MileHighGaymer Review: DMC: Devil May Cry

Welcome folks to another review from the Mile High Gaymer. This week we’re gonna be reviewing DMC: Devil May Cry, a reboot of the classic Devil May Cry series from Capcom by Ninja Theory.

Now I’m gonna be honest with ya, I’m a big fan of Devil May Cry. When it comes to a quipping anti-hero, I’m there in a heart beat. Maybe that’s why I like Han Solo more than Luke when it comes to Star Wars. The game itself is rebuilt from the ground up with only lingering semblance to the franchise it borrowed its name from. So if you’re a new player, here’s a great stepping stone. If you’ve been with the franchise from the beginning though, it could be hit or miss.

The general gist of DMC is that you play as Dante, a son of the demon Sparda, hell bent on avenging his family by killing the Lord of Demons: Mundus. Along the way you find your brother Vergil is still alive, and you gain a female sidekick to help you through levels which you’ll have to rescue later. Still here? Ok, let’s continue with the review.

MileHighGaymer: Persona 4 Golden - Playstation Vita - Atlus

By Jason Anderson, edited by Greg Dinkelman
 
Welcome, LGBT Gaming Fans, to Mile High Gaymer where I'll be bringing you the best in games that you should (or maybe you shouldn’t) be playing. I’m your host Jason Anderson and let’s get started on this High School Murder Mystery that is Persona 4 Golden.

A remake of their classic game for the PS2, Persona 4 Golden or P4G is almost everything that Atlus could put in that the crowds called out for. The game itself was already popular with it’s own anime (currently on Hulu) and a kick ass soundtrack, but with these new add-ons and changes it turns the game from an obscure hit to a must-have RPG.

The game starts as the player is sent to Inaba to stay with relatives since his parents are working abroad. On the train ride over he dreams of the Velvet Room and meets with the otherworldly Igor and his assistant Margaret which leads him on an adventure that will affect both Inaba and the rest of the world.

“Is that a bear?” - Chie Satonaka

Story
The story starts off simple enough, you’re thrust into a mystery and you gotta solve it, but it’s so much more than that. The game separates into two parts. Dungeon Crawl and School Day Visual Novel. We’ll get into the dungeon crawling aspect later on.

From your first day in Inaba you are subjected to school life, you go to classes and have club activities. As time goes on you’ll begin to interact with more characters and npcs opening up jobs and other after school activities to go to. The game constantly calls for you to make connections with other characters, and once you create these Social Links or S.Links your power, as well as your teammates, grows in battle as well making the dungeon crawling a lot easier for the player and providing boosts to your Persona.

If a player goes through, just dungeon grinding away, they’ll find out early on that not pursuing these S.Links can be stagnating to the game process as a whole and take away from a good chunk of the entertainment value. Each S.Link has it’s own individual storyline and it’s your job as the protagonist to connect with these different people.

Meet the MileHighGaymer: Jason Anderson

By Jason Anderson

Welcome to the Mile High Gaymer! My name is Jason Anderson and I’m a young game designer/artist living in the Mile High City. Since the gaymer culture is growing in leaps and bounds over the years, they felt at MileHighGayGuy that we needed an additional voice to help connect with the up-and-coming gaymer community.
 
So I volunteered for the job!
 
So how our posts work is that I’ll be reviewing games based off requests from you guys! Two articles a month will be about games from large companies such as SquareEnix, Blizzard, Capcom, and Namco; one article will be based off of an indie game company such as Facepunch, Firefly, and Level-5; and last (but not least) a portable game, because every gaymer needs a game or two while they're traveling around town. Each game will be rated based off of Gameplay, Story, Art, Replayability, and Multiplayer if the game has it.

Finally, if you guys have a great board game such as Dominion, Puerto Rico, or even the brand new Edition of Magic, just give me a heads up and I’ll do a special post just about our non-video predecessors. Just shoot me an email at milehighgaymer@gmail.com.
 
Now since this is grand spankin new, we’ll start with a classic for next week’s post. Get ready for the cult classic Persona 4 Golden!