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Ok, my personal favorite so far is,

It is very different in tone to Glass Window but I love it. I found a playlist of their songs that ranges from Glass Window's tone to Omnes Gentes Plaudite. Try it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVKLo9YepUg&feature=share&list=AL94UKMTqg-9A48KAUj3Uur3NZgo9BNyVy

I loved playing DMC4 because of Dante. Nero was good, but as a newcomer to the series, I just enjoyed playing as Dante. Effortless bad-assery aside, Dante brought humor to the game and his character represented what the franchise was about - laughing in the face of hordes of enemies. So when the new Dante was introduced with DmC, I was underwhelmed. And the attitude of the developers and the media to 'butt-hurt' fans was moronic.

Are you surprised that sales are low then? If the franchise's fans feel like they have been insulted why would you expect them to buy the game? If your strategy was to attract new/casual fans, the game should have sold well because the install base for the PS3/Xbox is huge compared to when DMC4 came out. Any publicity is NOT good publicity. It's the same with criticism regarding Mass Effect 3's endings. Instead of addressing the issue, you do not just insult entire clumps of fans just because some of the criticism was over the top or hateful.

But anyway, I think there is still a market for hack and slash games. But, characters are just as important to games now. Who knows, maybe in the next generation, some developer will do for hack and slash what Naughty Dog did for adventure games - create endearing characters with a proper story built around them.

I loved, absolutely loved the Mass Effect trilogy. But the endings are bad. Thankfully, Marauder Shields has completely eradicated the memory of that awful ending.

http://www.koobismo.com/comic/marauder-shields-episode-6/

Yeah, the Witness trailer introduced me to Mediaeval Baebes. I've been listening to their songs since then, and they're really good.