What have you all been playing!

I am back on my SMW ROM hack kick. Recently completed a plumber for all seasons. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in ROM hacks. Great traditional style hack with beautiful art

  • sub_oEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    I just finished replaying DMC V. After replaying DMC 1 - 4 + DmC in the past 6 months, made me realize that I don’t like playing as Nemo. He feels underpowered at times, and his skillset are kinda boring compared to Dante.

    In DMC V, I enjoyed my time playing as Dante and V.

    V is a change of pace, being slower and ranged, while Dante has really satisfying moves and weapons. I like Nemo’s robotic arm, but the idea that it’s a consumable and sometimes you might ended up picking up an arm that you are not familiar with, does disrupt the flow. Even his basic swordplay feels kinda lacking.

    • TheCrispyDud
      5•1 year ago

      Isn’t his name Nero? Also I feel like he was meant to be an accessibility gateway for new comers.

    • ampersandrew
      2•1 year ago

      I played DMC3 years ago and never really understood the genre. It was fun, but every other game like it felt exactly the same to me. Then Hi-Fi Rush came out this year, and it clicked, so before this year’s releases started really kicking off in summer, I played through DMC1-3 and half of 4. I’ll get back to it soon enough, but I really liked what I played of 4; it was the best one so far, honestly. Were your problems with Nero limited to how he plays in 5, or did that criticism also apply to 4?

      • sub_oEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        IIRC, Nemo was bit unsatisfying to play in DMC4, and the issue kinda exacerbated in DMCV. He feels underpowered compared to others.

        I also remember being really frustrated by the platforming for the secret stages in 4.

        They are still good games though.