i heard as the story goes on he was supposed to look more and more like og dante
to a degree i hope its false, i kinda dont want him associate’s with it
Asura’s Wraith is only bad if you expected it to be a game. As an anime, however, it’s quite awesome
I’m actually not that wild about the new Pokemon starters. Fire one is the one I like the best, ATM. Depends on what they all look like evolved, I guess. None of that matters anyways since I don’t own a 3DS. 
CC2 should make a CG movie.
I think I’ve been more than ready to answer this question (my webcam is fucked up or I would have done a video response to Shatta’s faggotry…but I digress).
I’ll start by putting my general skill level into perspective. I primarily play Tekken and the last time I went to Final Round (2 years ago?) I went 3 and 2 for tied 32nd…so I’m not about to beat Anakin or Fab anytime soon, I’m better than a casual masher by quite a bit. That applies to any genre, so in the DMC series…I fall somewhere between Brea and RandomGuy696589.
So, in that context, the original series was something I explored quite a bit, but not to the extent of a Truestyler (at the time, at least). My enjoyment of DMC1 was a very simple joy based on the fact that it was the first time I could launch an enemy in the air and spray them with bullet. The fighting was, a manipulation of enemies in space, which was a really cool novelty. I beat Hard because I remember wanting Sparda, but not DMD.
DMC2…lol well, we’ve chronicled that piece of shit enough. I remember being so fuckin excited to get it because I THOUGHT it was everything I wanted. A cooler “looking” Dante, “Cooler” animation and running on walls (and that flip up thing you did when you rolled up to the left or right)…everything was COOL to me, because I was like fuckin…13. I realized the game was mostly ass. More importantly the story was COMPLETELY forgettable. In fact, until I watched a compilation of cutscenes in prep/research for Shatta’s stupid series of videos, I could only remember that Dante kills the final (uninteresting, literally FACELESS) boss like a motherfuckin G. THAT’S IT.
DMC3 blew me away, I was still young enough that it was hard as fuck to me, but Dante had infinitely more personality than in 2. Problem was Dante really just DID cool shit, everything he said was utterly annoying (except the exchange between him and Agni and Rudra). The gameplay was amazing. Agni and Rudra and Vergil 1/3 are still two of my favorite boss fights of all time. And by this time the game was pretty blatant about it’s wanting you to do ridiculously stylish thing so I was experimenting more with advanced techniques. Still no Truestyler level shit.
DMC4, I remember was the first demo I d/led for my PS3 over PSN. I spent as much time with that shit as I have with this new DmC demo. 10 minutes at a time I believe? I’d just continuously re-fire it up. Loved Nero’s shit, but Dante fell flat for me. I remember realizing how much potential Dante had but what an afterthought he seemed. On top of that, he looked goofy as fuck. Like he had become a parody of himself. Nero Bloody Palace all day.
Anyway…
Said all that shit to get to this. DmC…the reboot. You know how in Final Fantasy 7, Cloud was temporarily full retard from being in the lifestream? And Tifa had to put pieces of his personality back together so he can become a complete person again? That’s what I feel like DmC is doing for Dante’s character. They are bringing together disjointed, incoherent pieces to create a Dante that we understand from beginning to end. The template they used to represent this new version of “cool” (as I’ve mentioned before) was/is Tyler Durden. The themes are incredibly similar…the way Tyler and Dante interact with the world are really similar and you’d probably say that Tyler was a bit (a lot) of an asshole, but he just sees the world for what it really is and acts accordingly. I HATED the Dante in the first trailer, but what he’s become since, makes complete sense considering the objective I described above.
Dante’s personality transitions into the gameplay, where his attitude is shown in pretty much all of his attack animations. Sky high is done as if he’s hitting a homerun…explicit nod to this game’s focus to western philosophy and design. I like having gameplay there as a means to, in a very fun satisfying way, move a narrative I find the slightest bit compelling as opposed to Dante’s Awakening (or anything else in the original series) where I did not care what was happening I just wanted more fodder to annihilate.
DmC is still, like I said plenty of times, in the upper echelon of action gameplay, just by the nature of the mechanics. Lollipop Chainsaw is a recent action game and doesn’t even approach DmC’s level of depth. Playing the demo I find the combat satisfying as hell. Satisfying enough, that I have the desire to go back and just fuck around with it from time to time…which to me, was a big part of the older DMCs appeal. Going in and creatively dispatching fodder. I was never really into the game being stupid hard, and didn’t really play it that way (DMD, Heaven or Hell, Hell or Hell) with the exception of 3 because I wanted everything. I find the game fun and I find it’s depth more than sufficient to warrant a purchase and continued play.
TL: DR - DMC = FF7 Cloud, DmC = post retard/wheelchair/lifestream Cloud In terms of story
Satisfying gameplay that is used to drive a compelling (enough) narrative.
Retains feel of original series whilst fixing it’s shortcomings. .
implying that my mans Benjamin froaklin over here doesn’t compel you to get a 3ds anyways, heh
it will be fine its 10 months from now, i am sure the price will drop, as well as Pokemon 3ds bundles. just in time for the holidays
this picture is so perfect
THIS ENDING IS HIPPO ASS.
WTF. You did an ending less interesting than DMC2’s. Fuck. Ninja Theory is ass at story telling.
Not gonna lie, had to go watch the final boss battle to DMC3 to remind myself how good it was back in the day.
The story was silly in DMC3, but I find it funny how ridiculous the story was yet they were able to be more serious than the final battle to DmC.
DMC3 story was self-aware that it was silly, thus the end result was what we got.
This is TRYING to be serious… and… wow… really???
This is worse than I could imagine.
Aye,
EXCUSES!!!
lol,
wow, okay… LoliC dosen’t have lock on either but at least you can buy new moves…
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Ah and the senseless hate train continues.
More than satisfying ending if you understand the themes of the game, but that’s a post for another time.
What the ending really needed was Dante’s mulling being interrupted demons, ala 3. Guess that wouldn’t have fit the tone. Better than any other ending in the series, by a large margin.
you mad.
Sort of disappointed there’s no demon killing during credits. It was in 3 and 4 but it fit the tone of DMC as a cheesy action movie. DMC3 and 4 the cutscene direction was the made by the same guy doing Versus, and that movie was just insane when it came to off the wall action scenes. Looking up more of his credentials he also worked on Bayonetta and even stuff for Onimusha 3, which had an awesome intro.
Ahhhhh Onimusha 3 intro…drool
Best intro ever? /notevenhyperbole
This game… aw man… my heart… I actually had some hope for the story being at least decent.
Egoraptor is right, all these games rated for mature treat their audience like they’re retarded.
All this said, I hope in higher difficulties Vergil will be some sort of asshole that teleports next to you, has ridiculous combos that insta-kill you, stupid hitboxes, and can activate swords whenever just to be an asshole. Just like in DMC3, and just like in UMVC3.
Devil may Cry Reboot: Nephilim Doesn’t Cry.
Would the final conflict with Vergil and Donte be a lot better had they use this song?
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i ussally dont agree with egoraptor , because his comedy yes, his gaming analyzation eh hit and miss.
but this is a hit, dude has a point
why does nephilism sound like a mental disorder
That shit didn’t even match up to Temen-Ni-Gru. Them niggas had of dome of rain water around them that couldn’t fall because the fight was so badass.