DMC4 and Conflict: Denied Ops demos

It was a very quiet January. Only a single post in the blog. I apologize for the lack of content.

Anyway, demos of Devil May Cry 4 and Conflict: Denied Ops hit the PlayStation Store recently. I thought I'd give them a shot and see how they do.

Devil May Cry 4 - This demo has two modes, Exterminator and Executioner. I chose Exterminator, which gives you a ten minute time limit. The graphics are great, and it's really nice to look at in most areas. Now, before I go into the gameplay, I should note that I've never played a DMC game before. Yes, I played a demo of the original DMC (or was it DMC2?), but I've never played a full version of it before. But I think the game plays well. The main character, I guess it's Nero, feels a little slow when you're locked on to an enemy. But, as things progress, that tends to be a minor issue. I didn't notice anything glaringly bad, and I'd have to say that fans of the series will be quite satisfied with it.

Conflict: Denied Ops - Having read virtually nothing on this game before playing the demo, I didn't know what to expect. The demo is typical tutorial fare. The graphics, while fairly good, aren't spectacular. Maybe it was just the level being shown, but it didn't impress. The gameplay is good, though. Except that the nature of the demo had the game wanting you to stay as the close-range guy for most of the mission, and there weren't any real opportunities to utilize the sniper. Now, I'm sure some people may prefer that, but I love sniping. I'll take sniping over close combat any day. But, there wasn't anything really bad about the gameplay. It's more or less a standard FPS, but without any ability to jump. Maybe it's just me, but I expect my super powered soldier to be able to jump. It's okay. Nothing too special.