Devil May Cry 3 (2005) (VG)

Director:

Hideaki Itsuno

Writers:

Bingo Morihashi (scenario design)
Takayasu Yanagihara (scenario design)

Release Date:

8 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

Plot:

Follow Dante's journey as he battles his evil twin brother in a final confrontation. |

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Demon Hunter | Pretty Boy | Dark Heroine | Damnation

Cast

Adam D. Clark	...	Arkham / Jester (voice) (uncredited)
Reuben Langdon	...	Dante (voice) (uncredited)
Larry Leong	...	Monsters (voice) (uncredited)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	...	Nevan (voice) (uncredited)
Lani Minella	...	Female Spider / Reaper (voice) (uncredited)
Dan Southworth	...	Vergil (voice) (uncredited)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Lady (voice) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

DMC 3: Dante's Awakening (Japan: English title)
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (cutscenes) | Dolby (gameplay scenes)

Certification:

Japan:15 | New Zealand:R13 | South Korea:18 | USA:M | Australia:MA

Company:

Capcom Company

Trivia:

The opening cutscene for every mission contains a number which represents the mission number. For example, the pizza box from mission one has a '1' printed on it, the '2' on the billboard in mission two, etc.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Dante and Vergil's first battle, Vergil takes Dante's amulet by ripping it from his neck. However, Dante wasn't wearing the amulet around his neck in the cutscene preceding the battle, and didn't put it on during the battle.

Quotes:

Vergil: I've come to reclaim my power.
[aims sword]
Vergil: You can't handle it.
[Leaps down and lands near Dante, pointing his sword to his neck]
Dante: Look at you! Coming in with a big dramatic scene and stealing MY spotlight
Vergil: Well... you don't really believe that HE deserves to be our main event, do you?
Dante: Now that you mention it, you're right.
Arkham: You think you can defeat me? Defeat the power of your father, Sparda?
Vergil: You should come to realize you cannot handle the power of Sparda.
Dante: [Aims sword at Arkham] You're wasting your time, buddy.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.14)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Devils Never Cry

Best in the series

The third game of the series is the best, as is the law of trilogies. I like this game for the same reasons I like the first. The characters. Dante has returned the fast-talking sarcastic B.A. that we all know and love. However this time he actually develops, unlike the first, in which he is already developed and remains the same throughout. His brother Vergil makes his first appearance since 2001, and he's a better character in this one, as a dark and dramatic figure who is deadly with a blade. Arkham, the mysterious old former librarian who aids Vergil in his quest for his father's power, and Lady, a mysterious demon hunter with a connection to Arkham, shown by their matching red and blue eyes. They are all linked, as well and as unexpectedly as a Dickens novel. The characters and their development beats the first, even. The plot itself is also very good. But I won't spoil it, because then you won't be motivated to play the game. Just trust me that it's as good as the first if not better. The game is best if it is the special edition, in which you can play as Vergil, and you can lower the difficulty if necessary.

In total, this deserves an 11 but they don't have that here.