Devil May Cry 4 - Was Style Switching a Good Idea?

Devil May Cry 4 is widely regarded as one of the deepest action games ever made -- but are all of its additions compared to DMC3 really a good thing? This video explores the idea of "functional design" in action games and what it could mean for Devil May Cry 5!   / wondermagenta   https://mastodon.cloud/@wondermagenta Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b... Music used: Persona 4 Arena - Blues of the Soul God Hand - Rock a Bay Anarchy Reigns - Title Screen Bayonetta - The Gates of Hell Sources: Action Without Borders summary by Gamasutra: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/2... Action Without Borders GDC panel:    • Platinum Games: Action Without Borders   The Wonderful 101 E3 Trailer:    • Wii U - The Wonderful 101 E3 Trailer   God Hand Longplay:    • PS2 Longplay [044] God Hand (Part 1 of 7)   "DMC4SE: My Hands - Dante" by ChaserTech:    • DMC4SE: My Hands - Dante   "DMC4 - Dante Advanced Combat Tutorial Part 2" by ChaserTech:    • DMC4 - Dante Advanced Combat Tutorial Part 2   "Devil May Cry 4 SE - FINAL COMBO MAD -" by donguri990:    • Video   "DMC4SE Dante's Short Tutorial 1 ~ About controller for DMC ~" by donguri990:    • DMC4SE Dante's Short Tutorial 1 ~ About co...   "Devil May Cry 4SE - BOSS RUSH -" by donguri990:    • Devil May Cry 4SE - BOSS RUSH -   "DMC4 COMBO MAD II" by sakaki1224:    • DMC4 COMBO MAD Ⅱ   "UKIEMI ULTRA" by tommyvu008:    • UKIEMI ULTRA   All other footage my own.