Shoutout to all the folks that started with 2 and stuck with the series regardless of all its shortfalls

5 is good if you wanna start best gameplay wise. 3 is good if you wanna start story wise

DMC 1 was my first game, my dad had a PS2 and i was very young. Every week he would pop into cash converters to see what games they had cheap and one day he just picked it up from cash converters. This was roughly 3 years after the release of DMC1. Must have only been 9/10 years old. I played it with my dad as at that age i couldnt understand what was going on. Then from there it was just a good memory to have playing the series for the first time. Over time i just stumbled towards getting DMC2 and 3 next.

DMC1 was my first introduction to the series. I bought it at a local CD place on Halloween eve and when I fired up the disc in my PS2 I instantly fell in love. The art style, the Gothic scenery, the gameplay, and soundtrack all blew me away.

I played the 3rd when I was younger. Couldn't beat it for years because of Beowulf and Vergil and because I was just bad. Now I am a big fan, playing the 5th alot and bought the Collection 1-3. I still need to play 1 and complete 4. I personally would recommend starting with the 3rd one even though it's hard but it keeps you up for more

Well, long story short: It was 2018 and I saw some of the E3's gameplay footage of Resident Evil 2 remake (it will make sense, I promise). It was a Claire playthrough, where she was exploring the RPD and chased by Mr.X. Seeing the movement of the character and having the feeling someone's chasing me, it was such a mindblowing thing that I couldn't ignore, despite I hadn't even touched any RE game. January 2019 and the game is in my hands. It was the first and the best survival horror moment I've ever witness in my whole gaming life and after I've finished most of the franchise, it's still the first in my heart! ...Then it comes out another CAPCOM game...: Devil May Cry 5. Oh lord, this was also my entry to the DMC franchise and became unforgettable, as well as RE 2 remake was my first RE game ever! Both games made me play the whole DMC and RE series. Except DmC and RE 5/6 and some other RE spin-offs. These games, ladies and gentlemen, were the best to introduce me of two of the best franchises in gaming history!

My choice was 3 because many things in 1 are not expained at all and with the context from 3, the story makes much more sense

I started with the remake then played 3 1 2 4 and 5 it made me appreciate the remake because I didn't know anything about the original so I saw it as it's own thing while still absolutely loving the originals and seeing them for the gem of a game series it truly is

DMC2 so that you can appreciate the other games more

I started with the Lucia disc on ps2 and honestly had me hooked, personally I like dmc 2 for it’s style

I started dmc 4 back in 2015 enjoyed it but i love when you post dmc even though Im caught up on the lore your videos are still great to watched

I started with DMC 5 SE, but before I played it I watched a 3 hour video explaining the whole timeline and story.

I got into the DMC series less than a year ago after I finished playing Metal Gear Rising and wanted to play more Character action Hack n Slash games. I originally intended to only play DMC 5SE, but after listening to Bury The Light and became more interested in the DMC series, I ended up getting the DMC HD collection and DMC 4SE during my first Steam Sale. I started off with Devil May Cry 3 SE and I struggled a lot during my first time playing it, but I managed to get through the game and beat the last Vergil boss fight and it's what got me hooked into the series and helped me step out of my comfort zone to play more challenging games. So far I've finished 4SE and 5SE, and still plan to play 1, 2 and Reboot.

I started playing dmc 3 first on ps2 in like in 2007 and fell in love. I remember constantly dying to the first Vergil boss fight and was obsessed with the cutscenes

Dmc 1 was my very first DMC game that I ever played and it's what got me into the DMC series

My first game I played in the franchise was Devil May Cry 5 when I picked it up a few months ago. And I loved it.

thanks for the advice, recently i bought the the dmc hd collection, and i had my doubts on which to start from. but know, no more doubts

I first played DMC1 when I was a sophomore in high school. I thought it was awesome, but also hard as hell, easily one of the most difficult games I had experienced up until then. I later played DMC2, and I actually didn't hate it. The less stiff feeling controls, instant dodge button, and additional stick combos were nice improvements. I enjoyed the game overall, but not nearly as much as the first one. I think everyone playing the series for the first time should afford DMC2 one full playthrough so that they can form their own opinion on it, especially since you can easily get the first three games as a package deal. A year later I played 3 and absolutely loved it. That game is so GOATED man, definitely one of my favorites of all time. I plan to eventually get the switch version and original non-special edition just because I love it so much. I actually haven't played 4 or 5 yet because I've spent so much time trying to 100% 1 and 3(DMC2 s rank without infinite dt is awful).

I just started out with 5 and I'm glad I did, I basically get the general summary of the plot from the previous games, and its great gameplay....and the funny mega buster and funny motivated man from the special edition

First moment when I got excited about Dmc was during Sony's June Playstation Showcase in 2020 when Dmc 5 SE was announced. That trailer and Bury the Light especially was so cool so I searched about the series in the net and ended up buying the HD collection and started with Dmc 3 and then 1. After a year I bought Dmc 5 SE and what a game, really conflicted which is better 3 or 5. To this day I've never started 2 and only scratched 4 but I'm planning to change that. Really happy to have experienced this series!

I started with the 4th and it made me fall in love for the series

Bought 1-5 (and DmC) on Steam this year. Started with DMC 1 and love it. The gameplay is amazing to me and the graphics, being as old as me, look great still. I also like that you can backtrack from almost anywhere to pick up an item you missed earlier, for example: I was on my DMD save and missed a blue orb shard in the beginning so I picked it up when I got back to that point again. I'm in the middle on DMC 2 right now and I hate that everything I learned from DMC 1 got scrapped and dumbed down.

My first DMC was 3 I first heard of the series in 2018 and started in 2020 and fell in love with the series

I started with DMC5 from my friends recommendation and loved it so much that I decided to platinum it, now I've got the other games (other than the reboot) and I'm gonna play through them once I get a controller because I unfortunately learned that keyboard controls suck a ton for any game other than dmc5

Quick review for DMC series DMC1 - A man having crush on someone who looks exactly like his mother, then killing her father because he don't like him. DMC2 - May Cry, just May Cry. DMC3 - Maybe somewhere out there even the Devil May Cry™ when he fighting Arkham. DMC4 - Kyrie! DMC5 - Better than sex.

i first played dmc 5 then after a while i decided to play dmc 3 and right after that i played dmc 4 and they were really fun and i am probably gonna do a dmd run of dmc 3 and 4 (i already did a dmc 5 dmd run before thinking about playing 3 and 4)

I started with DMC2, first time I was introduced to DMC. I was hanging out with an an ex friend, saw this game and was stoked to play it, played it and thought it was alright, because I was a dumb 13 year old kid lol. Then I bought devil may cry 1! Then 3!

i started with 5 and im going backwards on release order, starting dmc3 next week probably

I started with 5 after I watched gameplay of it and wanted to play it. My uncle had every Devil May Cry including the reboot, (The Dmc 1, 2 and 3 that I played was the Hd Collection) and he bought it for me after I asked him, I played it and had a blast, though, I was still new to the combat system since I’ve never played combat games when I was younger. Needless to say, I’m glad I played Devil May Cry, I got to watch so many fun characters, amazing story and stylish gameplay, even if it can be a bit messy in certain games, its managed to vastly improve my skills like hand-eye coordination, reaction time and memory, and I’ve appreciated and loved Dmc ever since

When I first got my ps2 it came with dmc2 and I loved it, and I've loved the franchise ever since, played through all of them!

I remember playing the demo at a friend's house we tried to play resident evil code Veronica and couldn't figure out how to get out of the cell got mad and popped in dmc1 and we were so amazed at the combat we never played anything else all night lol

This is my next game series im going to buy on the switch, im looking forward to it

I brought the game 🎮 so thank you 😊

When I was younger, admired DMC from afar, but couldn’t play until about the DmC reboot. My first DMC mainline was 5. Played 1, 2 (well, an hour of it), 3, and 4 after. I will say I’m a bit more open to people starting with 5, as it does a good summary of what has happened before, so you can go with the other games if you want to, which is what I did. However, I do also agree with you that starting with 1 is the most ideal, as all the games mechanically build on one another chronic logically.

My first was DMC 2 and as a young teen I loved it lol, cracks me up its so hated. Nostalgia always prevails

Dmc 5 was my first, and I can say it's awesome, glad I got it. I got the rest of the game, start with dmc 3 and decided to do finish 1 2 and 4 after that.

My friend gifted me DMC Trilogy and DMC4 SE and had me start with the 3rd game then 1st and then 4th I did eventually get to do all of the DMC games that is out currently and looking forward to try out Peak of Combat when it is released :D

I first played 3 when I was young but 4 was the first one I Really got into, now I still regularly play both 5 and 4.

I have to sau i do have a soft spot for DMC 2 for the things it brought even tho some were unrefined

i personally started with 1, then played 3, then tried 4 (didn't get far into it, there were a few parts i found immensely frustrating) before getting 5 when it came out. personally i can recommend playing them in that order since it gives you a nice progression in terms of teaching you the base mechanics and slowly working your way up, plus seeing how the series improved over time is really interesting

start from Dmc 3 , 4 , 5 if u wanted to follow a story and dont forget to play DMC 2013 3 is always my fav

Saw DMC5 first but played 4 first cause i got the base game for a MEGA good price at CeX (£1.50). Also got 5 at a pretty good price and CANNOT PUT IT DOWN. Planning to play the rest soon. I love this series.

Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition was my introduction to the series, I liked so much that I had more than one copy of it for the entire duration of owning a Playstation 2.

Long time DMC fan here. I started way back when my friend rented Resident Evil: Code Veronica X, which came with a demo disk for DMC1. We played the SHIT out of that, despite the demo ending just before the Nelo Angelo fight (which meant we went back and forth between rooms quite a bit). After that, I ended up playing DMC2 (a rental), because I couldn't find DMC1 where I was and I was desperate for more... ended up getting quite a bit less, though I ended up growing a soft spot for Lucia. Still one of my favorite underrated characters of all time. I was then FINALLY blessed with DMC1 and played the shit out of that. Years later I would get 3, 4 with my PS3, SLOGGED through the reboot, Play the shit out of 4 SE with the new characters and LDK mode, and would pick up the collectors edition of DMC5 brand new day 1 (really proud of that last one). My personal jump in points would be thus: If you're more for chronology and story, then you should definitely start with DMC3 (while DMC5 is the second best in story, I definitely think chronology is a key factor). You can ignore 2 cause it's inconsequential, and the reboot as it doesn't follow the series at all anyway. If you're more for Gameplay, it should be DMC5 or 1 for your first. Five is perhaps the most accessible with the best set of enemies and bosses in the entire series with four playable characters. 1 is the more basic, more methodical of the series, but perhaps the most beginner friendly while still providing a decent challenge. If you're looking for base challenge, then start with 3 (especially the vanilla version)

I started with 4 got it on sale a few months before e3 2018 so imagine my luck however I did know a decent bit about the series before playing 4 so I wasn’t going in blind. If I’m recommending to a friend I’ll usually just tell them to try 1 and see how it goes. Pretty much everyone is playing via the hd collection these days so there’s no reason not to try. However if they’re understandably bouncing off of 1 I usually just tell them it’s ok To jump to 3

My first devil may cry game was Devil may cry 3 and I absolutely loved it to death.

DMC1 DMC2(if you’re bored and a masochist) DMC3 DMC4 DmC: DMC(if you’re bored) DMC5 Boom, done.

I started with dmc 4 se because I saw it in the store for 9 dollars. I fell in love the game and decided to play all the games in released order. (except the remake. I played that one last)

i started with 5, became obsessed and then played the others in the correct order after some research before as in chronological order lmao

I did start with the original Devil May Cry, but initially rage quitted against the enemy at the end of Mission 6. I originally wasn’t having that much fun with the game. So I jumped straight into Devil May Cry 3 instead. I actually finished Devil May Cry 3 first because I’ve found the combat way more polished, and I was just having way more fun with the game. But regardless, because the game was still kicking my ass, I actually finished it on Easy Mode first. And after a few months, I decided I was ready to take on Normal Mode and managed to pull through. I ended up doing the same thing with Devil May Cry 1 and 4. And that’s when I truly considered myself a fan of the series.

My first ever DMC game was SMT 3 Nocturne. Aka the DMC 2 alternative lel.

I bought the entire series back in march on a steam sale and played them in release order. Been enjoying the games a lot and recently beat 5 a few weeks ago as the main cast and as vergil. Highly recommend playing in release order as going back to the old games even after beating them is a major shift in playstyle. Also i dont think i could have beaten the reboot if i played 5 first. anyway while im not planning on 100%ing dmc4 or 5 (especially 4) anytime soon i might 100% the hd collection as the achievements are fairly straight forward and dont demand too much apart from s ranking every mission on at least one of the difficulties and beating the game on harder difficulties.

My first devil may cry game was the first one on PS2 almost 20 years ago

My first game was 5 in 2020 when I considered it but didn't buy the game so a friend bought it for me who loves the series and even though I didn't know what the hell was going on in the story it was a fucking blast and I'd go on to buy the HD collection+DMC4SE bundle and play 3 first then 1,2,4 around the time I graduated I bought DmC on a sale!

3:22 Reminds me of Sonic Adventure.

i played dmc5 first, i got into it because of the memes and when it came on sale i had to get it. i fell in love with the game and after a while went back and played through 1,2 and 3 (havent reached 4 yet) and now i really regret starting with 5 because during my first playthrough i had no context of the characters and story, and all the big moments had no impact on me. im now trying to get my mates into the dmc series and making them do it the right way (1, 3, 4, 5), so they get what is in my opinion the best experience of the story

“4 has repeating fight problems” Fighting urizen 32 times In 5 would say otherwise

Could you make a video ranking the video advertisements or trailers of the Devil May Cry games? My favorite is a Japanese video ad for DMC3 featuring Reuben Langdon as live action Dante.

I started with DMC5 and have almost platinum it. I want to platinum it before I play the others

I first heard about dmc when the reboot got anounced and i was like this guy looks kool but never rly dug in into it i was stuck in the ps2 era. A bit later in 2021 a friend recommended me devil may cry and i was hey i heard that before and the hd collection + dmc4 se were on sale and i got em and played dmc 1 and i was hooked and now i have played all of dmc games currently trying to platinum dmc5 and dmc3

this sounds agreeable

I got my start with 4SE back in 2017. I knew about Dante and Vergil thanks to UMvC3, but what would often come up is how people wanted Nero to be in a Marvel vs. Capcom game due to his demon arm. I was like, "who the hell is Nero? He sounds pretty cool." I then saw DMC4:SE was on sale on Xbox Live for relatively cheap, and I decided to buy it. I was amazed at how replayable it was and how satisfying everything felt. I was hooked super hard. Just a few months later, 5 would be announced, and I would cop the rest of the games to prepare for it. Rest is history. Best action games ever.

DMC 4 SE was my first, and I truly believe it has the most fun combat in the whole series. Campaign is very half baked. But honestly bloody palace with all the characters is just soooo damn addicting.

7:22-7:24 what move is that that makes Osiris makes a “C” attack pattern like that?

I played the games in a kinda weird order. I played 1, then gave up on 2 after I crashed halfway through the game. I then played some of 3, then completed 4, and now I alternate between playing 3, 4, and 5.

DMC4 was my first

I actually started with Dmc 4 but never took the serious seriously until (yes im going to say it) the Reboot. I loved the vibe that the reboot gave and the combat system made me fall in love but I understood that the game made people rage so I went back and played 4 and had a fairly good experience but didn’t fall in absolute love till I played Devil May Cry 3.

dmc devil may cry was my first

I started with dmc4 last year and then played 5. eventually, I will get to 3 but I wouldn't be able to play 1 simply because the gameplay is frustrating and hasn't aged as well. 2 is on my bucket list for joke purposes

will always also love the reboot idc

I started with Devil May Cry on PS2. I skipped 2 and then played all the other games as they got released. I eventually played 2 after DMC 5 and while it definitely was the worst in the series, it wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. It's playable, but not memorable. I loved DMC3 but felt it was extremely difficult on the harder settings and was the most frustrating of them all. I invested the most time into Devil May Cry 4 on X360. That is the only game in the series I completed 100%...it helped that I was unemployed at the time 😅 DMC reboot was absolutely incredible. I love it for what it is, just that...a reboot. I loved the new Dante and the gameplay was easily the best so far especially when it got released proper on PC. What really sold me on this game was the music by one of my favorite DJ/Producers Noisia. What they did with the soundtrack was nothing short of spectacular. I spent a good chunk of time (100+ hrs) on DMC5 and thought it was the most approachable out of all the games in the series.

I started with DMC1 and found the game to be pretty difficult. By the time I got about halfway through the game I'd been really enjoying it but there were a few really frustrating things about the game. Nobodies took about 20 seconds to actually disappear after you killed them making mission 21 a huge pain for me, and since the games was, in terms of DMC3, yellow, many stages were just annoying to get through because of the long animation after a death. And then there was the first phase of the final boss where it seemed like it would be a good idea to make the player play an entirely different game. I enjoyed it when I was done but u wasn't really hooked with the series. Luckily I was playing the HD collection and began playing DMC3. I preffered 1 for a lot of my playthrough but once I got closer to the end I absolutely loved the game. In fact when I woke up one morning with only mission 19 and 20 left I went and beat those, and the first thing I did after beating the game was picking vergil, on hard mode, and beat the game for a 2nd time in that one sitting. It was then that the series started to become something I really loved, having finished DMC 1 and 3 about 6 or 7 times each before I bought the reboot and stopped playing about halfway through. Eventually I got to buying 5 and think it's probably my favourite. I don't think there's anything about DMC5 that I don't like, other than the fact that the 2nd half of the game is a bit boring in terms of setting, since almost every mission after 10 is inside the qlipoth. Also I have played DMC2 and finished it although I somehow found it the hardest game in the series.

I started with DMC5, just wanted to meet this Vergil guy everyone was memeing about, fell in love instantly, then went to DmC, i thought the story and dialogue sucked, but i don't play games for those things, i actually really love the reboot, 3 and 4 didn't really stick to me since 5 was them but better, DMC1 was something i wasn't expecting to get addicted to, it's simple but so good! My rankings are: DMC5, DmC, DMC1, DMC 4 and DMC3

my name is dante and ive finally been peer pressured enough to look into dmc

Just started the series last week with 1, and just finished 3. Unfortunately, I own 4 on Steam, but my computer for some reason refuses to run it even after I tried numerous times with different methods. Might skip 4 to play 5, but I guess it's up to how much time I really wanna waste to fix the issue.

If I had to really think about it in terms of story progression and gameplay progression. I would say starting with 3 is pretty safe (Dante’s story and then Virgil’s) and then DmC reeboot, then 4, and then 5. You will still know all the major story beats and the gameplay will have a fluid progression. 1 is just so dated at this point and other than introducing Trish and confusing people about Vergil, the story can easily be overlooked.

def start w/ 3, if you’re down for the vibe but bland combat go back to 1, play 5 (on pc with mods to remove V) and then finally if you wanna get sweaty go back to 4

DMC5 was the first dmc game that I've played. I got it for free on ps plus.

I was introduced to the Devil May Cry games with DMC5 on my Xbox One, when I was 11. I watched the Vergil DLC announcement and O Fortuna, I was hyped as hell. Even my parents thought the game was cool. So I started with the Xbox One Demo and later on, the full game. Afterwards, I bought the Vergil DLC for $4.99, and Son of Sparda, that was the greatest $5 I've ever spent. I ended up maining Vergil since. A few months passed and I got Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition for the Switch. Sometimes I invited some of my friends to play Bloody Palace with me thanks to the Co-Op system. Now, as I'm 13, I'm feeling a little M O T I V A T E D to finish all the Devil May Cry games. And yes... that includes Devil May Cry 2 and DmC: Devil May Cry.

Dmc had 2 dts if im not mistaken i think one of the dts is on vey low health and you become untouchable

@DevilNeverCry Can I play DMC5SE with keyboard on PS5 ?

I honestly started with 5, and then went back to try 1, which wasn’t working, and now I’m on 3, and it’s even better than 5 in my opinion, because Dante is actually enjoyable in 3 while in 5 it’s just too much all at once

Maybe 3, 4, 1 and 5? 5's plot is predictable, but there are some references you only get from playing the other games. You can play 1 after 5 if you watch the story recap and knows what happens to Vergil in DMC 1. I also recommend deadly fortune and visions of v before 5 for a whole experience.

I think most games in the series would be a fine place to start. Personally I started with 4 and loved it, but I actually think that's one of the worse places to start. I think 3 and 5 are probably the best for a newcomer though. They are some of the best parts of the series, and have the least negative points. 3 being a prequel helps it out a lot for story simplicity too. Although it can be pretty tough, and being locked to a single Style could be a hurdle. So going for the Switch version with Free Style mode might be a good idea. The story for 5 might be a bit confusing for newcomers, but it has that great story recap to help people catch up. It also doesn't have the difficulty spikes of 3, so that makes it good for a newcomer as well. And of course with modern graphics and polish, it doesn't require you to acclimate to old visuals and the slightly stiff/awkward controls the PS2 games could sometimes have. Going for 1 isn't a bad idea either. I think that point about starting at the beginning so you don't miss improvements from later games is a significant thing, but also having the most simple form of the mechanics helps people get their head around the basics more easily. The reboot is definitely pretty approachable too, as it was designed to be welcoming to newcomers of course. But I think playing that one first could set up inaccurate expectations for the rest of the series. It's best appreciated as an alternate take, rather than the introduction to everything else. And even though I said 4 isn't a great point to start, I don't think it's a terrible idea either. As I said, it got me hooked after all. Nero was also designed to be an easier character to understand for new players than Dante, so that's a point in its favour. It also has more modern presentation and control feel than the PS2 games. I don't think there's any argument for 2 though. It doesn't really have any points in its favour for any type of person. I think every DMC fan should play it at least once though, like as a research project to understand the history of the series and to give context for what came after. But as a game to actually enjoy from any perspective? Nah.

I started with DMC1 and DMC3 after some years.. never knew the existence of 2 or even questioned it!! That's how much of a good game 3 is made me forget there's a previous one 😂 Regardless to say, I played 2 just recently... And oh boy... I wish i never did.

Imo, DMC3. It's in every plataform you search and still a bop

My first devil may cry was actually the Reboot. And I still enjoy it to this day. I understand the hate for it, but you can't lie the combat in the game makes you feel like a real bad ass, aswell as the flow if weapon switching, it was my favorite of the series until 5.

I recommended to my friend to start with 4. I started with 1 a couple months ago. The main reason I may have recommended him to start with 4 to see his perspective of the characters, tho I told him some stuff about what happend in 3 and 1.

I like dmc series

DMC2 was my first xD

I started with DMC4 xD

Is "reboot > 3 > 4 > 5" a good playtrough? As in story. Because I played the reboot before the first one. I didn't know it wasn't canon. Now i don't want to go back and "re-start" the story. (not even want to try the 2nd)

Honestly I’d say just start with 1 since it’s easily available on everything. 3 takes place first, but it assumes you played 1 in a lot of places, which is the case in most prequels honestly.

I like to say start with dmc3 as it's the true beginning of the timeline

Chronological order is the way. Also you can even skip 2 and you won’t miss much.

dmc 5 was my first game bc of vergil memes

No lie my first game was DMC5, i played the demo and loved it to the point where i played it over and over, watch KZfaq channels on the games to the point on spoiling the entire series for myself till i saved up enough money to buy the full game Then i ended up buying all the other games in the series and playing them in completely random order. I also made both my little brothers fall in love with the series Now it is our favorite game franchise of all time My order for best to worst game in the franchise is: DMC5, DMC3, DMC4, DmC, DMC1, DMC2 (note: DmC and DMC1 usually swap spots depending on how i feel about those games on a certain day but it usually looks like this most of the time)

Dmc 3 goatee IMO

i started with 5 thinking it was the only one i was gonna play😐

I did them in release order but if you're less tolerant to older, jankier games I'd recommend chronological order although harder.