Survive Dante's Distorted World in Devil May Cry

Meh.. nothing new here.

say whatever you want to say about the "new" dante (he is signifficantly younger this time so DUH he looks different, via hair, face, etc. I am sure he'll look more like dmc3 dante by the end) if you really are a dmc fan you will like this game from the looks of things so far... now heres hoping its not another dmc2 :P

@the_r0n1n_named_47: It's not so much the fact his hair isn't white, I'm not here to debate Sonic's eye color either, it's the fact Tameem has injected himself into the character in such a shameless and unapologetic way its become somewhat of an internet meme on its own. It's not just the hair or his face, the entirety of his character is different. Hideki Kamiya, Dante's original creator, specifically made Dante a non-smoker because he was "too cool to smoke" and has been quoted saying if you can't make a character cool, give him a smoke.

The new Dante is antithetical to the old Dante, unless they have an amazing character arc it's nothing but a shameless attempt at making him edgy and cool.

@arch4non said:

@the_r0n1n_named_47: Are you sure? I'm almost positive that's Nina Theory's chief design director, Tameem Antoniades.

yeah I am quite sure it's Dante...seriously folks what is up with suddenly hating on dante? he still looks like dante, same style (though again he doesn't have his white hair... yet because DUH it takes place even before dmc 3 so it acts like a devil trigger before he actually gets the devil trigger in 3....just sayin), im sure he gets the same sword (the rebellion) and i am more than positive he has the same attitude (or it is slowly building as the game story progresses) so seriously....what gives? and dont say "It's not dante" or "he doesnt look like dante" or anything related to his hair because it isn't a valid answer in my eyes. i for one look forward to this game (im gonna get 4 and the anime first of course lol) being a good fan of the dmc series i can tell you the action looks to play on the strengths more often than not (plus the game isnt even out yet so comments like "this game sucks" are instantly void as well)

@MurderBunny said:

The moves are so slow and they look more like god of war then Devil may cry.

Also why can he fly. Dante could stay in air somewhat, but not push him up like that with a simple attack you had to have skill and time your jumps instead of a simple attack.

OMG you obviously aren't a fan of the series (<--messin with you btw | but not here->) that is not flight it is a form of double jump kind of an air dash as seen in DMC3 and i think 4 (havent played 4 yet :P) trust me if dante could fly through there he would have and not landed once... and the whip thing near the end would be useless

@the_r0n1n_named_47: Are you sure? I'm almost positive that's Nina Theory's chief design director, Tameem Antoniades.

@arch4non said:

Who's that fellow they keep calling Dante?

It's a younger Dante who hasn't gotten the uber strength upgrade (white hair) that you already know yet... duh

That is one super antagonistic environment you have to deal with.

Who's that fellow they keep calling Dante?

This looks sweet. I'd like to see more combat, of course, but I feel like DMC is one series that really does need a reboot like this. Coming from someone who LOVED 1 and 3, and couldn't care less about 2 and 4.

nice visual effects but i don't play DMC for the platforming...

I barely noticed the glint/indication that he could swing. Maybe it's just because I wasn't looking for it but maybe they could work to make that a bit more obvious.

@Thiago123: LEAVE DANTE ALONE!

"Man, I should not have done that much peyote right before jogging."

Looks like Corey Haim's doin' alright these days.

From the comments in here, one thing I noticed.

A good number of people who are praising this, don't even LIKE Devil May Cry to begin with. That's fucking stupid. DMC has an established fanbase, and when DmC's announcement came out, it was 100% antagonizing everyone who liked DMC for what it was, while other people who don't even like DMC were fucking praising it. That's something really shitty to do.

Anyway, with that out of the way, I can say that Ninja Theory REALLY knows how to do extremely impressive environments. It seems that what DmC will lack in polished combat, it'll more than make it up with incredible artistic decisions and really amazing environments.

Looks dope. Regular-ass Dante found himself a new home in MvC3, and frankly, he is better there.

@SparkleMotion said:

Why didn't they just create a new IP rather than a Devil May Cry game that isn't Devil May Cry?

Why would Capcom let Ninja Theory make a Devil May Cry game when Ninja Theory games don't sell well?

Answers to these questions have pretty simple answers.

@zityz said:

I also don't mind his look. Looks better than white haired anime Dante, but that's me.

I'd rather have anime Dante than Twilight Dante.I'm sorry for making you see that ^^;

Fuck this game!

This game looks pretty fucking cool.

Why didn't they just create a new IP rather than a Devil May Cry game that isn't Devil May Cry?

Why would Capcom let Ninja Theory make a Devil May Cry game when Ninja Theory games don't sell well?

Looks pretty cool, that music leaves some to be desired though.

Not digging the techno music...

The New Dante still looks like a complete tool, but this sequence looks pretty impressive.

Is it just me or do all of these trailers make this game look far more linear than previous DMC games? I know they're all fairly linear, but they had some illusion of exploration. Every trailer for this game seems like Dante is running in a straight line.

Bayonetta

I'm kind of shocked so many people like the way that looks. It looks fairly predictable to me. Jump dash, jump dash, ghost chick, AMAZING.

+1,000 points to interest.

fuck yes! i love the way this game looks!

As someone who has no experience whatsoever with DMC, this looks pretty alright. That jump is definitely designed for fighting and combos though, it looked like it pretty much only went vertical and could be super frustrating for sequences like this. Not being able to see where you're landing makes for some poor platforming. They should build a different jump for these sequences or something, I think. But then, I guess that would make the air dash considerably less effective... I don't know.

Either way, still looks cool.

@Sooty: Good call, Virgil is pretty cool in both how he plays and the character himself. My ire was definitely aimed at Nero.

Nope. Not for me! I'll wait for the HD collection.

Its nice the game uses colour, but is the whole thing blue and orange?

looks really interesting. Looks like a DMC I actually may want to play. I also don't mind his look. Looks better than white haired anime Dante, but that's me.

New Dante still looks like a dickface, but that was really badass, and looks fun.

@NoelVeiga: But they are making God of War 15.

Every Combat video seems to have less and less to do with Devil May Cry and more and more to do with God of WAR.

WE have more platforming, chain weapon, Simpler combos, more interactive areas (not that i mind that) and so on. I am a Fan of both series, but this LOOKS to me more like a GOD of WAR with air dashing and more air time then Devil May Cry.

Ehhhhh.

Emolicious.

There's also this trailer, which I assume comes right before the present trailer, and shows combat and Dante's personality and looks pretty good.

DMC, you have my attention.

Finally, a Devil May Cry that actually looks interesting.

I would have died while playing this because I would have fell when it said fall, assuming it was tutorial text like Splinter Cell. Looks neat though. I hope the story is told well. I like Ninja Theory's previous games.

Once again; man, this Dante is really ugly. I mean, how did it even get past the sketching-stage? I don't mean that it ought to be white-haired Dante or anything like that, in fear of change. I have no quarrel with changing his look, or making him a new character, even emo, but I'm flabbergasted as to how this design in specific came into existence. Someone somewhere put a few hours of work into it, yes, and kudos to them for being able to draw at all (I can't), but I just can't get over how out-of-place and bland he looks. Sorry.

On another note, this section of the game looks damn awesome. Really cool concept, and it seems pretty well done.

Don't like the new Dante but whatever. So long as they don't add things like instant deaths and QTEs to my DMC, I'm all good.

@DeF said:

Why do I care about this? 'Cause Ninja Theory is making it!

That character model looks awful, though^^

I love it... very Sid Vicious!

I don't crap a damn about any of the previous DMC games, but I like how this looked like the scene from Inception where everything exploded in that Parisian street in slow-motion, and I like how the ground just said 'FUCK YOU' in block text as Dante slid across it. I dunno, I might check this out.

I actually think it looks pretty good. I just don't know why it needs to be called Devil May Cry.

I really like that level design, dynamic and shifting to your movements. I want to see that implemented more in games, like Quantum Theory, but better.