DmC: Devil May Cry hands-on - 6 ways it absolutely improves on the original series

"His past is properly fleshed out, as is his development into his future self" ... Wait, what? I wish ninja Theory would hurry up and explain this. IS this a prequel, showing Dante's youth and how he becomes OUR Dante, or IS this a completely separate universe, with a different Dante and Vergil who AREn"t related to the others at all? Anyway, the tutorial sections sounds absolutely brilliant. Far better than the usual crap you get in tutorials, where trained professionals are walked through the most basic actions for no readily apparent reason. So that's one thing I'm thanking Ninja Theory for. One thing I'm NOT thanking them for is the soundtrack. I happen to LIKE Cheesy looped Industrial Metal.

So this article praises everything in DMC that the original Devil May Cry is not? The writer thinks the "They Live" story, overbearing (obnoxious) Donte, and combichrist type music in a game is original? It's been done before. There's nothing "original" or innovative about that. Did the author even play the original Devil May Cry games? Does he realize that there's been four installments, special editions and HD collections, yet it's supposedly inferior to this new DMC, a game that hasn't even come out yet? You take a crap on everything that made Devil My Cry great (style, charm, fun, cheesiness) and expect people to just be pleased with something completely different, something that does not make Devil May Cry what it's suppose to be. There's something very fishy about this article.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Is this a joke? Ok, I swear Tameem wrote that article. Or payed the author, because literally every thing that mentioned is a straight out lie. This is like mitt romney, the game.

You forgot the part where you can just spam the same attack over and over and maintain a Triple-S Combo with no effort whatsoever.

The story is going to be shit. Just like the gameplay. They have no clue what proper characterization is, how to keep to a central theme, or even how their character's actions are perceived by the audience. They're hacks, and what we've seen so far of DmC's story tells me that not one person in their story meetings was capable of saying the words "no, I think that's a bad idea."

I actually kinda liked the "cheesy industrial metal on an infinite loop" :( Still looking forward to it though.

As a fan of the series since the first game, I was already looking forward to this game in a sense. After reading this article my excitement for this game just went up quite a bit.

"This is a more accessible game in the literal sense, not the dirty, casual-baiting Super Wii Party Family Sports Collection meaning of the word. " The combat in the real series was fine. Making it more accessible if the combat is functional means casualization. "You simply have not played a AAA action game with looks and atmosphere like DmC...the game’s every location and monster now instead infused with a fizzing urban decay and stark, lunatic brutality." A dystopian society is not original. I have seen a movie once where aliens own society and use propaganda to make people buy things, which is exactly like DmC. That false reality TV show level was done before in Saints row 3. Fox news satire was done before, and better, on the Colbert report. These aren't quality examples, just examples shown before. "Ninja Theory has been so creative with its game design." Other games borrow elements from other games all the time. The thing is, they are not called original for it. DmC is the least original game I have heard of in recent memory. from being a reboot of a beloved game series, to taking an orphanage storyline straight from the Canturburry tales, to making a night-club full of monsters from the blade movies, to the gameplay mechanic of hellboy hands, I don't see anything original here. "The cast are real people, not cartoon stereotypes " A bad boy rebel who spits on society a an evil demon false advertising things, from the way the trailers portray them, don't seem like living breathing people. They seem like, for lack of a better explanation, a sitcom character in the later seasons of a show where the writers just allow a characters minor traits (Stupidity, ambiguously gay, etc) to define the character, rendering that character to cartoonish levels. The nightclub bouncer scene was unnecessary. He could have just walked away and that would have been enough, but instead he does this over-the-top move where he punches the bouncer, writes fuck you, and has a smug ass grin on his face. "You think of movies of games, you think of the inane works of Paul Anderson" This isn't a movie. Don't compare to movies. If you do, it seems like the game will only be cut scenes. " The upshot is that you won’t just find Dante cool this time. You’ll genuinely find yourself caring about him." If the trailers are anything to go by, Neither of those things are happening. "brilliant opening title sequence depicting Dante staggering home from a nightclub with two girls in tow" Key word is brilliant, friends. That sounds cheesy and try-hard. "No more cheesy industrial metal on an infinite loop" This is the last reason they gave. This is a reason they are selling this game on. I will let that sink in for a moment. Not using industrial metal on an infinite loop is a reason to buy a game.

Someone must have had a cold glass of Hatorade this morning.

That was a wonderful speech ya gave there. I got one too. Its much more reasonable and shorter too! Ninja Theory is doing everything to make this game better than the original series, and if you dont agree, then go to a place where people agree with you, instead of an article pointing out why its awesome. P.S., its a video game. Video. As in movie. Pardon the game makers for giving us a reason to kill stuff with some narrative. I guess we cant all be mindless killers like you sir.

Holy shit I just saw your comment. Ninja theory is doing everything to make this game better than the original, and it's failing. And since somebody doesn't share your opinion shuld just "go away"? also the article is a nice example of today's "gaming journalism": a pile of dogshit. "The game is good and if you don't like it you're wrong" wow.

Thank you good sir, the only person with a brain here as it seems.

Or how about you, prepubescent tool, will shut up and let people express their opinions instead of believing all the crap written in payed previews like this. "Ninja Theory is doing everything to make this game better than the original series". lol, so they aren't doing anything then.

I think I'll just number them for ease. 1. Not necessarily, it can mean that they're revamping it after finding flaws in the old control scheme. 2. It isn't just a 'dystopian society', it's infused with lunacy, it is clear from looking at some of the pictures that it is quite different to anything you've seen in a game before. 3. This one confused me when later on in point #5 where you state not to compare games to movies, as you have done exactly that. Otherwise I completely agree, no idea is original anymore, however it doesn't mean it can't be done *better*. 4. You're judging the character off of a trailer. A few minute trailer cannot develop a character, and they were more likely trying to show the audience with that video. The writer was talking about the impact of situations and dealing with situations is more human, rather than completely unbelievable. Note that we have not played the game, we can't really formulate any based opinions. 5. Comparing an aspect of the game to a movie does not make it seem at all like it will only be cut-scenes. 6. Again, don't base your opinion of a character on a short trailer of a game. 7. Now you're picking out the writers' use of the work 'brilliant'? This point was unnecessary, you had nothing more to say at all, did you? 8. Agreed that it is a weak point, however a games soundtrack can do much more than you think when playing a game. Also, the title of the article is '6 ways it improves on the original series'. By all means, don't buy the game if you're looking for things to hate so desperately. But your (mostly) unfounded points are just tedious.

With emphasis on trigger modifiers it might feel a bit like "Heavenly May Sword" amiriteguyse? and seriously, I'm quite worried about the technical aspect of the game. Previous NT games tend to get choppy during intensive scenes, and DmC is a must-stay-at-60fps-or-above-at-all-time kinda game, so... Yeah, here's hoping.

Trigger modifiers aren't the only thing this game takes from Heavenly Sword - there's no control over the lock-on.

The game runs at 30fps

Okay, one thing before I comment on the actual article. Dave, why do you have to be confrontational every single time? I actually never have had too many gripes and problems with this reboot, and even I feel bothered and irked at how every-time you mention the game, you get all pre-emtively defensive and say shit like "whether you like it or not" when at this point, most people would have gotten past their initial backlash to the game, except many aren't BECAUSE YOU KEEP REMINDING THEM. *breathes deep* Okay, now that's out of the way, I do congratulate you for the rest of this article. While i haven't ever been damning of this reboot, I HAVE been somewhat skeptic in that I wasn't so sure if they would get combat and enemy variety right. But the points you provided do help me feel more confident in giving this game a go. Also, I don't find it all that surprising that the characters and story and far better developed now, since this is Ninja Theory we're talking about, but still, it's great to hear nonetheless. Lastly, I know I must sound Like I broken record, but I still have that question about the stylish score bar. Yes, you already replied to me to assure me that it's there, but does it still work in the same way? as in, rewards you with more points (and subsequently souls, or whatever currency they might use here...)the more you vary your combos and don't rely on spamming? or has that changed more in a way like Bayonetta did it?