DmC: Devil May Cry

[Alchemyst]

No. But that doesn't warrant hate on the fact that the new look is resembled on the director.

I don't get why people get so worked up about a characters look. I didn't complain when Cole from inFamous was redesigned and I LOVE inFamous. I just don't get the hate.

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I even sorta like this new Dante

I can understand the reason why people dislike the new look for Dante, they strayed too far away from his original design. There has been various games where Dante has retained the same look to some degree, hell even in the upcoming MvC game he still looks recognizable. It doesn't matter how long he has retained the design, his design alone is what makes him easy to identify. If Nintendo decided to up and change Mario's design, the outcry would be through the roof. The can keep the emaciated look, but give him his trademark hairstyle and the negative reaction might die down a bit. Out of all the DMC games that I own, never once did I feel like it wasn't westernized enough.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

To compare DMC's 2 Million sales to something...

Resident Evil is the number one series in the survival horror genre This is it's sales in millions according to Wikipedia for the most successful installments in the series sales wise:

Resident Evil 5 2009 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 , PC 5[92] Resident Evil 2 1998 PlayStation 4.96 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 PlayStation 3.5 Resident Evil 1996 PlayStation 2.75

Seriously...it has sales comparable to Resident Evil. To change the main character so drastically in the process of making a new installment is completely alienating. To change it to look like the creative designer? Even worse.

 

[zenith16]

What part?

You can't blame me though!! I never got into this series...

no it's the part where it's stroking your ego cause you have that face. And that's the only reason your playing it. well besides game play that is. hehhe whoa man, Whoa.

DMC doesn't count as survival horror though justabill. even the original creator said that. he was making it as far away from the Res games as possible he even said that in a bayonetta interview.

 

[socool]

no it's the part where it's stroking your ego cause you have that face. And that's the only reason your playing it. well besides game play that is. hehhe whoa man, Whoa.

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I don't look like him. I was kidding.

Sarcasm is hard to type.

 

[zenith16]

lol you better be joking. shakes fist. lol. i'm there some people that want to have a words with that lead dev.

 

[ironwez20]

Anybody who agree's with this look are hardcore justin bieber and twilight fan's that is all. lol

 

[Paroxysm]

Anybody who agree's with this look are hardcore justin bieber and twilight fan's that is all. lol

Flame bait?

 

[taskmaster]

Flame bait?

I've already put that guy on my ignore list. He seems like a fourteen year old who can't accept the fact that he doesn't rule the world.

 

[Alchemyst]

So since this game is a reboot, who do u want to see from previous DMC games? I would like to see Virgil personally as well as Trish, as far as enemies go, that giant tarantuala from DMC was cool

 

[Nathan]

I hope we get to see more of Sparda. So far he has only been spoken off and in DMC3 we got a good look at his form when the main villain got ahold of his power.

 

[taskmaster]

I just want to see the gameplay continue to evolve and get better.

 

[ironwez20]

I've already put that guy on my ignore list. He seems like a fourteen year old who can't accept the fact that he doesn't rule the world.

Dude just cuz i dont agree with you dont get all peeved off. Your the one who was gettting all angry cuz nobody liked the new desigh and that makes you mature ? Stop gettin all upset cuz people hate the new design not everybody will agree with what you say, you dont speak for everybody.

Flame bait?

No i was kidding relax.

 

[taskmaster]

Dude just cuz i dont agree with you dont get all peeved off. Your the one who was gettting all angry cuz nobody liked the new desigh and that makes you mature ? Stop gettin all upset cuz people hate the new design not everybody will agree with what you say, you dont speak for everybody.

First off, at no point have I said that the new design was good. I just feel that there are better ways at making that known besides calling people who like the design Twilight and Justin Beiber fans. I also don't judge whole games based on the first trailer, which was a minute and a half. There is obviously a lot we don't know and it gets old seeing you and people like you whining about the same thing.

 

[AnorexicBatman]

Apparently a pansy ass, beaten up emo teen who smokes is VERY appealing to westerners
Someone had suggested introducing Dante FIGHT CLUB style with the whole boring 9 to 5 office job, considering the story takes place in OUR world. Suddenly DEMONS! with Dante unleashing his full power unconsciously when attacked

He would fight in a business suit/business casual and the briefcase transforms into a big gun or sword.

Or they could look at modern club wear and base it around that

But meth addict emo hobo teen? Screw You! All these Ninja studios [Team Ninja AKA OMG BOOBS & SEXISM!, Ninja Theory] are clearly creatively lacking

 

[Spider-X]

Ninja Theory: Old Dante isn't cool anymore

"The essence of Devil May Cry is all about 'cool,'" says creative director Tameem Antoniades. "It's about Dante being cool and making you feel cool when you're playing it, and so the combat and the style system and everything is integral to that. But, you know, what was cool 12 years ago -- I think that was when the first game came out -- isn't cool anymore.

"If Dante, dressed as he was, walked into any bar outside of Tokyo, he'd get laughed out. What Devil May Cry did when it launched was it brought everything that was great about action cinema like the fashion, music -- it was like a cultural melting pot -- and I feel like now, for Devil May Cry to have that same impact, it needs to draw on new things. New music, new ways of cinematography, new fashion."

are you freaking kidding me?!?

I pretty much agree with what the author of the article had to say in response to this...so i'll just post the parts i agree with here:

Dante, in my mind, was NEVER cool -- and that was the point! His overwrought attempts to look edgy and stylish ended up making the old Dante look incredibly camp and silly, and I loved him for it. Just watch Dante's cutscenes in DMC4 -- they're friggin' ridiculous in an awesome way.

Also, let's face it ... the new Dante would get laughed out of ANY bar if he strolled in.

...and at least the original Dante didn't take himself seriously.

Source: http://www.destructoid.com/ninja-theory-old-dante-isn-t-cool-anymore-184600.phtml

 

[Havok83]

I'm buying this game just because it looks so awesome. Just like the article states, the original games were too Japan-oriented for me. Not there is anything wrong with that. It's just that I'm not into that style. Hence why I don't watch Anime, read Magna or play their games. I'm just not into that. This game interests me.

Also, did you notice that Dante looks like the game's director?

Id have to agree to an extent. I havent played DMC since 2 years ago. Gameplay was great and fun but I never really cared for the menu style, sounds, storytelling approach and aesthetics of the game. Probably was the heavy Japanese influence that might have been apart of it. Just wasnt my thing

 

[Tron Bonne]

Exactly...and at least the original Dante didn't take himself seriously.

Source: http://www.destructoid.com/ninja-theory-old-dante-isn-t-cool-anymore-184600.phtml

Well, I'm not really sure if I agree with that. I never thought the character was suppose to be trying to be edgy or whatever. I think he was just slightly goofy with an occasional dark edge, not say it as an intentional blotched attempt at edge honestly.

 

[ironwez20]

Yea cuz looking like a twilight drug addict is all the rage now. Those people are ridiculous.

 

[taskmaster]

I pretty much agree with what the author of the article had to say in response to this...so i'll just post the parts i agree with here:
...and at least the original Dante didn't take himself seriously.

But Dante used to be cool before they turned him into an annoying 30 year old trying too hard to be young. The cutscenes in DMC4 with Dante were embarrassing, at least the ones where he was doing more talking than fighting. The scene where he gains the Lucifer weapon and the scene with Agnus were especially campy and bad.

Back in DMC1 Dante was cocky and sure of himself, he had fun while doing his job but he didn't take it too far. Then DMC2 came out and they tried to make him too serious and people didn't like that. DMC3 turned him into "CRAZY Dante" and it worked for that game because he was younger but him continuing to act like that past the first game in the series is unnecessary.

 

[ironwez20]

But thats dantes personality, a campy, corny guy.

 

[Spider-X]

But Dante used to be cool before they turned him into an annoying 30 year old trying too hard to be young. The cutscenes in DMC4 with Dante were embarrassing, at least the ones where he was doing more talking than fighting. The scene where he gains the Lucifer weapon and the scene with Agnus were especially campy and bad.

You so craaaazy.

That Lucifer cut scene is one of my absolute favorites out of all the DMC games because if how freaking hilarious it was. The sexual innuendos and the ridiculousness of how he was using the weapon...and to top it off the the rose in the mouth...just awesome. LOL!

Don't get me wrong, I love the actually legitly bad ass cut scenes and all...but the humor they gave dante in DMC4 was fun as hell.

I like my Dante like my Bruce Campbell: intentionally corny and absolutely bad ass. And while the story throughout the DMC games so far hasn't been top notch or anything...i still really enjoy it. I was really curious with what was up with the Nero, Dante, Virgil connection and I was looking forward to more Virgil action. Virgil...now he was a freaking bad ass character.

 

[ironwez20]

First off, at no point have I said that the new design was good. I just feel that there are better ways at making that known besides calling people who like the design Twilight and Justin Beiber fans. I also don't judge whole games based on the first trailer, which was a minute and a half. There is obviously a lot we don't know and it gets old seeing you and people like you whining about the same thing.

Dude seriously, what if they changed superman into a goth and and DC just would say well that's what's in nowadays. Some of these characters arent meant to fit into the time's . So of course people are gonna complain becuase that is a character they love and he is iconic. And calling me a fourteen yr old was real mature on your part.

 

[ironwez20]

I must admit that some things he did in DMC4 were very cringe worthy but he made up for it with his badass fight scene's.

 

[taskmaster]

You so craaaazy.

That Lucifer cut scene is one of my absolute favorites out of all the DMC games because if how freaking hilarious it was. The sexual innuendos and the ridiculousness of how he was using the weapon...and to top it off the the rose in the mouth...just awesome. LOL!

Don't get me wrong, I love the actually legitly bad ass cut scenes and all...but the humor they gave dante in DMC4 was fun as hell.

I like my Dante like my Bruce Campbell: intentionally corny and absolutely bad ass. And while the story throughout the DMC games so far hasn't been top notch or anything...i still really enjoy it. I was really curious with what was up with the Nero, Dante, Virgil connection and I was looking forward to more Virgil action. Virgil...now he was a freaking bad ass character.

Eh, different strokes for different folks I guess. It was a little over the top for me and I'd like to see Dante get back to being a badass and not a constant joke. We can agree on Virgil though. We don't know if he won't be showing up in this new game. I wouldn't be surprised if he did though.

 

[taskmaster]

Dude seriously, what if they changed superman into a goth and and DC just would say well that's what's in nowadays. Some of these characters arent meant to fit into the time's . So of course people are gonna complain becuase that is a character they love and he is iconic. And calling me a fourteen yr old was real mature on your part.

Insulting people based on if they liked a character design is the sort of the a fourteen year old would do. You can voice your displeasure without insulting others.