Imagine a moody twenty-something revving the hilt of an oversized sword like a motorcycle handlebar.

One does not playDevil May Cry 5for its nuance.

Perhaps more than for most games, its important to come intoDMC 5with the correct expectations.

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That relative equality may not, however, extend to the games mechanics.

Breakers are easily broken and swapping to a different model mid-mission requires the equipped arm to be destroyed.

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