The Red Queen Sword is the blade Nero wields throughout the game. The Devil Bringer in game boils down to another type of attack to use against enemies, but its more useful as a means of getting around larger opponents: Nero can latch onto opponents when throwing out a demonic projection of his devil arm and jump over the enemy, leaving them exposed to sword, gun and fists. Nero can also pull opponents towards him from a distance by using the Devil Bringer while locked onto a target. Firstly, Nero has the "Devil Bringer" a glowing, demonic right arm that allows him to grab opponents in combat and throw them(both on the ground and in the air).
Nero has a few key differences from series hero Dante that change his combat style slightly. The player has control over the camera, but that control is frequently taken away by the game to show a more cinematic angle of a location and actually turning the camera takes a bit more time than in other games. Characters still lock onto enemies before attacking, and locking on allows players to launch opponents into the air, drive into them with the sword, or send them flying down to earth, depending on which direction the control stick is pressed while locked on. Sword attacks can be modified by the timing in which the button is pressed(holding the button as opposed to tapping the button as opposed to pressing the button and waiting a second), while gun attacks can be modified by charging the blast(which can be done by holding the gun button. Both characters (Nero and later Dante) have a sword button and a gun button, and the two can alternate between the attacks on the fly. The core gameplay in DMC4 remains unchanged from the previous installments which means you kill demons as stylishly as possible by using fancy combos and agile acrobatic maneuvers.
Devil May Cry 4 adds some small changes to the formula used in the last game, but doesn't stray far from its predecessors.ĭevil May Cry 4: Special Edition, an enhanced port with additional playable characters and other new features, was released on the PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2015. This is the first entry of the franchise to appear on a Microsoft console (excluding the DMC3 PC port).
The first appearance of the Devil May Cry series on the 360 & PS3 console hardware, Devil May Cry 4 once again let players step into the shoes of the demonic demon hunter Dante, as well as series newcomer (and Dante lookalike) Nero.