Ugh, I think the reboot has promise, AND I've played all four games of the Devil May Cry series.
I admit, when I first saw the reveal trailer I was pretty pissed, but I came to like it.
I forgot where I saw the picture, but I saw one where they compared DmC Dante to the other Dante. DmC Dante has almost the EXACT same bone structure as every other Dante. Plus, he's been living on the street since his mother (and supposedly Vergil at the time) died. He's not gonna look well fed OR nourished (and judging by the reveal trailer, he's also being tortured). DmC Dante LOOKS like a guy living on the street who doesn't give a rat's ass about his appearance.
Of course he's not gonna be some jokester after witnessing his mother dying. That just doesn't fucking happen. That's not saying he WON'T grow up to be the Dante we know in DMC 1 and 3. It's just showing the journey to that time period. A lot of teenagers go through a rebellious and angry stage before finally settling in.
As for the hair change (I commend you for not focusing too much on that though), it can easily be explained by hair dye. Demons are on the look out for him, white hair is obviously gonna stick out a tad bit. AND if you've watched the latest trailers, his hair HAS turned white while fighting.
As for the angel thing, I'll admit, I was also thrown by the change. I'm not sure what to make of it except to say that it is a pretty big retcon. The only way I can sort-of explain it is if Eva became a "fallen angel" after falling in love with Sparda, and thus was cast down from being an angel and became a human. I honestly really wish that Capcom will let DmC be considered a reboot instead of a prequel just for the sake of not being bogged down by continuity (though the series in general doesn't really give a rat's ass about continuity at times though). But I mean, who actually PLAYED any of the past DMC's for the story? Honestly? The writing was atrocious and the story was merely a driving force for moving the gameplay forward.
Also, it's completely unfair to compare inFamous 2's Cole character change to DmC's character change. Sucker Punch CHANGED Cole's appearance because everyone and their mother whined about his gravel in a bucket voice and his near-skinhead appearance. Sucker Punch MADE the change because they thought people would like it. They were completely shocked by the negative backlash the change had and changed it back BECAUSE they made the change in the first place to cater to fans.
For DmC, Ninja Theory initially came up with designs more similar to the original Dante, but CAPCOM (that's right CAPCOM) was the one that shot them down and kept insisting that the character change be even bigger, more drastic. They KNEW there was gonna be a shitstorm about the design change but went ahead with it anyway.
And just FYI (because I see so many people always saying this) the character design is PUNK. Not EMO. PUNK. Get your stereotypes right people. Take a good look at the Sex Pistols and then take a look at DmC Dante. The similarities are OBVIOUS.
Plus, it's not the character that matters the most with Devil May Cry (a GAME), it's the gameplay.
And judging from the trailers, it looks perfectly fine. Ninja Theory is famous for its story-telling prowess, so if they can keep the gameplay of DmC at the same level of previous games of the series, they'll probably improve the shit writing and give an actual story (gasp!) so in all honesty there is a good chance of success.
And for anyone who's like "I WON'T BUY THE GAME THEN DURHURHUR I'LL SHOW CAPCOM. THAT WAY THEY'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE -ORIGINAL- DMC", you're an idiot. As shown with Megaman, Capcom will just throw its hands in the air and just throw Devil May Cry and any future sequels into a trash can, regardless of what fans want. Rent the game, and then send angry emails to Capcom. That way it'll show that you actually KNOW what you're talking about.
Fuck, I told myself I wouldn't type a lot, but I ended up doing it anyway.
I'm not saying people aren't allowed to dislike the game, I think they're are people arbitrarily hating on it without giving it a chance, which really isn't fair (at all).
We should wait till it's released, see EXACTLY how Dante's changed (and how he changes throughout the game), see if the gameplay can live up to that of the rest of the series, and then make our catcalls and angry denouncements.
Okay, Cheery out.
