I got Devil May Cry HD Collection so now I have to decide to play Devil May Cry 1 or DmC first.
Both good...and both biggest issues are camera angles on PC IMO, although Devil May Cry 1 is the same as the classic and they are meant to be that way, where the DMC port isn't intentional amd may have been an attempt to add multi monitor aupport or something I never used myself...but I played DMC at least 5 times over in one run trying to get unlimited Devil Trigger which is a DLC for the PC port...bottom line is I know what I'm saying there. Either way it doesn't really ruin the game, it just felt off to me personally so I couldn't play it how I was used to and any game in the series requires some skill curve.
Points to take into consideratuon:
DMC was made after Devil May Cry (obviously) but the story is a point in time BEFORE Devil May Cry, so it has more advanced combat and puzzle mechanics (such mutiple weapon switching combos)
The story in DMC was meant for new players but also throws puns at the classics you may or may not get without playing them first, at least until after you do...it won't ruin the game (DMC was the first I truly played through myself) but some things might go over your head until after.
DMC is much more comfortable for modern players, where Devil May Cry has an almost Resident Evil classic control and camera system that'll take some time to grow on you at first...but playing that will make the combat in DMC that much easier to learn since the basics are all the same and you don't get bombed with 5 weapons in the first 10 levels.
The real order of the series goes like this:
Devil May Cry HD 1-3 (the classics not HD)
Devil May Cry 4
DMC: Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 5
In this particular choice since it was a prequel reboot its really a matter of preference and which one you can stand to get into the series, any gsme besides this option I would say to play in order so if your itching to play DMC then do it before starting the other 4 games, if you want to play them in the true order then save it for last. I played it first and that was the best decision for me because it gave me a love for the series that made me deal with the older cameras and controls just for the story.
Out of the three classics, part 1 is still decent and aged well and part 3 is likely the best for controls and cameras...part 2 is probably the flop out of them all since the controls go sideways (again just like resident evil--but not as bad)
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