E3 2015: We Check Out Lady’s Playable Debut In ‘Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition’

One of the most exciting aspects of the upcoming Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition when it was announced was the expanded list of playable characters. Joining Dante and Nero are Trish, Dante’s original partner and unlockable protagonist in the first and second games, Virgil, Dante’s brother and antagonist of Devil May Cry 3, who made his playable debut in that game’s special edition as well as returning in DmC: Devil May Cry, and Lady, the explosive bayonet wielding demon hunter who Dante befriended in the third game. Yet, despite appearing in two games, Lady has never appeared in a playable role. You would think being a demon killing human with a giant gun in a world filled with monsters would be the perfect character to play with. Apparently, the people at Capcom agreed, since she is finally making her playable debut, which is why we couldn’t help but try her out at E3 to see if the wait is worth it.

Usable in both the main campaign and the Bloody Palace survival mode, it’s immediately clear that Lady requires players to be much more methodical in their approach to building combos. With her main weapon, she is able to fire off explosives at long range, while using the bayonet blade to cut up opponents up close. With three different firearms as sub weapons, switching to each one at key points is vital to keep the combos flowing, especially since her main attacks are relatively slow.

Lacking any kind of dash makes it harder for her to close in on faraway enemies, Lady makes up for it with her grappling hook. With a quick tap, she can latch onto enemies and pull herself towards them, pull them to her, or launch into the air by using her foes as a target. Being able to master this grappling technique in combination with her firearms, melee attacks and special moves make getting high stylish scores much different compared to the rest of the cast, but when you start seeing those S ranks pop up in battle, the effort is definitely worth it.

While completely unique compared to the rest of the cast, Lady’s learning curve might put off some at first. With that said, her unique approach to battles separates her from the existing cast, adding more variety to an already deep action game. Want to play with Lady, Dante, Nero, and the rest of the cast? PS4, Xbox One and PC owners will get to try them for themselves when Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition releases digitally on June 23rd.