<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
overall	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
8	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
a	O
trio	O
of	O
warriors	O
with	O
demonic	O
powers	O
,	O
the	O
returning	O
Dante	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
named	O
V	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Demon	O
King	O
Urizen	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
whose	O
goal	O
was	O
for	O
this	O
installment	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
best	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
design	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
used	O
in	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
techniques	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
bring	O
while	O
also	O
liking	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
called	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Vergil	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Vergil	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
named	O
V	O
.	O
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
fast-paced	O
"	O
stylish	O
action	O
"	O
;	O
The	O
player	O
fights	O
off	O
hordes	O
of	O
demons	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
attacks	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
character	O
is	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
can	O
also	O
find	O
Devil	O
Breakers	O
during	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
regains	O
his	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
and	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
move	O
which	O
expands	O
his	O
combat	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
plays	O
like	O
his	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
persona	O
as	O
he	O
can	O
change	O
between	O
four	O
styles	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
techniques	O
or	O
parry	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
also	O
wields	O
"	O
King	O
Cerberus	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
stronger	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Cerberus	O
nunchaku	O
introduced	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
both	O
"	O
Kalina	O
Ann	O
"	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
enhanced	O
"	O
Kalina	O
Ann	O
2	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Griffon	O
,	O
an	O
eagle	O
that	O
uses	O
ranged	O
lightning-based	O
attacks	O
,	O
Shadow	O
,	O
a	O
panther	O
that	O
forms	O
blades	O
,	O
spikes	O
,	O
and	O
portals	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
powerful	O
golem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
original	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
is	O
now	O
replaced	O
with	O
Doppelganger	O
,	O
a	O
summoned	O
spectral	O
copy	O
of	O
his	O
Sin	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
form	O
which	O
mirrors	O
Vergil	O
's	O
attacks	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
Yamato	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
mechanic	O
introduced	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	O
as	O
Dante	O
's	O
Doppelganger	O
Style	O
,	O
then	O
reintroduced	O
as	O
the	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
reboot	O
Vergil	O
in	O
Dmc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
demon	O
hunter	O
for	O
Dante	O
's	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
agency	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
gunsmith	O
Nico	O
Goldstein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
afternoon	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
agency	O
when	O
a	O
hooded	O
man	O
enters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
offers	O
the	O
stranger	O
food	O
when	O
he	O
suddenly	O
rips	O
off	O
his	O
demonic	O
Devil	O
Bringer	O
arm	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Yamato	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
confront	O
Urizen	O
but	O
,	O
empowered	O
by	O
the	O
Qliphoth	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
demon	O
king	O
incapacitates	O
them	O
and	O
overpowers	O
Nero	B-Application
when	O
he	O
intervenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
stops	O
Urizen	O
from	O
capturing	O
Nero	B-Application
but	O
is	O
defeated	O
and	O
ejected	O
from	O
the	O
Qliphoth	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
Rebellion	O
shattered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
allies	O
Lady	O
and	O
Trish	O
are	O
captured	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
demon-cores	O
while	O
V	O
convinces	O
the	O
weakened	O
Nero	B-Application
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
Red	O
Grave	O
outfitted	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Devil	O
Breaker	O
"	O
prosthetic	O
arm	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
Nico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
meets	O
up	O
with	O
V	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
Qliphoth	O
for	O
its	O
fruit	O
—	O
born	O
of	O
condensed	O
human	O
blood	O
—	O
which	O
makes	O
whoever	O
consumes	O
it	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
pair	O
destroy	O
the	O
Qliphoth	O
's	O
roots	O
while	O
searching	O
for	O
Dante	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
rescues	O
Lady	O
while	O
V	O
splits	O
off	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
Devil	O
Sword	O
Sparda	O
-	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
comatose	O
Dante	O
,	O
whose	O
presence	O
was	O
hidden	O
by	O
the	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
confront	O
Urizen	O
again	O
and	O
is	O
overpowered	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
but	O
Dante	O
rescues	O
him	O
and	O
gains	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Dante	O
arrives	O
first	O
to	O
face	O
Urizen	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
rescues	O
V	O
from	O
the	O
demon	O
Malphas	O
and	O
learns	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
history	O
with	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
and	O
V	O
reach	O
Dante	O
just	O
as	O
he	O
defeats	O
Urizen	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
dying	O
V	O
intervenes	O
and	O
merges	O
with	O
Urizen	O
before	O
Dante	O
can	O
finish	O
him	O
,	O
reviving	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
insists	O
on	O
going	O
after	O
Vergil	O
himself	O
,	O
but	O
Dante	O
reveals	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
Vergil	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
and	O
refuses	O
to	O
let	O
Nero	B-Application
kill	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
then	O
faces	O
V	O
's	O
familiars	O
-	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
embodied	O
memories	O
of	O
Vergil	B-Application
's	I-Application
time	I-Application
as	I-Application
Nelo	I-Application
Angelo	I-Application
-	O
and	O
they	O
elect	O
to	O
die	O
by	O
Dante	O
's	O
hand	O
to	O
lessen	O
Vergil	O
's	O
trauma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
fight	O
again	O
,	O
where	O
Vergil	O
learns	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
his	O
unintended	O
son	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
settles	O
his	O
emotions	O
in	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
to	O
Kyrie	O
and	O
resolves	O
not	O
to	O
let	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
uncle	O
die	O
,	O
fully	O
awakening	O
his	O
demonic	O
powers	O
and	O
regrowing	O
his	O
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intervening	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
and	O
forcing	O
Dante	O
out	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
vows	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
pair	O
's	O
sibling	O
rivalry	O
and	O
defeats	O
Vergil	O
,	O
who	O
gives	O
Nero	B-Application
V	O
's	O
book	O
as	O
a	O
memento	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vergil	O
joins	O
Dante	O
in	O
a	O
one-way	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
to	O
cut	O
the	O
Qliphoth	O
down	O
and	O
seal	O
the	O
portal	O
before	O
it	O
rips	O
Red	O
Grave	O
City	O
apart	O
and	O
merges	O
the	O
Demon	O
World	O
with	O
the	O
Human	O
World	O
,	O
with	O
Nero	B-Application
departing	O
as	O
the	O
Qliphoth	O
falls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Hideaki	O
Itsuno	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
since	O
the	O
second	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
showed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
continuing	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
by	O
developing	O
a	O
fifth	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
thought	O
the	O
series	O
might	O
go	O
on	O
hiatus	O
or	O
end	O
for	O
good	O
if	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
alleviated	O
these	O
fears	O
by	O
confirming	O
that	O
Capcom	O
was	O
ultimately	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
sales	O
figures	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
and	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Itsuno	O
tweeted	B-Application
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
well	O
in	O
development	O
which	O
could	O
not	O
yet	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
motion	O
capture	O
for	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
respectively	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
took	O
pictures	O
of	O
themselves	O
in	O
motion	O
capture	O
gear	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
response	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
about	O
these	O
speculations	O
,	O
Capcom	O
Vancouver	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
we	O
've	O
announced	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
working	O
on	O
at	O
this	O
studio.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
announce	O
it	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Dev	O
Studio	O
1	O
and	O
many	O
staff	O
members	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dogma	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
originally	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
were	O
experienced	O
with	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itsuno	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
content	O
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
new	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
reboot	O
game	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Osaka	O
team	O
was	O
more	O
willing	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itsuno	O
claims	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
consoles	O
of	O
its	O
generation	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
certain	O
issues	O
with	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
aimed	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
sequel	O
far	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
more	O
content	O
and	O
thus	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
,	O
including	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
Dante	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
V	O
,	O
Lady	O
and	O
Trish	O
could	O
not	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
respective	O
actors	O
,	O
Reuben	O
Langdon	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Yong	O
Bosch	O
,	O
have	O
expressed	O
pleasure	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
characters	O
were	O
developed	O
to	O
play	O
completely	O
different	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
as	O
they	O
employ	O
different	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
main	O
's	O
theme	O
is	O
"	O
love	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
something	O
Capcom	O
aimed	O
to	O
introduce	O
into	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
since	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
RE	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Capcom	O
staff	O
aimed	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
story	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
rather	O
than	O
making	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
low-budget	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
director	O
Koki	O
Kinoshita	O
stated	O
that	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
returning	O
ones	O
involved	O
slight	O
alterations	O
to	O
their	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
appearances	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fit	O
their	O
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
had	O
few	O
scrapped	O
ideas	O
,	O
V	O
underwent	O
nearly	O
twenty	O
different	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itsuno	O
wanted	O
to	O
portray	O
a	O
villain	O
who	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
taken	O
lightly	O
by	O
either	O
Dante	O
or	O
Nero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
brothers	O
 '	O
feud	O
is	O
stopped	O
by	O
Nero	B-Application
who	O
awakens	O
his	O
own	O
demon	O
powers	O
to	O
face	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
emphasize	O
his	O
anger	O
over	O
the	O
way	O
Dante	O
treats	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
climactic	O
event	O
,	O
where	O
Nero	B-Application
awakens	O
his	O
demonic	O
powers	O
and	O
stops	O
the	O
struggle	O
between	O
Dante	O
and	O
Vergil	O
,	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
story	O
a	O
deeper	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
behind	O
making	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
new	O
powers	O
available	O
near	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
title	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
power	O
Nero	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
face	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
redesign	O
for	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
contrast	O
with	O
Dante	O
's	O
older	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
used	O
an	O
older	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
so	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
his	O
game	O
in	O
body	O
and	O
mind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
his	O
moves	O
,	O
Itsuno	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
like	O
his	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	O
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Urizen	O
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
remind	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Demon	O
King	O
from	O
the	O
2001	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Itsuno	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Urizen	O
is	O
definitely	O
the	O
strongest	O
enemy	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
saga	O
...	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newcomer	O
V	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
exact	O
opposite	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nico	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
contrasting	O
heroine	O
to	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Kyrie	O
;	O
Nico	O
is	O
more	O
used	O
to	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developing	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Breaker	O
abilities	O
,	O
Itsuno	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Punch	O
Line	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
Nero	B-Application
shooting	O
his	O
mechanical	O
arm	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
attract	O
teenagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bosch	O
did	O
three	O
auditions	O
to	O
reprise	O
his	O
roles	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
considerable	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnson	O
and	O
Rona	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
before	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
including	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Infinite	I-Application
where	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
Dante	O
's	O
theme	O
"	O
Devils	O
Never	O
Cry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
work	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
the	O
duo	O
to	O
be	O
chosen	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
took	O
a	O
liking	O
to	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
theme	O
from	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
which	O
attracted	O
him	O
mostly	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
lyric	O
"	O
I	O
'll	O
endure	O
the	O
exile.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nero	B-Application
's	O
battle	O
themes	O
are	O
"	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
final	O
boss	O
remix	O
,	O
"	O
Silver	O
Bullet	O
,	O
"	O
both	O
performed	O
by	O
Ali	O
Edwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
was	O
given	O
multiple	O
images	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
facing	O
his	O
enemies	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
how	O
his	O
theme	O
song	O
should	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
the	O
song	O
has	O
over	O
7	O
million	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
has	O
over	O
68	O
million	O
views	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
"	O
Silver	O
Bullet	O
"	O
used	O
for	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
final	O
fight	O
with	O
Vergil	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
risked	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
"	O
Devil	O
Trigger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Vergil	O
's	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Bury	O
the	O
Light	O
"	O
has	O
80	O
million	O
views	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
8	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
the	O
Cavaliere	O
R	O
weapon	O
for	O
Dante	O
,	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
announcer	O
options	O
,	O
battle	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
Devil	O
Breaker	O
weapons	O
for	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
Mega	O
Buster	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
separately	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
within	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
three	O
limited	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
either	O
Dante	O
,	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
or	O
V	O
's	O
jacket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
2021	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Before	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
one	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Visions	O
of	O
V	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Tomio	O
Ogata	O
and	O
serialized	O
on	O
Line	O
Manga	O
from	O
7	O
March	O
2019	O
to	O
19	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
September	O
2020	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
showcase	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
called	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital-only	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
all	O
previously-released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
other	O
additions	O
include	O
Vergil	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
ray	O
tracing	O
graphics	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
additional	O
game	O
modes	O
;	O
Legendary	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
significantly	O
increases	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
and	O
Turbo	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
game	O
speed	O
by	O
20%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turbo	O
mode	O
was	O
previously	O
included	O
in	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	O
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
own	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
can	O
also	O
purchase	O
Vergil	O
separately	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
song	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
battle	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Devil	O
Trigger	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
saw	O
Nero	B-Application
as	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
Vergil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Edwards	O
,	O
"	O
Nero	B-Application
chose	O
to	O
'	O
embrace	O
the	O
darkness	O
 '	O
within	O
and	O
accept	O
his	O
demon	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
2018	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Future	O
Division	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
confirmed	O
this	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
alters	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designed	O
progression	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
similar	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
reboot	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
remained	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
core	O
when	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
appreciated	O
the	O
depth	O
Capcom	O
offered	O
players	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
to	O
allow	O
different	O
styles	O
of	O
Devil	O
Breaker	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
multiple	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
noted	O
Capcom	O
had	O
responded	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
by	O
providing	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
more	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
praised	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
mechanics	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
V	O
's	O
,	O
for	O
how	O
differently	O
he	O
plays	O
compared	O
to	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Dante	O
while	O
still	O
entertaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
great	O
variety	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
possess	O
in	O
combat	O
while	O
retaining	O
their	O
own	O
style	O
—	O
this	O
,	O
despite	O
Dante	O
playing	O
similarly	O
to	O
his	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
persona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
how	O
engaging	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
to	O
newcomers	O
thanks	O
to	O
his	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
techniques	O
V	O
presents	O
and	O
how	O
differently	O
he	O
plays	O
from	O
Dante	O
and	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
liked	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
new	O
techniques	O
provided	O
by	O
his	O
mechanical	O
arms	O
—	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
one	O
he	O
shoots	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
some	O
difficulties	O
in	O
handling	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
Devil	O
Breakers	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
Dante	O
and	O
V	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
polished	O
characters	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
countries	O
included	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
lens	O
flare	O
which	O
reduced	O
the	O
visibility	O
of	O
brief	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
approximately	O
116,202	O
physical	O
units	O
,	O
or	O
75.75	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipment	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
format	O
,	O
While	O
selling	O
fewer	O
units	O
than	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
still	O
surpassed	O
the	O
reboot	O
DmC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
debuted	O
atop	O
the	O
all-format	O
sales	O
chart	O
selling	O
20,872	O
physical	O
copies	O
,	O
becoming	O
Capcom	O
's	O
second	O
number-one	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
2019	O
following	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
