Finally! Those games have been on my wishlist for years by now (And also because DMC HD Collection on Steam doesn't have cloud saves)

Really? Not even 1000 votes on the wishlist, so GOG kinda was being quiet about. I was one of the few who was giving my vote. So... people should stop being lazy and vote the things they enjoy.

Did people expect it will never come to GOG? It would be a even better reason giving your vote.

Damn that is scummy.. like seriously I don't mind if some company is charging for early unlocks if they are upfront about it as at least then its obvious and people won't get accidently doped/fooled into buying such things.

Oh well can't do too much about it be warn possibly buyers

Amazing. As cool as it was to see games like Breath of Fire IV here, most of the Capcom releases recently have just been amusing novelties - games that are on PC, but that in many cases are still better played on consoles. Not anymore, though. DMC4 is absolutely better on PC, and having the SE here DRM-free is fantastic.

DMC HD Collection is… messy. That’s a pass for me personally, but cool if you haven’t had a chance to play DMC 1 or 3 before.

I've been thinking about getting the HD collection but just about everyone that has it say that this port is a mess. I have 4 over on Steam and I think it run wells but hear that the SE is oddly enough.. a step down. If the GOG version has some improvements I'll consider it but eh.. I doubt it'll be better than the Steam versions.

GOGs version is DRM free, thats a higher tier.

do these games play reasonably with keyboard and mouse?

They do not.

Subjective.
I own them (HD Collection) on Steam and they play fine on Keyboard if you configure the controls well for your use case.

Congratulations GOG on the one more great release and CAPCOM for being so nice to us here DRM-Free lovers lately! <3
Patientilly waiting for the release of RE 4-5-6!

Looks perfectly manageable even with just the keyboard:

Devil May Cry 4 - Mission 19 (Dante Must Die)

You can configure HD Collection keyboard controls in the launcher, easily..

That is hardly enough for games like these, certain combos just aren't viable, especially for DMC 3 & 4.

Unfortunately some developers/publishers only focus on controller support, another example of this is the PC ports of No More Heroes 1 & 2 as they are also controller only. With PC handheld systems becoming more popular it would be no surprise if controller support takes priority or exclusivity.
Very true, another example would be Mass Effect Andromeda were you lose the ability to tilt the vehicle nose on keyboard unless you go in and remap the whole thing...... true this isn't needed to play the game normally but one achievement in the game this ability is required.

I'd argue that you're wrong.
It really depends on how you play and if you're used to playing games on keyboard.
Forget mouse. Mouse is terrible for playing games like this because of the absurd ammount of inputs required per button.
Mouse has mostly 3 buttons, but you have at least 4 fingers that could be used somewhere else if you use Keyboard as a Fighting board controller.

With games like DMC, Rising and any fighting game on keyboard, you must rethink how you play with keyboard&mouse.
First: Forget the mouse, throw it away.
Second: Remap the controls for comfort and quick button reach.
Third: Start slow building muscle memory
Forth: If you're not fast enough for higher difficulties, play on easy or medium first.

Just have fun and experiment.

Mass Effect is another category of gaming that requires a Mouse for playing because its mostly a shooter,
In that I agree. There are some games that require a Mouse for play that have terrible ports.

But these Capcom ports are fine for what they are.

By the way, many speedrunners use Keyboard only for DMC4...