Table of Contents

Special Vanilla
Devil May Cry 4
Main platforms PC
PS3/XBox 360
Timing RTA
Framerate PC - 120
PS3/XBox 360 - 60
Best Segmented Times
History & Leaderboards

Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. It was remastered in 2015 as Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, featuring new playable characters and polished gameplay. This wiki focuses mainly on the Special Edition version.

Note: The World Record Progression / best segemented time is shared with both releases. This wiki focuses mainly on the Special Edition version. Note: The World Record Progression and the best segemented time is shared with both releases.

Leaderboards & Categories

You will have a choice between these characters Nero/Dante, Vergil and Lady/Trish then pick their respective categories:

  • New Game - Beats the game as fast as possible from a new file.
  • New Game+ - Beats the game as fast as possible from a cleared file.

In Vanilla, you can use the items which is avaliable on Nero/Dante only. Special Edition New Game+ is categorized as No Items.

Getting Started

  • Visit the Getting Started page for information on how to get started with DMC4 speedrunning.
  • Refer to the General Rules for rules that apply to all categories of DMC4 speedrunning.
  • Check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) if you have general questions regarding methods and strategies used in DMC4 speedruns.

Information & Utilities

Boss Strategies

Tricks

DMC4 heavily relies on adaptability, rather than having a set amount of things player do over and over. Following lists shows important strats that are most often used in the speedruns.

  • Common Skips - Important sequence breaks for each missions.
  • Cancel - Cancel any moves no matter the situation.
  • Reversal - Ignore enemies target during movement section.
  • Camera Trick - Manipulate enemy behaviour by putting them off-screen.

Nero

  • Exceed - Tapping Exceed button right after the hit connects awards you with EX-Charge.
  • Devil Shot - Detonate CS'3 on multiple enemies.
  • Infinite Max-bet - indefinite usage of Maximum Bet

Dante / Vergil

  • Distorting - Allows to DT to multiply damage when used during the attack animation.
  • Just Frame Attacks - Releasing charge-based Yam/Gilga/Beo attacks at a proper timing increases the damage done.

Rules

(These rules apply to all DMC4 speedrun categories. Each category also has its own set of rules in addition to the one listed here.)

  • PC runs are ranked by Load Time Removal (LRT) while Console are Real Time Attack (RTA).
  • In Vanilla, the offical run time is counted as the Real Time Attack (RTA).
  • Submissions must contain all footage for the run provided. Menu/Difficulty selection must be included at the beginning of the video.
  • Vergil and Lady/Trish runs must use the modified save file to skip the tutorial segment. Their runs also require FPS to be displayed and must be visible enough. Steam overlay or Rivatuner.
  • Vergil and Lady/Trish runs must display RTA and LRT timer. This is mainly due to how the timer freezes visually. Any time they perform Alt + Enter skip tricks, the timer must be running on-screen. If they don't do this, or don't have a timer on their screen, run will be rejected.
  • Any modifications to the game that affect the gameplay itself is not allowed.

External Resources