At the Tokyo Game Show this year, there has been a big announcement that is being met with very mixed reviews. It seems Capcom is in the midst of developing a new Devil May Cry with the help of Ninja Theory. The fact that Ninja Theory is involved is causing very mixed feelings, leaving some gamers wondering why the game is being Americanized, and others interested just because they enjoy Ninja Theory’s games such as Heavenly Sword.
Capcom has released an announcement trailer for the game, and a few screenshots to show us the game’s new look, and this is where most of the controversy enters. The main character who we all know and love, Dante, has been given a new look. However, this Dante is a child–or an adolescent teen, however you want to view him. You can see this in the header above or in the image below:
The fact that Dante is being made to look like a kid now is what most people are up in arms about. Some are mad just because the trademark silver hair as gone, others because he is smoking now, others just because of everything about him in general. So, Capcom and Ninja Theory already have some huge adversity to make up for with their character design decisions.
The game play seems to retain its same style, albeit a little revamped and a little more spectacular looking. It definitely seems like a nice blend between Heavenly Sword‘s combat and the traditional Devil May Cry. Here, take a look for yourselves:
So apparently Dante as a kid was imprisoned in some sort of rehabilitation program, chained up and receiving “psycho evaluation treatment”. They ask Dante, “What is your name?” The trailer transitions into an in-game cut-scene, and straight off away you can tell that they are trying to use his cigarette as a way to make him look more bad-ass. As Dante pulls a cigarette from his lips ands puts it out in the face of a demon. The old Dante never needed a cigarette in order to look cool.
Some people are looking at his lack of silver hair and his new smoking addiction and wondering if this whole thing is just a play to build hype. They are thinking maybe this character thinks he is Dante and is actually a different, insane child. It would be a pretty interesting twist, though I don’t know how well that would fit in with the DmC world. I guess it will all be revealed in due time.
There are no release dates or further announcements for the new Devil May Cry yet, but expect to hear more details soon.
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I will say that the old dante looks better. and that im slightly disapointed with the change. however, its that whole thing where people make a change and everyones like “ew noooo its going to be crap” but you never know… also. the beginning comment in the video about being between heaven and hell. well… LIMBO city? the important thing is that you dont knock it before you try it. im a MAJOR dante fanboy. but im not having a hissy over the fact he dont have white hair.
Oh my, I can’t wait to play this game.
I don’t know why people b*tch about games with a “twisted” size, when they haven’t even played it yet to actually say “it sucks”.
This sort of twisting is what make us to never lose our interest in the games series.
Like Silent Hill, where they picked up the original storyline and turned it into a more “real world” type.
Soooo basically this new game leaves us fans with many questions:
1. is this another flashback in Dante’s life, waaaay before DMC3?
2. is this about Dante finding out he had super powers?
3. Is this Nero? Or Vergil (lol to this one)?
4. Is this a whole new dimension where none of the previous DMC story fits in and Dante is nothing more than an emo punk teenager with his hormones at it’s peak?
5. Is this game about Dante actually getting laid????
6. Game full of lulz.
I personally think that Dante`s new version is much more badass than the previous ones and when i saw the cigar i was like omfg now this is the S**T !!!
Anyways i can`t wait for it to come out ::X:X:X::X
Well the reason why Dante looks different is because it is Dante in a parallel universe.Capcom didn’t want another company to do a remake/reboot, so they wanted ninja theory to create a DMC mythos of their own.
I don’t like the new Dante… I loved him just because he’s cool and… I don’t know… He was serious even when he was joking.
The new “Kid-Dante” is just… I don’t know… ridiculous for me. I mean, He looks like a “f**ked up Emo” or something.
But if the game comes out, I’ll try it, because that’s only one thing if Dante is F**KING UGLY but if his personality is still cool and he’s like he used to be, I WILL LOVE IT like all the DMCs I have ever tried (DMC 3- DMC 4, and I wanna try the other two too)