Oh my! If you're both recommending it for the mechanics, then I certainly have to give it a try. Hmm, I think the whole set was on sale recently, but it seems to have passed...
Maybe I can pick it up during the Summer sale if that's a thing?
My favorite game was 3! My favorite character is Dante because like... goals? I've always been one for the badass archetype, and it doesn't get much more badass for me than the original Dante. C;
Though admittedly, a lot of the scenes in 3 were impossibly cheesy, but the choreography was nuts. That very first cinematic that was in trailers where he's fighting demons in his office is one that stuck with me. I'm such an edgelord. orz
I also really liked 1! And 4 was alright! Nero's gameplay was cool. C;