Comments on: Devil May Cry: PC Gamers May Download Demo

By: Alarik

Alarik — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:12:23 +0000

subedii: Yes, exactly! Especially the game UI is brilliant, even controller setup (albeit Xbox 360 based) can be tuned to other gamepads (Rumblepad II) with ease. I am feeling an urge to buy at least three copies just to support future CAPCOM PC work :-)))

So I am looking forward to other CAPCOM ports now – especially Resident Evil 5 :-P

By: subedii

subedii — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:14:48 +0000

First off, there’s no point in downloading both the demo and the benchmark, the demo contains the benchmark anyway so you can just download that.

Tried the demo and was VERY impressed with it. They’ve really done a good job here, solid framerates, good visuals, and the control works just fine (yes I’m using a gamepad. I might try keyboard controls later just for the sake of it, but realistically this game needs a gamepad in the same way a flight sim needs a joystick).

Aside from bumping up the visuals a little (shadows on Very High appear to look a lot better than on high, which it looks like the PS3 / 360 version was using), the added bonus of more monsters on-screen in Dark Knight mode really shows that this isn’t just a simple port and that they’re actually trying to make good use of the strengths of the platform.

I’ve been disappointed with Capcom’s ports in the past, but I have no complaints here. Looking forward to it.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:19:03 +0000

Looks pretty and I’m glad to see Capcom have started putting some effort into their PC ports.

Sadly it doesn’t seem to want to know about my Joytech joypad, and I’m not coughing up 25 quid for an Xbox 360 pad purely because Capcom can’t be arsed to support existing standards.

By: Jives

Jives — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:35:19 +0000

I’ve already bought this for 360, but after seeing the performance test, I want to buy it again, along with a 360 controller adaptor… grr

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:15:10 +0000

Reply to Pidesco

Yeah my bad, but I still think it’s just fear of money stopping a decent port. I’m not sure but I think PS3 is quite different from a PC and more importantly Sony don’t own a PC operating system. So really them allowing us lot to play their precious exclusives is pretty slim especially seeing as how much they depend on them. I reckon we’ll see a Zelda port before we ever see a God of War port. Okami is a possibility though I think publishers will assume no one likes Shadow of the Colossus anymore.

By: Pidesco

Pidesco — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:26:06 +0000

Dead Rising is a Capcom game isn’t it?

Anyway, good PC gamepads are so cheap these days that there really is no reason to not publish your typical console action games on the PC. God of War would be another excellent candidate for conversion to PC.

And how about Shadow of the Colossus and Okami on the PC? The possibilities are endless. RPS should write an article about the consoles games that should be converted to the PC.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:18:36 +0000

Reply to Pidesco

Given how well the 360 controller is said to work and how close the 360 hardware is to a PC I’m looking forward to some more mindless action games. Really I think the only thing holding Gaiden 2 and Dead Rising 2 back from a PC port is Tecmo’s fear of money.

By: John P (Katsumoto)

John P (Katsumoto) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:29:47 +0000

and Crackdown!

By: Pidesco

Pidesco — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:24:51 +0000

Now that both this and SF2 are coming to the PC, I’m just left waiting for PC versions of Ninja Gaiden and Dead Rising.

By: sherwinpg

sherwinpg — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:51:20 +0000

Very fun demo and its probably best looking game now on my computer

By: GiGinge

GiGinge — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:46:48 +0000

Ah I love Leigh’s blog, she’s actually a really knowledgeable games writer…she certainly approaches some subjects from…a different angle, whilst not always agreeing she still makes some valid points

Oh the demo is pretty damn sweet as well, thank god for gamepads though

By: Pace

Pace — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:48:11 +0000

My biggest complaint of what s/he said was the double standard in pretty much all media.

American media maybe. Ever seen Torchwood? Cripes there’s a lot o’ guy on guy action.