Why Devil May Cry 5 is my game of the year

If you want to understand the magic of Devil May Cry 5, look no further than V. The game’s newest lanky boy addition is one of three heroes to play as throughout Devil May Cry 5’s winding narrative. Unlike the game’s beloved demon hunters Dante or Nero, V doesn’t get his hands dirty directly, but rather stands back and lets summoned beasts take care of the fighting. He has a blowout befitting of Adam Driver on his best hair day, paired with tattoos that I can only describe as aggressively tribal. He reads poetry out loud and wears leather pants with sandals. Everything about V is remarkably stupid and yet ironically cool. I love him more than my own mother.

The plot of Devil May Cry 5 goes something like this: Dante, Nero, and V are...

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