I think V, the character, should have been dlc.

Just thinking out loud, didn't ponder long on it.

But what if the v missions were gone in base game. The V plot was told to us or shown to us in cutscenes, but he wasn't a playable character.

I feel like adding playable V , still acool addition and I appreciate being innovative, took away from nero and dante in the main campaign. Gameplay and story wise. Mainly nero tho.

Nero (and his relation to Kylie and especially credo) could have used more screen time before his super saiyan moment. Sparda family revisits the past home and their family history in a cinematic sense but nero just gets a phone call bc theres no time left.

That and him coming to terms with losing his arm. Is it a good or bad thing? "I hated this tumor most my life but right after when I came to find a use for it, it's gone". So is Yamato. The Memento from dante and unintentionally his father. There's a lot there but there's no time to explore it.

And he could use a few more unique busters uses. One example. Sucks there aren't any projectiles you can throw back. Is that just me?

Dante was less affected by Vs addition tho bc I think he has more missions in 5 than in 4 wich only had two characters. But I feel like we could have used another mission or two with him.

If the special edition came out with vergil and V both playable for the first time, I think that'd make the special edition more enticing plus allow the base game to expand on the actual foundation aspects of the game like dante and nero. Idk.