[quote name='blueshinra']I think a lot of people are too hard on DMC2, but I didn't play it myself until the 5th Anniversary Collection came out, so perhaps those complaining loudest bought it at launch (like corrosivefrost did) and expected more. In that case, I don't blame them, but still...
The Lucia missions are mostly samey compared to Dante's, and the outdoor environments don't work nearly as well as the interior ones that the other games are so focused on, but otherwise, it's okay. It's the worst in the series, sure, but it's not what I would call a "bad" game. Average, maybe, but certainly not bad.[/QUOTE]
Following the awesomeness of DMC... it was a great disappointment.
It's not like "oh hey, MGS2 is still awesome, but I wanted to play as snake" which is how people should feel about DMC4 if they have gripes with it... it's more like... this is a letdown.
While I've probably played worse, it's definitely not good.