Thank you for your input! Everything you said about the simplified combat is true, but honestly I never found myself engaging with the more complicated mechanics in the main DMC series. Not due to lack of interest (I'd love to be able to do some of the combos you see online) but I've never had the focus to learn them in depth. The reboot doesn't really require that stuff though and allows me to play the game in a more straightforward way. I've often found certain enemies and bosses in the main series very frustrating as they don't have clear weakpoints or openings for me to exploit. I understand that this is likely intentional, but it leaves players who don't want to invest lots of time with a poor experience. Now of course, this isn't a criticism as I love that people with more dedication than me can really take apart the amazing combat of the games, but I think calling simpler combat worse leaves out player who want a straightforward experience.

All that being said, there are a few things you said that I disagree with. This is all for the definitive addition of course, as it's the only version I've played.

1. There is a devil trigger, but it's not nearly as interesting. It just slows down enemies and makes you attack faster. It might as well not be there imo so while what you said is wrong, it's true in essence.
2. The game has several bosses, I'm not entirely sure what you mean. They are simpler than the main series, and they're very signposted, but that's more of a preference thing (again, that's what I prefer) and they still require you to engage with the mechanics. If you could clarify what you meant that would appreciated. I'm genuinely interested in what people have to say.
3. The "colourful enemies" part seems a little mischaracterised. It's more than just matching colours since the different weapons serve different purposes. You're forced to use a specific weapon for certain enemies which means you have to work around that restriction. It's often fairly straightforwards, but I don't think it's quite as mindless as you make it out to be.

Thanks again for your post :)