Devil May Cry 5
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Strong profanity in the script, including 'fuck' and 'shit'.
Stylized melee and gunfire combat against demonic enemies produces blood spray and visible wounds; slain foes are cut apart and burst before dissolving.
A female character appears nude in a cutscene, with lighting and camera framing obscuring explicit detail.
The weapons-maker Nico smokes cigarettes on screen throughout the game, lighting up in cutscenes and while working in her van; the player never smokes or drinks.
A giant demonic tree drains human blood across a city, killing many people, and characters endure maiming and the loss of family.
Grotesque demonic designs and unsettling infernal environments, without sustained pursuit or a fear-driven core.
Demonic sigils, infernal summoning, and hell-gate imagery run through the setting and lore.
Suggestive dialogue and flirtatious, innuendo-laden banter among the cast.
Who can reach your kid
What it is
Devil May Cry 5 is a fast, combo-driven action game in which you play three demon hunters battling waves of demons through a modern city being consumed by a monstrous otherworldly tree. Combat is the core: you chain sword strikes, gunfire, and special transformations to build a graded 'style' rating. Enemies bleed when hit and burst apart into effects when destroyed, and the story includes a bloody arm-severing scene, heavy loss, and grotesque demon designs. Characters trade strong profanity and suggestive, flirtatious banter, and one cutscene shows a nude character obscured by lighting. Play is essentially single-player; an online 'cameo' feature shows anonymized ghost-runs of other players rather than any open chat.
How it's framed
The game frames its demon-slaying as heroic spectacle — the player's characters hunt demons to protect people and settle a family score, and the presentation rewards flashy, skillful combat rather than cruelty. Its darker material, the blood-draining tree and characters' suffering, sits in service of a stylized supernatural adventure with a self-aware, tongue-in-cheek tone.
Details
- Developer
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Released
- Mar 7, 2019
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