Josh Kurber said:
Alright, I knoew you are all so very pissed off about Dante's new look and the game, and everything. But the game hasn't come out yet, so please don't knock it.
And don't yell at me for not being a fan, because I'm a major DMC fanatic: I have all the books, beaten DMD mode on all games but 4, and watch the anime all the time. I spent many days looking for DMC5 info, and at first, I was very saddened and upset about the change, but looking at it now, it's not so bad.
It may be because I am into the whole punk look, or because I was beginning to lose a little love for Dante when they kicked him out of the spotlight in four and made him seem like a mentor and random add-in.
I like this new, hard ass, punky Dante. And until I have played the game I refuse to ***** and whine and beg for the old Dante back, because I have seen people do this only to look like idiots when they enjoy the game. I am only saying that this game looks cool, and at least they kept Dante's bad assedness. They could have made him a pussy that didn't know how to use a bread knife, let alone a morphing sword.
Plus, change wasn't so bad: They obviously ran out of ideas. They weren't even taking thigns from Dante's Inferno (the 700 year old book, not the game) anymore. They were pulling shit out of their asses now. So this new thing may be just what Devil May Cry needed.
EDIT: I added the Dante's Inferno thing, because it was the basis for many of the characters and ideas for the original Devil May Cry games.
No.
I mean, I get the whole trying to do something new, but what I don't think you understand is that they also changed his personality.
Watch the trailer. What's the first thing you see him do? Stare at the camera. In an angsty way. Next we see him... smoking? Since when does Dante smoke? Okay... Then he puts the thing out in the face of some monster. The entire time he's got this ":|" look on his face, like he's having a bad day. Now, he takes care of the rest of them fine. Although he keeps that "I'm not having a good day" expression on his face. Then at the end, he finally cracks a smile.
So, since when has that been his personality? At all? Never.
Okay, now, beyond that, his entire face has changed. He doesn't even look like the same person. So, it's not just his shitty outfit, it's not just his fucked up hair, it's not just the personality, or his mopey expression, it's the whole damn thing! Let's be honest, Dante MADE the DMC games. I doubt I would've found any of them fun if we were playing as this punk the entire time.
Now, it could be that the gameplay will be great... but I doubt it. Didn't a lot of people think Heavenly Swords was basically a God of War ripoff? And whats that other game they made? I've never even heard of it. As for the story? The trailer speaks VOLUMES about what they're going to do with it. If they were stupid enough to screw up the character like that, do you really think they're going to make an interesting story out of it?
I mean, I will wait to pass final judgement, but for now, Ninja Theory isn't getting any of my money, and I'm going to complain about it.
I mean, this seems akin to shitty fanfiction that you see all over DeviantArt. The only difference is that this is big budget shitty fanfiction. <_<
EDIT: The three things they got right in the trailer.
1. The weapon. Looks kinda' cool. Will have to wait to see.
2. "WHAT. IS. YOUR. NAME?"
3. The music.
So, I will admit they got the sound down, and they showed off the weapon well, but the character is still screwed to hell, and he is what the games were all about. I mean, there have been successful innovations in character design. This is NOT one of them. I love Old Snake in MGS4. I loved the new Raiden in MGS4 as well. Ethan Thomas in Condemned 2 was way better. Leon Kennedy in RE4. Then there are ones I could stand, but disliked like Chris Redfield in RE5. But this? No. I can't stand for this.
