Devil May Cry 5 - Before the Nightmare -

by 森橋 ビンゴ, Capcom (Original Story), つよ丸

In Japanese

Paperback Bunko

About the author

See also: Bingo Morihashi

Reviews

[Levyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay, let's be honest. It's not a great book. The prose is stiff and to the point, there isn't really any plot beyond "we need to put some events into the context of the game's prolog". If I wasn't so invested in the lore and theory crafting part of the fan community, I wouldn't have bothered with this book, as it doesn't really add much to the fifth game. It does add some fun tidbits about the characters, and retcons some of the past canon. And honestly, if you're not that interested, this is a waste of time.

I'd still read it again, because I'm a nerd and DMC has had me in its grasp for nigh on 20 years now.

Rated 1/5 for the quality of the novel, but bumped up to 2/5 because of the few additions to the lore canon.

[Adrian Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ufff

definitivamente no es una "novela" como tal, pero está genial el recuento de armas, personajes y demonios que hace (prácticamente toma algo de cada juego y novela anterior), hasta la historia de la forjadora de las pistolas de Dante y da más información sobre Nico y la relación con Nero.

Aparecen los otros personajes importantes, estuvo genial ver a Mathie y Lucia; las armas del 3er juego y por fin conocer a Morrison. Hasta los animales de V que luego luego te dan a entender a qué demonio quiere "derrotar".

Es un buen guiño a todo lo que ha sido DMC, más cuando la saga ha tenido una extraña cohesión de siempre ser un "nuevo inicio" o con otros personajes que no son Dante para hablar de Dante.

[Natalie Mundy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and enjoyable read. Perfect if your a fan of the Devil May Cry franchise. I enjoyed spending my time back in this world, I love the characters in this world so much. Does have some pacing issues though in the middle.

[Tori · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a book, most likely just a star. Maybe it was the translation, no idea. The only reason I kept reading it was because I wanted to learn more about the lore, really. I also liked how it made references to the DMC4 and DMC1 novel, as well as DMC2.

[Sougeitu · Rating 3 out of 5]

記得當時訂了原版電子書也買了bookwalker的版本，結果後面還是在推上看的英翻總結，邊看還邊翻了一個中文版。
當時有不少人在同步翻譯的，那時候對5的劇情期望值很高，結果最後整個家庭倫理劇@@

[Lilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice addition to DMC5

[Deanna Troy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I edited an English translation put together by groups online. The translation is short and sweet — each chapter serves as a new scene, a new introduction, and a new problem for main characters to solve, all leading up to DMC5. The half-way mark is where things get finnicky, as all momentum between the lead characters is ground to a halt to fill in the blanks of Nico's background — none of which is told by Nico herself. You may skip through pages to get to the next good part.

[su · Rating 3 out of 5]

has some important info here and there. read this book if you're looking to play devil may cry 5 or after playing the game.