Devil May Cry 5 – FAQ/Walkthrough

Appendix

Controls

Controls in Devil May Cry 5 are almost entirely customizable and are stored per character so that you can customize each however you like. There are some restrictions. Actions that are tied to L3 and R3 can only be swapped between each other, and D-Pad assignments are limited to only one for the entire D-Pad for both Nero and V.

Nero’s Controls

Nero’s default setup is pretty solid, but I would recommend shifting the Break Away action to the D-Pad. It’s a pretty infrequent action, and sometimes it’s even being used because you can’t move, so taking up the L1/LB (which can be better used) is not a great idea. Another action later in the game will be better suited to that button.

You could also remap the Gun Attack button to R2/RT if you want to make the most of your combat, but this is more geared towards high-level play, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much (though it would make it much more consistent with a recommendation I have for V.

V’s Controls

Because of V’s playstyle, I recommend changing the “auto-attack” function to the D-Pad, moving Charge Devil Trigger to L2/LT, and mapping Griffon to the R2/LT button. This will allow you to unleash an endless barrage of charged attacks from Griffon without compromising your ability to perform combos with Shadow. It will also bring his actions into parity with my recommendations for Nero.

Dante’s Controls

Dante’s default set-up is generally where I like to leave it, for the most part. The only changes I would make to bring Dante in line with the recommendations for the two above are to move Gun Attack to R2/RT, Style Action to L2/LT, and place the Change Gun to Square/X and Change Melee to O/B. This would maximize how many of the core actions you can use at once while keeping Dante’s character actions and gun attacks in line with the other two characters.