- Jackpot!

Devil May Cry is a series of action-adventure games published by CAPCOM. I was introduced to the franchise in May 2024 by my lovely friend, and since then it completely took over my life.
The games are what I call "combo stackings", meaning the main mechanic is pushing buttons in specific orders to achive more points. It was the main reason why I hesitated so long to try it, because my poor brain really hates this types of games and can't really focus that much. BUT! Turns out DMC5 is not really that demanding and can be a lot of fun. Different characters have different gamestyles, and maybe one day I will be able to
master Dante's various stances, but until then I'll keep throwing my
summons at enemies as V!

How it started...

On a warm May afternoon we were meeting with my ttrpg group at my friend Lexi's house. I was there early (as usual) and she was showing me this japanese-looking blade she got from a family member, and jokingly said that now she has obtained the power of Yamato. I didn't get the reference, so she started telling me about weapons from the game, and showed me the Dr. Faust dance scene. I was so surprised that it was actually in the game! She also told me that there is this character

that I would like. "He's all dark, mysterious and emo, loves poetry and uses shadow creatures to fight, definetly your type!" (she knows me so well T_T). I didn't mind the spoilers, because I didn't think I would ever play the game, so my official introduction to the plot was this Max0r video. I was really fascinated by the whole thing and a week after the game was discounted on Steam, so I decided to risk it and try it out. And since then, the series completely took over my life.