The Devil May Cry series has always been defined by one word: Style. Melodramatic anime cutscenes sandwiched between combat that plays like action movie choreography, where you're constantly measured on your ability to look good while kicking ass. And quite frankly, DmC has more style than all it's predecessors. Granted it's not quite the same style as the rest of the series, but still, it's absolutely got more of it. And similarly, it's flaws weigh heavier on the whole than they do on the original games.