DmC Preview: Shooting for the Stars

I really want this game to be good, and It looks good so far. Great article Nick.

thanks for the update Nick! nice article too

Great read Nick! I have faith in Ninja Theory. And although this is slightly off topic about DmC, I agree with your comments on "emo" and characters that defy the norm. I am growing tired of the "underdog" story that seems to be so prominent in today's media and entertainment. I enjoy more the stories about characters who do things differently but with confidence. Off the beaten path, if you will. Keep it up!

I think this is going to be a good game. It seems like Ninja theory knows what they're doing. They're fleshing out the game a bit more and making it more open to newer players, but, thankfully, aren't forgetting about the veteran players who supported the game, which is definitely the right move. I'll probably pick it up.

Thanks for the good article Nick, was waiting for this since I was the twitter update :D

I do have some minor worries about DmC, but over all, I am looking forward to playing it. I'm rooting for Ninja Theory to pull of a solid title.

I'm not the biggest Devil May Cry fan, I've enjoyed what I've played, but I'm yet to get my hands on 1 or 3. SO I'll remain quiet on the changes, but I do have one question.

Why is the "m" lower case in Ninja Theory's DmC, is there lore tied to it, like on the bar is it in lower case?

Cheers to whoever answers my question, despite it's stupidity.

I like the fact that Ninja Theory is "refreshing" rather than "remaking". I only played the 1st DMC so I can't say I've followed the series. If they start revealing weapons, my money goes on a hand-to-hand weapon for the starting few.

while i appreciate the entire breakdown you have here, im still watching the title skeptically. its one of my favorite franchises so i am a bit worried.

I'm just happy there isn't another character that looks like Dante but isn't - *cough* Nero *cough*, though I did like Vergil.
Hope this have a good arch enemy boss like Vergil was.

Thanks for taking the time to inform us lol
I didn't know that Capcom was actually overseeing this new DmC project. I remember my reaction was like WTF! why are they changing Devil May Cry. But after seeing more gameplay of it, I've become hyped for the game, because i'm interested in how'll it be.

I just want to say I like the way this article is put together a lot.

However, I'm not a big DmC guy, so I probably won't play this game. =<

I like the looks of this game. While Ninja Theory attempting to tackle a full on combat based game scared me at first, I think they are going in the right direction here. I actually liked the character designs in this so I hope they didn't change it too much. The main question I have now is how large is Dante's arsenal going to be? Its great to hear they have a wide range of weapons planned, but being planned and already being in the game are not the same thing.

Great Article structure on this one Nick. Really like the format.

Looks pretty good so far

Nick what you forgot to mention was that the weapon cool down was on FIREARMS and not the actual swords. The cool down is on the guns. :P otherwise .. great read

"Dante never smoked, if you can't give a character personality, make them smoke."

But aside from the character of Dante, from what I've seen, the combat looks pretty slow and it doesn't look like they can fit many enemies on screen with the unreal engine. This is all from the last trailer, though, so hopefully they'll manage to prove me wrong.

Fking dope yo!

We shall all wait and see, nice article

Great read Nick! I'm actually kinda excited about this game, I tried playing Devil May Cry 1 and didn't really enjoy it, but when the trailer for the Ninja Theory DMC came out I was instantly excited, I really liked the look; I didn't think he was 'emo'. I actually thought it was an improvement on his original look, but that's just me. The limbo sequences sound really interesting, so I want to see more of that. But anyway this was a great preview!

Xophen.

I'm sure I read somewhere that the part of the game Capcom are over-seeing is the story, which is significantly less reassuring than if they were involved with the gameplay itself. I might be completely wrong about that to be fair, just seem to vaguely remember something to that effect. Either way I still want to try it; even if news like the game running at 30fps is worrying, I'd hate to write off an entry in a series I like because of a change in direction.

Also, a very nice article I agree with others saying they liked the format.

I know that the gameplay is similar to Bayonetta and I honestly enjoyed the hell out of that game but I never ever could get into DMC, it felt different to me for some reason. Mainly it felt like a full-blown beat-em up type game with guns which is not my type of game. I am curious to see how this reboot turns out though, but I still find it very hard to be interested in it. I mainly like seeing reboots turn out great though and basically make the series better than the originals did, so hopefully this does turn out well. This and the Tomb Raider reboot can and hopefully will give reboots of series a good name.

So all in all, I have no interest in the series but I do hope it does well as a reboot to make it's own series or make the original series better to give us some hope on future reboots.

Great article, all the important points are covered and not much to add to it, and I agree with most of the other comments in regards to the thoughts and feelings to what road this game is taking. So far, Ninja Theory did not disappoint, they delivered and delivered well to my opinion.

When I've heard that Ninja Theory is working on DMC, I'm not gonna lie, that gave me a boner :p and I was excited to see what they would bring to the table. However, when I heard the concerned fans and what they pointed out about the gameplay mechanic, I started to worry (along with the news of 30 fps and the cool down). But dispute all that, I still believe that Ninja Theory will surprise everyone with this project.

The only thing that will excite me the most is to know if they will have anything new to bring to the game that we didn't see before. That would make a difference. to me, its not about if Dante looks "emo" or smokes or is not buff or cool anymore. Hell he could be a fungus for all I care..... Well...... Ok maybe I don't want that but still I don't think it matters what he would look like. Just give us a game with a good story and a great gameplay. However, it would've been interesting if they would have changed him completely to a female. That would get the fanboys pissed :p

So far, I'm more excited about this game than any other coming out. Even more excited than (dare I say) Batman: Arkham City.

I'm sure using the Unreal Engine 3 (Used in such games as Gears of War, Singularity, and Kinect Adventures..wait..) will allow Ninja Theory to make the combat feel like the classic Devil May Cry combat. Especially with only 20 frames per second.

So, use Dpad to switch 'primary weapons'..? So does that somewhat confirm no style switching like in 4? FFFFFFFUUUUUUUCK

Rebellious youths tend to smoke. I've always been in love with the change of DmC. The more mature take on Dante is really intriguing to me. I'm more of a "character" guy when it comes to games; so when they take a cool character like Dante and make him seem cooler(in my eyes), I get extremely interested.

Not really a DMC fan....but excellent article Nick!

My hopes are high, and i know it will be different, but that doesn't mean it will be bad.

I've never played a DMC game, so I wouldn't know if this looks like a promising or disappointing game from a fan's standpoint. Will the game explain why he bleached his hair?

"Some might say i’m part “emo"."

.. lol

Well I am glad to see that Nick understands the fans backlash more than other fucking previewers who think its all aesthetic. Still very sad panda about this game though.

I'm not a fan of the angel and demon triggers. Since when was Dante part angel? Also, as you pointed out Nick, the 30 FPS is a travesty for a DMC game. The last trailer they put out made me feel a bit better about this game but I am still expecting the worst. Maybe if I have bad expectations for the game I'll find more things to surprise me.

I still have yet to play the DmC series. Is it worth going back to or is it a series that's sort of been overtaken by current games?

Great article, but I hope you're not trying to convince anyone to change their minds. Some people will still hate the game when it comes out solely based on the very first trailer. I personally am quite optimistic about this game, and can't wait to see the finished product. I really hope that Virgil makes an appearance at some point!

Nice breakdown, that is exactly how my thoughts have been through this trailer, in a similar fashion with the new Tomb Raider reboot as well, I'm seeing young characters. Characters that I hope I can see grow up with their games, I want to see Dante and Lara Croft age, I love how Snake ages. Some games really needed to change their ages and appearance to make it really feel like time has gone by. It just makes things more intriguing when you start a sequel that takes place years after the first one and you try to find what happened between.

I still have a problem with the devil trigger, it's pretty lame, imo. Taking what should have been the original character design in the first place and turning that into a special form is unoriginal. I would have much preferred some actual demonic designs as the devil trigger form. Imagine if goku turned super saiyan which turned him into... a normal goku with large, black hair instead of blonde hair and it actually had the same shape of hair as his original design. Oh yeah, it's called super saiyan 4 and was regarded as the least appealing form in the history of db because it was still pretty generic compared to the other super saiyan forms. The same can be said with this "new" dmc devil trigger.

Although I share is some air of uncertainty with this new dmc, I'm glad Capcom is rebooting the franchise because I sincerely felt that dmc was beginning to become stale ever since dmc4. For me personally, the reason why I fell in love with devil may cry back in the day was because it was a sudden change of pace from the typical hack n' slash game. Shinji Mikami took every convention of gameplay mechanics and shattered them. It was refreshing. He introduced the devil trigger (which kind of created an award for killing a set number of enemies), unlimited ammo, upgradeable weapons/moves and quick, to-the-point gameplay that put less emphasis on story and dialogue. After dmc3, the series slowly became the hack n' slash games it tried to deviate itself from. Other hack n' slash games were already incorporating what made dmc so great and slowly the franchise was losing it's edge in originality. When they set the new standard with dmc1, they never attempted to raise it; they only set out to refine it. I commend Capcom for being able to catch that and deal with it now rather than wait and risk making a dmc5 that felt generic without any drastic changes.

Ninja Theory is one of the few underrated developers out there who are a bit rough around the edges but consistent enough to have a great deal of potential behind their talented team. Although I'm still a bit miffed about the character design and the devil trigger, there are still some qualities to this new dmc that are noteworthy. Bringing in an outside development team is already doing some wonders for the franchise. From the trailer, the level design feels like a fresh take on Inception's curling cityscape scene. Visually, the combat has improved and it retains the essential feel of the originals with a mix of Ninja Theory's own style. Maybe Ninja Theory can revive the unique, fresh feeling the franchise once had. I'm not too concerned about them staying entirely faithful to the originals as long as some of the basic qualities are there. Ultimately, I want to feel like I'm playing dmc, but I want it to feel new.

And I still don't like the new look of Dante

I've only slightly played Devil May Cry 1, and I remember nothing of it's story. Going off of this, I enjoyed the game for it's gameplay, so if it can impress me with it's gameplay then all for the better.

However, I won't know if I need to shit on this game until I get it in my hands and actually play it. Reserving judgement until that moment.

I'm kinda mixed with my feeling for this particular title. I'm interested to see how Ninja Theory takes the series, but I'm also worried about the gameplay. I have a feeling that Ninja Theory can deliver on satisfying combat, but in a different way than older DMC games have.

The amount of control over your character (Dante or Nero) was always pretty smooth and fluid where you had many different options as to what you wanted to do.

I'm not too sure Ninja Theory can deliver on that same feeling as the old games had. I'm sure there have been many attempts to imitate DMC's style of combat, but not many can get that right. However, I am quite confident that Ninja Theory can deliver on combat that is more "visually" satisfying. Enslaved's combat wasn't very deep, but I still liked. I'm not sure how to explain it, but whenever Monkey hit some robot, it had the extra "oomph" to it that made it better than your typical God of War type game.

Very interesting.
I've never played the DMC games (Why?! No idea =[) but hopefully I will at some point. This article is helping me understand the controversy and backlash with the new game .
Hideki Kamiya was asked on twitter if he was going to play the new game and he outright said that he won't be...I don't know what to make of that.
Looking forward to more articles like this!

I've got no idea why, but I never played the old DMC games. Personally though, I prefer the old Dante better but I think some DMC experience is needed for a better opinion

It's never a bad thing to give something older a new coat of paint. And even if this game isn't all too great, there are still those other great games in the series to be enjoyed. But if it IS good (here's hoping) then great, another awesome edition to a very unique and well crafted franchise. At this point, all the cards are layed out in front for all eyes to see. Only thing to do now is wait.

I'm excited. I've never played a DmC game before, so I'm interested only cause of the pretense of this game. I guess we'll see.

Nice post, Nice.

I'm not sure what to make of this game, personally. I never was really into the DmC series. Maybe it is the style or maybe it is the mechanics. I dunno. I can't say that I am hyped about this one, but if one of my friends has a copy (when it is out), I'll give it a go. It is suppose to be a reboot from the old, right?

Great post Nick,
As for whether or not Ninja Theory is onto something here, only time will tell. I'm still annoyed by Dante's look, the white hair and the red coat are trademarks that made Dante stand out. Even with the minor revisions to the look, Dante still looks like an emo Twilight reject. If this game is gonna win me over the gameplay better be like old school DMC or I'm not even gonna pick this up.

A nice post Nick, and it's nice to see the community coming out in much greater force as of late to reply.

Regarding controversy, the Infamous 2 Cole redesign springs to mind as dividing the fan base of a game - an uproar that as we know lead to a redesign.

And then we come to DmC...I still don't think that Ninja Theory are the people for the job, however i am willing to try the game out if / when there is a demo for the masses. There's no denying that Ninja Theory are good at crafting stories and their cutscenes - the thing that will make or break this game however is the combat and its level of intracasy.

Very nice preview Nick,
I have faith in Ninja Theory, they make good games and I'm sure this will be no exception.
I've never really been interested in DmC, but this sounds pretty cool, I'm contemplating whether I'm excited for this or not.

They discarded the things that define the world and characters of Devil May Cry, which I believe to be over the top, hard to take seriously and overall fun, but they still called it by the same name. Quite honestly, I would've preferred it if they did the same game but didn't associate it with DMC at all. They're pushing a potentially good idea and riding on the coat tails of a popular title.

It's like taking this same game, but modelling the world after a Mario game. It may be fun and interesting in some ways, but it simply does not fit.

I've only played DMC4, but this game looks wicked.

As long as the combat/gameplay is fairly the same as the old games, then all is well. I was just worried that everything would change. I can deal with the artistic changes and the way that ninja theory will put their own twist to the story.

I haven't seen enough of the gameplay to really form an opinion on that, but I am confident that Ninja Theory is putting a lot more effort into the gameplay than they have in their previous games because the Devil May Cry franchise has always been known for its great gameplay. Also, on the topic of the new character, I think that people who complain about the new character design are pretty stupid. I mean seriously, how desperate do you have to be to find flaws in a game to complain about the main character having a different hair color.

興味ない。。。

Never played a DMC game but I like Ninja Theory (Enslaved and Heavenly Sword) so I am really excited about this.

All the hate I've seen for this game seems a bit excessive, needless to say I'm definitely gonna be trying this game.

The first trailer for this game didn't actually draw me into this game much. I wouldn't say I was on the side of completely downing the game because of this or that... I just didn't like the way they did the trailer. Skip ahead a few and the E3 Combat trailer was released. This is what made me believe in this game a lot more. Slipping a bit of the story side into it and showing some stylish combat was an appealing treat for my eyes.
I knew from the beginning that this is a "reboot" so of course Dante is going to look different and certain aspects of the story are going to change (maybe even some of the things I loved about the third and first). It's in the possibilities that I get truly excited for this title:
-What if this story shines some light on how he grew into his abilities?
-Did Dante even know he was part demon?
-How will he find rebellion and some weapons?
-Will he eventually start to look and act like the original one most of us know and love?
-And (something I'm excited just thinking about) will he encounters some iconic enemies and partners?
After DMC4 I felt like this was definitely necessary and that there's definitely room to grow, quite literally, on this project. But only one way to find out! Can't wait till this releases~

Not having played more than just a few minutes of a Devil May Cry game in my life I can't really say that I have the best angle to look at the series as a whole critically. But if I looked at just the core game play and design of the past DmC games versus this one I would choose this one almost instantly. Putting the looks aside, as I do feel really drawn to the look of this game and not so much to the other games in the series, I feel like I would have a much more enjoyable and overall fun time with this game. And isn't that what a video game is supposed to be? A fun experience that detaches you from reality for a few hours?

I have a few friends that swear by the past DmC games, 4 is iffy for some of them, and they are telling me that this game looks like shit and isn't worth the time or effort and that Ninja Theory destroyed their beloved franchise, I don't see that at all. I see this game as one that I could sit down and dump 6-10 hours and come out feeling like I had a good time.

Due to budget restraints on me I probably won't be able to buy this day one, or even in the same quarter it comes out, but it is a game that is going on my ever stretching list of games I plan on at least renting if not buying.

For someone who hasn't played the original, but knows the game, new Dante character looks way cooler. The amount of crying on YouTube from fanboys is amusing.

I've been a longtime fan of DMC since the original and i usually love to see fan communities being active but I'm definitely against the mass of fans on this one. i think the only thing they have shown of the game to not like is the redesign itself not the fact that there was a redesign. not liking the game for a story direction we know nothing about or a couple of minutes of actual gameplay really isn't valid at all. but if not liking the new look of Dante is what keeps you from playing the game then honestly it seems like you've been a fan of DMC for the wrong reasons

I think some of the changes are good, I also think that they put in a lot of melee and quite a few ranged attacks(not including the thrown car), I wish they'd show more gun than sword because that's mostly the thing players recognize in Devil may cry, and the environment is very different from the other ones which I am very looking forward to see what difference does it really make.

The fanboys have really been giving this game too much crap when its not even released yet.. What part of Reboot don't they understand?

The backlash toward the character redesign reminds me of the initial backlash toward Windwaker's stylistic departure. And as with Windwaker I think its too early to rush to judgement about the game just yet.

I only played the latest one but i'm really excited for this new one even though I can see the flaws some people have pointed out.

Personally, I don't like his redesign, as people have run into the ground he does look "emo", Dante was always about the parties, pizza and ice-cream and going toward a more grim and gritty design just seems a bit strange as to me it feels like Dante is behaving completely out of character, then again a reboot can do what it wants.
Also it worries me that the game is on the Unreal Engine due to the rather low frame rate that this game will likely have, as did most Ninja Theory games have, whereas DMC has always had a standard of 60fps.
Really I don't see why Capcom didn't go to someone like Platinum Games to make a new DMC, what with Bayonetta being a fantastic game, but oh well never know this could be amazing, I'm just cautious of it for now.

I"ll admit that I was one of the people hating on this game when I first heard about it, but with these new details and a little time to think it over instead of jumping to a conclusion I have to say that I'm in deep anticipation for this game and really wanna hear about story.

Having read that Dante is now apparently half angel and half demon ((which i REALLY don't like)) I can come to one conclusion karma choices T_T.

I read he has two weapons, one demonic and one angelic, i'm guessing that will be like good and bad karma in any other game and you'll have to choose which one to upgrade (Much like Coles powers in Infamous).

Like i said before i'm willing to play the demo - but i'm still aprehensive about the future facing this franchise now :/