well said sir, well said. although i do like dante lol but im all for change and a fresh perspective on existing franchises. worst case scenario, it doesnt work, hopefully the devs can see it and go back to the old style for the next game. best case scenario, they improve upon the franchise and now its even better

Finally. Someone who is actually open-minded. Good for you, sir.

Ok. From what ive read and seen, this is not Devil May Cry. Im cool with change, as long as it is for the better. This is not. Not only does Dante AND Virgil look like retards now, theyre saying the guns can overheat ( o.O) , it plays at 30 FPS, there's going to be more focus on aerial combat (Basically no skill is required to do the combos), and from what ive seen, the constantly changing backgrounds look incredibly annoying. So that is my gripe with Dmc. If youre going to change a franchise direction, dont totally forget the user base that made it popular in the first place. And some things dont need to change. If its not broke dont fix it.

I have played it. It feels just like 4, with a genius on-the-fly weapon switch system.

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DMC3 had a on the fly weapon change too,you know.But thanks for telling us it is like DMC4 because now I know for a fact that it's not even worth renting.DMC4 was worse than DMC2.Oh and "On the fly weapon switch"as a feature? Jesus,the stuff you people say.

You seem REALLY intent on defending this game.

No, that's not it. You seem intent on defending the CHANGES to the franchise.

There are PLENTY of reasons franchise fans are not behind this game. For starters- and probably least important- there's Dante's look. We were told by Ninja Theory and Capcom that Dante had gotten old, that no one liked his look anymore. Yet they put him in MvC3 with that original look, and NOBODY COMPLAINED. And this was AFTER they showed off his new look. As has been said before, you don't drastically change the look of an iconic character- and believe it or not, Dante IS iconic- without regard for the fanbase's opinion.

Next up: gameplay. DMC has always been about fast-paced, 60FPS action, Skill-based combos, etc. It may surprise you, but people familiar with the series don't have to PLAY this game to know that the gameplay has changed. And I'd even go as far as to say the majority of franchise fans DO NOT think this gameplay change was for the better. (Otherwise, they wouldn't complain about it, would they?)

Third: atmosphere. This includes the story, world, and characters, NONE of which are the same as before. Inexplicably changing everything about the series after four games have built up a following based on the aforementioned attributes is never a good thing. NEVER.

Fourth, and most important to me: fan treatment. I don't know if you've been following this from the initial announcement, or whether you've forgotten it, but Ninja Theory treated the fanbase like crap from the outset. They've even trash talked the original creator and everything about the first four games. They've said they weren't making the game for the fans, but for themselves. That it didn't matter what people thought of Dante's new look, they weren't going to change it. That it was a prequel(disregarding all the continuity issues that would cause). And so on. And Capcom has allowed all this.

Don't get me wrong; by all accounts, this game will be pretty good. But it would have been better to make this a new IP, or a side story in the DMC universe, because the only thing it has in common with an established and still very popular franchise is the use of some names.

If you can't see how this would upset people- how the COMPLETE change of a franchise would alienate and anger people who have been fans for more than a decade- then I don't think you should comment on the subject.

I've only seen seasons 1 to 6.I'm still waiting on Amazon to stock Season 7.I hated No Soul Sam more than normal Sam for some reason.You're right about Dean,though.Giving him that lady and kid to whine about ruined half of season 6.And Dean shoud be eating more burgers!