Devil May Rock

Red queen combo B has to be my favourite move in all of the games

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https://youtu.be/qQAkY6_UJvk?si=WEyKMw6HbZid-foQ

You know there's something fundementally wrong when DMC2 has better story and themes than a Netflix show produced by The Visionary

Things that DMC2 does better than NDMC:

Dante looks hotter

the idea of Dante pretending to leaving things to fate by flipping a coin but then revealing the coin was rigged meaning he always wanted to help people is actually really cool and gives him a better dimension than stealing Nero's arc

you can feel sorry for Lucia because she's more than a "tough" swearword dispenser

continues the theme of humanity representing more the concept of heart, emotions and compassion than being simply a race

"A king? Here's your crown"

better graphics than whatever CGI abominations were present in the anime

mfw the worst game in the series still has more salvageable traits than the visionary's adaptation

practicing sketching Canti-sama and fooling around with effects on Pocket

DEVIL MAY CRY 5 - Visions of V - Moments/Parallels/Similarities

Vergil fight style: Clearly saw a sword that looked like his in a book and proceeded to copy the style from movies and other books that went into more detail. Fisticuffs ability gained for the moments he lost/may drop his sword. Leans more heavily on magic abilities with sword in hand. Mild amount of weapon improvisation.

Dante fight style: Gun skills learned from mercenary work to go with sword skills that are less refined in appearance. More style than substance for intimidation effect, but always manages to get the job done via brute forcing things. Excellent threat level assessment skills with minor gaps for new information. High amount of weapon improvisation.

Nero fight style: Despite having official training under a religious military sect and specialized weaponry, the preferred and most utilized method of combat is, "Hands Rated E for Everyone."

Exploring the mechposting tag lately because of Angry Lesbians in Mechs webnovel that I am currently writing, and:

Okay, yes, sure, pilot/handler pairs, but I don’t want the psychosexual submissive drooling attack dog/manipulative abuser dynamic. That’s been covered to the moon and back. Give me colleagues. Give me equals. Give me two devastatingly competent adults with a dynamic that’s as complicated, full, nuanced as each half of the pair themselves. Give me a variety of relationship tones - mentor/student, sibling/sibling, frienemies, embittered rivals, coldly efficient coworkers, platonic but deeply entangled teammates, dancer/choreographer, artist/muse, co-captains, life partners, all against the same backdrop of 24/7 high-octane, necessarily intimate coordination. Give me something new.

More power to those who appreciate the popular tropes, but there’s tons of potential here that I think stands to be more deeply explored.