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TRISH IS CRAZY DAWG. I only finished level two of the game, and that INTRO??? It felt like the devs sat in a room and went "what's the sickest thing we can do to make her badass?" and WENT WITH EVERY SUGGESTION.

Does some crazy ass jump to where she appears out of nowhere from the moon and does a sick ass landing on the ground. Bursts into Dante's shop with a motorcycle that came out of NOWHERE. STABS DANTE, THROWS A MOTORCYCLE AT HIM, and then SUDDENLY she goes "I'm not your enemy, I have a job for you" LIKE??? HELLO????

I also wasn't expecting there to be no tutorial. I mean, I wasn't expecting MUCH, but I was surprised by how it just THROWS you in. Also, the camera angles throw me off, but it does remind me of old Resident Evil (I never played it, but I had watched my brothers play em), and I managed to KINDA adjust??? It's only been an hour of gameplay, I'm sure I'll manage.

Also, the start up screen (for the Ultimate collection on Steam) and for the game individually (hadn't loaded the others) are so funny. It's so obviously an old game, and it's charming in its own way. Also, heard the music cut off before looping. CLASSIC /positive

The first area was pretty decent. I liked the big open room, primarily because it almost felt like a space to learn the controls. Did I utilize this opportunity? Not really, I was just wandering around trying to explore every nook and cranny to figure out wtf I was supposed to do.

I will say, I didn't know I could aim during stage one. I thought the only way I could shoot was to jump SDUIGHISG

AND BOY DID THAT HURT MY THUMB. I was pressing B (xbox 360 controller my beloved) each time, and that SUCKED for my thumb omg. I learned like, halfway through stage two that I could aim with RB LMAO

I had no issues with stage 1, and although I didn't get a perfect score, I'm not really after the "high score" gig. I just want the ✨experience✨

Stage two confused the HELL out of me. Also, I died twice. Before the stage started, I was surprised "easy mode" was thrown at me, but of course I wanted to activate it! APPARENTLY, I DIDN'T ACTIVATE IT THE FIRST TIME ALTHOUGH I PRESSED YES? I didn't know it wanted me to confirm twice, I thought when it asked "are you sure you want to switch?", it was suddenly asking me to switch over to normal mode, which I pressed no, but it KEPT ME ON NORMAL

The room with the fountain was interesting. Considering there's a door there, I suspect I go back there at a later level??? I could go back to Stage 1 during Stage 2, so I suspect I do. The infinite enemies was an interesting mechanic.

Also, first time I went around (before I got easy mode), didn't know you could get Alastor before the ghost fight thing? The ghost that comes out of the paintings? I fought those things with the regular blade and didn't have too much of an issue, but I suspect it would've been much easier if I had Alastor the first time.

CAN I JUST SAY, THAT ALASTOR ANIMATION WAS INSANE??? Getting stabbed by the blade, then Dante just rising up, even with the big ass guard on the blade (that likely went into his throat), completely unscathed. Honestly, this feels like an edgy teenage dream, it's so fascinating.

Besides my thumb hurting, I'm having a pretty decent time! Am I confused half the time? Yes, but I don't mind. It's not exactly like the game is guiding me, so I can't fault myself for being lost sometimes. I plan to play through the series (except DMC2, I was told it's not worth it), and imma be playing them in order via release instead of the chronological timeline I was told about.