GameSpy plays some Devil May Cry 4 on the 360
Published by Kevin Green August 24th, 2007
Tags: Xbox 360, Devil May Cry 4
First off… if you don’t have Bioshock go get it now. The reason I am slacking on UG is because I can’t stop playing that shit :P.
Anyway, GameSpy got to play a demo of DMC4 on the 360 recently and while they claim the graphics felt slightly better, that may just be because it was a newer version of a similiar PS3 version they played a few months earlier. The game looks incredible either way you look at it and that’s not the reason I made this post to begin with. The problem that seems to be evident is that since all the DMC games have been on the PS2 the transfer of the controls to the 360 controller just doesn’t feel as good as it does on the Playstation controller. I personally had not even considered that as being a troublesome aspect of the game, but considering how hard a Devil May Cry game can be this is a bit worrying since I will and I am sure many others will be getting the game for the 360.
Argue however much you will; after five and a half years of hacking, slashing, and shooting demons, we and millions of gamers are very accustomed to the feel of the PlayStation controller, be it Dual Shock 2 or Sixaxis, for the DMC experience. Our gripe with the Xbox 360 demo is that the controls feel too directly ported over to Microsoft’s controller, and it’s not a good ergonomic fit. While the DMC games on PlayStation have used R1 to modify Dante’s attacks, the Right Bumper doesn’t feel natural to the gameplay experience, and certainly feels weird when you’re targeting enemies to slay. Maybe it’s just for the demo, and Capcom will allow for controller configurations that are better tuned to the Xbox 360’s controller, but it felt really awkward to play during our demo. Aside from that, the face buttons feel perfectly fine, and the rest of the build, aside from the annoyance of the Right Bumper, is still very fun. We just wish Capcom hadn’t slapped a ten-minute time limit on the “Exterminator” section, but then again, we’ve braved the Games Convention crowd on public days; those kids would never get off the machines.
I can’t really complain, but when you consider the typical learning curve of a Devil May Cry game to be about an hour it might be a little longer with the 360 version especially with gamers used to the Playstation layout for the series.
August 25th, 2007 at 1:49 am
why are u sure many people will be getting it for the 360
u know it is released on 2 other platforms.
I will be getting it for the ps3. I probably will own a 360 by the time the game comes out, but to assume many people will be getting it for the 360 is just fan boy thinking :-p
August 25th, 2007 at 4:29 am
no its because its coming to the 360 because capcom sold so many dead rising copies on the 360 thats just marketing not fanboyism
August 25th, 2007 at 4:47 am
they are both completely different games. made by two different creators under the same label. just cause Capcom made a game doesnt mean that its gunna sell well. its the franchise thats gonna matter.
Just cause they sold so many dead rising doesn’t mean shit. Different game that only came out for 360. DMC4 will be out on 3 platforms not just one. To assume that everyone is gunna be buying it for 360 is not marketing. its fanboyism. GREEN. HAHHAHAHA. just admit it at one point. I’m a Sony fan boy,i love everything Sony, but I am also very judgemetal on them and their recent actions in industry. I am realistic. hahahaha
August 25th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Tigg, man i was gonna say but it seems like you’ve already said it, you are quite the Sony Fanboy, Now reading this whole topic i dont beilive Kevin said anything about this game is going to sell better on the 360 then the PS3, You have to look at the fact that somee people have a 360 and dont have a PS3, therefore, they will mostlikely buy it for the 360 (if they are into DMC) Now if a gamer owns both consles they are more out tto buy it for the ps3 because of the better graphiics, and if they have played previous DMC games they will have that “Better feel”
And dude u need to pay attention more, Tigg, on comment #2 KEvin did NOT say that DMC4 is gonna sell good on the 360 because Dead Rising sold good on the 360, HES SAYING that the reason why its on the 360 is because so many people bought Dead Rising, Capcom is just gonna bank off 360 owners.
August 26th, 2007 at 2:38 am
i was typing that at 4am drunk. so sue me. hahaha. jk. but i still believe Kevin is a big fanboy. I know im a sony fanboy. But i can sit down and be like Sony are playing the marketing game like idiots. I am very harsh on the company i love. Just like im harsh on my favorite football team the Ravens. I know Kevin like Sony, but everytime hes over my house, he just sounds like a fan boy 24/7.
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