Oh man that meme editing really took me back. It's actually kinda well implemented too considering the time. Great video.

Personally I have no interest in "helpless punching bag" enemies. I much prefer aggressive enemies with varied types and patterns, that create interesting combat situations depending on the environment and enemy composition. That's why I like games like DMC1, Bayonetta 1, God Hand and the original Doom games so much. The enemies control space in unique ways and force you to constantly assess a dynamic situation. For me, stylish combat requires real danger and a sense of back and forth. I like it when there are high stakes and risk and reward, not only with respect to the current fight but to the playthrough as a whole, that's why high score play in bullet hell shmups is also fascinating.

This is....... BEAUTIFUL. Your analysis on how to style in DMC is on point. You can clearly see he made a lot of research. Hell, some of the points you mentioned never crossed my mind. One thing I didn't like about this video is the low amount of likes. Keep it up my man. You deserve it

boom headshot sync goes hard

Thank you for helping me discover Be'lakor. Also... Obviously, your combos are sick 🔥

hey dude! love this series! by any chance, are you delusionarykiller?

I don't think dmc needs inertia, at least it the way it was in dmc4

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I love this franchise so much

Sugestion: thanatos lúcifer

Smooth as ever!

Good

Mods?

Yo Delousinary Killer How's it hanging

One thing I'm sorta curious about is just stuff from DMC4 around it's release/basic Let's Plays from people at that time. KZfaq lets you sort search results by upload date but you can't invert it to start from the oldest, so I haven't managed to find any yet

Those Vergil JCs at the end really do look immaculate, the execution on display is incredible. Great video!

22:47 I can't find the whirling whirlinator video !

insane capcom took off 4 on steam, and leaves the worse dmc4se online

yo can you make a video covering ground combat

Damn, this video blew up. Congrats on the viewcount brotha

I dobt want them expanding dmc But instead make a new ip with dmc and bayonetta combat

I could never for the life of me learn jump cancel with beowulf on DMC3 but goddamn

Finally got round to finishing the video and I really like you said at 23:29 in regards to mental stacking. In most games the sequences of muscle memory that players memorize that just the moves from the movelist, but in DMC you can make up your own like Gun Rave into JC-Rave and building these sequences of muscle memory for utility is something the games don't teach and players have to figure out. Find that once most players realize how to stay in the air, move around with the enemy and catch them they learn the langauage of spatial control in these games with the moves/abilities being the words, the grammar the effect said moves have on the relationship of the players space to the enemy, and the punctuation the mechanical understanding of height gain/loss, spatial control like hard movement such as back dashes for attacks and moving forward while slashing in the air or inertia transferred between moves etc. Especially with the explanation of tropes in style with AI Exploits and environmental hazards etc. Definitely a highlight for the archives!

Damn, This video is seriously good. Concept of style in action game is always vaguely dispersed in my brain and it was really hard to organize. Thank you for great work, and I'm genuinely happy to see you creating contents again recently.

Give me your top 3 dmc's now

Great video, definitely deserves more exposure. Doniguri would be proud❤

DMC 4 will forever be the most stylish one thanks to the bonkers inertia movement, only need to see dante guard fly once to know that

now we need a stylish single games ranking, things like DMC, Persona 5, Warframe, Metal Gear Rising, RE4 remake, spiderman etc. DMC wins in having a full stylish series baring 2 and the remake story

As a game developer this is one of the things I really wished someone would do for a video essay analysis. This is a great treasure for us gamedevs, and im sure if other game devs would see this too they would say the same. <3 thanks man!

Why do some of these enemies look immortal?

Bro When Devil May Cry 3 came out and we started busting the style system wide open 🤘 Good times good times

love this video, i cant wait to reference back to this when i get into style play myself

Killer video by a being of grand delusion. Glad you're putting this to record. Good job 👍

Yes I love Devil May Cry besides DMC2 and the reboot.

The best example of glitch styling I’ve seen is Judgement Trick in DMC5

I think it speaks volumes that out of the top 10 best selling games, the only game that’s not in the series of RE or monster hunter is DMC5. I really hope capcom sees how big dmc is getting and has something in the works, aside from the anime and mobile game

tnx

amazing great work make us more

It is very satisfying to hear someone organize these points. The fact that players have essentially reached an unspoken agreement on style makes me feel there is a great deal of objectivity to the beauty of this series. Most of these points are relevant to what I do, but I have never thought about them so precisely. The most important thing about this video other than the meticulous structure and attention to detail is that it was a necessity. Eventually this had to be done. Adding more either in the form of particulars or examples (which could just go on forever) would detract from its standalone value. Maybe someone can zoom in on a specific mechanic, but as far as clearly outlining the territory, it is highly unlikely anyone will (or can) ever improve on this. This is also a niche subject you need a great deal of individuality, passion, and fearlessness to explore, which is getting rarer. There is really nothing to add or subtract from this video. There is a lot of disposable stuff on this site and almost universally a lack of willingness to craft a true work, so a video like this makes the world a better place.

Ojalá algún día pueda jugar así xd

Im glad you are here with us and making such good videos.

Fantastic video. The breakdown of the various elements of style was super thorough, which I know is really difficult because a lot of these elements don't really have proper names as decided on by the community. This video isn't just an examination of style in play, but also a great guide for people who might not understand why people enjoy this stuff so much or what their own gameplay might be missing. Great work.

I would argue invented cool before DMC

45:15 character action genre It would have been nice to see Rocket League freestyling in the other mediums section. It's the most stylish eSport of all time

Here before million views.

43:48 overlapping text on screen

Using this for Bayonetta and DMC3 and Drakengard 3 and Nier Automata

This video is really well done. Im thankful for these kind of videos cuz they talk about things that alot of people (inculding myself) don't know about styleplay in dmc. Also GOD YOU DESERVE MORE VIEWS IM WATCHING UR OTHER VIDEOS RIGHT NOW