If it was just a cosmetic choice then it would look like it did in DMC4
Cosmetics choice can be different
In 5, Vergil has a limited AoE as shown by the reaches of his energy, and you can see the space-time of that area torn to pieces.
That's basically what Yamato does
And yeah he have a limited AoE
Funny thing is that Dante can use royal guard to parry these ST slashes and if you get hit, you are frozen as if you're stopped in time, and your screen turns to gray which is a direct cause of time-stop, as shown with Geryon's abilities, QS, Bangle of Time, Nero's time arm, etc.
Dante already showed in previous games that he can Royal Block Yamato's attacks
The thing is that "being frozen as if you're stopped in time" doesn't change nothing, actually the whole argument for Vergil having Time Stop is that "because it looks like"
The "Time Stop" is activated only when Vergil manages to hit the attack, so the opponent is "frozen", meantime Vergil must put the Yamato in his scabbard, then the opponent takes the damage
So, basically, a Time Stop to prevent the opponent from keeping Vergil from putting Yamato in the scabbard ?
Because after Vergil finishes to put the Yamato in scabbard, the "Time Stop" ends. The damage is from the Yamato slashes that he already did, and the Time Stop only lasts until Vergil finishes the movement
Basically it's completely pointless, that's why it is a cosmetic choice, or Vergil have the worst Time Stop in the history of VSWiki
"But Dante, Vergil should have Urizen's powers"
Why ? Because I didn't saw Pink Lasers, Portal Creation on Urizen's style, Red Big Balls, that Blue energy beams, so what makes you think that Vergil should have the Time Manipulation ? This also doesn't make sense
