Is this game playable with mouse and keyboard?

[ValkyrieMoon]

Also if so, can you remap the keyboard? Game looks amazing I dont have controller right now. Appreciate if anyone knows.

[Director Bison]

The game was designed with a controller in mind. the gameplay doesn't even use the mouse.
I can do decent with the keyboard and you can remap the controls to whatever you want but your going to want to get a Controler when you can.

[ValkyrieMoon]

ah, ok I really appreciate the info. Yup sounds like I need a controller. Old one busted. Hate to miss out on this sale.

[ValkyrieMoon]

OH THANK YOU!!!! Good To See, kick his butt. haha

[Vla8islav]

Certainly. Just finished Bloody Palace using keyboard roughly in hour and a half.

[ValkyrieMoon]

how long would you say the game is start to finish?

[LeafMuncher]

Playable? Most certainly. Enjoyable? Subjective (controller was 100x better for me compared to keyboard)

Play time depends on how hard you want to get penetrated or if you want to mash buttons on easy-auto. There's literally a difficulty setting that does combo's FOR you (can only be done in easy mode), and then there's a difficulty mode where the game is 30% faster and another where any damage taken is auto-lose (might be wrong on %).

On easy-auto mode you could probably go in fresh and finish the game in under 8 hours, on Normal or Hard you're looking at more like 12-15 hours since you'll probably die a couple times figuring out how to beat some enemies and repeat stages for more skill points. This is not including the extra story mode and the other set of playable characters in the main story mode

[Vla8islav]

Originally posted by ValkyrieMoon:

how long would you say the game is start to finish? :aoftime:

Hard to say. I think it can be completed by absolute novice on lowest difficulty with auto-mode in under seven hours.
But the main strength of this game lies in a rich mechanics, so by enabling the auto mode you locking yourself out of a large chunk of fun.

Originally posted by LeafMuncher:

Playable? Most certainly. Enjoyable? Subjective (controller was 100x better for me compared to keyboard)

Certainly subjective. My opinion is exatly opposite. I tried 360 controller for a few weeks and switced back to keyboard.
The thing is, it's very control-heavy game(especially when playing Dante) and PS/Xbox gamepads aren't very good at utilizing your fingers. This issue can be sidestepped by using "claw" grip, kind of like that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oLlVzXeXOU

but I think it's not worth it.

Having said that, donguri990, one of the best DMC players, uses gamepad to perform his awesome combos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vx2TaYu_LY

so it's boils down to personal preference. And Xbox Elite controller would probably be much better suited for this game.

In my opinion, both options are equally viable.

[ValkyrieMoon]

Thank You all what a great community here. Helped me big time. I will own this for sure. Birthday is coming up will be getting a controller.

[Xhen]

I think once you get a smooth feel with the Keyboard, it should be possible. But playing with mouse, no way dude

[ValkyrieMoon]

THANX!!

[Talion]

Just like dark souls it highly recommends a gamepad.

[ValkyrieMoon]

oh ok thank you