Every Major Video Game Of Q1 2019 - Ranked

2. Devil May Cry 5

devil may cry 5
Capcom

The complete opposite approach to the next game on this list, Capcom have noted they wanted to prove something with DMC 5; That all-out action games still had a place in the modern industry.

Thankfully all it takes is a few seconds with character Nero to feel that in spades; his rotating arm of attachments providing an entire roster's worth of abilities, all through one dedicated button. That sense of innovation goes for newcomer V, who you'll operate from a distance as he controls directly, but his attacks are mapped to summonable creatures.

And then there's Dante. Returning in his albino-and-red-coat attire for the first time in 11 years, it's no stretch to say that this version of the Son of Sparda has the most complex and experimental moveset in action game history.

Weapons and stances combine to let you chain stupidly high combos together, and the entire package is done through Capcom's glorious RE Engine - a piece of tech that maintains a liquid butter frame rate, whilst allowing specials and flurries to pop off in all directions.

March 2019 gave us two sides to the same action coin. One is unabashedly crowd-pleasing and visually stunning at every turn, and the other, is...

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WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.