull

Back in the day. I discovered the HELLevator tactic. Shoot enemies with ebony and Ivory until they stagger then switch to your submachine guns. Then watch hilarity ensue

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!