The Bloody Palace Guide

[Demon9Tom]

First to unlock the Bloody Palace you need to complete the game on the Devil Hunter difficulty, once it is unlocked it will appear underneath the other difficulties that you have unlocked.

The Bloody Palace is made up of 101 floors each one is a circular shape with a teleporter in the middle, which will activate once all enemies are dead and take you to the next floor. You will start off with 2 minutes in time and can add more time by completing stages and killing enemies (see below for details). You cannot use ANY items, cannot save, and have no way of continuing, so dying means restarting the Palace. Each floor has a pre determined collection of enemies that gradually get harder as you progress through the palace, these enemies include all the enemies encountered in the game including the bosses: Berial, Bael, Echidna, Angelo Credo, Angelo Agnus, and Dante.

You can Play the Bloody Palace as either Nero or as Dante and both can use their super forms (unlimited Devil Trigger (DT)), which is unlocked by completing the "Dante Must Die" (DMD) Difficulty, however using the super forms will reduce your final score to 1/5 its original value.

Enemies That Drop Green Orbs (Health):
Certain enemies will regularly drop health, use these stages to refill your depleted health, if your health is already full green orbs will be counted as red orbs.

- Gladius

Enemy Bonuses (Enemy/Time Added):
The amount of time you receive for killing each enemy is listed here (A-Z):

- Alto Angelo +20 Seconds
- Assault +10 Seconds
- Basilisk +5 Seconds
- Bianco Angelo +10 Seconds
- Blitz +30 Seconds
- Chimera +(Determined by Host)
- Chimera Seed +2 Seconds
- Cutlass +15 Seconds
- Faust +20 Seconds
- Frost +10 Seconds
- Gladius +2 seconds
- Mega Scarecrow +15 Seconds
- Mephisto +10 Seconds
- Scarecrow +5 Seconds

You also get a time bonus at the start and the end of a boss fight.

Other Bonuses:
Several over time bonuses received in the Bloody Palace:

- D Rank Bonus +1 Seconds
- C Rank Bonus +2 Seconds
- B Rank Bonus +3 Seconds
- No Damage Bonus (Stages 1-19) + 30 Seconds
- No Damage Bonus (Stages 21+) + 20 Seconds
- Stage Clear Bonus (Stages 1-19) + 15 Seconds *
- Stage Clear Bonus (Stages 21+) + 10 Seconds *

* You will receive a stage clear bonus instead of a no damage bonus if you are hit at any point during a stage.

Deductions:

- Super Nero Used = Final Score x 0.2 (1/5 Final score)
- Super Dante Used = Final Score x 0.2 (1/5 Final score)

S Rank:
The King Of The Palace achievement requires you to complete the Bloody Palace (finish level 101) with an S Rank. To get this achievement you will need to complete the palace as the majority of the points required come from finishing the Palace.

You will need to score over 3,000,000 points in order to get an S rank, you should score this many points simply by completing the Bloody Palace (as long as you do NOT use a super character).

Following is a complete list of all levels of the Bloody Palace:

Stage/Enemies Encountered:


Scarecrow x 3
Scarecrow x 4
Scarecrow x 6
Frost x 2
Bianco Angelo x2
Mephisto x 3
Gladius x 6
Chimera Seed x 9
Chimera Seed x 9, Scarecrow x3
Scarecrow x 12
Assault x 2
Mega Scarecrow x2
Assault x2, Bianco Angelo x2
Faust x1
Bianco Angelo x2, Alto Angelo x1
Scarecrow x6, Mega Scarecrow x1
Alto Angelo x2
Blitz x1
Basilisk x4
Berial (Boss)
Mephisto x2, Frost x1
Frost x2, Faust x1
Assault x3, Frost x2
Assault x 3, Basilisk x 4
Assault x3, Blitz x1
Blitz x1, Basilisk x4
Frost x2, Bianco Angelo x2
Assault x2, Gladius x8
Blitz x1, Gladius x5
Frost x4, Assault x6, Blitz x1
Chimera Seed x6, Mephisto x3
Scarecrow x3, Faust x1
Mephisto x2, Mega Scarecrow x1
Mephisto x6
Mephisto x3, Frost x1
Scarecrow x2, Faust x1
Mephisto x2, Assault x3
Mephisto x2, Blitz x1
Chimera Seed x9, Faust x1
Bael (Boss)
Chimera Seed x9
Chimera x5, Chimera Seed x5
Chimera x4
Chimera Seed x6, Gladius x6
Chimera x2, Blitz x1
Basilisk x2, Chimera Seed x4
Chimera Seed x5, Bianco Angelo x2, Alto Angelo x1
Scarecrow x1, Chimera Seed x6
Chimera x3, Faust x1
Scarecrow x6, Chimera Seed x12, Assault x4
Scarecrow x6
Scarecrow x3, Gladius x8
Mega Scarecrow x3, Frost x2
Scarecrow x5, Alto Angelo x1
Mega Scarecrow x1, Faust x1
Mega Scarecrow x1, Alto Angelo x2
Scarecrow x4, Mephisto x3
Mega Scarecrow x1, Basilisk x5
Chimera x2, Mega Scarecrow x1, Chimera Seed x4
Echidna (Boss)
Bianco Angelo x4
Cutlass x2, Bianco Angelo x3
Blitz x1, Bianco Angelo x2
Bianco Angelo x1, Gladius x6
Bianco Angelo x7, Alto Angelo x1
Alto Angelo x1, Basilisk x4
Blitz x1, Alto Angelo x2
Bianco Angelo x2, Scarecrow x6
Alto Angelo x1, Frost x2
Bianco Angelo x10 (15 - 20), Alto Angelo x2 *
Gladius x16
Mega Scarecrow x1, Gladius x9
Gladius x8, Frost x1
Cutlass x2, Basilisk x4
Alto Angelo x1, Cutlass x3
Cutlass x4, Gladius x8
Basilisk x10
Frost x2, Basilisk x4
Cutlass x2, Basilisk x2, Gladius x4
Angelo Credo (Boss)
Mega Scarecrow x1, Scarecrow x5
Mephisto x4, Faust x1
Frost x3
Chimera x4, Chimera Seed x10
Blitz x2, Chimera Seed x3
Bianco Angelo x2, Alto Angelo x1
Basilisk x4, Gladius x7
Cutlass x3, Bianco Angelo x2
Mega Scarecrow x3, Blitz x1
Scarecrow x20, Mega scarecrow x3, Chimera Seed x3
Faust x3
Alto Angelo x3, Bianco Angelo x4
Assault x8
Chimera x3, Chimera Seed x6, Bianco Angelo x2
Basilisk x16, Chimera Seed x4
Gladius x8, Cutlass x3, Bianco Angelo x3
Mephisto x6, Mega Scarecrow x2
Chimera x4, Chimera Seed x3
Alto Angelo x2, Bianco Angelo x44
Angelo Agnus (Boss)
Dante (Boss)
* Marked levels may have incorrect enemy numbers, if you notice any others please let me know which levels. Exact enemy numbers for these levels is also appreciated.

[Demon9Tom]

Achievements:

Completing the Bloody Palace will unlock the following achievements:

- The First Circle (10GS) - Complete 10 Stages.
- The Second Circle (10GS) - Complete 20 Stages.
- The Third Circle (10GS) - Complete 30 Stages.
- The Fourth Circle (10GS) - Complete 40 Stages.
- The Fifth Circle (10GS) - Complete 50 Stages.
- The Sixth Circle (10GS) - Complete 60 Stages.
- The Seventh Circle (10GS) - Complete 70 Stages.
- The Eight Circle (10GS) - Complete 80 Stages.
- The Ninth Circle (10GS) - Complete 90 Stages.
- Covered in Blood (40GS) - Complete the Bloody Palace
- King of the Palace (50GS) - Complete the Bloody Palace with an S Rank.

I'm planning on expanding this thread to contain a section for strategies for beating normal enemies and bosses in the bloody palace using both Nero and Dante, if you have any strategies you'd like to add post them here and I will add them to the guide when I get a chance.

Strategies for completing the Bloody Palace Using Nero:

Nero:

Regular Enemies:

Strategies that work on the regular enemies of the Bloody Palace

- Alto Angelo:
- Assault:
- Basilisk:
- Bianco Angelo:
- Blitz:

Submitted By Ownasaur:
If you are using Nero then use the same strategy, just use his charge shot 3 on the Blue Rose. I swap between using charge 3 and charge 2. Eventually you will be able to attack. Be extra sure you activate your Devil Trigger while using Nero and be sure to grab the Blitz as well. Your throw will do more damage with DT active and continually hit X while in the throw animation to add more damage with the knives.

Submitted By bungmonkey:
Blitzes really aren't a problem at all except on the floor with 2 of them (the hardest floor in the whole palace IMO) Just jump around air hiking while charging your gun and blasting them until the shield wears off. At this point you'll want to DT and buster him 3 times while spamming your gun key. As soon as the first one is done run straight to him and buster him again. Repeat 1 more time. After the third one give him a few slashes/gun shots and he will explode and give you an instant SSS rank.

- Chimera:
- Chimera Seed:
- Cutlass:
- Faust:
- Frost:
- Gladius:
- Mega Scarecrow:
- Mephisto:
- Scarecrow:

Bosses:
Strategies that work on the bosses of the Bloody Palace.

- Berial:

Submitted By bungmonkey:
I'll give some Berial tips, works for both Dante and Nero. Start off with a stinger/streak depending on who you are and position yourself right around the side of either of his front legs. While you are in that area he should do his little spin slash move nearly all of the time with his explosion move thrown in sometimes. Just sit in that spot and do some basic combos on him, nothing that you can't jump/run away from really quickly. When you see him get ready to slash at you just jump, air hike, and then helm splitter/split back down to your position and repeat. You'll want to air hike because when he lands from his spin slash the flames on the ground seem to hurt you sometimes. Always be watching for him to start his explosion attack. If you see him start that drop what you're doing and keep running away, if you react quick enough you will make it far enough away. When he drops his flames DT and slice him up for a bit as Nero then buster his head and buster him again while he is on the ground. For Dante switch to gilgamesh and use real impact as it does major damage. I can kill him pretty quickly without taking damage pretty often so it works for me.

Submitted By Adram:
Nero is capable of completely steamrolling Berial in like a minute or less. I think what messes up most people is they try to fight from the ground. That makes it really awkward to dodge his most common sword slashes while attacking. Also, you deal less damage when you're hitting his body.

Just right in his face and Aerial Combo like crazy. Get the timing down and rev every single hit. From this position you can dodge all of Berial's melee attacks by jumping straight up. With Enemy Step, you jump off of his head, then you still have an Air Hike for additional height. When he uses his explosion, drop to the ground and use Shuffle. Shuffle will travel right through when timed correctly and you'll be back in melee range.

The only time you have to leave melee range is when he summons flame pillars. If he ever decides to do his long range leaping sword attack, remember that you can use Snatch to fly over him in mid-air. And you can block the flaming leap with a buster.

Submitted By Bajan Elite:
hey i have a tip for fighting Berial that can get you through without taking damage as long as your good at dodging, when the fight starts just try to keep your distance and let your blue rose charge up to level 3, if he gets close and attacks then dodge and blast him in the face, then put some distance between u and him, as you all know after you blast an enemy with a charge 3 shot the take additional damage when the bullet explodes, so just keep your distance, dodge his attacks and blast his face with level 3 shots, when he becomes weakened and his flame dies down, you are able to use your buster, activate your D.T. buster his head and then once more when he's on the ground and make sure you are hitting the X button while in D.T. and you are doing the buster moves, so you can do additional damage with those flying blades, if he survives both buster moves then keeping shooting before he gets up and he'll die right after.

- Bael:
- Echidna:
- Angelo Credo:
- Angelo Agnus:
- Dante:

General Strategies:
Strategies that work on many different enemies throughout the Bloody Palace.

Submitted By bungmonkey:
I just completed Bloody Palace as Nero today and managed to take 1st on the US leaderboards so I'll give my tips for Nero. Probably the most important thing is to remap your controls so you can charge your gun at all times (I just changed it from X to RT, then changed taunt to X, not that you will use it in BP though). It takes some getting used to but being able to charge your gun anytime is a GODSEND. Another thing to note is that enemies not currently in your field of vision will not initiate an attack on you. Use that to your advantage. Also, something most people don't seem to know, when you are performing a buster as Nero while DT'd spam your gun and it will shoot out little phantom swords to give you extra style/damage.

[Demon9Tom]

Strategies for completing the Bloody Palace using Dante:

Dante:

Regular Enemies:
Strategies that work on the regular enemies of the Bloody Palace

- Alto Angelo:
- Assault:
- Basilisk:
- Bianco Angelo:
- Blitz:

Submitted By Ownasaur:
If you are using Dante, then use the shotgun/Pandora's Box combo. The strategy I use it to constantly jump while using the shotgun, you have a faster rate of fire this way. When the Blitz is about to do his beam attack move to the side and hit LT (the next weapon after the shotgun is Pandora's Box). Then use Revenge on him. Immediately switch back to the shotgun and continue until the Blitx isn't surrounded by electricity. Activate your Devil Trigger for extra damage.

- Chimera:
- Chimera Seed:
- Cutlass:
- Faust:
- Frost:
- Gladius:
- Mega Scarecrow:
- Mephisto:
- Scarecrow:

Bosses:
Strategies that work on the bosses of the Bloody Palace.

- Berial:

Submitted By Ownasaur:
If you are having trouble with Berial you can try what I did. If you are Dante, just keep spamming the the laser (Revenge I think it was called) from Pandora's Box on him. Eventually he will be low enough on health to finish him off up close and personal. I can drop about half or a little more of his health before I have to actually start getting close to attack him.

Same thing for Nero. Charge up Blue Rose to get the level 3 shot. After about 5-6 shots, his flames will go out and then you can use your grabs with DT on to get massive damage.

Be sure to pay attention when he rams his fist into the ground. When he does this just let go of lock and keep running. Even if you aren't at full sprint, as long as you keep moving the flames won't be able to hit you. Good luck.

Submitted By bungmonkey:
I'll give some Berial tips, works for both Dante and Nero. Start off with a stinger/streak depending on who you are and position yourself right around the side of either of his front legs. While you are in that area he should do his little spin slash move nearly all of the time with his explosion move thrown in sometimes. Just sit in that spot and do some basic combos on him, nothing that you can't jump/run away from really quickly. When you see him get ready to slash at you just jump, air hike, and then helm splitter/split back down to your position and repeat. You'll want to air hike because when he lands from his spin slash the flames on the ground seem to hurt you sometimes. Always be watching for him to start his explosion attack. If you see him start that drop what you're doing and keep running away, if you react quick enough you will make it far enough away. When he drops his flames DT and slice him up for a bit as Nero then buster his head and buster him again while he is on the ground. For Dante switch to gilgamesh and use real impact as it does major damage. I can kill him pretty quickly without taking damage pretty often so it works for me.

- Bael:
- Echidna:
- Angelo Credo:
- Angelo Agnus:
- Dante:

General Strategies:
Strategies that work on many different enemies throughout the Bloody Palace.

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Credits:
People that have helped create this guide, thanks to all of you:

- Adram - For a strategy for defeating Berial.
- Bajan Elite - Added a stretagy for deafeating Berial.
- bungmonkey - For information regarding S ranking the palace, a strategy for defeating blitzes as Nero, a strategy for defeating the boss Berial, and a general strategy for playing as Nero.
- Demon9Tom (Myself) - For writing the guide.
- KrazyKevin1 - Pointed out that there may be a problem with the enemy numbers for level 70, also confirmed that a previously submitted stretagy may be wrong.
- Ownasaur - For the addition of a strategy for defeating the boss Berial as Dante, for the addition of a strategy for defeating the Blitz enemy as Dante and Nero, and for asking about the points required to receive an S Rank in the Bloody Palace.
- Prima Official Game Guide - Used for information like the multipliers and the enemies on each level, and to confirm my own findings.
- Rewmac - Pointed out a problem with a previously submitted strategy.
- tremberz - Confirmed that there may be mistakes in the enemies listed in the guide.

If you notice any errors or have anything you would like to have added please let me know, full credit will be given.

[tremberz]

holy shit do u actually get a checkpoint at one point or not? i gt to level 20 and died on the fire boss cuz i had one bar of health lol.

[Demon9Tom]

holy shit do u actually get a checkpoint at one point or not? i gt to level 20 and died on the fire boss cuz i had one bar of health lol.

No checkpoints, no saves, no items, so you have to do it in one sitting (you can pause though :)). Some enemies drop health such as the gladius, so try to survive to stages that contain these enemies to refill your health. I'll make a note of the enemy that drop health and list them when I can.

[Akamaru_Sensei]

Alto Angelo x2, Bianco Angelo x44 LOL this made me laugh today, sorry lol. Won't be to bad though since the bianco are pretty slow.

[Chrome30]

I love how Capcom always puts so many "extras" on their games. It makes me happy to get my 60 bucks out of it. Hats off to them for making a great game!!

[Ownasaur]

Great guide Demon. I know this will help many others along with myself in determining total points. Any idea on points required for an S rank?

[Demon9Tom]

Great guide Demon. I know this will help many others along with myself in determining total points. Any idea on points required for an S rank?

I don't have an exact number but I believe it is in the region of 3,000,000 (3 million). I'll add that to the guide, and change it once I have more info. So if anyone has an exact number let me know.

[RoAd RoLlER Da]

Waiting til I get Super Dante and Super Nero to do this.

[GameFreak47]

Waiting til I get Super Dante and Super Nero to do this.


Well, if you want to get another achievement, S Rank Bloody Palace, you can't use Super Dante/Nero. As he said, it reduces your score to a fifth of what it supposed to be.

[dark lars]

how should u play bloody palace? i tried automatic , nd tht was much easier? ^^ :S

[Demon9Tom]

how should u play bloody palace? i tried automatic , nd tht was much easier? ^^ :S

Using automatic or manual is just a prefrence, if your not used to manual you'll likely find it more difficult than automatic. I would suggest leaving it until you have played through the game a few times, so maybe complete Human, Devil Hunter, and Son Of Sparda, go back to get some S ranks by that point you should be very comfortable with the controls and the combos which will make getting through the palace a lot easier, not to mention you will have fought every enemy and boss many times with both characters and so have some good ideas on how to beat them, and of course will have unlocked more combos and abilities. Beyond that its all about practice.

[Shoozle]

Great guide, even though i can't get past Berial xD

Whats a gladius, lol, i dont remember them.

[Demon9Tom]

Great guide, even though i can't get past Berial xD

Whats a gladius, lol, i dont remember them.

Its the enemy thats a sword, I believe you first encounter tham just before getting Yamato.

[brentkid]

I'll never beat this.

I got owned on level 18 by the Blitz.

[Demon9Tom]

I'll never beat this.

I got owned on level 18 by the Blitz.

I'll post some strategies for defeating the enemies when I go back through the Bloody Palace myself.

[Ownasaur]

Great guide, even though i can't get past Berial xD

Whats a gladius, lol, i dont remember them.

If you are having trouble with Berial you can try what I did. If you are Dante, just keep spamming the the laser (Revenge I think it was called) from Pandora's Box on him. Eventually he will be low enough on health to finish him off up close and personal. I can drop about half or a little more of his health before I have to actually start getting close to attack him.

Same thing for Nero. Charge up Blue Rose to get the level 3 shot. After about 5-6 shots, his flames will go out and then you can use your grabs with DT on to get massive damage.

Be sure to pay attention when he rams his fist into the ground. When he does this just let go of lock and keep running. Even if you aren't at full sprint, as long as you keep moving the flames won't be able to hit you. Good luck.

[Shoozle]

Its the enemy thats a sword, I believe you first encounter tham just before getting Yamato.

Ah okay thanks for that, remember them now.

If you are having trouble with Berial you can try what I did. If you are Dante, just keep spamming the the laser (Revenge I think it was called) from Pandora's Box on him. Eventually he will be low enough on health to finish him off up close and personal. I can drop about half or a little more of his health before I have to actually start getting close to attack him.

Same thing for Nero. Charge up Blue Rose to get the level 3 shot. After about 5-6 shots, his flames will go out and then you can use your grabs with DT on to get massive damage.

Be sure to pay attention when he rams his fist into the ground. When he does this just let go of lock and keep running. Even if you aren't at full sprint, as long as you keep moving the flames won't be able to hit you. Good luck.

Ah, i havent used Dante in Bloody Palace only Nero but will give it a go. Thanks.

[Demon9Tom]

@ Ownasaur

I've added your strategy for Berial to the guide, thank you for your input :).

[Ownasaur]

@ Ownasaur

I've added your strategy for Berial to the guide, thank you for your input :).

No problem, glad I could help:). I am making another run on Bloody Palace right now. On level 21 at the moment. Going to see how far I can get without using a super character. If I don't beat it, maybe I can try to get an S. That way we can confirm if you have to beat Bloody Palace with an S to get the achievement or if you simply just need to acquire enough points for an S rank, yet don't need to finish it.

[Demon9Tom]

No problem, glad I could help:). I am making another run on Bloody Palace right now. On level 21 at the moment. Going to see how far I can get without using a super character. If I don't beat it, maybe I can try to get an S. That way we can confirm if you have to beat Bloody Palace with an S to get the achievement or if you simply just need to acquire enough points for an S rank, yet don't need to finish it.

I appreciate the effort and your help. Right now I believe that it is possible to receive an S rank on the Palace without completing the last level just by getting enough points. However I don't think this is what is required to get the achievement, that said I haven't confirmed this yet, if you could that would be very useful.

[Ownasaur]

I appreciate the effort and your help. Right now I believe that it is possible to receive an S rank on the Palace without completing the last level just by getting enough points. However I don't think this is what is required to get the achievement, that said I haven't confirmed this yet, if you could that would be very useful.

Yeah, I will definitely try if I can. Got to level 35 but ran out of time. That was using Nero. I will try a run with Dante a little later and see what I can do.

[TheLazyWolf]

Im another person needing help with level 18.. that Blitz just destroys me..

[Ownasaur]

Im another person needing help with level 18.. that Blitz just destroys me..

If you are using Dante, then use the shotgun/Pandora's Box combo. The strategy I use it to constantly jump while using the shotgun, you have a faster rate of fire this way. When the Blitz is about to do his beam attack move to the side and hit LT (the next weapon after the shotgun is Pandora's Box). Then use Revenge on him. Immediately switch back to the shotgun and continue until the Blitx isn't surrounded by electricity. Activate your Devil Trigger for extra damage.

If you are using Nero then use the same strategy, just use his charge shot 3 on the Blue Rose. I swap between using charge 3 and charge 2. Eventually you will be able to attack. Be extra sure you activate your Devil Trigger while using Nero and be sure to grab the Blitz as well. Your throw will do more damage with DT active and continually hit X while in the throw animation to add more damage with the knives.

Hope that helps.

[TheLazyWolf]

Ok thanks..

Question.. you switch between charge 2 and 3? Ive got the gun at charge 3 but is there a noticable animation between charge levels? I hadnt noticed one but perhaps i wasnt charging long enough..

Heres something i just figured out, though it may be common knowledge to most people, dunno.. If you use Pandora with Dante and Hold RB and hit forward + gunslinger skill, Dante will throw Pandora on the ground and it explodes in bright light and destroys the shadows of the wraiths and the electricity of blitz instantly.

[Ownasaur]

Ok thanks..

Question.. you switch between charge 2 and 3? Ive got the gun at charge 3 but is there a noticable animation between charge levels? I hadnt noticed one but perhaps i wasnt charging long enough..

Heres something i just figured out, though it may be common knowledge to most people, dunno.. If you use Pandora with Dante and Hold RB and hit forward + gunslinger skill, Dante will throw Pandora on the ground and it explodes in bright light and destroys the shadows of the wraiths and the electricity of blitz instantly.

Between charge 1 and 2 I don't really notice it that much, maybe a brighter blue. I only notice because once it reaches a new charge level it will make a noise. Of course charge 3 is obvious because of the red color it emits instead of the blue.

And I didn't know that about Pandora's Box. I knew about the move, but never that it would do that. If that is the case, when the Blitz does his beam attack that shots straight forward, run up to him and then pull out the box. It would be quicker then having to shot at him.

[Demon9Tom]

Ok thanks..

Question.. you switch between charge 2 and 3? Ive got the gun at charge 3 but is there a noticable animation between charge levels? I hadnt noticed one but perhaps i wasnt charging long enough..

Heres something i just figured out, though it may be common knowledge to most people, dunno.. If you use Pandora with Dante and Hold RB and hit forward + gunslinger skill, Dante will throw Pandora on the ground and it explodes in bright light and destroys the shadows of the wraiths and the electricity of blitz instantly.

I didn't know about that move either, I'll try it out. If it works I'll add it to the guide.

[Tavvy]

Ha ha i done this in about 1 hour 30 minutes today with Super Dante (i just spammed stinger =P) but does anybody now how many points you actually need for an S grade because i think i got around 400,000 with Super on so that times five as it gets timed by 02 is 2,000,000 so that achievements seems pretty hard =S
Anyone have any ideas of scores?

[Tavvy]

I didn't know about that move either, I'll try it out. If it works I'll add it to the guide.

So do we know if this move works then or not?

[Demon9Tom]

Ha ha i done this in about 1 hour 30 minutes today with Super Dante (i just spammed stinger =P) but does anybody now how many points you actually need for an S grade because i think i got around 400,000 with Super on so that times five as it gets timed by 02 is 2,000,000 so that achievements seems pretty hard =S
Anyone have any ideas of scores?

I'm not certain but I believe its in the region of 3,000,000.

So do we know if this move works then or not?

I haven't had a chance to try yet as I'm playing Son Of Sparda as Nero at the moment.

[darkrico81]

Can't wait to start playing again....stupid movie downloads. I'm really going to need to practice revving up later on tonight before i go back to playing

[Adram]

The Gunslinger Forward+B with Pandora is strong enough to instantly kill any regular non-shielded enemy in the game, assuming a full Disaster gauge. If the enemy has a damage buffer shield, like Mephisto's cloak or Blitz's lightning, the shield takes all the damage and will always drop.

However, the animation is very long and it requires some planning to use.

[NightWolf447]

The Gunslinger Forward+B with Pandora is strong enough to instantly kill any regular non-shielded enemy in the game, assuming a full Disaster gauge. If the enemy has a damage buffer shield, like Mephisto's cloak or Blitz's lightning, the shield takes all the damage and will always drop.

However, the animation is very long and it requires some planning to use.

Forward B works, but just B on gunslinger lets you be the levitating missile launcher, and ecspecially when fighting a boss, you can go straight for one enemy and cause massive damage. I had a full disaster bar and took out an Alto Angelo with 3 hits. You should get around 5 shots off, or more before a full disaster gage runs out.

[bungmonkey]

I just completed Bloody Palace as Nero today and managed to take 1st on the US leaderboards so I'll give my tips for Nero. Probably the most important thing is to remap your controls so you can charge your gun at all times (I just changed it from X to RT, then changed taunt to X, not that you will use it in BP though). It takes some getting used to but being able to charge your gun anytime is a GODSEND. Another thing to note is that enemies not currently in your field of vision will not initiate an attack on you. Use that to your advantage. Also, something most people don't seem to know, when you are performing a buster as Nero while DT'd spam your gun and it will shoot out little phantom swords to give you extra style/damage.

As for palace specific tips, don't shoot for style, shoot for speed in killing, the style should come naturally. Blitzes really aren't a problem at all except on the floor with 2 of them (the hardest floor in the whole palace IMO) Just jump around air hiking while charging your gun and blasting them until the shield wears off. At this point you'll want to DT and buster him 3 times while spamming your gun key. As soon as the first one is done run straight to him and buster him again. Repeat 1 more time. After the third one give him a few slashes/gun shots and he will explode and give you an instant SSS rank.

Hope this helped. Feel free to ask about anything I didn't cover.

EDIT: Oh, and for the question about being able to S rank it without actually finishing stage 101, I'm quite sure that is impossible. I died on floor 85 with the 2 blitzes last night and had 900k something so the bulk of it definitely comes from actually finishing it.

[Demon9Tom]

I just completed Bloody Palace as Nero today and managed to take 1st on the US leaderboards so I'll give my tips for Nero. Probably the most important thing is to remap your controls so you can charge your gun at all times (I just changed it from X to RT, then changed taunt to X, not that you will use it in BP though). It takes some getting used to but being able to charge your gun anytime is a GODSEND. Another thing to note is that enemies not currently in your field of vision will not initiate an attack on you. Use that to your advantage. Also, something most people don't seem to know, when you are performing a buster as Nero while DT'd spam your gun and it will shoot out little phantom swords to give you extra style/damage.

As for palace specific tips, don't shoot for style, shoot for speed in killing, the style should come naturally. Blitzes really aren't a problem at all except on the floor with 2 of them (the hardest floor in the whole palace IMO) Just jump around air hiking while charging your gun and blasting them until the shield wears off. At this point you'll want to DT and buster him 3 times while spamming your gun key. As soon as the first one is done run straight to him and buster him again. Repeat 1 more time. After the third one give him a few slashes/gun shots and he will explode and give you an instant SSS rank.

Hope this helped. Feel free to ask about anything I didn't cover.

EDIT: Oh, and for the question about being able to S rank it without actually finishing stage 101, I'm quite sure that is impossible. I died on floor 85 with the 2 blitzes last night and had 900k something so the bulk of it definitely comes from actually finishing it.

Thanks for a very informative post with alot of useful information, I've added it to the guide :).

[Simonizer1986]

I just completed Bloody Palace as Nero today and managed to take 1st on the US leaderboards so I'll give my tips for Nero. Probably the most important thing is to remap your controls so you can charge your gun at all times (I just changed it from X to RT, then changed taunt to X, not that you will use it in BP though). It takes some getting used to but being able to charge your gun anytime is a GODSEND. Another thing to note is that enemies not currently in your field of vision will not initiate an attack on you. Use that to your advantage. Also, something most people don't seem to know, when you are performing a buster as Nero while DT'd spam your gun and it will shoot out little phantom swords to give you extra style/damage.

As for palace specific tips, don't shoot for style, shoot for speed in killing, the style should come naturally. Blitzes really aren't a problem at all except on the floor with 2 of them (the hardest floor in the whole palace IMO) Just jump around air hiking while charging your gun and blasting them until the shield wears off. At this point you'll want to DT and buster him 3 times while spamming your gun key. As soon as the first one is done run straight to him and buster him again. Repeat 1 more time. After the third one give him a few slashes/gun shots and he will explode and give you an instant SSS rank.

Hope this helped. Feel free to ask about anything I didn't cover.

EDIT: Oh, and for the question about being able to S rank it without actually finishing stage 101, I'm quite sure that is impossible. I died on floor 85 with the 2 blitzes last night and had 900k something so the bulk of it definitely comes from actually finishing it.

i dont think that the room with the 2 blitzes is the hardest room... i think room 99 with the 46x Angelos is brutal... this is really sick... but i passed it... thx to god... hehehe...

[LastbornSmudg3]

Hmmm i'm ashamed Berial owns me xD Try as i must i just constantly fail against him, dont know why.

[Pyroman31]

Yea I need a tip on Berial also....He always fucking kills me...I get to him everytime with about 7 minutes and he always manages to hit me...wtf...

[bungmonkey]

I'll give some Berial tips, works for both Dante and Nero. Start off with a stinger/streak depending on who you are and position yourself right around the side of either of his front legs. While you are in that area he should do his little spin slash move nearly all of the time with his explosion move thrown in sometimes. Just sit in that spot and do some basic combos on him, nothing that you can't jump/run away from really quickly. When you see him get ready to slash at you just jump, air hike, and then helm splitter/split back down to your position and repeat. You'll want to air hike because when he lands from his spin slash the flames on the ground seem to hurt you sometimes. Always be watching for him to start his explosion attack. If you see him start that drop what you're doing and keep running away, if you react quick enough you will make it far enough away. When he drops his flames DT and slice him up for a bit as Nero then buster his head and buster him again while he is on the ground. For Dante switch to gilgamesh and use real impact as it does major damage. I can kill him pretty quickly without taking damage pretty often so it works for me.

[LastbornSmudg3]

Nice one! i'll give him another go later. Also i've heard that his fire attack does ground damage? watching a video i saw this guy run away, and if he wasnt far enough away he would air hike and then shoot to stay in the air. This was in a DMD berial fight though.

[bungmonkey]

Nice one! i'll give him another go later. Also i've heard that his fire attack does ground damage? watching a video i saw this guy run away, and if he wasnt far enough away he would air hike and then shoot to stay in the air. This was in a DMD berial fight though.

Not sure, I've never tried that before. I do know it's dodgeable so if you jump/roll/air hike JUST before you would take damage from it you won't be hurt. This requires very precise timing however and unless you practice it for a while to get it down it's safer to just get away from it.

[Simonizer1986]

Berial is the most hardest boss in BP... all the other bosses are really easy... he is unfair hard... he can hit you everywhere, with his "fire from the ground" attack... he was my greatest problem... everything else was okay to beat...

[Adram]

Nero is capable of completely steamrolling Berial in like a minute or less. I think what messes up most people is they try to fight from the ground. That makes it really awkward to dodge his most common sword slashes while attacking. Also, you deal less damage when you're hitting his body.

Just right in his face and Aerial Combo like crazy. Get the timing down and rev every single hit. From this position you can dodge all of Berial's melee attacks by jumping straight up. With Enemy Step, you jump off of his head, then you still have an Air Hike for additional height. When he uses his explosion, drop to the ground and use Shuffle. Shuffle will travel right through when timed correctly and you'll be back in melee range.

The only time you have to leave melee range is when he summons flame pillars. If he ever decides to do his long range leaping sword attack, remember that you can use Snatch to fly over him in mid-air. And you can block the flaming leap with a buster.

[obliske]

Thanks for the tips Adram I always have trouble avoiding his attacks. Never thought about using enemy step to avoid his attacks.

[Adram]

I'm a little annoyed right now, so I have to vent. I just smoked the Bloody Palace with a score of 3,270,551 which would have put me in the top 30 US leaderboard, but I was so excited I unthinkingly hit no to upload, which has become like an unconscious habit as I've been doing straight playthroughs, not high score runs. No biggie really, but it was kind of a downer to a really good run.

BTW, "Achievement Unlocked - 9 for 120G" is so much fun.

[RupturedRapture]

No saves or continues? Ouch! Seems with these tactics though that this will be much more managable. Thanks for the tips!

[Steve007101]

Really informative topic, I appreciate it. Although I'm not around to Bloody Palace yet (S ranking Dante Must Die mode is pure Hell) I have a question, the health of the bosses in the BP, which difficulty is it most comparable to? And how is the fight with Dante in Devil Trigger mode anyway?

[Demon9Tom]

Really informative topic, I appreciate it. Although I'm not around to Bloody Palace yet (S ranking Dante Must Die mode is pure Hell) I have a question, the health of the bosses in the BP, which difficulty is it most comparable to? And how is the fight with Dante in Devil Trigger mode anyway?

The enemies/bosses in the Bloody Palace fight with the abilities, health, damage etc of Son Of Sparda enemies.

As for the fight with Dante I haven't reached it, some of the others here have, so maybe they can answer your question.

[Shoozle]

The enemies/bosses in the Bloody Palace fight with the abilities, health, damage etc of Son Of Sparda enemies.

As for the fight with Dante I haven't reached it, some of the others here have, so maybe they can answer your question.

Surely it cant be SoS. I Easily killed Berial in SoS but cant in BP. Ahhhh

[Demon9Tom]

Surely it cant be SoS. I Easily killed Berial in SoS but cant in BP. Ahhhh

I'm almost certain that it is Son Of Sparda, as the enemy do not have DT so it cannot be Dante Must Die, and the bosses are too strong to be Devil Hunter or Human. Of course when you fought Berial on Son Of Sparda you didn't have a time limit, or the thought that losing meant having to do 19 stages again, you also had the option of items to lean back on, which of course isn't the case with the Bloody Palace.

[Adram]

The Bloody Palace starts off on Devil Hunter and progresses to Son of Sparda, then DMD at floor 80. Bosses probably have a different system as Belial is definitely way more aggressive than Devil Hunter.

[Demon9Tom]

The Bloody Palace starts off on Devil Hunter and progresses to Son of Sparda, then DMD at floor 80. Bosses probably have a different system as Belial is definitely way more aggressive than Devil Hunter.

That makes alot of sense, I could see that being the case.

[TehHoju]

I give credit where it's due, and this guide deserves just that.

THis is an awesome guide i can't wait to use it when i get home :)

[Demon9Tom]

I give credit where it's due, and this guide deserves just that.

THis is an awesome guide i can't wait to use it when i get home :)

Thank you :), if you have any questions then just post them here and I or someone else will answer them for you. Also if you have any effective strategies that you think would be worth adding then let me know and I'll add them to the guide.

[dalevm87]

I just finished the Bloody Tower myself and miraculously I got an S ranking, I had over 3.4 Million points....I was so happy to see the achievement icon pop up I didnt get to submit my score, I am a little bummed about that. I completed it as Nero and I have a pretty good strategy for fighting Dante at the end as Nero.

Always make sure to charge your Blue Rose to level 3 and let Dante swing his sword at you, when he does jump up to avoid it and grab him with your Devil Bringer and whack away at him a couple times then shoot him with Blue Rose 3, that should take a pretty good chunk of his health away. I just kept doing that over and over and it worked great. I always get my butt kicked by him during story mode but now I have a bit of an easier time. I hope this helps someone out.

[Adram]

Just did my second BP run, ranked 20th on the US boards this time (3.9 million), which surprised me as it wasn't going that well towards the end.

Dale, that's almost the exact same strategy I use for Dante. He rarely gets a hit in. What I do is use Snatch from a distance. Sometimes he'll jump it, but he'll usually roll to the side and use a Stinger. Just roll out of the way and then grab him. I do "Y, Y, pause, Y, Y", then fire Charge Shot 3. You can also grab him out of mid-air when the explosion shoots him up with the right timing.

Few more things. When he switches to Trickster, a Charge Shot will hit him in the middle of a dash. Easy damage. When he switches to Royal Guard, DT and walk right up and Buster him, he plays pure defense but can't block a grab.

[dalevm87]

Just did my second BP run, ranked 20th on the US boards this time (3.9 million), which surprised me as it wasn't going that well towards the end.

Few more things. When he switches to Trickster, a Charge Shot will hit him in the middle of a dash. Easy damage. When he switches to Royal Guard, DT and walk right up and Buster him, he plays pure defense but can't block a grab.

Grats on 20th place, oh and I had no idea about that last part. I think I'll play the Bloody Tower again when I can get Super Nero. Thanks about that tip, who'd figure he wouldn't just smack you in the face if you got too close lol.

[Demon9Tom]

Grats on 20th place, oh and I had no idea about that last part. I think I'll play the Bloody Tower again when I can get Super Nero. Thanks about that tip, who'd figure he wouldn't just smack you in the face if you got too close lol.

Using super Nero/Dante will cause your final score to be divided by 5, pretty much guaranteeing that you won't get an S rank. So if your after that achievement I wouldn't recommend using either super character.

[dalevm]

I mentioned in my first post that I got it already, I'd only use Super Nero just for fun and to teach those god damn Blanco Angelos who's their daddy ;)

[Demon9Tom]

I mentioned in my first post that I got it already, I'd only use Super Nero just for fun and to teach those god damn Blanco Angelos who's their daddy ;)

So you did my bad :p

[Nightdragon]

I have still yet to get past Berial. Ive only done BP twice but I'll start trying it properly son enough, this guide will be a godsend!

(100 levels, gulp)

[dalevm]

I have still yet to get past Berial. Ive only done BP twice but I'll start trying it properly son enough, this guide will be a godsend!

(100 levels, gulp)

All it comes down to is practice practice practice. Then you run into a boss every 20 levels so you gotta make sure you have enough time. Speaking of time, make sure you have 2-3 hours to dedicate to Bloody Tower haha I got to stage 54 once and I was doing great until I realized I had to go to work.

Oh and Nightdragon, I love that picture of Dante, that's so badass

[RA1NKING]

Well last night i got to Dante.. i was trying the buster trick , but didnt manage it. It basically came down to one hit for each of us and he got lucky...
I got a B.. so i really hope finishing it gives a lot of extra score... I pull off S and SSS combos basically every level...
Also how do you get your time up so much ? The best i can do is get mine to about 14 minutes and im normally at about 8 or 9 by the time i get to dante ?

Anyway i will try it again tonight...

[BackerMan]

damn that Berial. he's pretty hard to beat.

[Adram]

Well last night i got to Dante.. i was trying the buster trick , but didnt manage it. It basically came down to one hit for each of us and he got lucky...
I got a B.. so i really hope finishing it gives a lot of extra score... I pull off S and SSS combos basically every level...
Also how do you get your time up so much ? The best i can do is get mine to about 14 minutes and im normally at about 8 or 9 by the time i get to dante ?

Anyway i will try it again tonight...
Don't get hit. Taking no damage doubles the clear time bonus for a floor. Even if you're no master of evasion, it's not hard to at least make it to Berial without getting hit, which should give you plenty of time. I've had over an hour left at the end.

[tremberz]

hiya, just completed the bloody palace, with super dante obviously! it took me 1:33 minutes. when I was fighting dante at the very end, i took of health gradually. I then changed to the fighting weapon (Gilgamesh?) and did the Y combos and it took a lot of health off him, so If anybody is having trouble with dante at the end try that weapon it is very affective.

[Simonizer1986]

From RonanN1:
I have finished 10 missions of Bloody Palace and I noticed something....every time I go into the devil mode power my life is regenerating....oki so I know that if I use devil power on enemies the rank S will drop...so here is the trick
I understand that Nero/Dante in Super mode...have infinite Devil power....So...after you finish a mission your time stops...so you cand start devil power..let you life fill up...and then stop it and go into the light beam to the next mission...And so on...when you have small life you just stay away fro enemies let your life fill and turn off devil power...

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so i have to take super nero or dante?? and do this trick, or use a normal nero or dante??

[Demon9Tom]

so i have to take super nero or dante?? and do this trick, or use a normal nero or dante??

You have to use a super character for RonanN1's strategy, you want be able to get an S rank using this strategy.

[Simonizer1986]

You have to use a super character for RonanN1's strategy, you want be able to get an S rank using this strategy.

yes i want the s rank achievement...so i cant use the super character...

[RA1NKING]

Hey Guys
I am one of the unlucky people who have now died twice on Dante...
Please any tips will be very helpful....
Ive tried the buster method , where you shoot and as he gets close you buster him , ive tried to keep a distance and he just shoots me with his shotgun. I really dont know what else to try. I can make it all the way there almost everytime now. If i get past the 2 blitzes i always make it to dante.

Im very frustrated to say the least now , so please any tips ideas will be seriously appreciated.
PS- Is hye the same difficulty as stage 1 on DMD mode ?

[Demon9Tom]

Hey Guys
I am one of the unlucky people who have now died twice on Dante...
Please any tips will be very helpful....
Ive tried the buster method , where you shoot and as he gets close you buster him , ive tried to keep a distance and he just shoots me with his shotgun. I really dont know what else to try. I can make it all the way there almost everytime now. If i get past the 2 blitzes i always make it to dante.

Im very frustrated to say the least now , so please any tips ideas will be seriously appreciated.
PS- Is hye the same difficulty as stage 1 on DMD mode ?

I'm afraid my way of defeating him was very much Buster orientated, so I don't know how much help this will be. My main method for dealing damage to Dante is to grab him whilst you are in DT this will slam him into the ground several times (you can shoot him during the animation), I don't think there is anyway way for him to block this attack. If Dante uses Royal Guard (you'll know because he will start blocking attacks) you will be able to grab him much more easily. Charge up your gun to shot 3 (your Devil Arm will glow red once fully charged) whenever you can and when he charges you fire it at him, this will not only stun him allowing you to grab him, but the shot will later explode causing further damage. Everytime you cause damage to him or him to you your DT will increase, once this happens grab him again, try to keep a good distance from him so that you can dodge him more easily, and play it safe, you should have alot of time to spare from the fight with the Angelo's on stage 99.

As for the difficulty level; After completing stage 80, so stage 81 to the end the enemy will all have DT just as they do in Dante Must Die (DMD), however they will not do nearly as much damage as the enemies in the DMD, same goes for the bosses.

[Adram]

Hey Guys
I am one of the unlucky people who have now died twice on Dante...
Please any tips will be very helpful....
Ive tried the buster method , where you shoot and as he gets close you buster him , ive tried to keep a distance and he just shoots me with his shotgun. I really dont know what else to try. I can make it all the way there almost everytime now. If i get past the 2 blitzes i always make it to dante.

Im very frustrated to say the least now , so please any tips ideas will be seriously appreciated.
PS- Is hye the same difficulty as stage 1 on DMD mode ?

Did you try the technique I posted on the last page?

Use Snatch from mid-range, he'll roll to the side and use a Stinger. Just roll out of the way and then Snatch him again and quickly start a combo. I do "Y, Y, pause, Y, Y", then fire Charge Shot 3. You can also jump up and Buster him out of mid-air when the explosion shoots him up with the right timing. You could probably just Buster right after snatching Dante, or instead of a Charge Shot. I found my way to deal the most damage though.

Few more things. When he switches to Trickster, a Charge Shot will hit him in the middle of a dash. When he switches to Royal Guard, DT and walk right up and Buster him. Charge Shot will interupt any gunfire, including the shotgun or Pandora.

[dalevm]

Anyone got any quick strategies for Angelo Credo? I don't have a hard time with the other bosses, but I really haven't fought Credo much so every time I run into him I wish I get lucky and beat him.

[Adram]

Anyone got any quick strategies for Angelo Credo? I don't have a hard time with the other bosses, but I really haven't fought Credo much so every time I run into him I wish I get lucky and beat him.

Snatch, roll away from his shield rush, High Roller, Buster, Charge Shot 3, repeat. You have to be fast to catch him after the rush, otherwise he'll teleport away. When he throws a spear at you, use a Buster to toss it back. DT, run up to him and use Showdown. This will take off up to three bars of life. If you clash swords, air hike straight up over his big counter strike, land behind him and Buster combo.

Credo actually opens himself up after every flurry of attacks. Just get in close with a Streak and you can usually Buster him right after. When he goes into his final attack pattern, keep in mind you can activate DT to easily destroy all the swords should he surround you with them. Otherwise, dodge his chain of ground swipes and Buster him when he's momentarily stunned afterwards.

[dalevm]

Awesome thanks, I'll try that out later when I'm not distracted by Guitar Hero 3 lol Yah just my problem was I never really encountered him much to get a lot of training.

[RA1NKING]

Thanks for all the tips guys. I managed it last night and got the S ranking too :-)
What a relief.. Now i can get back to DMD mode.. im about 8 missions in all S's...

Thanks again to Adram and Demon9Tom....

PS- The strategy i used was to jump up buster him and buster him down to the ground. If he dodged the buster i would let go of a 3rd level charge shot hitting him 90% of the time. Sometimes he shot me with the shotgun but it didnt do much damage and then i would just DT and buster from the air again.

Thanks again , i can finally continue....

[Loke Gen]

Hell yeah dude I just beat bloody palace with Dante got an S ranking and the King of the Palace achievement leaving me with 1000g in Devil May Cry 4. If you want a strategy on beating Dante with Dante heres mine. I just whored the Pandora's Gatling gun on him until I had enough to use the Heat seeking missile power and that did the trick. Since I had 17 minutes to do this I didn't fear of running out of time either so I just kept doing it until he was dead. I turned DT on if I needed to heal because he will manage to hit you a few times. I'm so freaking happy I finally did it on my third attempt.

[Adram]

Congratulations on the 1000G, definitely no easy task. Will probably be up there with Ninja Gaiden 2 for hardest action achievements this year. You may be the first person I've seen who got the 10,000 kills/1,000,000 Proud Souls before the Bloody Palace.

[dalevm]

Thanks Adram, saying DMC4 is one of the hardest action achievements so far this year makes me feel satisfied with 540 from DMC4 lol I guess that's why they're called achievements in the first place.

[Rewmac]

My Bloody Palace Guide :

Super Dante + Stinger

If Blitzes come or Mephistos and Fausts just put down the briefcase known as Pandora in Gunslinger

[Bajan Elite]

hey i have a tip for fighting Berial that can get you through without taking damage as long as your good at dodging, when the fight starts just try to keep your distance and let your blue rose charge up to level 3, if he gets close and attacks then dodge and blast him in the face, then put some distance between u and him, as you all know after you blast an enemy with a charge 3 shot the take additional damage when the bullet explodes, so just keep your distance, dodge his attacks and blast his face with level 3 shots, when he becomes weakened and his flame dies down, you are able to use your buster, activate your D.T. buster his head and then once more when he's on the ground and make sure you are hitting the X button while in D.T. and you are doing the buster moves, so you can do additional damage with those flying blades, if he survives both buster moves then keeping shooting before he gets up and he'll die right after.

[oscarsmh]

So guys can confirm possible to get 'S' rank using super character?thx...

[Demon9Tom]

So guys can confirm possible to get 'S' rank using super character?thx...

Its almost impossible to get an S rank using a super character (I've never seen it done) as your score is reduced to a fifth of its original value.

[KillahDude]

Well last night i got to Dante.. i was trying the buster trick , but didnt manage it. It basically came down to one hit for each of us and he got lucky...
I got a B.. so i really hope finishing it gives a lot of extra score... I pull off S and SSS combos basically every level...
Also how do you get your time up so much ? The best i can do is get mine to about 14 minutes and im normally at about 8 or 9 by the time i get to dante ?

Anyway i will try it again tonight...

Same freaking thing just happened to me. Dante somewhat teleported THROUGH me and killed me with the teleport.

We must play alike RA1NKING, I'm usually around 9-11 min on the clock.

When I died on Dante, I had 1.7 millions or something. Will killing Dante with say 10 spare minutes land me another 1.3 million and land me the S-rank achievment?

[RA1NKING]

I figured out what i was doing wrong with my time. The mephistos and the boss/mephistos were where i was wasting a lot of time.. Also the super scarecrows.. If you use yamato and red rose together you can kill these with 1 move and get a great combo...

I would first stinger them(while charging blue rose) Then activate DT and push forward with b and y. while the move is going let go of the blue rose charge shot and all these guys die with one combo.. When i completed it i had 25 minutes left...

[KillahDude]

Did you get the S-rank aswell?

[rev0lt]

Just beat the Bloody Palace. I ranked D because of using Super Dante and it took me 1,28 hours to get through.

It's actually really easy if you choose Super Dante. With DT on his Stinger slices trough everything. Other than that I used Coyote-A incl. Gunslinger Style. Even most bosses can be killed by using Stinger without pausing (even Dante is incredibly easy).

I will certainly not try to beat BP with normal characters (yet), but respect to everyone who beat it!

[RA1NKING]

Did you get the S-rank aswell?

Yeah i got the S rank....

Check this users vids to see the combo i was talking about.. His methods are very good...

YouTube - DMC4 Bloody Palace - The Second Circle

http://www.youtube.com/user/RX7jkr

[Nightdragon]

Just beat the Bloody Palace. I ranked D because of using Super Dante and it took me 1,28 hours to get through.

It's actually really easy if you choose Super Dante. With DT on his Stinger slices trough everything. Other than that I used Coyote-A incl. Gunslinger Style. Even most bosses can be killed by using Stinger without pausing (even Dante is incredibly easy).

I will certainly not try to beat BP with normal characters (yet), but respect to everyone who beat it!

I would only really use super dante/nero on bloody palace if i was trying to get the Legendary Devil hunter achievement. Or its a guaranteed < S rank

[KillahDude]

Finally completed it myself. 3.7 million total points.

Kicked dantes ass, loosing only 3 bars on the health.

[AVFC Mikey Boy]

You Have A Better Chance Of Using Dante On Bloody Palace. But I Prefer To Use Nero Due To His Ability To Charge His Sword (Red Queen).

If I Was Anyone Else I Would Use Dante Due To His Various Fighting Styles And Better Special Moves.

But Nero Also Has His Devil Bringer To Snatch Enemies From Afar When You Are On Low Health.

But Its Up To You.

[DirtyD187U]

I just have one question. How do you get super nero and super dante unlocked?

[Nightdragon]

When you beat Dante Must Die difficulty you unlock both of them. They reduce your score to 0.2x though so you wont get the S ranking achievement...

[The Drumber 1]

672 total enemies if anyone wanted to know.

[jio86]

Well, if you want to get another achievement, S Rank Bloody Palace, you can't use Super Dante/Nero. As he said, it reduces your score to a fifth of what it supposed to be.

But what if i use automatic with nero? does that reduce my points? because i cant get the s ranking :P

[Demon9Tom]

But what if i use automatic with nero? does that reduce my points? because i cant get the s ranking :P

Using automatic doesn't effect your score on any mode.

[bungmonkey]

672 total enemies if anyone wanted to know.

This number depends on how many angelos suicide bomb you and how many chimeras infect scarecrows/assaults...maybe a few other things. Last time I finished BP I killed 740 some odd enemies.

[DirtyD187U]

Thanks for the help on the berial boss on level 20 and good job on the guide.

[zombie stomp52]

HOW DO PEOPLE HAVE ALL 1000 IN THIS GAME! i have 190, im on like lvl 9 on son of sparda.. i just stopped playing, too dam hard for me...

[SadisticHam]

HOW DO PEOPLE HAVE ALL 1000 IN THIS GAME! i have 190, im on like lvl 9 on son of sparda.. i just stopped playing, too dam hard for me...

Because this game has achievements that are worth something, you can't get them in a week, you can't just wing them, they take some skill to obtain. ;)

Patience, practice and really knowing the game bags you the achievements in this, truly what achievements was originally meant to be for.

[rhod08]

gr8 guide must have taken you ages i came on here because i was stuck getting past lvl 60 or so

[xxN3CROMANC3Rxx]

Thanks for this list, much appreciated.

[!xobile]

i like finally able to do bloody palace but i used super dante lol, now just to complete without super mode :eek::omg and like 2 hours of fun :D

[ranger123]

Finally i've completed the bloody palace run with S rank. I used nero with manual. Honestly i cannot understand how many ppls have problems with boss fight Berial, coz i find him very easy to beat and avooid his attacks.
Instead i got crazy for the stages with chiemera infected and cutlass. And offcourse the stage 85 with 2 blitz argggg

[TSH x NERO]

wooo man, im never gonna do this, i can only just get past that blitz dude with half health then get owned like a mother bitch by berial.

when i ge to level 20, i always panic and run in all swords and gunz blazing, then die after getting his health down two three bars. which is ok, i guess.

shall keep trying.

great guide Demon9Tom

thanks for the help =)

[Loke Gen]

Because this game has achievements that are worth something, you can't get them in a week, you can't just wing them, they take some skill to obtain. ;)

Patience, practice and really knowing the game bags you the achievements in this, truly what achievements was originally meant to be for.

Not to brag or anything but I got them in like 5 days but I've played dmc from 1 through 4. Devil May Cry 3 was harder but 4 is more satisfying to me.

[NoImNotAddicted]

Great guide Demon. I know this will help many others along with myself in determining total points. Any idea on points required for an S rank?
its 3,000,000, i was looking at the leaderboards and nobody had the achievement til the first person who had 3,000,000 came up

[Gforcepolice]

im completing devil huunter mode at the moment. as soon as i do that im hitting bloody palace. Everyone seems to be getting owned by level 30. What difficulty are the enemies on? and is it recommended to get super nero/dante? i dont care about the king of the palace achievment.

[Cjones178]

i cant wait to get this game mode :D

[AFROxMANN]

Thanks for the really great guide

[Karfield]

I feel like smashing my X360 to pieces, was on stage 93 and got "Dirty disc error" :>
So frustrating I won't be trying again in a while.

Lately my Xbox has fucked up alot of things, first it corrupted my PDZ savefile and now this :/

[mark212]

Its nice to know whats in store for me. Now I just have to get back in the game and learn the controls again. Still have to beat the last few levels on Dante must Die and then The Bloddy Palace

[Demon9Tom]

Thanks for the really great guide

Glad you like it.

I feel like smashing my X360 to pieces, was on stage 93 and got "Dirty disc error" :>
So frustrating I won't be trying again in a while.

Lately my Xbox has fucked up alot of things, first it corrupted my PDZ savefile and now this :/

I don't blame you I can't think of a worse time for getting an error. I was dreading getting a power cut (or something like it) when I was near the end of the Bloody Palace.

Stick with it though as your very close to completing the palace.

Its nice to know whats in store for me. Now I just have to get back in the game and learn the controls again. Still have to beat the last few levels on Dante must Die and then The Bloddy Palace

If you can complete Dante Must Die then the Bloody Palace should not pose to much of a problem for you, at least not until the last 20 or so levels.

[Rewmac]

From RonanN1:
I have finished 10 missions of Bloody Palace and I noticed something....every time I go into the devil mode power my life is regenerating....oki so I know that if I use devil power on enemies the rank S will drop...so here is the trick
I understand that Nero/Dante in Super mode...have infinite Devil power....So...after you finish a mission your time stops...so you cand start devil power..let you life fill up...and then stop it and go into the light beam to the next mission...And so on...when you have small life you just stay away fro enemies let your life fill and turn off devil power...


Sorry to say but this is incorrect. Super Characters do not heal.

[Demon9Tom]

From RonanN1:
I have finished 10 missions of Bloody Palace and I noticed something....every time I go into the devil mode power my life is regenerating....oki so I know that if I use devil power on enemies the rank S will drop...so here is the trick
I understand that Nero/Dante in Super mode...have infinite Devil power....So...after you finish a mission your time stops...so you cand start devil power..let you life fill up...and then stop it and go into the light beam to the next mission...And so on...when you have small life you just stay away fro enemies let your life fill and turn off devil power...


Sorry to say but this is incorrect. Super Characters do not heal.


Its been a long time since I have played the game, but as I remember it whenever your Devil Trigger is active your health will recharge, whether you are fighting or not. I never personally used the Super character for the Bloody Palace so I cannot confirm or deny that there Devil Trigger recharges your health, but it makes sense that it does. As that would be another reason that using the Super Characters reduces your score by so much when used in the Palace.

[ITS OVER 9000]

Because this game has achievements that are worth something, you can't get them in a week, you can't just wing them, they take some skill to obtain. ;)

Patience, practice and really knowing the game bags you the achievements in this, truly what achievements was originally meant to be for.



I agree completely these kinds of achievements made me feel proud that i did a hard achievement instead of renting avatar and button mashing B for half a minute for the 1000 gp
(no offense intended for the people who did this):)

[Demon9Tom]

I agree completely these kinds of achievements made me feel proud that i did a hard achievement instead of renting avatar and button mashing B for half a minute for the 1000 gp
(no offense intended for the people who did this):)

None taken :p

[KrazyKevin1]

the super characters dont actually heal... so it's sorta easier to do it with the normal chracter. This game annoyed me because my RB button broke... how are you meant to do bloody palace without ever evading or locking on... :| i keep dying on like level 67 i think it is when theres a Chimera and 3 of those knight things (i havnt played this game in like 5 month) forgotten their names...

[KrazyKevin1]

Been playing this again died on Credo for some reason :| I'm pretty sure Level 70 has Bianco Angelo x20, Alto Angelo x2... or like it just seems like a hell of a lot more than 10 to me.

[Demon9Tom]

Been playing this again died on Credo for some reason :| I'm pretty sure Level 70 has Bianco Angelo x20, Alto Angelo x2... or like it just seems like a hell of a lot more than 10 to me.

According to the Prima guide, and two guides on GameFaq's the enemies listed are correct, however its possible this is a mistake on all four of the guides, so if anyone can confirm this I'll change the enemies listed for level 70.

[tremberz]

There is a mistake with one of the levels. I am sorry but I am not sure which one. I was playing through the bloody palace yesterday and I was seeing what enemies were coming up and there was more enemies than what was said on the guide. Its not a huge problem as it was only one or so enemy off but just to let you know there is a little mistake.

[KrazyKevin1]

yeah im pretty sure theres 15 - 20. I'd let you know the exact amount but I'm not good enough to count them and fight :|

[Demon9Tom]

There is a mistake with one of the levels. I am sorry but I am not sure which one. I was playing through the bloody palace yesterday and I was seeing what enemies were coming up and there was more enemies than what was said on the guide. Its not a huge problem as it was only one or so enemy off but just to let you know there is a little mistake.

yeah im pretty sure theres 15 - 20. I'd let you know the exact amount but I'm not good enough to count them and fight :|

Well if either of you are planning on playing the palace again, and notice specific levels that you think are wrong, let me know and I'll make a note in the guide that those levels numbers may be wrong.

I will need exact numbers before I edit the guide with any new information though.

But thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[KrazyKevin1]

Hey I done the palace finally, 1k on this game yay... died on Dante the first time though trying to do the stupid gun glitch - Didn't work for me. I have a good tactic for killing Dante and Credo which you could add to the guide for people using Nero. Unfortunatly I couldn't count how many were on level 70 :( despite getting there four times before completing it. I have a few tactics for enemies also using Nero...

Credo:
If you use the stinger attack (RB + Y + forward on analogue stick) to hit Credo's shield. As soon as you have executed that move jump then air hike and shoot while locking on until Credo's combo has finished. Stop shooting him and Buster him straight away, Nero should punch him away. Then just repeat until he dies.

Dante:
Jump, Air Hike and use Snatch then try to buster in mid air. If you don't throw him to the ground he will try to attack you but you can just jump straight out the way. While Snatching dante, If you activate Devil Trigger just before you Buster him your attack will be more effective.

Bloody Palace:
Best hint I could give would be to Keep you DT gauge as full as possible or definatly 3 bars (well blue circles). If you learn to use your DT the palace is fairly easy. When I played this loads I used to just use all my DT to regain health but if you just flicker your DT you prevent enemy attacks if they are in mid lunge. This will also reduce being Combo'd by some enemies when you just cant stand up. Keep your DT until your getting annhilated or if you see an enemy coming to attack you but turn it straight off to save it as much as you can. Never reach a point in the palace where you can't use your DT or you could be killed.

Blitz:
With Nero if you just keep double jumping instead of locking on and evading it's easier to dodge all the attacks, hit him with 3 "Charge Shot 3" and his electrical shield shall be dropped. Now to kill him before he turns red and angry...
Buster, Stinger, Buster, Charge Shot 3, Stinger, Buster, Stinger, Charge Shot.
This will kill him before he has a chance to go red and hurt you and will also give you a SSS rating every time. The Charge Shot 3 will be ready by the second time that you Buster him if you have automatic selected. It knocks him to the ground and stops him from going red...

Mephisto + Faust:
Double jump directly underneath which one you want to kill and hit Buster not Snatch, Double jump underneath it again and hit Buster again and it should come out of its cloak, use Snatch a few times if you need to. Then when it's on the ground activate DT and hold in (RB + Y + B + Forward on analogue stick) it unleashes a combo which will kill either type of these in one attack before they get a chance to go into their own DT. Sorry I forgot the name of that attack also.

Hope this helps, if you would like any other stratagies for other enemies let me know, unfortunatly I only used Nero through most of the game so I won't have any for Dante...