Guys please understand that this reboot had to be done to please the core audience of the DMC franchise: over excited teenage girls.
Sorry man. I love disecting your post. But mainly cause I know you know your shit from other forums here.
Hey man. Opinions. they clash. They’re not always the same. Something gamers just have to suck up and deal with.
I don’t really have much on this since I don’t even care if he has this “emo” reboot look. But then this will just lead right back into the “This series doesn’t need a reboot” convo and blahblahblah. Though this is capcom paying attention to the “casual fans” as most gamers I’ve seen outnumber the emo looking scene gamers. But again, I don’t know what “group of popularity” they were looking at to base Dante off this look.
All we know (going by what Destructoid posted) is that is a treacherous world and Dante’s going all or nothing for revenge. Though don’t see how this would really “change” anything as O.Dante could’ve done this storyline too.
…2 minutes of a trailer and I don’t know what Dante’s thinking. He’s fighting. Doesn’t mean he enjoys it. (look at that bum Iori.) I’m not saying he doesn’t, but you seem to be getting something out the 2 min trailer (and about 30 seconds of fighting) that everyone else missed. Plus I think Dante smoking at all pretty much kills the complete rep that Kamiya had for Dante not smoking. It’s like “nah I don’t smoke nigga” then 5 years later he’s all “oh smoke? yea gimme one.” wait what?
But yea. We’re all (and I mean all) are overreacting over a meh 2 minute trailer. I’m not staying hopeful but i’m not staying hyped either. Let’s wait till those gameplay vids drop.
I’ve been with DMC since the beginning. I honestly took no liking to it when I saw the little preview stub of it in EGM’s mag. But I got more into it, bought it, and fuckin loved it. Music, Dante, Bosses, graphics, hard enemies/bosses. Felt like it was worth the 50 I payed for it. Yes, this dude’s dropped 4 games, a comic, now in a crossover game (finally), and a shitty anime. That isn’t enough to validate a reboot though. At least not this big. Especially after they just dropped O.Dante in MvC3. If this was a way to build even more hype for DmC, it’s not working at all yet.
Look at Mario. That dude hasn’t evovled in the persona at all yet this dude is still makin money for Nintendo like he’s a new mascot. Remember Sonic? The guy who actually gave him some type of competition? Yea…he tried that shit and see where he is now along with Sega. Not saying staying the same works, but it’s one of those “jumping the shark” things and you know gamers (especially now) are fickle as fuck.
Well yes. I’ve been playing DMC day 1 and till this day. My friend and I were pretty damn serious into it. We hate the hell out of 2 (SMG wut?), DMC3 obviously the best in the series, DMC4 was a backtrack but a nice start for the next gen system. DMC has always had a scene but yea no youtube back in the day so it wasn’t easy to post vids of shit on the net. I don’t think it’s a matter of playing O.Dante, I really just think it’s a matter of building up the DMC characters/image and then basically saying “OK! we’re done with those characters. They’ve had their run. What’s next in the series?” It’s not necessary (at least not yet) and makes DMC4’s Nero even more of a “wtf was that for?” The dude might not be likeable, but I want more backstory on who the fuck this kid is. I’m just saying there was a lot left to be exploring with the DMC characters already built up on. I’d like some more Vergil/Sparda time or some Lady. Who knows if we’ll get that shit now.
dude it’s capcom-unity. It’s capcom’s personal GameFAQs. Though Capcom should’ve saw this from the get go anyway. Especially since like I said earlier, they dropped O.Dante in MvC3 and people were already expecting a new DMC soon. Already building hype, they show his new look and people go crazy. That was a train wreck waiting. While I was rather thrown off when I saw it this morning, i’m already saying i’m going to be chill until some gameplay drops.
The series needed more of a story reboot rather than a overhaul reboot. Dante was basically stuck in a limbo thanks to DMC2 (if developers want to include it or not) and because of that, DMC4 was already a “where the fuck is this going in the timeline? Are Trish and Lady being added? How old is Dante? Who’s this Nero dude? Blah Blah Blah”. But really, it’s hard to “move on” in a right direction when Kamiya’s not even there anymore. So something like this happening doesn’t surprise me now thinking about it.
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On an unrelated note thats pretty intentional I bet, that capcom has Dante in MvC3 the same year we get DMC5 announced.
What? Girls already wanted to fuck Dante. I recall in some gaming magazine I had, a girl wrote in asking if the body for Dante was based off of someone real and if so she wanted to know who that person was.
I understand why people aren’t happy/complaining. The minute your bring up a product, there will be feedback. People will point out every single damn detail from beginning to LONG AFTER the final product is released. Every pro and every con. That’s just how shit works.
Also I have been playing DMC since day one.
Who else said they aren’t getting it; will be terrible, etc? Skimming the thread, but a quickpost here should suffice.
EDIT - Going over this thread makes me laugh out loud for real. My fucking stomach is hurting. Literally, if Dante looked like his old boring self, you all would be foaming at the mouths at how awesome the gameplay/trailer/action/graphics were/are.
But your gay, mansexual love you have for White Haired, Sessh?maru looking motherfuckers clouds your Rose Tinted Glasses to the point of no return.
I personally think its going to be awesome. I was watching it in class with the sound off and like 10% brightness. And I was also under the impression that it was canon to DMC.
I actually LOVE how its like an alternate reality of Dante.
They could do a lot with that. . .
Like have Trish in the series, and make her a ginger with freckles or something. Make Nelo Angelo his black half brother. I’m excited.
More pissed about the thread title, THEN clicking the link and seeing some heroin using dyke with the name Dante and DMC5 in the title. Maybe this is his look early in the game and he at the end up ends up looking the way we know him to be and BAM DmC2. At least I somewhat hope, 'cuz as of now, his look is uglier than the graphics in DMC3.
I can live with it being an alternate reality (if that ends up being the case). This actually sounds intriguing!
I just hope they won’t retcon it as if DMC1-4 never existed.
I still want to see some gameplay before I say “DAY ONE PURCHASE” though.
Initial impressions: Don’t see the point in rebooting the franchise, but we’ll see how this plays out, obviously no real gameplay footage to make an evaluation on yet. I mean really, there’s nothing here, we don’t even get a good impression of the character’s personality. Notably though he does seem much more subdued and much weaker than the traditional DMC Dante. The trailer’s presentation isn’t the best and feels a bit stiff, but like I said… there’s nothing to actually base an opinion on, so I’m not sure why there’s so much hate OR so much hype. I mean literally, there’s nothing there. NT isn’t the best developer, but apparently they’re getting supervision from people who know what they’re doing, so it might work out.
“Better in every single way except for the gameplay” isn’t better.
Why would you start East vs West bullshit by mocking the idea of taking a game and merely expanding/adjusting the mechanics of it when that’s exactly what the most successful Western developers do?
That would almost certainly be the case.
Yo, over-excited ( not quite teenage anymore ) girl reporting. This Dante has less than half the sex appeal of the DMC1/3/4 version. About 30% really. Which is still pretty sexy, but a big drop.
Anyways, like anyone with half a fucking brain, reserving judgement until I see some real gameplay footage.
Woke up from a nap and thought this was all a bad dream. Logged onto SRK to confirm.
Fuck.
I don’t even understand what the fuck you said.
I would be a little more understanding (i would hope) if the plot was based around DMC prequel novel where Dante called himself Tony Redgrave or somewhere chronologically before that since his hair is fading to white. If this is going to make the rest of the series obsolete, then I’ll be sad since the anticipation of an actual continuation was in vain.
On a less serious note I would be relieved if this was just some hardcore Ono-styled trolling though.
I want to know how this dude is Dante. Let’s hear more of the story and some gameplay footage please.
Until this game gets an overhaul and Dante looks like Dante again, FUCK this game. I ain’t supporting this emo hipster movement bullshit we’ve been getting lately. FUCK Ninja Theory and FUCK this Dante imposter. I’m out.
ehhhhh I’m not so sure about the new visual design, but I’m trying to keep an open mind on this. If the gameplay and “stylish action” is still on par with expectations, that might be enough for me…and hopefully there would be an option or “unlock” character skin that is “Classic Dante” (and other playable characters)
The first thing when I thought when I saw the new “Dante” was “damn, I bet he beat the shit outta his little kid sister when his dad didn’t buy him the latest Linkin Park CD”
And then you see him doing really over the top shit that you wouldn’t expect him to be doing. It’s like Ninja Theory had an idea of what they would be doing with the engine, but just completely lacked any ideas when it came to creating him.
And speaking of Ninja Theory, for those saying that this DmC looks more evolved because vanilla DMC was getting stale, which part Heavenly Sword was better than any part in the original DMC games? From what I saw, Heavenly Sword is just about as good at DMC 2. Both are decent enough titles on their own, but compared to the rest of the genre, they are completely forgettable.
In the end, depending on what the gameplay looks like, I might pick it up when it hits the bargin bin (also waiting for Bayonetta to do the same) but a reboot wasn’t necessary. DMC was still doing fine and the original Dante was still a great character. Not to mention going from a shit talking pretty boy to a Twilight loving fanboy that get’s bullied daily is just two steps back character development wise.
I am looking at Savaii avatar and do notice the little bit of white hair on this guy.
Well get over it. Nobody wants to see another silver haired sissy.
When was the last time we got a protagonist in a hack n slash that didnt look like a member from Tokio Hotel? The original Dante was more emo, this guy just looks like a douchebag. He even smokes like a cunt.
Matter of fact. Im already pegging this as the best one of the series yet.
Yea, those are called lighting effects.
Er… no one said anything about a “Silver haired sissy”
Can you guys STOP with the Heavenly Sword hate before it even starts, the trailer doesnt even look close to that game.