Poll: Devil May Cry Reboot. Fan Reactions.

[Laurie Barnes]

You know what.

Honestly, I kinda salute Capcom. They can take risks and they usually pay off.

Fair enough, I am going to play the game if only to support taking a chance. I also want to brutally assault anyone who bitched about Nero. We could have had another game with him in it, and Dante Moonlighting, but instead we get the reboot that is flogging a horse that died ages ago. Maybe Capcom is trying to make a point. Personally I loved Nero for being a sorta cross between Dante and Megaman, and anyone who didn't like it can kiss my ass.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Why yes, I DO approve of the new Dante AND the new Lara for that matter.

There's SO much more character and story in
<spoiler=This>http://admintell.napco.com/ee/images/uploads/gamertell/DmC_new_Dante.jpg

then there is in
<spoiler=This>http://www.abbyshot.com/newsletters/photos/dante-dmc03.jpg

I mean, with the first, you could write a series of books or two about him just on that pciture alone. What can you do with the latter? You couldnt even get past fifty pages before it got boring and the character was uninteresting.

Besides, there's white in the first's hair, so suck it up.

and I'm gonna leave this hear for good measure:
http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/theres-a-good-reason-capcom-changed-dante-character-design-in-dmc/

while quoting this out of it
<quote=GamerTell>Tameem Antoniades is the creative director at Ninja Theory, the developer behind DmC. Speaking with 1UP, Antoniades explained Dante is all about being cool. Dante?s old design was modeled after what was considered hip fashion in Japan at the time. Basically, old Dante?s fashion would be considered lame by today?s standards. New Dante was modeled after the ?rebellious youth? of today. That was one of the reasons Capcom needed to come up with a different vision for Dante.

 

[hyperdrachen]

Interviews with the developers deliver a clear message. They have pulverized this character and his origin into a blank slate that they can paste thier personal fantasies that 1980s punk rockers actually did something to progress culture, or overcome elitest corporate controlled society. They think this happened and have diluted the DMC Story, which i thought passed for a really cool fantasy story, into some generic ass rage against the machine bullshit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rAJycoiLdg

I really hope that it's my imagination that this guys inspiration, was himself.

Hideki Kamiya's character and setting have been well shit on at this point. DMC put 3d action on the map, and brought such colorful style and flash to the party. Ninja Theory is taking the franchise smashing it to the ground and superimposing "culturaly relevant" bullshit. These guys don't have what it takes to carry this franchise forward, they can't even fake it in the interviews. Thier back catalogue is equally dissapointing.

Just because Dark Knight was good, doesn't mean everyone should be mashing the gritty reboot button.

 

[Laurie Barnes]

You know what I have been thinking about it and this could actually work. It shocked me to the core, but it can work, and won't change the stuff that I already love. Really I only made this thread because I needed some guidance on how to deal with this. Having seen both sides of the argument I am having a great deal of difficulty hating it as much as I did while completely ignorant. HOWEVER, If Ninja Theory screws this up, I will head a crusade to see every single one of their games boycotted by the consumer public. If the game isn't at least as good as DMC4, then they will pay.

In truth I identify with the whole mental institute thing, and the whole dark punk/emo thing too. Also for those of you who say that the new themes have no place should remember that Video games are as much art as entertainment, and the truly great games focus on being artistic expression.

So in closing, go ahead, make Dante relevant, and even achievable for the average youth. But god help you if you screw it up.

 

[CharrHearted]

The game isn't a reboot it's an origin!

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

I don't care about Dante.

But Ninja Theory has a track record of terrible combat, and good storytelling.

Shame Devil May Cry is all about the combat.

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

The game isn't a reboot it's an origin!

Oh shutup, we goddamn know! And to everyone who feels like adding a reply like this. Go Do it somewhere else, this discussion is supposed to be mature and intellectual. If your only opinion is to criticize those other people posting here, YOU ARE NOT WELCOME!

I'm just saying, not really my business... But if you want a mature and intellectual conversation, don't respond to someone in a more immature way. Looks really bad and hypocritical.

OT: I don't really care, to be honest. I've never cared about DMC, though a friend of mine is pissed about the new Dante. I've gotta admit, I don't think it looks that good either.

 

[Akihiko]

I care not. I don't mind Dante's new look, and honestly... We don't even know enough about the game to come to any conclusions yet. We know that it's a prequel. So maybe it'll explain how he turned into the Dante shown in the other games.

I find it simply staggering people jump to hate it so quickly without even knowing much about it. At least wait till all the information is on the table before you write it off.

 

[Awexsome]

If they stick with the character through the whole game like, "Yeah, he was totally like this all along. What Dante were you thinking of?" then it will seriously suck. But I'm down with them exploring what Dante was like before he got in touch with his real demon powers, or whatever the reason they give for him being so different in the prequel than from the rest of the series.

 

[Something Amyss]

Long as the game's fun, they could dress him up in a tutu and have him sing Ke$ha for all I care.

 

[elcamino41383]

Personally I had a bigger issue with them changing Cole in Infamous 2. I didn't care about his change in wardrobe. It was that he was now a pretty boy. Cole is a lot more gruff and tough. I have to agree however this Dante is a tad off putting. For me it's only because of the whole "emo/scene" look. I HATE that look with a bleeding passion. Very VERY few people can pull it off and it's not so bad, but most look like an idiot. The clothes for Dante don't bother me (much like with Cole) it's the face/hair, it's just not right. I'm still going to give this game a shot, it looks pretty solid so far.

 

[OrokuSaki]

First, it is NOT A PREQUEL IT IS A REBOOT. It's impossible that it's a prequel because Dante didn't "discover" his power. As stated in the first 5 minutes of game 1 "Ever since I was a child I had powers" so it IS a reboot. Which I find to be..... annoying.

I'll still buy it, probably at full $60 retail and cry myself to sleep when it inevitably sucks. It's being developed by Ninja Theory who have only developed 3 games: Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and Kung Fu Chaos. None of which did very well.

So DMC is a dying franchise tied to a sinking ship by Capcom.

 

[Laurie Barnes]

DO IT CAPCOM.
Do IT!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2414-Facing-Controversy

I don't defend the choice, but I defend sticking to one's guns.

Capcom, if you are gonna do this, then do it, and don't you dare apologize for it.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I'm really not fussed. If the following is true, then I'm all for it:

In another recent interview, Capcom revealed that they knew Dante's new look would be met with negative backlash and that they pressed forward with this in mind; they also explained that DmC is not a "reboot" as it was believed to be, but an origin story taking place before the events of Devil May Cry 3 and that the new Dante is, in fact, the Dante of the original series at a younger age who is just beginning to accept his demonic nature.

And like it or not, the character would actually make sense. It's easy to imagine that in his youth Dante was a rebellious little shit and like many teens took up smoking as either an image booster or simply to ease himself.

As a fan of the series I've never liked Dante. He's not particularly remarkable as a character, especially when you stand him next to his brother. I can see why fans are getting pissy but it'd be nice if they weren't so closed minded about change.

First, it is NOT A PREQUEL IT IS A REBOOT. It's impossible that it's a prequel because Dante didn't "discover" his power. As stated in the first 5 minutes of game 1 "Ever since I was a child I had powers" so it IS a reboot. Which I find to be..... annoying.

Right, but knowing you have powers and taking full control of them is probably a pretty big journey without guidance.

 

[Joe Myers]

EmeraldRafael's Gamer Tell quote and Azure-Supernova's first quote pretty much sums up the argument for me. I've loved the Devil May Cry series for quite a bit now, and seen it go through enough stuff to make me want to put my controller through a wall that actually turned out okay in the end, even if it's not the way I would've taken the series. But I'm not - it's a new team, new lead designer, new vision. Let them tell the DMC story the way they see fit. I doubt Capcom's just gonna give some new guy a beloved game franchise and completely trash it.

If it is, in fact, the Dante we all know and love but younger, that explains a lot of his personality changes. When I was young I had messy hair and smoked cigarettes while trying to figure out my place in the world, and I didn't even have demon powers. Dante does and did. Seeing Dante in his own "rebellious youth" phase would be amazing, seeing how he might go from a Nero type of kid to who he is today.

As for the looking like the lead designer controversy...well...I've got nothing there.

 

[ComicsAreWeird]

I´m guessing that this is pre-DMC3 SO that we can see him transform into the Dante we know.

So... DMC-->dEVIL mAY cry 3-->devil may cry1--->wait, this timeline is all screwed up!what is this, i dont even...

Well, i´m giving dmc a chance. First i´ll play it , then i´ll see if it´s good or not. At least the franchise is moving into unexplored, unexpected and UNPREDICTABLE territory. Storywise, that´s already an improvement on the previous games, amirite? As long as they dont fuck up the kickass gameplay and the cool soundtrack, i´m ok with Dante´s emo look. Well...not ok, but i can live with it.