Devil May Cry Ranking from Worst to Best

[CinderUnit]

I noticed how in almost every DMC Discussion there would always be a ranking, and thanks to Capcom for releasing all DMC games on steam(all hail capcom for being my 2nd favourite game company) I decided to make a list of rankings and i'd like to hear yours as well.(Until this post dies)

We've got 3 catagories
1.DMC Games

2.Dante's Design

3.Devil Trigger( I will be including Nero,Vergil and Lucia but not Trish)

DMC GAMES

1.5 Devil May Cry 2
Sometimes i always wonder why people prefer this over DmC,Sure its not like the originals but...Where is the fun in Devil May Cry 2? I tried so hard to love this game unironically (up to the point where DMC2 Is my most played DMC game due to its craptastic difficulty) but it just doesn't seem to work,Its just terrible.I did watch a video on if DMC2 is worth the hate,Then i was like"ya know maybe this game isn't that bad after all". Well i was wrong this game does suck.The level designs look too flat and the factory level is the only good level,AI is crap,Short Campaign,Simplified or No Puzzles and boring lore.The only merits i have for this game is the Character Models,Music,Dante being Silent (yea i prefer this dante fite me) and this ONE THEORY i made that might make the game better.If this was a Lucia game then maybe we might get a decent story.Rant over on to the Top 4 best DMC Games

1.4 DmC Devil may Cry
Originally i was gonna place this on number 3 but...despite being an awesome game there are some cons i noticed after playing i started playing the original games.One of them has to be my mixed feelings with the bosses,First boss was"oh cool a giant monkey" then a slug thing with boring attacks to a good boss again to an Ok Disgusting baby thing to a not so scary blob monster then finally a good boss again.My next problem is that when i found out that the originals except 2 was harder than the reboot,It made me buy the originals and i was like"What the hell?this game is harder than the reboot"Or maybe i was practicing too much.My last problem is that after completing the game i decided to watch the DmC TGS Trailer to compare it to the final version.My reaction?THIS TRAILER LOOKS WAY BETTER THAN THE FINAL VERSION,A MORE REBELLIOUS DANTE,SWEET EBONY AND IVORY COMBOS AND DID HE JUST KILLED THOSE DEMONS WITH A CAR?WHY IS THAT NOT IN THE FINAL GAME.IT MAKES ME MAD.Forgive my rudeness,I also recently found out that DmC was going to stay close to the originals then Capcom said to NT "Nope Reboots are Reboots,Stay away from the OGs" and Mundus was orignally going to be an Octopus when looking at the concept art.Now lets headover to the Pros of this game,One of them is the combat especially the way Dante moves.The platforming parts are decently made,The city is a FU(KIN DEMON and Mundus is actually a good villain here instead of having an "hi im evil and thats my only character".ON TO THE NEXT GAME

1.3 Devil may Cry
The one that started it all on Number 3! BOO HOO WHY NUMBER 3 WHY NOT ON NUMBER 2 JUST LIKE EVERYONES LIST.Hey shut up and turn off your Devil Trigger i have my reasons to put this on 3.Unlike other DMC Games this one is more of a Zelda-like adventure game than a Hack and slash game.I know there are some adventure elements in future titles but can you select a Mission in Ocarina of time? Nope.The combos and movesets are also limited since the only weapons you have is a sword with same moves and fists with different moves.I understand why this game is so hard,cause this was originally going to be Resident Evil 4,A survival horror game although im not sure if this game was meant to be scary but hey,Atleast the music sounds like a horror game,But i think the REAL Reason why i love this game is that it reminds me of Onimusha(Which is also orignally going to be a Resident Evil game)With that said lets move on to the next game

1.2 Devil May Cry 4
I dont get it,I just dont get it at all.75 on metacritic THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN HIGHER,What was that game Critics? Recycling levels? Is it that bad game critics?What was that Gamers?Reused bosses?Actually maybe you guys are right about Reused bosses but on Mission 19?Well ♥♥♥♥! Im still trying to figure out what makes this game a stepback,Was it Dante's boring looking Devil Arms?Nero being the main hero?The game feeling a bit too easy?The game feels hard for me,Especially the secret missions.I dont get it at all.I mean look at the boss battles in this game and its even better when you stun and use the Devil Bringer on them

1.1 Devil May Cry 3
Do i really need to make another essay on this?Come on we all know why we love this game.BUT I PREFER..! Yeah just make your own Ranking in the comments

TLDR
DMC3>DMC4>DMC1>DmC>DMC2

DANTE'S DESIGN

2.5 DMC3 Dante
Good lord he looks like a gay stripper living in san francisco.No offense to Gaymers and anyone living in san francisco(gomen gomen)When i first saw DMC3 Dante I always wondered why he's not wearing a shirt,There's even a concept art of him wearing one! Well it turns out he recently took a bath. I still dont like this design

2.4 DmC Dante
BOO! Come on atleast he looks like a sane man! But does look to civilian-ish

2.3 DMC4 Dante
He's too ♥♥♥♥♥! He even has an ugly stubble and Ugly Boots! I like the rest of him.

2.2 DMC1 Dante
Simple but atleast he still looks cool in has classic look

2.1 DMC2 Dante
Ok DMC2 you may be the worst game ever but...Atleast old man/last from timeline Dante looks edgy and cool.Why cant all Dmc games have your look? Did someone just say "edgy"?

TLDR
DMC2>DMC1>DMC4>DmC>DMC3

DEVIL TRIGGER

3.8 DmC Dante
When you think of demons,You think of terrifying monsters worse than your own phobia or your school grades.And this is not a demon its just some guy with make up

3.7 Nero
What the hell? This isn't a demon! Its a Stand User!

3.6 Lucia
You mean Angel Trigger?

3.5 DMC4 Dante
He's too ♥♥♥♥♥!

3.4 DMC1 Dante
I was gonna put this on a higher ranking but he only turns into demon mode if he attacks,Sorry DMC 1 Dante(BTW If theres an artist around could you draw Dante's face in Devil Trigger mode?)

3.3 Vergil
Demon?That's a walking hammerhead shark! Still he does look sleek and alien in Devil Trigger mode.Even better in DMC4

3.2 DMC3 Dante
This Devil trigger reminds me of a tokusatsu hero.JUST LOOK AT THAT FACE OF HIS

3.1 DMC2 Dante
Devil may cry 2 again on my number 1 pick?He does have a cool Super saiyan looking devil trigger and wrist miniguns too?HOLY HELL

3.0 DMC2 MAJIN DANTE
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DEVIL TRIGGER.ITS NOT LIKE I LIKE DMC2 OR ANYTHING,BAKA!

TLDR
MAJIN BABY>DMC2 Dante>DMC3 Dante>Vergil>DMC1 Dante>DMC4 Dante>Lucia>Nero>DmC Dante

Sorry for the long ♥♥♥ essay on the DMC games.Now that im done here feel free to leave your own rankings in the comments

[Forgot7en]

Originally posted by DFSCinderUnit:

(all hail capcom for being my 2nd favourite game company)

Wow. I remember when I was 14 years old and feeling the same way about Capcom, that was over 15 years ago... I can't imagine someone actually loving them nowadays.

DMC4 doesn't get higher scores because people know it's an unfinished, broken and unbalanced game. It has the potential to be the best brawler ever made but seeing as Capcom has no interest in letting the developers finish the game, it will stay an unfinished, broken and unbalanced mess forever. It's funny they even bothered with a "Special Edition" because the three additional characters are also unfinished, broken and unbalanced.

Anyway, you messed up one of your own rankings. You rated DMC2 Dante as having the best design, but then put DMC3 first in the summary. You may also want to knock off the random Japanese words as that ♥♥♥♥'s obnoxious.

Now I would rate the games as DMC1 > DMC3 > DMC4 > DMC2 overall. I would've ranked 4 last because it's an unfinished game, but having the experience of replaying DMC2 on DMD fresh in my mind, it's pretty clear that DMC2 is clearly the most broken and unbalanced game in the series.

However, I have to rate the combat systems alone as it's the most important thing in brawlers, therefore: DMC3 > DMC4 > DMC2 > DMC1.
No other game ever made can come close to how good DMC3's combat system is and 4's is not as good due to how limited all the characters are in direct comparison to DMC3 Dante's complete arsenal.
DMC2's combat system is better than DMC1's on paper only, though. This is because you're given many more actions to perform, so the potential for making combos is much higher. The problem is... mastering that combat system takes a lot of patience as the game is much slower, combat mechanics can be frustrating to deal with, etc. etc. If DMC2 was a bit more polished, you'd have a great game for combos, but sadly it's severely dragged down by a tank-like feel, as canceling moves into one another is almost impossible with Dante & Lucia, whereas Trish can simultaneously make the combat more versatile and yet more annoying. This would require a more in-depth analysis, but the point is, DMC2's combat is only better than 1's on combo potential alone, because it takes a lot of effort and patience to master it and not necessarily in a good way...

As for Dante's design: DMC2 > DMC1. The other two have costumes so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ugly they need not apply.

Devil Trigger forms: DMC2 > DMC1 > DMC3 = DMC4. I don't feel like ranking them individually but let it be known I would rank DMC4 Dante's DT form last. As for the best, I can't rank DMC2's DT forms separately as they're all equally great, both for Dante and Lucia, with special note that in her Secretary costume, her DT form features a different head and purple feathers.

I refuse to include DmC as it's not part of the series so the game invalidates itself.

[A Fat Chimp]

DMC Games: DMC1 > DmC > DMC2 > DMC4:SE > DMC3:SE

Character Designs: DMC1 > DMC2 > DMC4 > DMC3 > DmC

DT: DMC1 > DMC2 > DMC3 > DMC4 > DmC

[Ceriss]

DMC games

DMC2 - Don't need to explain. It's bad. Just bad. The atmosphere isn't as good as its predecessor and the combat is pure crap. While I HATE DmC more as a whole, this is a worse game.

DmC - ♥♥♥♥♥♥ bosses, complete and total lack of understanding of what made DMC combat good in the first place, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ enemies that can be perma stunlocked with one move from the little shuriken angel weapon. Oh and Vergil plays awfully. Most of the enemies aren't fun. Most of the bosses aren't fun. The story is cringey, the characters are cringey. Oh yeah, they tried to be better than DMC by adding story but they forgot that you actually need an iota of talent to do that. Nvm the character butchering they did. Mundus is the devil, he doesn't need a reason to be evil, we all know the story of the devil. Vergil was incredibly lame and Dante... he was okay. He's not as bad by the end. I think NT went a little out of their way to piss on fans of the original though and he's usually the conduit through which they do that so he does annoy me a little.
In any case simple isn't bad and DmC didn't understand that.

DMC 1 - I'm still bad at this game to this day. The moves are really limited and more about the tactical approach than reflexes or combos or even canceling animations.
I absolutely hate Nightmare but I think the other bosses are fine. DMC3 was my first game so it's difficult for me to go backwards and try to understand the logic of the design.
I suppose if I give it enough time I'll enjoy the combat more as I understand the intricacies but I've never given it enough time.
The atmosphere is fantastic and I love all of the level design. Only DMC3 managed to capture a fraction of that.

DMC 4 - I'm not gonna say I hate the combat but damn... there are so many enemies that made me pull my hair out. I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't very good at the game back then. For whatever reason when I first played all of the DMC games I had a very difficult time understanding I-frames and I just gave up trying. Needless to say, because of that, DMD mode was a total nightmare.
I hated a lot of the enemies with a passion. I hate Frosts, Assaults, Mephisto's, and Fausts.
In DMD mode they were just stupid aggressive. The pressure would get to me and I'd press the wrong button and instead of using Skystar after switching to trickster, I'd use aerial rave and get a quarter of my health melted.
I did learn the royal guard timing for those electric enemies thankfully.
DMD with Dante felt a little too hectic for me though. I can do a little jump cancelling but I can't do it like the pro's where they can just juggle perfectly and then switch to Trickster and dodge and go right back in and continue. I felt with all the annoying enemy types here that more than ever, in a DMD mode I didn't have time to breathe.
Maybe I'll replay it now that I suck less as a whole with DMC games. I think now I have the right mindset to learn more and be able to appreciate the game better.
Nonetheless I love the variety in the characters in SE.

DMC 3 - For whatever reason I found this easier to wrap my head around then DMC4. Maybe because you can only pick one style and two weapons at a time. The enemies are designed for the most part to be handled by most styles so all you have to do is master one. My favorite is RoyalGuard.
I still can't jump cancel like crazy but I can string together at least two helm breakers and inifinitely use killer bee and the shotgun on enemies to quite the devastating effect.
Also, since you can't rely on Trickster unless you pick it, I was able to focus on understanding the basic i-frames first.
Besides Geryon and Arkham which I think are really lame bosses I love most of the bosses. Although Dopplerganger is too easy.
Vergil is easily my favorite boss. All three iterations. Since I primarily use Royal Guard and Trickster, it really gives you a chance to use them really stylishly.
Maybe because the combat is more focused and the abilities of Dante are limited at any given time it's easier and more enjoyable for me. Or maybe too many of the enemies in DMC4 are legitimately annoying bastards.
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Dante's design

DmC - He looks like a frat boy douchebag. He acts like one too. It doesn't translate. Original Dante is obviously tongue and cheek about how "cool" he is.
DmC Dante is actually trying to be cool with all the liquor and hookers and they're like ermagerd look he's such a rebel.
Ugh. Maximum cringe.

DMC 3 - I don't hate this design at all but I just like the other designs more.

DMC4 - It's a little odd with the design on the pants but it doesn't bug me too much.

DMC1 - It looks kinda morel ike a proper demon hunters attire.

DMC2 - This is easily Dante's most badass design.
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Devil Trigger

DMC 3 - I'm sorry, I know this was made by that awesome Shin Megami Tensei artist but I feel like they don't quite fit in DMC.

DMC 1 - We barely ever see them.

DMC 4 - It's finally starting to look like a corrupted version of Dante, which is what you'd expect of a demon form.

DMC2 - Both Devil Triggers look like fallen angel versions of Dante, they finally look how they're supposed to. I suppose that means that his Devil Trigger is constantly evolving and getting stronger over the years.

[Coq_Pwner]

DMC3 > DMC4 > DMC > DMC2 > DmC

[Mayonnaise Eater]

DMC Game:

#5 Devil May Cry 2
It's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Nice ideas here and there, but with one of the worst executions I have ever seen. At least I can laught at it. No taunts.

#4 DmC Devil May Cry (DmC Devil May Cry Definitive Edition)
♥♥♥♥ that game, and ♥♥♥♥ everything the devs said and did before/after launch. Only reason it's higher than 2 is, that it is a functional game. Also way too easy. GMD is easier than DMC3 very hard. Missing a truckload of moves from 4 and 3, despite having 5 meele and 3 range weapons. Almost no new moves, if any. No styles, No taunts.

#3 Devil May Cry
Extremely good and short high quality game with a lot of replayability. 3rd place because I enjoy combat in 3 and 4 more. Nice little story.

#2 Devil May Cry 4 (Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition)
Combat is awesome. Enemy design is pretty bad at points, and the fact that it is unfinished keeps it from first place too. Bloody Palace has a timer, which sucks.
Anyway, the combat is awesome, which always keeps me coming back to it.

#1 Devil May Cry 3
Combat little bit more limited than 4, but still extremely good. Replayability pretty high. Good level design. Mostly good enemy design. Awesome bosses. A actually good story. Nevan.


Dante's Design:

#5 DmC Devil May Cry
Get this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crack addict looking ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ out of my Devil May Cry games.

#4 Devil May Cry 3
Not a big fan of his coat in that one. Always choose the shirtless skin when playing.

#3 Devil May Cry 4
I like it, except for the cowboy boots.

#2 Devil May Cry
Simple and memorable.

#1 Devil May Cry 2
His best design yet



Devil Trigger:

#8 DmC Devil May Cry
-boring looking
-broken beyond believe in the standard edition.

#7 Devil May Cry 2 Dante
It's design is stupid. But hey, at least you can customize it.

#6 Devil May Cry 2 Lucia
Love the visual design, don't like its moveset.

#5 Devil May Cry 4 Dante
A bit boring looking. It does what it is supposed to do, but it visualy could just use more umfph.

#4 Vergil
fits the character. Head looks a bit strange though.

#3 Devil May Cry 4 Nero
mechanically pretty good. Basically a JoJo stand.

#2 Devil May Cry
Love it. Looks great and the Blue Lightning is pretty sick.

#1 Devil May Cry 3
SMT looking ass DT's are great, plus the changes to it's design depending on the weapon you choose to take with you are great.

[PiuPiu最高の]

Jackpot

[lurchshanks9]

what about 5 tho

[A Fat Chimp]

DMC5 hadn't been released yet, but to update my rankings...

DMC Games: DMC1 > DmC > DMC5 > DMC2 > DMC4 > DMC3