DmC: a new Devil May Cry

[Nepenthe]

So wait. People petition this....but not Duke Nukem Forever? And people wonder why I continue to laugh at the trolls and butthurt fans.

 

I've been watching this entire debacle from afar, and I have to ask: How exactly is a mediocre game attempting to modernize its franchise with genre trends that were current throughout its ridiculous development time significantly equatable to a good one that's completely rebooting itself and doesn't care about dissenting opinion in that regard?

 

It seems like DmC has put itself in an interesting position. The blatant flippancy from the developer towards the fanbase, controversial redesigns and shocking story points, yet the better-than-expected gameplay has created a unique miasma of contradictions and high-running emotions that it's difficult to compare it to any other game and claim hypocrisy in that regard.

[CrownSlayers Shadow]

And I thought Sonic fans had a stupid moment when a faction of the fandom decided to buy Sonic 1 in protest of Sonic 4. Looks like the anti-DmC fans managed to do the impossible top the Sonic fandom as one of the most broken bases known, and in record time.

[T-Min]

And then there was that one time when some idiot asked the President of the United States to pull the game from shelves.

This is just embarassing. If you don't like something, criticize it. Don't support it. Don't go making up stupid shit.

Surely this is a joke.

 

Surely.

[Tori Himemiya]

And then there was that one time when some idiot asked the President of the United States to pull the game from shelves.

Bravo Dante! Couldn't said it better myself! Way to stand up to the man!

Now you may shoot me for trying to be ironic.

[Solkia]

It didn't have pregnant ladies getting sniped in the cunt either

that's really weird

[Ming Ming Hatsune]

Personally, if this was a petition about getting rid of the entire DMC/DmC series, I would have signed it.

[turbojet]

And then there was that one time when some idiot asked the President of the United States to pull the game from shelves.

This is just embarassing. If you don't like something, criticize it. Don't support it. Don't go making up stupid shit.

People have been abusing the petition thing since the past election. There have been petitions to get Obama to bring his "real" birth certificate, remove Jerry Jones from his ownership of the Cowboys, asking Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to be deported, and,my favorite, getting rid of BET.

[MegasonicZX]

Are you a fan of this genre? What would you say your favourite action game is?

 

and re: the petition. It'd be a lot easier to take it seriously if more than 8 people had signed it. Pretty dumb regardless tho.

honestly, its kind of saddening that anybody signed this petition at all.

[Urban Flow]

Man the voice in this game is awesome. Talking about the voice that controls limbo AKA the voice that screams the styles/ranks during combat and at the end of the mission tally up. It's so awesome.

[SIXTH-RATE SOMA]

Forbes weighs in on the "entitled" defense.

 

In addition, the first comment under said article:

 

 

I haven’t played the newest DmC, nor am I a fan of the series. What I do find strange about all of this is the insistence that fans of the old games lose nothing because the franchise took a new direction. They absolutely lose something–new games that occupied a niche they adored.

 

They have the old games still, that’s true. But it’s ridiculous to say that those old games will be enough. If old games that were to our taste were enough, then we would never have to buy new games. The industry should just pack their bags and we can all play the handful of games we liked! It’s a ridiculous notion because one can only play the same games for so long before they need a new installment (or something entirely new). If that wasn’t true, we wouldn’t have so many installments per popular franchise.

 

By many accounts, the new DmC is pretty good. I believe them, it’s probably a good game. But the fans of the old DMC absolutely have a right to mourn the loss of their favorite franchise–because the games they adored are the last of their kind, and something unfamiliar has replaced it. They’re sad not because the new DmC is different, they’re sad because it means there will be no more old-style DMC games.

 

It’s really not enough that the new game is good, it’s just not the same for the fans of the franchise.

[CrownSlayers Shadow]

A right we may have, that still doesn't excuse the neg-reping of the user reviews or the stupid ass petition to vocalize their dislike along with other lame attempts to demonize this game.

 

The moral for people hating the game?

 

Edited January 23, 2013 by ChaosSupremeSonic

[Lady Soniko]

Man the voice in this game is awesome. Talking about the voice that controls limbo AKA the voice that screams the styles/ranks during combat and at the end of the mission tally up. It's so awesome.

 

"COME CLOSER"....

 

"KILL DANTE...!"

[BlueTidalGamer]

Yay!

Edited January 23, 2013 by BlueTidalGamer

[Dummy Bear]

It doesn't look like this has been posted yet:

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/capcom-offering-dantes-original-outfit-as-dmc-dlc-6402791

 

tl'dr: Capcom is releasing Classic Dante as DLC.

Edited January 23, 2013 by Slash

[Urban Flow]

I just beat the game on Son Of Sparda, moving onto Dante Must Die! Man this time around its even crazier. Enemies attack twice as quick then last playthrough and shit gets real haha xD. Loving it.

[Conando]

I thought Son of Sparda got pretty real when it's spawning gat damn Dream Runners and Ghost Rages in the second mission.

[Urban Flow]

I thought Son of Sparda got pretty real when it's spawning gat damn Dream Runners and Ghost Rages in the second mission.

If there is one enemy I do really hate its that bitch who can create a shield in the shape of a sphere. Though one cool thing about it, is that I use the demon chain to use one of the 3 or 4 swords she spawns against her and it breaks her concentration also disabling the other swords. Gives me a good time to kick her ass. Really neat how they allow you to do that.

Edited January 24, 2013 by Urban Flow

[Remy]

If there is one enemy I do really hate its that bitch who can create a shield in the shape of a sphere. Though one cool thing about it, is that I use the demon chain to use those one of the 3 or 4 swords she spawns  against her and it breaks her concentration also disabling the other swords. Gives me a good time to kick her ass. Really neat how they allow you to do that.

I had no idea you could do that, devil bringer style. I used to just parry them with prop/shredder

[Urban Flow]

I had no idea you could do that, devil bringer style. I used to just parry them with prop/shredder

Yeah its cool how you can parry pretty much any projectile in this game. I also like the inclusion of the air dodging and being able to dodge without actually moving to another side. You pretty much double-tap either of the evade buttons in mid-air and he does a back flip dodge which cancels any projectiles trying to hit you from a still position. This really useful when you are knee-deep in a combo and don't wanna break complete momentum by either having to move right or left; while those pesky flying demon babies try to shoot ya down.

Edited January 24, 2013 by Urban Flow

[Conando]

It should be noted that Witches are vulnerable to Round Trip too. It tears through their shield and stuns them.

[Phos]

It doesn't look like this has been posted yet:

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/capcom-offering-dantes-original-outfit-as-dmc-dlc-6402791

 

tl'dr: Capcom is releasing Classic Dante as DLC.

I think this was posted, and if not I'd like to mention that there are already videos on the net of these skins in use.  

[Urban Flow]

It should be noted that Witches are vulnerable to Round Trip too. It tears through their shield and stuns them.

Definitely, I use this technique alot. Also, I love the upgrade to the prop shredder. It just so sick; Continuously rotating the scythe grants more damage too I usually like finishing off enemies with that move.

Edited January 24, 2013 by Urban Flow

[Nick]

Still on the the fence about this game. The demo was pretty good though, so I might rent it.

[Detective Shadzter]

Japan: DmC Devil May Cry tops chart but can't match DMC4 launch
New game sells about half as many week one copies as its predecessor
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/388057/japan-dmc-devil-may-cry-tops-chart-but-cant-match-dmc4-launch/

[Remy]

I still think, as blasphemous as it may be to say, that the reason DmC Is not doing as well as DMC4 is because the fourth kind of poisoned the well when it comes to this series.