Instead, you use the cursor keys to move the camera, which, when you’re trying to move the character (using the W-A-S-D keys) and perform attacks (using the I-J-K-L keys) at the same time, is about as absurd and infuriating as things can get.īlogger Shamus Young has written an interesting series of posts about Hellgate: London, putting together what he describes as an “autopsy” of a game that has seriously disappointed many people (to the extent that an entire site exists devoted to tearing both it and its developer, Flagship Studios, a new one at every possible opportunity). Not so in Devil May Cry 4, which has no mouse support. In most PC games played from a third person perspective, you’ll use the W-A-S-D keys to move the character and the mouse to move the camera. Case in point: you can control both the character’s movement and the camera position.
I’m considering picking up a copy, although I suspect I’ll need to get my hands on a compatible gamepad beforehand, as the keyboard controls in the PC version are counter-intuitive to say the least. These screen captures come from the DirectX 10 version of the Devil May Cry 4 demo for the PC, the full retail version of which is due out on July 11th. Attention, readers: here’s your eye candy for the evening.
