Nero sucks.

[Basarab Laiota]

Playing as this character is just depressing after experiencing the powertrips which are playing as Vergil and Dante. I even enjoy V more and he doesn't even attack.

I enjoyed Nero much more in DMC4 because of the Yamato. In this game, your stupid Devil Breakers get destroyed after you use them once. What's the point? Fight starts, thirty seconds in all of your Devil Breakers are gone and you're just stuck using the same old Sword Combo over and over. Nero's pistol also really sucks, holding down X to charge it is just awkward and it does no damage compared to Dante's weapons.

Nero just lacks in every way. Dante does more damage with his melee AND ranged attacks. Dante has more weapons to choose from. Dante and V can transform. V has superior movement options thanks to Griffon. The only things Nero has going for are his theme song during fights and his banter during cutscenes.

It's painfully boring and makes me want to uninstall. I'm on Mission 16 and I have a feeling based on the way the story is going that they will make me fight the final boss as Nero. Any tips on making this character bearable to play in the final stretch? I don't want to drop the game when I've come this far.

[JackieTheDemon]

Publicado originalmente por FunkBaconDeluxe:

Publicado originalmente por JackieTheDemon:

Sparda was said to be thousands of years old and still looked like he was in his 30s-40s

Yeah that's slightly different though, where Dante and Virgil are half Demon, Sparda was just a fully-fledged, full-blown, mutha-f*ckin' demon aha.

the demon blood seems to take priority over their human half though.

[MDK]

Nero has the coolest stuff but because the ex timing is too tight i never use him for harder stuff, i can use V way better. Doesnt mean he sucks, pretty sure he has the most dmg. im guessing only a very slim amount of people can hit all his fire moves. Its inconsistent for me. I just want trish back lol.

Anyway nero is for the pros, he gets stupid broken... i seens it. Try unlocking his costume that gives you full charge all the time, it was the only way for me to complete the Bloody Palace with him.

Edit--- Would be cool if his hand didnt break and had a rotating arsenal to switch around...seems kinda moot once you finish the game though. No Spoilers from me

[MDK]

Publicado originalmente por RevelationSpace:

By the way, wasn't Dante in his mid 40s in DMC 5? If they make another game that's after it in the timeline is he going to be like in his 50s and still fighting?

isnt dante thousands of years old? and vergil? why would he age tho?

[AILAD]

Then why does he look older in DMC5?

[Void]

Publicado originalmente por RevelationSpace:

Then why does he look older in DMC5?

That's actually due to the time he spends comatosed after the first couple of chapters. His hair and beard grows longer which makes him appear older, and doesn't really take the time to stop and shave/get a haircut during the game's playthrough. I do wish there was an outfit that made him look like he did in chapter 1 throughout the whole game though.

[gummicorn]

sounds to me that youre doing something wrong if youre losing your devil breakers that quickly bucko

[AILAD]

Nero is harder than Dante and Vergil, no?

[Void]

Publicado originalmente por RevelationSpace:

Nero is harder than Dante and Vergil, no?

Not really, to be honest. Out of the three Nero's the middle value. Dante's the hardest and Virgil is naturally the easiest. (imo)

[JackieTheDemon]

Publicado originalmente por FunkBaconDeluxe:

Publicado originalmente por RevelationSpace:

Nero is harder than Dante and Vergil, no?

Not really, to be honest. Out of the three Nero's the middle value. Dante's the hardest and Virgil is naturally the easiest. (imo)

I'd say Nero is the hardest...

[Void]

Publicado originalmente por JackieTheDemon:

I'd say Nero is the hardest...

See, I dunno. In terms of difficulty I'm talking about using everything they've got at once with maximum effectiveness.

So Dante is style switching between 4 styles, while combo switching 6 weapons, balancing DT with SDT. Nero on the other hand has one sword, one gun, one DT and his robot/demonhand.

In terms of staying alive, Dante is probably easier because he has more options, but in terms of using everything you've got effectively at once, Dante is much more complicated.

Unneeded mention but Virgil has like, 20 moves and they're all stronger than both Dante and Nero so he's the easiest to use and the easiest to survive with haha.

[JackieTheDemon]

Publicado originalmente por FunkBaconDeluxe:

Publicado originalmente por JackieTheDemon:

I'd say Nero is the hardest...

See, I dunno. In terms of difficulty I'm talking about using everything they've got at once with maximum effectiveness.

So Dante is style switching between 4 styles, while combo switching 6 weapons, balancing DT with SDT. Nero on the other hand has one sword, one gun, one DT and his robot/demonhand.

In terms of staying alive, Dante is probably easier because he has more options, but in terms of using everything you've got effectively at once, Dante is much more complicated.

Unneeded mention but Virgil has like, 20 moves and they're all stronger than both Dante and Nero so he's the easiest to use and the easiest to survive with haha.

Nero has more complex mechanics IMO. How in order to reach max damage potential with nero you need to EX-Act every hit, and keep your pistol charged while doing so, while also juggling your limited devil breakers.

Dante was easy for me in comparison. I still can't use Nero's devil breakers to their full potential.

[Void]

Publicado originalmente por JackieTheDemon:

Nero has more complex mechanics IMO. How in order to reach max damage potential with nero you need to EX-Act every hit, and keep your pistol charged while doing so, while also juggling your limited devil breakers.

Dante was easy for me in comparison. I still can't use Nero's devil breakers to their full potential.

See, I find all of that really easy with Nero... Are you using the default control scheme?

[AILAD]

This is why Nero is the best DMC character, he is simple on the surface but the hardest to master from a technical standpoint.

Having 50 guns to cycle through doesn't make a character harder, imo.

[Æɴɪsᴏ]

Feel like the only character that gives me crippling depression is V, the rest of the roster is so much fun to play.

Seems more like a you problem, watch a few tutorials or something, might change your mind.

[JackieTheDemon]

Publicado originalmente por FunkBaconDeluxe:

Publicado originalmente por JackieTheDemon:

Nero has more complex mechanics IMO. How in order to reach max damage potential with nero you need to EX-Act every hit, and keep your pistol charged while doing so, while also juggling your limited devil breakers.

Dante was easy for me in comparison. I still can't use Nero's devil breakers to their full potential.

See, I find all of that really easy with Nero... Are you using the default control scheme?

Vergil and Dante have versatility, Nero doesn't have that much.

A lot of Nero's cooler moves are locked behind Max-acts. So unless you can master Ex-acting, you won't be doing too many unique moves.