I should have known that after decades of being unable to find someone else who shares my love of devil May cry 2, it would eventually be a Thor who shared with me this opinion
this is my favorite way of defending media, you didn't talk down the other games, you just proposed that this game is perfectly enjoyable with only a little change in perspective, never stepping into "people were wrong about this game all along" and just saying why you love it. Positivity all the way through. That said you did reference gex like 5 times so im sorry but i gotta doxx u and make up rumors on twitter bye
2 WAS the last in the timeline for a while, but they retconned it to be between the Anime and 4, the new implication being that Dante was just depressed over killing Vergil in 1 and got excited again when he learned about Nero.
@davebob4973 It's not the most wholesome given Dante still does the woohoo stuff mostly so he doesn't bum people out but it is nice that he got pulled out of a total slump. Also the anime is pretty good, right after 1 and depicts him taking more normal Devil Hunter jobs to pay the bills.
Small correction to the correction: It was with the release of DMC5 that the timeline got switched. Initially, the timeline implied that Dante got depressed in the anime, after killing his brother, only to be super excited again in 4, only to again be super depressed in DMC2.
Ugh dmc fans grinding their combos instead of lore again. 2 takes place right after a novel where in the end he has to kill a trish lookalike and is wounded by that
For the record, DMC2 used to be the last point in the DMC timeline, but with the release of DMC5 the timeline has been retconned so that DMC2 comes before DMC4 and the anime to be Dante's depressive episode after DMC1 with the death of his brother making it so Dante has no one left leaving him in a very emotionally unstable place, which makes the beginning of DMC4 really interesting because Dante starts off like a stone faced killer until he starts to realize who Nero is and slowly becomes more jokey and fun loving like younger Dante.
I feel like that doesn't quite work because it makes DMC 2 Dante's personality interfere with the then-logical leap from Anime Dante to DMC4 Dante. Honestly, DMC2 is an inconvenient nuisance on almost all fronts. I say almost because I kinda like Lucia😂
@@devinf.8317 I mean yeah, but where does DMC2 Dante fit in? I can see him going from brooding to a stone cold killer (Anime to beginning of DMC4) but the snarkiness in DMC2 wouldn't have a place anymore
I love how Thor takes the worst game in a saga and says: this, this little boy here is the best thing that has happened to humanity since pineapple pizza was invented.
@@throwawaydetective9080Nah we still would. I remember hearing somewhere that DMC3 was already planned for development, but Capcom just wanted a sequel ASAP.
Watching this channel for a good while now has genuinely re-programmed me to appreciate alota big and small things in videogames and other forms of art that i would not have noticed otherwise Seeing the good in seemingly bad things do be really based Thank you Thor Pika 8>
"nothing encouraged me to make videos or music either and i still did it because i wanted to because i'm not a boring bitch with no imagination" this deeply, deeply resonated with me lol
Half-inspirational, half-"I'm-nothing-like-yall-fish-meme." Can't imagine glazing DMC2, a crappy product of crunch and mismanagement, but I guess I'm a boring asshole for not liking it
Kya: Dark Lineage had that in some places as well. Loved that Flying Forest skybox. Hunter's Domain and Forbidden Island skyboxes were solid too. The art direction of that game was very similar to Rayman 2 and 3.
Enjoyed the video! I played through the DMC franchise from beginning to end for the first time this year. Still obsessed with 3 at the moment, savoring DMD mode as I slowly chip through it. I felt absolutely underprepared for just how much I wound up disliking 2, for all the reasons you've already heard and readily acknowledge here. Very nice to hear someone say "yeah you're not wrong about what this game is, but listen: it's cool anyways lmao." Gotta respectfully disagree on Gunstar Heroes and Streets of Rage though, and the sentiment of "repetitive arcade action" as a whole. The strength of arcade action is that it absolutely can serve as mindless explode-y, button mash-y, goof-y, sill-y, but can also be incredibly nuanced and expressive if you spend more time with it. The kind of niche advanced strategies in those games, animation cancels and abuse and all that, is exactly the kind of stuff that inspired DMC3, I'd argue. It's just that DMC3 actively demands you engage with that kind of stuff, whereas arcade beat 'em ups were more than happy to just let you keep spending quarters instead. They're very different games depending on who's playing them, which in and of itself is very cool!
Felt the same about how he said that Gungrave is just mashing square, ignoring the dodging, when to do the gunkata and when not to, the special shots, the melee that can reflect rockets, having to move through the stage in a way that keeps your combo up...
Nice video I wouldn't say that DMC2 was my fave in the series but I remember playing it when it came out and having a good time with it. I was surprised to find out later just how much hate it had from fans of the series. An overhated title for sure, happy to see some love being thrown on it
I'm convinced the definitive DMC2 experience is the Lucia disc. It just feels like Dante was shoved to the forefront of the game late in development. As everyone who has ever played the game has demonstrated, his shit is just busted, his bosses are ???, it beggars belief that this was what they really set out to make. I think they were scrambling to scrape something together for a Dante campaign. Maybe he was intended as a bonus character, like Vergil in later games, something fun to unlock because who cares, but had to make it for real at the eleventh hour. I get the impression Capcom viewed the DMC franchise as an action equivalent to Resident Evil with a rotating cast of protagonists, and this was supposed to be Lucia's game. That bears out if you play both campaigns side by side. Most of the content is shared across both discs, but it all feels better with Lucia - I distinctly remember a lightbulb going off when I tried it for the first time - with Lucia, it actually felt like the enemies complemented her moveset. Her kick combo staggers enemies, breaking their guard and opening them up to the higher damage sword combos. It's not just musou anymore. Unfortunately, players' universal hatred of Dante's disc meant that the vast majority never even put Lucia's disc in their console and so there are probably like a dozen people who even gave it a chance.
Yeah this is pretty much how I felt. Like I still don't really like DMC2 but it really does feel like Lucia's game in a lot of ways and it's super built around her moveset and it makes the game more engaging at least.
There is concept art showing Dante was not even going to be in the game. It originally starred a new male character and was supposed to be open world. Pieces of that open world were cut up into the skyscraper and upper city sections of the final game.
i actually love dmc2 as well. it’s not nearly as good of a hack and slash as the other 2, but i think it’s still a fun action game and the art direction is just so bonkers. i love permanently juggling enemies in midair with gunfire and i think stoic dante is cool even if he’s not as charming. best outfit in the series too, fight me. it reminds me of the second matrix movie. not as good as the first but there’s lots to like and i’m glad it exists
I always loved how unapologetic you are about liking things that are objectively messy and jank. You manage to not sound like a contrarian at all when praising these weird fucked up games. Keep doing your thing Thor. Hope some day do make a rap album
Youre the most inspiring gaming centered youtuber on this entire platform, for my money You never fail to teach me a new way to look at the entire medium Your writing is brilliant while feeling so goofy and casual And your music and editing are fuckin perfect. This channel is crazy
DMC2 is great c: The dark atmosphere is amazing, the game looks really good IMO, and it has one of the best soundtracks ever! Even though I love Dante's personality in the other games, I also love how serious he is here :3 Lucia is great as well, and her Devil Trigger design is absolutely beautiful. The main baddie... eh... That's not that great twt Same as the fact that guns just reign supreme... But atmosphere-wise, and especially musically-wise it is absolutely stunning. Mission Start and Eye of the Wind Lower Town are some of my favorites :D
Thor has conditioned me into expecting a wild jaunt from the stated focus of the video into some abstract esoteric tangent so well that I'm honestly shocked when they DON'T veer into another topic. Anyway, another great video.
Honestly, this gives me a great moment to play DMC2's advocate and say that I also enjoy the game. The dodging, high jumping and directional combo attacks makes the fight pretty fun for me. And I do like the gothic city setting as well. I would've made a video like this to give some praise to the game, but I never had the guts to do so. That, and I'm practically a nobody in the space of RUclips. Which makes me glad that you'd make this video sharing the same enjoyment of DMC2 as I do. Makes me a slight happier that I'm not alone in liking the game :)
Wooooo! Yeah! So glad I'm not alone in this! This video is like a mirror opposite of GamingBrit's Nights vs Klonoa video, a good and positive video I expected from you vs bad negative one I did not expect from him. Both even feature DMC2! I also enjoy the entire series but love 2 and DMC:DMC the most and 3 the least, the opposite of the fandom at large.
i enjoy what they were trying to go for with dmc2, for the longest time i've been imagining "what would dmc2 look like if the devs actually executed on what they wanted to make", honestly thinking about that has been more fun than the actual game itself for me though if everything was exactly the same but the stinger was dmc1's stinger then i bet a lot of people would be more willing to go to bat for the game lol
DMC2 is the first game in the series I ever played and is also the reason why I avoided playing other games in the series for quite a while. There's no shame in liking something everyone else dislikes, lord knows I like my fair share of media other people consider garbage, so you do you bro.
I replayed through 1-3 for the first time in about 20 years, and good lord does 2 feel like it's punishing the player at every move. But it does have some style and interesting ideas that would continue through the series. Also, best infested tank and chopper will always be ps2 Shinobi.
Duuuuude YES DMC2 was my favorite DMC for so long. (now it's "DmC" 100%) It's beyond rough, but there was so much to love if you dig in. Unlocking Trish was awesome. Slamming that sword into the ground and then just punching the shit out of the demons. Man that was great times.
The Vinesauce fans will descend on this video in masses to say dumb deeemcee2 memes. I am giving you this warning as one of them and an apology in advance
Dude I thought I was the only one! I constantly get weird looks when I tell ppl that it's my favorite dmc. Glad someone has some sense. Thanks for the validation Thor!
Let’s effen GOOOOOOO An old friend of mine I eventually lost contact with put me on to this game, also put my attention to Final Fantasy X-2 as well! Still awaiting the day he could play that eventual “stuck in X” game that’s mentioned in passing!
the mosaic tile texture is actually taken from the mosaics of the alhambra palace in spain. i feel like it's a you kind of building since it's renowned for its architecture, waterworks, and intricate detailing. definitely evokes the sophistifuture aesthetic even though it was built centuries ago
The start of this video made me realise that I would really love to hear you talk about Quake, I honestly think you'd really appreciate the weird aesthetics it has because it's actually two games that got awkwardly merged together
As someone who got the platinum trophy for this game, I can proudly say that my opinions of this game are my own and they're not copied from the rest of the fanbase or from popular youtubers. DMC is my favorite game series, and I am better at it than most people. I'll say this. I agree with Thor when it comes to DMC2 having the best aesthetic and the best Dante design. However, I think it's the worst game in the series because of the bosses. People who haven't played DMC2 will make fun of the helicopter boss, but that's not even the worst fight in the game. The fucking fish that Lucia fights is by far the worst boss in the series and possibly the whole action games genre. God forbid you're playing in DMD and as Trish BECAUSE YOU CANNOT LOCK ON TO THE DMD FISH BOSS, YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE CAMERA, IT CAN ATTACK FROM OFFSCREEN, YOU SWIM SLOW AS FUCK AND IF YOU'RE PLAYING AS TRISH THEN YOU'RE BETTER OFF RESTARTING THE MISSION AND PICKING LUCIA.
It's also mathematically impossible to get an S rank on the fish boss with Lucia, unless you have the secret mission still available. Lucia simply can't attack it fast enough to build up style. And there's simply not enough enemies throughout the level either, only a couple of mages, which won't give you enough, and a couple of skulls that you can't even afford to hit. In this case, only Trish can do it. She can shoot the fish fast enough to build up style points. Enough to get you an S rank for the mission. Yeah I hate that fish >_
I love the DMC series so much that I literally write edgelord power fantasy fanfic about it, so getting a whole video of ThorThoughts(tm) about the aesthetics of the games is incredibly appreciated! Thank you for your service
Oh no, Thor, you've never had a Sobe??? Only the pink ones were good tbh, but they were *gooood.* Sorry for your loss Edit: also there is actually milk in one of the pink ones, maybe a couple more but I'm not positive lmao
17:48 I think you mean from DmC onward. DMC4 very much has a Resident Evil design with interconnected levels, key items, spooky castle with a secret lab, even has a timed escape sequence with an explosion at the end.
Yeah this video kinda makes it sound like he didn't even play DMC4 lol. It's probably tied with 1 with being the least "modern/urban", taking place in the cool as hell European church town (that does have a few dingy back alleys), jungles, caves, icefields, castles, ice castles, on top of a massive crumbling god-statue and so on. Nothing about it gives me "monster energy" vibes, and it has that sense of adventure that Thor mentioned liking.
thor is such a good person, idk why but they give me some really good vibes. I really aprecciate the apreciatiation for games as art without thinking much only about game mechanics and more about vibes and feelings, i dont care if people think its imature, i just love to watch videos that are written with such unique and personal style. All thor videos that i watched are soo nice, i like the way the script have some wordplay and some silly rhymes, all comes from the heart man. another great video, thanks alot
I defo prefer DMC3 over 2, I still have to admit that the tower in 3 is not a very interesting environment to explore. The whole aesthetic of DMC2 (especially early game) I always thought looked nice, even though I never thought to replay it.
This is so random, Im currently trying to get into the older DMC games (1 and 2) YT recommended me a tone of DMC content and a week later comes my favorite youtuber with this banger hell yeah.
Can’t lie this brought back pure nostalgia with this game. This was how I got introduced to the series. Then I went back played one & was hyped about 3 when it came along. I start seeing a lot of hate for this game in later years didn’t see why until I see past footage of stuff I didn’t pay attention to back then 😅 this game I still hold bear & dear bc it got me into the genre with the GOW & more of the PS2 era
I won't bash you for liking this game. Your reason for loving this game is more about the vibes and aesthetics , which is the pillarly foundation of your channel, and not about how many sick combos you can do. Now do the same for ninja garden 1, that game is vibes incarnate.
Great video once again! This was the very first DMC game I actually got to play funnily enough, not long after it's release too if I recall and spent absolutely hours playing it. It's not one I go back to now as DMC 3 definitely scratches that itch for me, but I do think it's a bit overhated. Like you say there's gameplay innovations that would be carried forward with the series, Lucia's story is actually pretty decent and something most people don't talk about enough (in fact it feels like she should be the main character), and as memed as the tank and chopper are there is definitely some cool monster designs, Nefasturris and The Despair Embodied especially. Overall not my favourite and I can't see my mind changing on this unlike some other games you have looked at, but definitely nowhere near as bad as a lot of DMC fans make it out to be. It's a comfortable 6/10 for me.
The aesthetics of this game were always the most appealing to me at the time of release, but I’ve passed on it over the years due to the reputation. Once again you’ve got me scouring local used game shops for a copy in the year of our lord 2024z
@@Hummus420he may not even be, though - there's plenty of men who just carry the aesthetic, and many non binary people who embrace both he/she pronouns. Lots of people live outside of the gender politics we're so used to seeing these days.
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NEW ALBUM: thorhighheels.bandcamp.com/album/willems-house
snot on streaming yet but will be very soon!
will it go on Soundcloud?
Between this, Ginger Root and Paira the summer's sorted for good new music. My neighbors WILL enjoy the album, like it or not.
Thor you fill my dark soul with light
Ayo?
Haha real deal comment here
I should have known that after decades of being unable to find someone else who shares my love of devil May cry 2, it would eventually be a Thor who shared with me this opinion
light. light. light.
"Liiiiiiiight" (voice-squeaks)
this is my favorite way of defending media, you didn't talk down the other games, you just proposed that this game is perfectly enjoyable with only a little change in perspective, never stepping into "people were wrong about this game all along" and just saying why you love it. Positivity all the way through. That said you did reference gex like 5 times so im sorry but i gotta doxx u and make up rumors on twitter bye
It’s kind of interesting to see a video where the response to criticisms of the game is “I don’t know. I like it”
This is how I feel about media in the end. There's things I dislike and I talk about it yeah but in the end... if someone liked it good for them
I heard super eyepatch wolf say "sophistifuture" in his most recent video lol. thorhighheels be a fr thought leader in the scene that's crazy.
Which video?
@@gokugotengohannaruto the fake games one
@@beat-man5167 damn I was hoping I wouldn't have to do the two hours haha
Please return with a timestamp !!
he's really late to the semi-ironically liking dmc2 party
2 WAS the last in the timeline for a while, but they retconned it to be between the Anime and 4, the new implication being that Dante was just depressed over killing Vergil in 1 and got excited again when he learned about Nero.
Thats weirdly wholesome and funny also i didnt even know there was an anime
@davebob4973 It's not the most wholesome given Dante still does the woohoo stuff mostly so he doesn't bum people out but it is nice that he got pulled out of a total slump.
Also the anime is pretty good, right after 1 and depicts him taking more normal Devil Hunter jobs to pay the bills.
@@davebob4973the DMC anime is canon actually but the hilarious part is Capcom gave more credits to the anime than DMC 2 😂
Small correction to the correction: It was with the release of DMC5 that the timeline got switched. Initially, the timeline implied that Dante got depressed in the anime, after killing his brother, only to be super excited again in 4, only to again be super depressed in DMC2.
Ugh dmc fans grinding their combos instead of lore again. 2 takes place right after a novel where in the end he has to kill a trish lookalike and is wounded by that
For the record, DMC2 used to be the last point in the DMC timeline, but with the release of DMC5 the timeline has been retconned so that DMC2 comes before DMC4 and the anime to be Dante's depressive episode after DMC1 with the death of his brother making it so Dante has no one left leaving him in a very emotionally unstable place, which makes the beginning of DMC4 really interesting because Dante starts off like a stone faced killer until he starts to realize who Nero is and slowly becomes more jokey and fun loving like younger Dante.
I feel like that doesn't quite work because it makes DMC 2 Dante's personality interfere with the then-logical leap from Anime Dante to DMC4 Dante.
Honestly, DMC2 is an inconvenient nuisance on almost all fronts.
I say almost because I kinda like Lucia😂
@@LugnalMost people just headcanon that Dante became more light hearted after meeting Nero and realizing he still has family.
@@devinf.8317 I mean yeah, but where does DMC2 Dante fit in? I can see him going from brooding to a stone cold killer (Anime to beginning of DMC4) but the snarkiness in DMC2 wouldn't have a place anymore
Of course ThorHighHeels is one of the only people in existence to like DMC2.
Thankfully I no longer have to feel bad for not liking Drakengard 3
lol i like both games
i also love it XD
I liked the game as well honestly.
@@kakizakichannel wait, what? Isn't the average consensus "drakengard 3 bad?" Isn't the average consensus "drakengard 1, 2, and 3 bad?"
I love how Thor takes the worst game in a saga and says: this, this little boy here is the best thing that has happened to humanity since pineapple pizza was invented.
Well without it we wouldn’t have DMC3
@@throwawaydetective9080Nah we still would. I remember hearing somewhere that DMC3 was already planned for development, but Capcom just wanted a sequel ASAP.
@@STOPPEDINCOLORADO yes but DMC3 wouldn’t be what it was if Itsuno didn’t go above and beyond in apology for DMC2
@@throwawaydetective9080 True!
i Luv DMC2, it's something about it🥰But you get crucified if you don't say you hate it.
Growing up during this era was great because i had no idea people hated this game and i just played what sequels i wanted to and loved it
Watching this channel for a good while now has genuinely re-programmed me to appreciate alota big and small things in videogames and other forms of art that i would not have noticed otherwise
Seeing the good in seemingly bad things do be really based
Thank you Thor
Pika 8>
Embrace mediocrity bro
"nothing encouraged me to make videos or music either and i still did it because i wanted to because i'm not a boring bitch with no imagination"
this deeply, deeply resonated with me lol
inspirational quotes that just hit different ✨
The exact reason we should all be creative, not for glory and power but so we dont become boring bitches.
im a real boring bitch with no imagination ig
Half-inspirational, half-"I'm-nothing-like-yall-fish-meme." Can't imagine glazing DMC2, a crappy product of crunch and mismanagement, but I guess I'm a boring asshole for not liking it
@@TheExFatal The quote is a bit pretentious but I kinda get it. Liking this game certainly doesn't define your character though. lol
that intro was super nice. it really gave pikachu dramatic 2005 late night anime op vibes
Part of why we love Thor
That probably is the most accurate thing to describe it, cuz i also thought the same thing
But what is the song during the intro? I can't place it but I know it
@@dan2060289 thor original I'd say
@dan2060289check the description for his bandcamp. It's in that album.
I do genuinely like how the skybox looks. Clouds moving at high speed is so dreamlike. Rayman 2 had a similar thing going on in some areas.
Crash Twinsanity, especially the beta footage, made me love quick flowing skyboxes.
super fast or super slow clouds are the best
Kya: Dark Lineage had that in some places as well. Loved that Flying Forest skybox. Hunter's Domain and Forbidden Island skyboxes were solid too. The art direction of that game was very similar to Rayman 2 and 3.
17:24 How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DMC2...Featuring Dante from the Shin Megami Tensei series.
Enjoyed the video! I played through the DMC franchise from beginning to end for the first time this year. Still obsessed with 3 at the moment, savoring DMD mode as I slowly chip through it. I felt absolutely underprepared for just how much I wound up disliking 2, for all the reasons you've already heard and readily acknowledge here. Very nice to hear someone say "yeah you're not wrong about what this game is, but listen: it's cool anyways lmao."
Gotta respectfully disagree on Gunstar Heroes and Streets of Rage though, and the sentiment of "repetitive arcade action" as a whole. The strength of arcade action is that it absolutely can serve as mindless explode-y, button mash-y, goof-y, sill-y, but can also be incredibly nuanced and expressive if you spend more time with it. The kind of niche advanced strategies in those games, animation cancels and abuse and all that, is exactly the kind of stuff that inspired DMC3, I'd argue. It's just that DMC3 actively demands you engage with that kind of stuff, whereas arcade beat 'em ups were more than happy to just let you keep spending quarters instead. They're very different games depending on who's playing them, which in and of itself is very cool!
mainly just commenting to agree that the take on gunstar and streets was definitely wrong on thor's part
Felt the same about how he said that Gungrave is just mashing square, ignoring the dodging, when to do the gunkata and when not to, the special shots, the melee that can reflect rockets, having to move through the stage in a way that keeps your combo up...
"King ? Here's your crown"...Honestly this line alone makes the existence of DMC 2 worth it 😂
It was also the first game to have Bloody Palace. That also kinda justifies its existence.
Ever play Lucia & Trish?
You almost convinced me to play DMC2 again.
Almost.
Not falling for that trap lmao
damn thor you're really gradeteachermaxxing with those earrings and hairstyle, that's a powerfull look
This seems extremely charitable. I think DMC2 was made less with a design or philosophy in mind and more with confusion and terror.
Nice video
I wouldn't say that DMC2 was my fave in the series but I remember playing it when it came out and having a good time with it. I was surprised to find out later just how much hate it had from fans of the series. An overhated title for sure, happy to see some love being thrown on it
I like the pikachu. Seeing the Pikachu makes me happy
I FUCKING LOVE FINDING NEW WAYS TO APPRECIATE ART THAT IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE WIDELY DERIDED RRRRAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH
I'm convinced the definitive DMC2 experience is the Lucia disc. It just feels like Dante was shoved to the forefront of the game late in development. As everyone who has ever played the game has demonstrated, his shit is just busted, his bosses are ???, it beggars belief that this was what they really set out to make. I think they were scrambling to scrape something together for a Dante campaign. Maybe he was intended as a bonus character, like Vergil in later games, something fun to unlock because who cares, but had to make it for real at the eleventh hour.
I get the impression Capcom viewed the DMC franchise as an action equivalent to Resident Evil with a rotating cast of protagonists, and this was supposed to be Lucia's game. That bears out if you play both campaigns side by side. Most of the content is shared across both discs, but it all feels better with Lucia - I distinctly remember a lightbulb going off when I tried it for the first time - with Lucia, it actually felt like the enemies complemented her moveset. Her kick combo staggers enemies, breaking their guard and opening them up to the higher damage sword combos. It's not just musou anymore.
Unfortunately, players' universal hatred of Dante's disc meant that the vast majority never even put Lucia's disc in their console and so there are probably like a dozen people who even gave it a chance.
Interesting take!!
Yeah this is pretty much how I felt. Like I still don't really like DMC2 but it really does feel like Lucia's game in a lot of ways and it's super built around her moveset and it makes the game more engaging at least.
There is concept art showing Dante was not even going to be in the game. It originally starred a new male character and was supposed to be open world. Pieces of that open world were cut up into the skyscraper and upper city sections of the final game.
I 100% with your Valid statement.
i actually love dmc2 as well. it’s not nearly as good of a hack and slash as the other 2, but i think it’s still a fun action game and the art direction is just so bonkers. i love permanently juggling enemies in midair with gunfire and i think stoic dante is cool even if he’s not as charming. best outfit in the series too, fight me. it reminds me of the second matrix movie. not as good as the first but there’s lots to like and i’m glad it exists
I always loved how unapologetic you are about liking things that are objectively messy and jank. You manage to not sound like a contrarian at all when praising these weird fucked up games. Keep doing your thing Thor. Hope some day do make a rap album
Youre the most inspiring gaming centered youtuber on this entire platform, for my money
You never fail to teach me a new way to look at the entire medium
Your writing is brilliant while feeling so goofy and casual
And your music and editing are fuckin perfect.
This channel is crazy
Finally a fellow DMC2 enjoyer. Im sure it's just nostalgia but i always enjoy dmc2 when replaying the trilogy.
DMC2 is great c:
The dark atmosphere is amazing, the game looks really good IMO, and it has one of the best soundtracks ever!
Even though I love Dante's personality in the other games, I also love how serious he is here :3
Lucia is great as well, and her Devil Trigger design is absolutely beautiful.
The main baddie... eh... That's not that great twt Same as the fact that guns just reign supreme... But atmosphere-wise, and especially musically-wise it is absolutely stunning.
Mission Start and Eye of the Wind Lower Town are some of my favorites :D
I'm a simple man. I see a new Thor video, I watch it on my lunch break.
His words make me sleep good after night shift
He just like me fr
ayo the little pika irl camera segments? yo?? really cool, swagful even
also, new album!!!! yay!!!
Don't ever be ashamed or make excuses for liking what you like.
Thor has conditioned me into expecting a wild jaunt from the stated focus of the video into some abstract esoteric tangent so well that I'm honestly shocked when they DON'T veer into another topic. Anyway, another great video.
Dante's design from Dmc2 is still the slickest, and it's the one featured in SMT Nocturne.
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series, legendary meme
SMT Nocturne! That‘s the one, where Dante is the only one to survive a fall from a skyscraper completely unscathed😮
@@cybercop0083 also he pursues the Demi-fiend and slaps him like nothing
@@kuronoroux8864 Despite his inability to pierce physical defenses😔
Honestly, this gives me a great moment to play DMC2's advocate and say that I also enjoy the game. The dodging, high jumping and directional combo attacks makes the fight pretty fun for me. And I do like the gothic city setting as well.
I would've made a video like this to give some praise to the game, but I never had the guts to do so. That, and I'm practically a nobody in the space of RUclips. Which makes me glad that you'd make this video sharing the same enjoyment of DMC2 as I do. Makes me a slight happier that I'm not alone in liking the game :)
Wooooo! Yeah! So glad I'm not alone in this!
This video is like a mirror opposite of GamingBrit's Nights vs Klonoa video, a good and positive video I expected from you vs bad negative one I did not expect from him. Both even feature DMC2!
I also enjoy the entire series but love 2 and DMC:DMC the most and 3 the least, the opposite of the fandom at large.
i enjoy what they were trying to go for with dmc2, for the longest time i've been imagining "what would dmc2 look like if the devs actually executed on what they wanted to make", honestly thinking about that has been more fun than the actual game itself for me
though if everything was exactly the same but the stinger was dmc1's stinger then i bet a lot of people would be more willing to go to bat for the game lol
I don’t know why I love the character design of Dante?
His hair
His coat
His GUNS!
His GIANT SWORD!
Reminds me of going to hot topic or sharkrobot!
He's white
@@j.2512 And his hair is too...
Real gamers don't skip Devil May Cry 2. That's just a fact.
That Patreon segment was so cool! I think its my favorite one you've ever done.
DMC2 is the first game in the series I ever played and is also the reason why I avoided playing other games in the series for quite a while. There's no shame in liking something everyone else dislikes, lord knows I like my fair share of media other people consider garbage, so you do you bro.
I replayed through 1-3 for the first time in about 20 years, and good lord does 2 feel like it's punishing the player at every move. But it does have some style and interesting ideas that would continue through the series.
Also, best infested tank and chopper will always be ps2 Shinobi.
Duuuuude YES
DMC2 was my favorite DMC for so long.
(now it's "DmC" 100%)
It's beyond rough, but there was so much to love if you dig in.
Unlocking Trish was awesome.
Slamming that sword into the ground and then just punching the shit out of the demons.
Man that was great times.
Same!!!
I love it when Dante performs the combos, especially the one that flings the enemies in the air like a volleyball.
The Vinesauce fans will descend on this video in masses to say dumb deeemcee2 memes. I am giving you this warning as one of them and an apology in advance
BINTY PLX
Good I hope more people come to this video to discover the greatest RUclipsr of all time
*en masse
Came to the comments before even watching the video to see if anyone had said this. Not disappointed.
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Thor I played Lunacid and didn't know you composed some of the most banger tracks in the ost. Thanks bud
Dude I thought I was the only one! I constantly get weird looks when I tell ppl that it's my favorite dmc. Glad someone has some sense. Thanks for the validation Thor!
Let’s effen GOOOOOOO
An old friend of mine I eventually lost contact with put me on to this game, also put my attention to Final Fantasy X-2 as well! Still awaiting the day he could play that eventual “stuck in X” game that’s mentioned in passing!
That intro has to be one of my favorite intro edits ever. It's just so sleek.
the mosaic tile texture is actually taken from the mosaics of the alhambra palace in spain. i feel like it's a you kind of building since it's renowned for its architecture, waterworks, and intricate detailing. definitely evokes the sophistifuture aesthetic even though it was built centuries ago
The start of this video made me realise that I would really love to hear you talk about Quake, I honestly think you'd really appreciate the weird aesthetics it has because it's actually two games that got awkwardly merged together
I like your framing of DMC2 in that edgy PS2 action game lineage. Great video!
Real gamer opinions are being served here today
As someone who got the platinum trophy for this game, I can proudly say that my opinions of this game are my own and they're not copied from the rest of the fanbase or from popular youtubers. DMC is my favorite game series, and I am better at it than most people.
I'll say this. I agree with Thor when it comes to DMC2 having the best aesthetic and the best Dante design. However, I think it's the worst game in the series because of the bosses. People who haven't played DMC2 will make fun of the helicopter boss, but that's not even the worst fight in the game. The fucking fish that Lucia fights is by far the worst boss in the series and possibly the whole action games genre. God forbid you're playing in DMD and as Trish BECAUSE YOU CANNOT LOCK ON TO THE DMD FISH BOSS, YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE CAMERA, IT CAN ATTACK FROM OFFSCREEN, YOU SWIM SLOW AS FUCK AND IF YOU'RE PLAYING AS TRISH THEN YOU'RE BETTER OFF RESTARTING THE MISSION AND PICKING LUCIA.
As someone who 100%'d DMC2 for the full HD collection achievos... yeah GOD I HATE THE FISH. I DESPISE THE FISH.
It's also mathematically impossible to get an S rank on the fish boss with Lucia, unless you have the secret mission still available. Lucia simply can't attack it fast enough to build up style. And there's simply not enough enemies throughout the level either, only a couple of mages, which won't give you enough, and a couple of skulls that you can't even afford to hit.
In this case, only Trish can do it. She can shoot the fish fast enough to build up style points. Enough to get you an S rank for the mission.
Yeah I hate that fish >_
You look like my auntie in the 1980's picture that's colored red
I love the DMC series so much that I literally write edgelord power fantasy fanfic about it, so getting a whole video of ThorThoughts(tm) about the aesthetics of the games is incredibly appreciated! Thank you for your service
This video was a breath of fresh air on DMC2, well done!
Also your drip is fire 🔥
Stunning and brave video. I had a feeling this would happen sooner or later.
"It's dee em cee two'in time." - John DmC
Booti pl;s
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DMC2 is great. It taught me to be a cynical bastard from a very young age. Also the building demon was kinda cool.
Yooooo, this game is GOATed for it's aesthetics, thanks for highlighting it
Game looks amazing in screenshots. Definitely peak PS2 aesthetics.
It is the only finished part of the game yes.
No
theres just something special about hearing how one person adores something that most people dislike
Bro that lil pikachu patreon cut was so sick.
You are my fave youtuber of all time btw, just wanted to tell you that
Thor was the guy in vinny's chat to bait him into playing dmc2 for the charity stream
Oh no, Thor, you've never had a Sobe??? Only the pink ones were good tbh, but they were *gooood.*
Sorry for your loss
Edit: also there is actually milk in one of the pink ones, maybe a couple more but I'm not positive lmao
Thor's cat continues to be the GOAT
willem :)
I love that these meandering Thor ramblings always find me in a moment when I didn’t know I needed them. Lowkey they walk the eternal Tao.
I know that Gackt is very popular, but I'm never going to get used to hearing other people say his name out loud.
We can call him "Genesis" instead.
Please make 1 million more videos. Any theme, subject, game, thought, anything.... Just keep em coming!
Wish DMC went down the horror path more like 1 and 2. WOW this brought back memories of all those old games. We need remasters of all of these.
The mostimpressive thing is that youve managed to keep the tail attached to that plastic pikachu figure.
It's always interesting seeing what topic they come up with during the wait between videos
Always a pleasure to have the Thor cinematic outdoor clips + new album teaser
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17:48 I think you mean from DmC onward. DMC4 very much has a Resident Evil design with interconnected levels, key items, spooky castle with a secret lab, even has a timed escape sequence with an explosion at the end.
Yeah this video kinda makes it sound like he didn't even play DMC4 lol. It's probably tied with 1 with being the least "modern/urban", taking place in the cool as hell European church town (that does have a few dingy back alleys), jungles, caves, icefields, castles, ice castles, on top of a massive crumbling god-statue and so on. Nothing about it gives me "monster energy" vibes, and it has that sense of adventure that Thor mentioned liking.
I'm glad you can enjoy the slog, cause I couldn't, man. I legit almost fell asleep twice playing this game.
I like pikachu's little day out. Nicely edited
Really enjoyed this video, had great vibes throughout :> flexing on us and willem with the dirge of cerberus chains goddamn
Couldn't find a more 'glass half full' guy on the planet
Sepultura? I'll take that as BRAZIL MENTIONED 🎉
Cool video. However, I probably won't be playing this because I've tried the DMC games and I personally couldn't get into them.
thor is such a good person, idk why but they give me some really good vibes. I really aprecciate the apreciatiation for games as art without thinking much only about game mechanics and more about vibes and feelings, i dont care if people think its imature, i just love to watch videos that are written with such unique and personal style. All thor videos that i watched are soo nice, i like the way the script have some wordplay and some silly rhymes, all comes from the heart man. another great video, thanks alot
Love your videos so much❤ thank you for what you do
I love the dedicated dodge roll button in this
DMC2 loves you too ♥️
the camcorder pikachu sections are so beautiful. something about them just hit me in a weird good way.
I was just thinking about this youtuber, glad there's a new video
It's nice to see love for Devil May Cry 2 and Drakengard 3 for once! I love both of those games too.
ngl I always felt like you were a dmc2 enjoyer from your videos
Thank you for the video...and album,i just needed that.
I defo prefer DMC3 over 2, I still have to admit that the tower in 3 is not a very interesting environment to explore. The whole aesthetic of DMC2 (especially early game) I always thought looked nice, even though I never thought to replay it.
Well, some people were making a mod to "improve" the combat, so if they finish then you can enjoy both the combat and the exploration.
This is so random, Im currently trying to get into the older DMC games (1 and 2) YT recommended me a tone of DMC content and a week later comes my favorite youtuber with this banger hell yeah.
This is why I keep coming back to Thor's videos. Unique takes I can't get anywhere else.
The anime intro with Pikachu is a masterpiece.
And DMC2 was my introduction to the series and I always loved it.
Can’t lie this brought back pure nostalgia with this game. This was how I got introduced to the series. Then I went back played one & was hyped about 3 when it came along. I start seeing a lot of hate for this game in later years didn’t see why until I see past footage of stuff I didn’t pay attention to back then 😅 this game I still hold bear & dear bc it got me into the genre with the GOW & more of the PS2 era
Thor rly went n gon did it
I won't bash you for liking this game. Your reason for loving this game is more about the vibes and aesthetics , which is the pillarly foundation of your channel, and not about how many sick combos you can do. Now do the same for ninja garden 1, that game is vibes incarnate.
I respect the love for the vibes, and my other reason for liking this is that it brought us SMT3 Dante, arguably his coolest version.
Great video once again! This was the very first DMC game I actually got to play funnily enough, not long after it's release too if I recall and spent absolutely hours playing it. It's not one I go back to now as DMC 3 definitely scratches that itch for me, but I do think it's a bit overhated. Like you say there's gameplay innovations that would be carried forward with the series, Lucia's story is actually pretty decent and something most people don't talk about enough (in fact it feels like she should be the main character), and as memed as the tank and chopper are there is definitely some cool monster designs, Nefasturris and The Despair Embodied especially.
Overall not my favourite and I can't see my mind changing on this unlike some other games you have looked at, but definitely nowhere near as bad as a lot of DMC fans make it out to be. It's a comfortable 6/10 for me.
The aesthetics of this game were always the most appealing to me at the time of release, but I’ve passed on it over the years due to the reputation. Once again you’ve got me scouring local used game shops for a copy in the year of our lord 2024z
Guys, ThorHighHeels is so quirky and unique!
No bulli!
They are though
Cute boy
They are ear and eyecrack
@@Hummus420he may not even be, though - there's plenty of men who just carry the aesthetic, and many non binary people who embrace both he/she pronouns. Lots of people live outside of the gender politics we're so used to seeing these days.