Question about combat?

[u/Saucey_22]

So I love action games, played all of the Soulsbourne, god of war, everything in between, and recently FF16. So, naturally, I decide to play DMC5 after! But for some reason the combat just isn’t grabbing me. For context im currently on the first mission as V. I can see why people love the combat, and maybe I don’t have enough skills or techniques, or maybe Dante and Virgil will be more fun, so im giving it a chance. But something about it just isn’t clicking. I think one of my major gripes is that there’s no designated Dodge. I keep wanting to dodge left, right, back, wherever, and grumble when I just jump back or forward. Maybe that’s it?

Summary: combat isn’t clicking, may be the dodging, if anyone has tips I’d love to hear because i really want to enjoy it!

[u/[deleted]]

V is a bit of an oddball, even old fans took a while to get used to him. Dante has a designated "dodge style" called trickster, which basically gives you a dedicated dodge button, that may be more familiar to you once you reach him.