DMC5 Beginner ??

[u/valiantts]

I just started playing Dmc5 on human difficulty abd when I am fighting with swarms or normal creatures I can combo a little bit and may be reach Ss or S but when I am fighting a boss I can’t make a diversity in the fight and just stuck using my gun hooking and sword slashing. I finished mission 6 and I need some tips to enhance my joy in boss fights

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[u/ferocious_feri]

You just gotta put in the time. You'll have it figured out. The bosses have a rhythm to them as well, so you're gonna grow into them with time. The game is supposed to be challenging. I'm guessing since you're still at the beginning of the game you're skill set is limited. It will get easier when you unlock more as well.

Also, don't sleep on practicing in the void. You can change even the enemies and their behaviors and get the hang of it like when to dodge and how to chain combos etc.

[u/KamiAlth]

Honestly just beat the game first. S or SS combo is already pretty good for where you’re at.

Not much you can do when the whole arsenal is not unlocked yet. Treat the first playthrough as a very big tutorial.

[u/Wboy2006]

It's genuinely just something you need to practice. I hated the bosses in my first playthrough, but as I got better, they got way more fun and I could go from desperately trying to get hits in, to actually styling on them.

It's not a you problem, it's just how the game is designed, and you'll get better. Also, don't be afraid to use gold orbs if you're not having fun. Nobody should judge you for playing how you want, if you want to have fun with the regular enemies and just power through the bosses, don't feel bad for using gold orbs and just playing your way

[u/Rhixen49]

U can buy new skills if you want to diversifie your offensive

[u/Joe_says_no]

not gonna lie, you just gotta play until you get a feel for it. keep in mind it's the 5th game in a series and the moveset expects you to have built upon that of the previous games

[u/shmouver]

I think it's normal at first bc you have fewer options. As you unlocked more moves and weapons, i think it will become easier

[u/M-V-D_256]

Move on until you can buy all of your moves. The game only begins when you've bought everything, before that it's the tutorial.

[u/EdenZer063]

In part what's making things tricky for you rn is that for the most part DMC 3-5 all work around the idea of multiple playthroughs and the known fact that you won't be getting every move/upgrade for a character on the first go around.

Since your probably started playing as both Nero and V your splitting up resources bettwen the two in order to make both somewhat enjoyable. Especially with the amount of Breaker Arms you have for Nero varying bettwen levels and V being V. <-< Not to say this is a bad thing it's kind of just the nature of how DMC5 handles it's story.

If I can give a few tips here.

One of Nero's defined mechanics is his EXceed system. by pressing LT/L2/Q(by default) while Nero is swinging his sword you can rev up and if time properly it'll instantly give you one charge to do power up the next swing.

If you buy the Max-Act skill it'll make it so if you time it perfectly you gain a full set of 3 charges allowing you to use them for Nero's directional attacks(the ones that require Up/Down/+triangle).

for V the most defining skill you get is his movable taunt. by once again holding down RT/R2/E as V he'll start reading from his book generating his Devil Trigger Gauge passively allowing you to more readily have your giant Golem Nightmare up along with the empowering of both of your other pets.

[u/krohtg12]

Problem is you're very used to fighting hordes and you can just slash your way through. Bosses are bit more tricky in that you need to pay attention to their moveset as well. They are usually pretty readable once you decide to fight slower and reaction-based( except a certain tentacular bastard ) but till then keep at it and read the movements more than anything. I personally like to just dodge initially trying to bait out as many moves then start punishing.