Devil May Cry

Story (6) - Well, to avaluate devil may cry in this aspect is a bit hard..if we look at the anime it has almost no relation between episodes, and thats a negative point. Well, there are some connections, but the way the story goes is not directly connected, it is like each episode has is own story. By the story of all anime i give a 3. But i think each episode story is well made, so i give a 8 as an average of each episode story.
(3+8)/2=5,5=6. If you like anime with good story, from the first episode to the last one, this is ... not your kind of anime. I personally dont mind, and im opening for different kind of stories.

Art (7) - Art is good, but nothing special in my opinion. Sometime it could be better, but is fine anyways, this is neither the strongest point neather the weakest.

Sound (10) - When i watched Dmc the first thing that got my attention was the opening..i liked it. Besides, character voices are good, the ending is also something great, background music is also nice. I have nothing negative to say about this aspect, so 10.

Character (8) - Dante is great, and his personality is well made. Some other suportt characters are also nice, but there are some that are not good at all. I think besides dante and 1 or 2 more, the rest is not anything special.

Enjoyment (9) - I will only say this. i watched the first episode, and became interested in watching, and this is always a good aspect. I saw all the episodes really fast, and believe me, that is rare for me, because if it is nothing special i take more time to see all the episodes.

Overall (8) - I agree when people says that devil may cry is nothing special, i already saw much better, but i cant say it is horrible, because it isnt. Its a fine and entretaining show, not the best, but good enough to be worth of watching.

Story - The overall story left me wanting a bit more depth. It is borderline slice-of-life action, A wired combination and it doesn't work all that well in my opinion. There seems to be no plot going on throughout the first few episodes however the plot slowly develops a very tiny bit per episode until it reaches its climax in episode 11/12. the overall story had me a little bored however the last few episodes were some of the best anime I have ever seen. They were tense on the edge action and it is a great reward for sticking through the slow storyline.

Art - ... The art is amazing. Defiantly something that should be admired. the art really adds to the level of depth and helps indulge the watcher in Dante's world.

Sound - Although a little repetitive at times the sound fits the anime quite well. The OP is amazing, It also has a very small role in the anime which really made me smile - I don't want to reveal too much but its usage in the last episode is amazing. The ED is almost engrish, the words change frequently which was a bit strange but the overall feel of the ED was a nice way to wind down after an action packed anime.

Enjoyment - I didn't enjoy quite a few of the episodes however the last two episodes really redeemed the show. There are ups and downs and, as I have said before, everything comes together in the last few episodes.

Overall - Overall I liked this anime, the last episodes are amazing whilst the middle episodes (3-9) are quite boring however worth watching to see the very high tension ending.

Devil May Cry
I saw a lot of reviews hating this anime knowing nothing about the games and not knowing this was to promote DMC4 so one should keep in mind that, and also this was made by one of the writers of the game, so his personality is the same like in the games; The anime is set chronologically between DMC1 and DMC4, showing what heppened between the gap of the two and also how Lady and Trish met; This anime was refreshing and it's different from the games, less action than what the games offer but i enjoyed it, Dante doesn't even use all ... his powers and the only one that can fight and even kill Dante is Vergil but he doesn't appear here for obvious reasons and it could seem Dante is immortal, well, he's immortal even in his human form in DMC4, but the thing is, only Vergil can kill him, that's why he kills demons so easily; oh and for me this is a great anime more for the enjoyment that i had than what the story offered.

Story
It follows an episodic formula in which Dante does all kind of jobs, specially killing demons and everything related with demons, he will accept the jobs so he can pay his debts, and the causing of the big amount of debts are Trish and Lady because they're always taking a share of the payment he earns without their help; Almost at the last eps. the story will continue what was left in the first two and conclude with a good story but not surprising and predictable also at the very end everyone heading to the same place, the events of DMC4.

Art & Animation
The animation was great, there's not much to say, it was well done, the character design was surprising, i was expecting something bad just because it was different from the character design of the games but Dante looks good, i really liked it and i was wrong to think it was going to be bad just because it wasn't like the games but yeah, the art style/animation was great considering it was from 2007.

Sound
The sound was great, the OP, the backrgound music, the weird thing was the ED, i don't think it was fitting; The VA made a great job specially for Dante, i thought Dante's voice was going to be bad, but it was on point of who he was at that point.

Character
Because one writer helped to make the anime, the characters are just exactly like in the games and that's what i loved it, they didn't change it, they had the same personalities just a little changes on Lady tho and for the new characters, they were interesting, i liked that Dante had a contractor looking for jobs to offer him and i kind of liked the character of Patty, always cleaning the local and bothering him like if she was her little sister and he being cool about it. The enemies are weak but looking at the amount of enemies that appear at once or how many they appear in the whole anime, it's obvious they're not going to do anything to him, it's not even the amount that appears on any first chapter of the games but the characters were very good.

Enjoyment
Great enjoyment, I liked this anime because i wanted to see something different from the games, i wanted to see how Dante handles his business, how he approached the jobs, this was a refreshing turn from the games, that's why it's a 9 well, mostly for the enjoyment but the surprising animation and great sound were decisive to give it a high score despite the weak but good story.

Overall the Devil May Cry anime was pretty good. It's 12 episodes long. The animation and sound are good and it has action and humor. Many of the episodes look like one shots but everything is linked in the end. It won't confuse people who have not played the game and it won't bore those who have.

My criticism is that some of the action scenes are little cut. Dante starts fighting and a few seconds later fast forward, he's at home after winning the battle.

Another thing isn't really a critic as much as an observation, but I noticed after watching some game videos that ... anime Dante is more serious then game Dante. Sure he still loves pizza and strawberry sundaes, and he's still cocky and confident, and a little cheesy; but game Dante is cheesier, louder and more cheerful. I'm not saying anime Dante is an emo, far from it, he's just quiet, practically never smiles and he takes a lot of naps. While game Dante would say "This party's getting crazy! :D" and proceed to beat up the bad guys while eating pizza, I honestly can't imagine anime Dante saying such a line. Fighting while eating pizza and being cocky yes, but he would instead say with a serious face "it gets R rated from here."

As for what's new in the anime. You'll get some more information about Dante's past and certain characters who have appeared in different games will finally meet. You'll also see Dante in his day to day life. My favorites are episodes 5, 9 and 12.

MUSIC:

The OP theme is fantabulous! (READ: Fantastic and Fabulous)
It really suits the anime, the theme of the anime. Somehow, I feel nostalgic every time I hear that instrumental song. But yeah, it's really nice.

The ED theme is a mellow"Engrish" song, but I don't get its meaning. Anyhow, it's a nice slowing down song for an action-packed anime.

ART/DRAWING/ANIMATION:

The art is superb! Even though it's based from a game, the animation/art of the characters is very nice, unlike other animes that are nice but fails in art, this one's great!
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The animation is great! Being action-packed and blood-oriented, it's really captivating!

STORY:

It really doesn't have a plot, but in the end, you'll see the connection of the other episodes in its climax.
As I watched the first episode, I really got hooked that I continued watching it until it came to the "stylish" end. I guess this "getting hooked" thing is one factor of an anime that is good.
Every episode is a mission, meaning there are different stories, so don't expect a story for this anime.

ENJOYMENT:
I really enjoyed every bit of this anime, and I don't know why. Somehow it gets repetitive, still, I love it! You can also see the protagonist being "cold" having a "cute" side too... It can also make you laugh at times, but rarely as this is a serious action anime with the guns and the swords and everything. All in all, enjoyment is seen in this anime.

OVERALL:
This is a superb anime that you may want to watch! =)

I finished watching the whole series last night. DMC was simply awesome!

I was looking for an anime that is shonen or seinen with a genre of action and with top priority on cool graphics - so I picked Devil May Cry with a lot of hesitations.

I also thought I would never watched this kind of anime because I was tired with so detailed-like graphics and animation TV series I used to watch back then. But then again I thought, I'll give it a try. Man, I was wrong! I was hooked up right after I watched the first episode.

I'll break down my ... thoughts on the anime without giving spoilers (hopefully). :)

Art:

When I watched the first episode, I said, "WOW!". The graphics left me in awe with nicely drawn characters and backgrounds. Colors used were also great - with Dante in red dress and white-grey hair of which I thought before was boring if this is his "uniform" but then again, I was wrong if you’re caught up with the story.

I give the art as 10/10.

Sound:

The OP soundtrack was superb and in sync with (flashes of) characters in their little scene. I did not read that entire lyrics of the ED soundtrack but the melody was nice.

Sound effects were also superb.

Overall, sound is top-notch and I give it 10/10.

Story:

I like how the anime story was somewhat divided per episode but each ep was connected in reaching to the climax. I really like the last episode. It left me smiling after watching it. I like to watch more of this anime!

I also like the fact that they employ humor in the story for the main character; though humors here are little as this anime focus on serious action.

Why it's not 10? Maybe because it's a short series and I would like watch more about the main character's development as he is in the anime.

It's 9/10 for me.

Character:

I say the main characters were cool with cool moves and were nicely drawn. I even found Dante sexy. Now, don’t get me wrong. :D His moves were cool and sexy especially with his guns and sword. The lead female characters were also pretty cool and sexy.

I give them 10/10.

Enjoyment:

The entire series is a total enjoyment for me. Pretty cool characters and their moves with top notch graphics to go with. Story is not so intricate for me but it also gives mysteries which were unfolded in the climax.

I totally enjoyed this anime, so it’s 10/10. 2 thumbs up!

I highly recommend this to those who look for action anime with very nice graphics, cool characters, superb sound, and story in one package.

Basically, Devil May Cry is about a half demon half human who takes on a job as a Demon Hunter. If you love shiny guns, motorcycles, blood and shiny swords, this may be the anime for you.

Story: (6/10)
The story isn't really bad. It has the right materials which are pretty substantial. In other words, the background of the story was great! It's very interesting; European setting, demons, Demon Hunter and so on. But then, the materials weren't used properly. So the story flow became really dull. The story development wasn't really visible. It was only until the 11th episode that the climax was drawn. ... And as soon as you're finally enjoying the climax, you suddenly get lost because the series has already ended. Personally, I think that the series was simply too rushed. I believe this would have been a better series if the story was more developed.

Art: (9/10)
The drawings are good. The proportions are great. But what I love most about this anime are the shiny guns, Dante's sword, some motorcycle scenes and the bloody scenes. Graphics' really good. The art complemented with the story and the atmosphere it was trying to give off.

Sound: (5/10)
Sorry to say, I did not notice the sound at all. I only heard the gunshots and the dubs. Maybe it was part of the main idea of the story. But I think that more sounds would help define the atmosphere. That aside, I did NOT enjoy the OP and ED at all.

Character: (6/10)
The characters are interesting, but they were not developed well. The same comment as the story. They good materials but were not used well. For one thing, Dante's father and mother could have been given some light, but they weren't.The other two female characters, Lady and the girl that could use thunder could have also been given some emphasis. Simply put, there were not enough interesting flashbacks for the viewers to sympathize are empathize with.

Enjoyment: (8/10)
Well, it was funny and action packed. Again, you'll really enjoy this if you love guns and blood.

Overall: (7/10)
Though the story and characters were underdeveloped, the anime's decently enjoyable.

A brilliant series but it lacked some of the games essence. The main being that you never see Dante in his devil form, which to me was a real let down. Another being that there was never any cameo appearances of enermys from the games except for the lava spider in the intro (thats the only one i spotted, if others were im sorry for not noticing).

Devil May Cry is an excellent action anime! This anime follows Dante who owns a cafe called Devil may cry. There he is hired To kill demons. Theres many fights and heaps of blood. And its just so cool the way he uses his sword. everyone with a thrust for blood will love this.

Badass half-human half-devil? That's Dante your talking about. Devil May Cry made its name first on games. Its really popular on game consoles, because a hack and slash game that's so detailed like DMC doesn't come quite often. And in 2007 they made an anime adaptation of it.


Story : 8
First of all, if you have no idea what Devil May Cry is. Its the name of a shop that Dante owns, a half-human half-devil who specializes on doing missions concerning devils. The story does not much differ from the game, Dante is still running his shop. But this time, he started helping a little girl ... named Patty. Who ends up staying at his shop. It doesn't really focus on Patty though. Every episode he completes different missions. The last two episodes are the longest mission he'll be doing.


Art : 8
Art was great, the series was aired in 2007. And I'd say that it has better art than most of the 2007's animes. Well they did use a lot of CG's on it, since it has quite a lot action scenes.


Character : 8
Dante is your badass devil hunter, he has two handy dandy guns named Ebony and Ivory. And the sword Rebellion, which Sparda his father gave him. I kinda hoped that more characters from the game were used. Too bad some of the more badass characters in the game weren't shown on the series. But! Two of the supporting characters at the game were shown, Lady and Trish. Lady is a human devil hunter like Dante, and Trish is Dante's old partner at the shop. And the new characters shown on the series were pretty quite good too. Patty is your resident loli maid that lives in the shop. She's too damn cute.


Music : 7
Not much to mention on music. The ending theme is quite good though. The opening theme is just instrumentals, I didn't bother listening to it though.


Enjoyment : 8
The series is short; so I quite enjoyed it myself, since I've been a fan of DMC ever since I've played it. If you loved the game, this definitely won't waste your time.


Overall : 8
Overall, the animation didn't quite hit like the game. But for me? It was worth my time, many games that were adapted to anime suck real bad. But DMC is quite OK for me though. I might be biased since I loved the game. But anyway, all in all you wouldn't enjoy this series if you haven't played any of the games. Since the series didn't bother telling who or what is Dante, and you surely want to know how DMC started. And its a must to know who Dante is, there's more to him than being a badass devil hunter. You'd love to know his history more. I highly recommend playing any DMC games or googling it if you don't have the time to play any of it. JACKPOT.

I played the games, and I figured that I would watch the anime. The characters were well portrayed, and the fight scenes were cool (when we actually got to see them), but it was overall a pretty average anime. Storyline definitely lacked lustre, and became pretty monotonous. For those looking to kill time? Go for it. Looking for something with a good storyline and content? Not exactly my first pick for you. One of the major strong points, however, was the art, which I truly enjoyed.

I love the Devil May Cry games (although, to be honest, I haven’t played its second installment). And, wandering hopelessly on the web, I found out it has an anime adaptation. Too bad for me though, only finding out about it just lately.

With me, who has played the Devil May Cry games, I had high expectations with this.

Story: (6/10)
It's your typical cartoon series: it has no sequence, no continuity. You can watch the first few episodes in random order and find no differences in each. I recommend you watch episodes 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 before watching episodes 10-12. It'd be less depressing ... that way.

Art: (8/10)
Animation's good. It has has that Devil May Cry feel, but a little milder. Gun animations are pretty cool too. Motorcycles, slashes, etc. are all good. one thing you'd hate about it though is that you will witness less the action unlike that in the games. Also, Dante's anime features is pretty accurate.

Sound: (10/10)
Okay. Maybe I'm exaggerating on this one, or maybe I'm not. Sounds were amazing and believable. They have convinced me that this 'thing' is slashed, or the gun has fired, or a person's walking. Also, the opening theme was one of the best musical scores I've heard from an anime.

Character: (6/10)
Dante's overall cool-and-mysterious-that-somehow-still-finds-a-way-to-be-hilarious characteristics made an episode worth watching. Also, at first, I didn't like Patty and Morrison. But Patty's story was moving, and Morrison's pretty cool. But, it's not that I don't want to see them, it's just that I wanted to see somebody else. Like Lady and Trish for example, who, if I might add, were just worthless the whole story. I mean, sure, Lady makes more money with her heterochromic eyes, and Trish is this bad ass chic who controls electricity. But, no. They weren't as interesting as they were in the games. It's like they were never there at all. I also wanted too see Virgil, and the Devil Trigger in its full capacity. Too bad, I didn't.

Enjoyment: (7/10)
If you're going to ask me if it really is enjoyable, yes. It is enjoyable. Patty's fun to watch especially when she nags around Dante. Cool, although minimal, fight scenes will reel you in. Comedy was not too forced. I have said this earlier, but some episodes would just blow you off. That made it less interesting.

It was Stylish! (EP12). Overall, it’s actually pretty good. It had boring instances, but only a few. If you haven't played the game, you should watch it. If you have, then it'd be your choice. Other than the upsetting parts of the anime, it still has that Devil May Cry feel, especially when Dante becomes all cool and turns on his swag. It’s worth watching.

it follows the misadventures of Dante, a tall, half-demon man that fights other demons with automatic pistols and a nine-foot-long sword. There are other characters, too, but none of them are particularly interesting, nor do any of them stand out as unique or dynamic. Dante is the owner of "Devil May Cry," a business that investigates demons... or something...

Oh yes, the fight scenes. So very many mindless fight scenes, complete with copious levels of gore.Now, don't get me wrong, I like fight scenes, and I can see why an anime based on an action game would want to have a lot of fight scenes. But ... when the fight scenes preclude any form of storytelling, as they do in Devil May Cry, then I can't see the justification in making an anime series at all.

I do have to give credit where credit is due, though. Despite all of its many faults, Devil May Cry is very well animated. The fight scenes and action sequences, countless as they are, are all fluidly animated. The backgrounds are crisp and clear, and provide a good contrast to the characters that inhabit them. Devil May Cry just looks good....

I recommend watching it if you like good art, but pointless story line...

This anime is slightly more than mediocre, it does a good job of capturing the feel of the DMC games but none of the "missions" (episodes) are on the same scale as the stuff Dante has to tackle in the games. The fight scenes are great but are all short lived. DMC fans will enjoy the anime, fans of the demon slayer genre may or may not.

For those of you whom are expecting to watch a non stop stylish action this anime IS NOT FOR YOU.

Most of the people who claim to be DMC fans tend to forget that Dante is not just a demon hunter, in fact he works as a private investigator and mercenary but he also takes what he calls "special jobs" which consist in demon hunting.

Since the first episode the anime is telling you that's gonna focus on a different way than the games. The anime is not like the games, this time Dante doesn't face a personal affair/important mission like in the games. This is Dante's ... day by day, his normal life, and this is what people doesn't seem to understand.

Also a lot of complains come about how Dante defeats demons and I would like to ask: What do you expect? the anime takes place directly after DMC1, Dante has already defeated Mundus who's the Prince Of Darkness and master of demons, do you really think that's gonna be easy to find some enemy equal to that? and if that would be the case Capcom would save it for the games and not use it in a promotional anime.

About the anime itself Madhouse did a great job as always. The art is beautiful with great coloring, music is great and characters representations are very accurate, I'm glad to good to see some DMC1 Dante attitude instead of the constant flippant DMC3-4 one.

As I said before if you're just gonna watch it for the action then don't even bother, the target of the anime are the true fans of DMC.

I'll start with this....if you ever have the chance to play the games...DO IT...cause it will definitely be much more interesting than the plot of the anime.Although i loved the animation and soundtrack....the rest is kinda poor..especially for the dmc universe.I'm a Lady fan and Dante..[ ok..and Vergil..and Nero..but they're out since they're not in the story ] ...but their characters were too STIFF in this anime....Dante is the superlative...hyperbolization of the word 'cool' and Lady is the image of a business woman ,full of money and manipulative[...although it was kinda funny the way she manipulated Dante...into some..'acts' ]Because it was part....somewhat..ok..maybe connected to dmc ... universe [tx to the fact that they have the same characters...]...i was excited a little at the beginning of the series...note on 'the beginning'....compared to the games where action is the main dish...the anime was...exactly like a slice-of-life on how Dante is the coolness of coolsville ....i mena..come on...even in the games he bleeds a little..and has a little trouble facing some enemies..and even if he doesn't..it's still..a cool kinda coolness....the coolness in the anime was kinda boring...my fave part..and i should say episode of this series is ep 4..where Lady and Trish clash..CAT FIGHT!!..that was the most enjoyed episode.....I'd reeeeeeally go for a cg movie..or a good live-action...i mena..GOOD..with effects and so on..

For those who have not seen this anime, I'm just going to say do not expect it to be at all like the game series. I'll be honest that some years ago I saw this anime and it got me to buy all the games because I became addicted lol but that's beside the point.

Firstly the plot is just wow. It's random and has practically nothing to do with anything. It's set in the Devil May Cry 1 era because of his outfit and Lady and Trish are there every now and then. Basically it's them doing missions and being very cliché.

The animation was ... beautiful in my opinion. I fell in love with the way they drew dante *0* he's pure eye candy! The scenery was drawn beautifully aswell.

For once in my life LOVE the dub! I prefer the dub! Reuben Langdon's voice is perf.

Overall I enjoyed this anime version a whole lot. Just don't expect it to be like the game.

Since I’m a huge fan of entire Devil May Cry series this review may be a bit biased. Actually, thanks to this exact anime my whole interest in this fandom began. I got some dvds from my friend who didn’t have time to watch them. And there was Devil May Cry anime, unfortunately only the first episode. But it was enough to get me in. I downloaded the rest as soon as I could and started watching.

I wasn’t much of a anime watcher then. I knew only several anime, but none of them like Devil May Cry. And to be honest, I still haven’t found ... anything similar enough.

Devil May Cry is a series of 10 short stories, which have nothing in common except the main characters of Dante, Patty and Morrison, and some others. But then suddenly, we come onto episode 11 and everything stars to make sense! The stories in fact have been essential for the main plot which appears in two last episodes. Well, episode 12 is basically the final fight only, so not of a plot there. The stories themselves are different, some are better some weaker but for me each of them was interesting enough to watch.

I know that most of DMC fans don’t like the anime, for the creation of Dante. And I don’t blame them; it’s true that Dante’s personality’s been deformed more than ‘a bit’. But, still, maybe because it was the beginning for me, I like it. The first time I watched it a year ago, and since then I played DMC, DMC3 and DMC4, read mange and huge amount of fanfiction. A few days ago I watched it again, to make sure that I love it as I loved it then.

As I see it’s getting mostly weak scores, but from me it’s 10. I’m absolutely enchanted by the DMC world, anime art, Dante’s personality (the active part of it, not the one that could be sleeping all day long), guns and generally fights. In any other anime I didn’t find such a good looking main character with a gun and an oversized sword. And therefore I dare to say there isn’t a single anime resembling DMC, its world, characters and weapons.

If you've read other reviews, then you most probably decided to skip the anime even if you're a fan of the game series. As a fan myself I recommend to watch it.
If you're unfamilliar with the series and don't want any spoilers here's the short version - Very episodic, but slowly, part after part the main plot appears. Badass main male character. Short, but cool fights. Awesome music (rock-metal intro and a slow, peaceful ending). Every battle scene includes a badass music theme, mostly the intro. The graphics and animation are fine, especially demon blood getting splashed all over the place :). There's also a ... plenty of comedy moments.
And now the part for game fans.
It's about Dante after the first part of the game, when he has already slain Mundus and is (most probably) the strongest, most powerfull and definitely badass living being. If you've played the game, then you should already know that it's hard to actually challenge Dante. Most of his opponents are nothing but flies to him. With that said, I don't really understand why other reviewers are so rough on it. Lady and Trish also appear, but (in my opinnion) Trish is a bit ignored by the show and it doesn't show enough of her.
It's about Dante's everyday life, you get to know a few more things about him, mostly his financial status and favourite food.

I think this show should be treated as one describing the life of hero, who has already saved the world and defeated his most powerful opponents and now is simply taking care of things if they get out of control. In short - Life after the final goal have been accomplished. That's why the main hero is mostly bored and lazy.

Summary: Good story, Great characters (it's Dante, you know), Good animation and Awesome music.

PS. If we put Vergil in the place of Dante as the main hero, the whole show would be a one episode, about six minutes long. Opening and ending included :D

You know, I never though a series could get away with relying on one character for the series to succeed. Seems kind of impractical to me, and would most definately lead to failure. You need character interactions, you need dramatic relationships, you need romance. Well, apparently Dante could give a s@#t less about that, because he's just gonna kick some monster ass and let you watch.

Story-wise it suffers. Why? There isn't one! It is an episodic series, which isn't bad by any means. The series basically follows the jobs that Dante is employed with at his office, Devil May Cry. Him and Patty, a young ... orphan who hangs around the office as the female of the company, take any jobs they can get to get some money to pay of Dante's enormous debt and get on living through the next day. This formula was mildly successful, since Dante is utterly awesome and who doesn't like seeing him kick ass. However, I can only watch so many Bruce Lee movies before I go "I think this is getting old". And unfortunately that is what happened. The other characters had little importance in the series and thus did not add to the story much.

Art-wise, it was exactly the kind of animation you would expect from a horror action series. Dark, sharp, and very detailed gore. The design of the series as a whole was well done. The character design is what it was for the video game, but seeing t in animation was a real treat as a fan.

The OP was quite intense seeing as though there was absolutely no vocals. It was one of the best instrumental OPs out there. The ED was nice, but not as good in my opinion. The BGMs did a good job keeping the atmosphere dark and suspenseful, and was actually quite impressed.

If you've played the video game, watch it. Trust me. As a fan it was a great treat. However, I can't say that you can only watch this if your a fan because that means that the anime failed to please the rest of its audience. Even though it pleased me, I'm not sure I can say the same for someone new to the series, as it does nothing special or out of the ordinary to stand out from others in the same genre. Overall, its a good series, but I cannot promise it will please everyone.