DMC4 demo this Thursday for PS3/360.

[hyp]

http://blog.capcom.com/archives/790

That’s right kids, you heard it here first: The Devil May Cry 4 demo you’ve heard about will be up on XBox Live and PlayStation Network this Thursday, January 24, 2008. We’re told to expect it up on XBox Live at 2am PST, and between 2 and 3pm PST on PlayStation Network.

Upside: this demo is actually fun.

Downside: While there will be plenty of devil-bringification and even a pretty sweet boss battle against this guy (boss battles are definitely a major highlight of the full game), it is just a demo, and only scratches the surface of the DMC4 fun. Even if I weren’t shilling shamelessly for Capcom, I’d still have to say this is probably the best Devil May Cry ever.

Check it out Thursday, and read on for more details about the demo, and of course pick up the full game, available February 5th. 

The demo introduces gamers to the gothic-inspired supernatural world of Devil May Cry 4, new protagonist Nero and the awesome power of his Devil Bringer. The demo consists of a sampling of sections from the full game, chosen to showcase Devil May Cry 4’s varied locales and allows gamers to familiarize themselves with Nero’s unique abilities. Players will receive instruction on the various new actions that the Devil Bringer bestows, such as the ability to slam creatures to the ground, cover great distances in a single bound or even grab enemies while on the ground or in the air and pull them towards Nero to continue the attack combo. The Exceed system allows Nero to “rev up” his sword as if it were a motorbike throttle and unleash devastating attacks. Players will need to master all these techniques before the end of demo showdown with the mighty Berial.

Fully demonstrating the power of the next generation of consoles, the Devil May Cry 4 demo brings to life the coastal city of Fortuna and its surroundings, such as the port and snow-capped mountain ranges in exquisite detail. Devil May Cry 4 delivers its intense action at a constant 60 frames per second at 720P resolution on HD monitors, ensuring seamless and breathtaking gameplay all in stunning high definition.

[Vizzys]

any idea how big the download is

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

GENTLEMEN!  START YOUR COMPARISON ENGINES!

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GO!!

[demi]

woot

[Himu]

I AM JO'ING RIGHT NOW

[brawndolicious]

I've never played one of the DMC games.  How do they play?

[Himu]

Ninja Gaiden is a DMC rip off through and through except unlike DMC, you never fucking have to use every move at your disposal.

[drew]

Oh god let's not go here again.

[Himu]

blame dcharlie for mentioning ninja gaiden!!

[drew]

 

[The Sceneman]

yaay DMC4 demo, looking forward to this, AND REZ, FUCK

gaming

[Mr. Gundam]

DMC4 demo and the Oasis Rock Band pack? YES PLEASE!!

[Smooth Groove]

Let me know when the superior PC version arrives. 

PC gaming

[Cormacaroni]

Let me know when the superior PC version arrives. 

PC gaming

I've said this before but...Capcom forgot to add mouse support to RE4 when it was ported. Mouse support. Just sayin'

[Smooth Groove]

Let me know when the superior PC version arrives. 

PC gaming

I've said this before but...Capcom forgot to add mouse support to RE4 when it was ported. Mouse support. Just sayin'

WTF? Aim with the movement keys?

Most PC gamers probably use a gamepad with RE4.  I can totally understand why Capcom didn't include mouse support in RE4.  It would have too easy.  I like RE4 but most of the challenge came from overcoming the shitty controls. 

[Cormacaroni]

Yeah, but they didn't even have mouse support in the menus

PC gaming indeed

[MCD]

RE4, Onimusha 3 and DMC3 PC ports were all developed by SourceNext (some Japanese developer) and then ported by Ubisoft later to US/EU.

a real pc port by Capcom would be Lost Planet.

[Smooth Groove]

RE4 wasn't a bad port.  Many of the graphical issues were fixed after the first patch.  It didn't look too bad when you run it at 60fps in 1080P.  They should have used the GC assets instead of the PS2's though. 

Lost Planet was a even better port job.  The visuals were upgraded quite a bit for the PC and the performance was good.  That's why I have high hopes for the PC version of DMC4. 

[MCD]

That's because LP is using Capcom's in house next gen engine, MT framework.

all of Capcom next gen games use PC as the lead btw.