karasu said:heavenly Sword has that same move I believe. It's trying to be every bit as stylish. And come on let's not be fooled. The emotions aren't going to be that deep.
Heavenly Sword is going for a mature, story driven, motion inducing experience. When Dante did that move at the beginning of DMC3, it was just silly and fun, you won't see Nariko do stuff like that because she is enjoying it.