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[Imm0rt4l]

here's why: Tameem Antoniades, director of the game

wow........just wow.

 

[Foil]

I wonder what type of reaction they'd get if they announce that Dante's look in MvC3 was changed to this new design? :lol

 

[brandonh83]

I think if they get the gameplay, visuals, and some explorable creepy settings like in the first game, I could get over the hipster/western style. I don't really care about changing the way a character looks, I for one loved the way Cole was originally redesigned for Infamous 2, but this just seems terribly forced and that's my biggest problem with it.

But, in the long haul, it's a videogame so if it looks and plays great and at least has some of that gothic appeal of the original, I'm down. Judging by the teaser it may be a bit of a stretch to hope for the gothic-ness, but it was exactly that-- a teaser.

 

[Spoo]

Looks good :] To the complainers: Take your panties and untwist; there's more to be seen here and you aren't even giving it a chance. It's just a fucking trailer.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I don't know about that. The dialogue was so bad that it couldn't have even been ironic. Yes, that exists.

Ehhh...DMC1, sure.

Never played DMC2 so I can't comment.

3 and 4 were clearly tongue in cheek.

Unless you think someone unironically wrote Dante describing a weapon being used with sexual descriptors.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Ehhh...DMC1, sure.

Never played DMC2 so I can't comment.

3 and 4 were clearly tongue in cheek.

Unless you think someone unironically wrote Dante describing a weapon being used with sexual descriptors.

Which is part of my love for the series.

If this is meant to be taken completely seriously... then yeah.

 

[Madman]

where is that guy from Ninja Theory who posts on GAF? I've seen him posting here before and commenting on NT titles. I want to hear from him where the inspiration came for this hideous Criss Angel/Adam Lambert hellspawn thing.

Did neoGAF scare all the Ninja Theory dudes away?

I think most left after the release of HS. There was a bunch of backlash after the demo was released especially, since it was a massive demo in terms of file size that was about 2 minutes long.

I still wonder how the hell NT convinced Capcom they could make a DMC game. They have only released 2 games, both of which were critical and commercial failures, and yet they are making the new DMC game.

 

[John]

Ehhh...DMC1, sure.

Never played DMC2 so I can't comment.

3 and 4 were clearly tongue in cheek.

Unless you think someone unironically wrote Dante describing a weapon being used with sexual descriptors.

Only played the first game myself. I didn't detect any self-denigrating humor in it either.

 

[cuyahoga]

I think Inafune and Capcom are just desperate to break into the western market, the problem is that they're hiring a studio that has been trying to adopt asian themes in their games while gameplay and combat design aren't exactly their strong points, and I'm not sure Ninja Theory really gets how to do successful western dudebro style games. What is successful is dudebro, HALO/Gears/Modern Warfare, and dudebro is simply NOT the skinny crack addict look.

What hath I wrought?

Looks to be a slight improvement over the other games.

 

[eXistor]

I don't even like DMC and I'm offended...

 

[Unknown One]

And people though the Cole redesign was bad :lol

 

[Scuba Steve]

First gameplay video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsqdjunqkAE&feature=player_embedded

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Erebus]

I'm sure someone already pointed out but take a look at all those locked threads in the official Capcom forums. :lol

http://www.capcom-unity.com/devil_may_cry/go/forum/view/7401/196837/DmC

 

[SturokBGD]

Hahaha gamer internet rage is so awesome. I love it when this happens.

No, really, I do. I was done after DMC4. Now I'm curious.

 

[Crash Station]

I don't know about that. The dialogue was so bad that it couldn't have even been ironic. Yes, that exists.

The dialogue is awesome! It should have been the one to fill your dark soul with LIGHT!

 

[farnham]

so whats more dissapointing

the character design or the fact that its ninja theory making this game.

 

[Carlisle]

I haven't played any since the first one, which I liked... but the demo for 4 and the subsequent hate put me off the series. I finally bought 3 for like $6 the other day so hopefully the GAF hype is still right on that one.

 

[Gr1mLock]

I dont know what to think. It looks like a flanboyant max payne game.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

so whats more dissapointing

the character design or the fact that its ninja theory making this game.

I've never played anything made by Ninja Theory so definitely the character design.

 

[Crash Station]

so whats more dissapointing

the character design or the fact that its ninja theory making this game.

The latter by far.

 

[Barakov]

here's why: Tameem Antoniades, director of the game

Haha. Ninja Theory sure has some balls.

 

[Insayne]

I will have to leave this here:

 

[Yoshichan]

Is that trailer and the small blurb all we have on this new DMC? If so am I fair to comment on the game after watching the trailer?

Well just about every thing bad that I could've imagined for from this "rumor" ended up being true today. Everything that was iconic about DMC was left out in the dust and now we have just have some generic action game where the devs are trying too hard to make the main character look "cool and stylish".

Let's just ignore the fact that the main character who is supposed to be half human/demon doesn't have white hair, a trademark of the series, he is seen fighting with a scythe when his staple weapon combination is sword plus guns. The dress sense and the general tone of the trailer is also really lol-worthy. The trailer just indicated towards environmental combat (using the car to throw at enemies) and lots of grapple/interaction, all of which weren't staple to the DMC formula. The shooting also seemed flat.

There is nothing good about the trailer and I have no hope for the game play reveal either. I am NOT expecting 60FPS, another staple of the series. I am NOT expecting a good combat engine. About the only thing I expect or want at this point is for them to not fuck up Vergil either.

I don't know WTF this is... this is NOT DMC. I really wouldn't be surprised if this goes down as being worse than DMC2. I guess I am going to go into "pretend DmC never existed" or however the hell they spell that shit now.

Thank you.

 

[cuyahoga]

Hopefully, all of this trite hell/hyperurban stuff is just delusions caused by the drugs Dante is taking.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Yeah, if people allow Bayonetta's character design to get in the way of some of the greatest gameplay in the genre, they are truly missing out.

I think it's sort of funny that there's so much concentration on how idiotic this new character model is. It is, but who cares if the guy looks like the coolest motherfucker on the planet if the game plays terribly?

The real problem lies in Ninja Theory making this game in the first place. From there, many other problems arise, but that's where it starts.

I believe the rage towards the atrocious character re-design is because it's the representation of our fears that Ninja Theory is going to fuck the game up. You only get one chance for a good first impression and they already took a huge misstep. It's not that it's just a crappy design but a likelihood of one blunder after another in an impending large series of blunders that will doom the game, given their pedigree.

 

[black_vegeta]

Ninja Theory where in the hell are you at????????

Explain yourselves for mucking up mah DMC!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[StealthGoblin]

I'm sure someone already pointed out but take a look at all those locked threads in the official Capcom forums. :lol

http://www.capcom-unity.com/devil_may_cry/go/forum/view/7401/196837/DmC

Capcom are really getting it in the neck. More or less everyone just went OMG WTF when they saw the new Dante.

 

[Kenka]

:lol

 

[Calcaneus]

You know what, after a few hours of not really thinking about it, I kinda warmed up to new Dante.

Then I checked out the thread again.

But no, really, if we're lucky and Ninja Theory make a good DMC game, then I don't really care about the character design as much.

 

[brandonh83]

"stop the new DmC from being released as Dmc (petition)" :lol

 

[FunkyPajamas]

He will because my denial runs deep.

Hey, hey, it's our denial. We posted at the same time

 

[G-Fex]

Should've known there be millions of fans backlashing.

 

[RustyNails]

Yeah, if people allow Bayonetta's character design to get in the way of some of the greatest gameplay in the genre, they are truly missing out.

I think it's sort of funny that there's so much concentration on how idiotic this new character model is. It is, but who cares if the guy looks like the coolest motherfucker on the planet if the game plays terribly?

The real problem lies in Ninja Theory making this game in the first place. From there, many other problems arise, but that's where it starts.

I wanted to love Bayonetta by playing the demo, but the j-pop music that played during every battle started to melt my brain into mush. I can live with electro-pop rock/synth during battles, but j-pop is an abomination.

 

[Green Biker Dude]

http://i55.tinypic.com/24pf5v5.png
:lol

ninja theory's forum has also locked new user registration since they realize they fucked up badly - though i also doubt they'll take it back.

like someone mentioned in the capcom forums, at a time like this their forums should've been filled with liiiiiiiighht -- i mean, excitement -- and instead they have to lock it to new users. talk about fucking up badly

i just hope this backlash teaches capcom a lesson. though i doubt it will

 

[Crash Station]

I wanted to love Bayonetta by playing the demo, but the j-pop music that played during every battle started to melt my brain into mush. I can live with electro-pop rock/synth during battles, but j-pop is an abomination.

But it's a classic song from the 60s.....

 

[Calcaneus]

There are DMC fans who haven't played Bayonetta?

Heathens.

My excuse is that for the most part, I'm still just getting through most of the end of 09 releases. I beat Arkham Asylum a month ago and I just got Demon's Souls!

I'm basically on track to finally play Bayonetta around January.

 

[StuBurns]

I wanted to love Bayonetta by playing the demo, but the j-pop music that played during every battle started to melt my brain into mush. I can live with electro-pop rock/synth during battles, but j-pop is an abomination.

I hated the demo, and it's my GotY so far (not played Reach yet).

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Hey, hey, it's our denial. We posted at the same time

Gah, I just hope Ninja Theory realizes the character really sucks. Dante looks like a superhero. A demon fighting superhero.

This dude looks like an idiot.

 

[Warm Machine]

Just watched the trailer. Looks like a Devil May Cry game to me with a younger Dante.

 

[sixteen-bit]

here's why: Tameem Antoniades, director of the game

hey man some people dream of being in videogames

and some people make it happen

 

[WrenchNinja]

Where are people getting this whole "DmC is being serious and not tongue and cheek"? Dante was treating that whole thing as a joke.

 

[SpeedySwaf]

Just watched the trailer. Not sold on it just yet, but if the gameplay is good...

Anyway, I could've sworn part of Dante's hair was white during the combat section. Is this going to be a reboot or a (even further) prequel? Because if it's the latter, I could see his hair slowly going from black to white as the game progresses. Maybe he'll even find Rebellion at some point and proceed to kick ass with it.

 

[G-Fex]

Where are people getting this whole "DmC is being serious and not tongue and cheek"? Dante was treating that whole thing as a joke.

I liked the putting the cigarette out on the demon's head.

 

[sn00zer]

So can we just change the thread title to "I hate the character model" as thats the only thing people have been talking about.....how about instead we talk about

-the fuck awesome new weapon
-good VA from Dante and narrator
-The overgrown city setting
-The interesting psychiatric patient storyline
-Hell no ones even made a Devil May Cry: Black comment yet
-the fact that the "gameplay" looks straight outta DMC

 

[Duran]

So why is this new Dante supposed to be young yet he sounds older than Dante or Nero?

 

[Baron Aloha]

What are the odds of the real Dante showing up and killing this poser off in the first act? Should we bother holding out hope that they are pulling a reverse MGS2 on us?

 

[Korey]

Just saw the debut trailer and main character design...

hahahsdfhsafhdkhasdkfhka

hipster dante :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

The trailer currently has a 5.5/10 on gametrailers

 

[Plywood]

So can we just change the thread title to "I hate the character model" as thats the only thing people have been talking about.....how about instead we talk about

-the fuck awesome new weapon
-good VA from Dante and narrator
-The overgrown city setting
-The interesting psychiatric patient storyline
-Hell no ones even made a Devil May Cry: Black comment yet
-the fact that the "gameplay" looks straight outta DMC

We can't talk about those things until they fix the problem at hand. If you start talking about positive things they're going to think everyone is okay with the design. >:|

 

[Articate]

Ninja Theory, please brand this game as something else besides DMC. Stop fucking with an awesome series (I mean, shit, this is set to be worse than DMC2, something I never thought would happen). If you did that, I could play your game like I did your Heavenly Sword and go "yes, sure, that was fun. Too bad you're stealing too heavily from DMC, and failing at it. Good attempt though".

Now instead I'll be screaming "OH GOD, NO", and I'll probably cry myself ot bed tonight, because I love DMC, and this means that even if you fuck up and Capcom decides to give it another go, with a A COMPETENT STUDIO, it'll be another 5 years until I see what I would consider an actual sequel to the game series.

So please. Brand it differently. Why?

You're failing at atmosphere, you're failing at scenery (this is some sort of Underworld meets Gotham city meets inFamous) - I don't really feel entruiged as to why some guy with the grittiest voice you could find is asking what his name is, and this is not a younger Dante. This is just crap.

And if I saw correctly in the trailer, that was an 'all purpose' weapon, and OH NO YOU DON'T NINJA THEORY - I don't want a frickin' plot convenient "HEY, LOOK AT THE STUFF THIS DOES" weapon that ruins the versatile, yet easy-to-follow flow of battle that a sword, DANTE'S TRADEMARK WEAPON, does. Heavily sword sucked because of it.

Stop trying so fucking hard. You might actually succeed.




And Dantes hair is WHITE. And he DOES NOT smoke. ffs. And he is not Malak. He does not need a voice-box! (yes, there's voice synthesis on his VA)

 

[Suzzopher]

Just been reading the Crapcom forums:lol Oh dear, is this the most hated game of all time?