Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition Developers Disable Co-Op Mode to Do Justice to This Character

Published 11/07/2020, 11:22 AM EST

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Following the success of Devil May Cry 5, developers announced a special edition of the game for the next-gen consoles. This special edition will be available for purchase on the PS5 and the Xbox Series X at launch, and the physical copies will hit the stores on December 1.

In a recent interview, Itsuno, Kumabe and Matt from the developing team talked about the upcoming edition of the popular game. They opened up on interesting topics such as Vergil, Turbo Mode, and Photo mode, among other things.

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The developers had introduced two new characters in Devil May Cry5, V and Nico. Nico is an expert craftswoman, and V is the human half of Vergil. The community appreciated both the characters and the developers are happy about it.

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There were some disagreements in the developing team regarding Photo mode in the game. However, the team finally introduced it because most were adamant about it. Itsuno joked that he was eventually like, “Be quiet! I’ll implement it.”

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The developers also talked about the turbo mode in Devil May Cry. Itsuno noticed that a lot of DMC 4 and DMC 3 gameplays were in Turbo mode. He rightly said, “If you’re a stylish player, you’ll enjoy Turbo.”

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For the special edition, the developers have changed Virgil’s Force Edge to Mirage Edge. Since Dante already had Force Edge, it didn’t seem appropriate for Virgil to wield the same sword.

Vergil is finally a playable character in the game, however, Itsuno confirmed that co-op will be disabled when playing Vergil. The video game designer feels that it would be weird for other characters to interfere during Vergil’s story.

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These were some of the most noticeable pieces of information that could be useful for the fans. The Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition offers more than just graphics and performance upgrades. Fans will be awaiting its release to accompany their choice of next-gen console.

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Aakrit Sharma is an eSports author at EssentiallySports, and has written over 600 articles for their eSports division. He is an undergradate student at Delhi University. From getting chased by The Dahaka while playing Prince of Persia Warrior Within, to sweating his way up in ranked Apex Legends matches, he developed his consuming passion for the massive world of gaming and now writes about it with the same enthusiasm.
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