we've been talking about how the game plays/looks the whole time.

As long as there are tons of unlockables, the gameplay is slicky smooth, the environments/enemies are varied, the graphics are nice, and the story is entertaining...I don't think anyone will go into cardiac arrest if the lead character has anything besides white hair.

"Yeah, and for the next Die Hard movie we can get Owen Wilson instead of Bruce Willis to play John McClane. But hey, as long as the writing and visual effects are good..."

If Wilson can make the role his own and have the attitude of an action hero..I wouldn't have any problems with it.

@jc48573- By "looks" I meant graphics, not actual character model aesthetics.

Just make him look like Dante so we can all put this behind us.

stop making so much damned sense!

The game is going to play like crap for a DMC title. How can I say this when I haven't played it yet? All you have to look at is Ninja Theory's track record. Heavenly Sword and Enslaved had sluggish, unresponsive characters with boring combat. The main reason it's that way is due to their love affair with motion capture. DmC is going to play just like those titles.

And another point is why change an iconic character's appearance? I mean this isn't the second game or even a new IP. There's been 4 games, a manga, and an anime series. He's also appeared in 3 other games. The guy is recognizable and is a brand in and of himself.

"And another point is why change an iconic character's appearance?"

Cause its a reboot..thats generally what happens in reboots. You see the new Spiderman trailer?

@Logicwins

I'm getting tired of you beating me to the punch in every article. lol.

Once again I agree with Logicwins. THIS IS A REBOOT (which was highly needs after the DMC4 letdown which I blame on Nero and Kyrie). Before Dante was the Dante we know, this is a fresh take on DMC, before the 1st and before the 3rd (which was actually the first). If you'd took the time to look at the new in-game model you'd see he doesn't look bad at all (some of you still have that old E3 trailer look in your heads, that's changed for a younger look).

My guess is this game takes place somewhere around his mother's death so Dante doesn't really know he's half demon. And if you want white hair, that's what he gains in what seems to be this game's devil trigger.

Gameplay is the most important thing you should be worried about, and that's what I'm worried about the most. Ninja Theory have made some pretty good games (Heavenly Sword, and Enslaved), but they aren't the best at combat design, and from the looks of the new trailer, they've gotten better, but it's still doesn't look like it's on par with previous DMC's. Hopefully Capcom will step in an lend a helping hand in this department (I don't understand why this wasn't a joint effort on their part, but oh well).

Stop complaining and just wait and see.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

... It's a reboot that runs at 30fps and has a main character that, thus far, doesn't come close to likeability of the original Dante.

I don't see how being worried about a character design is a sign of being 'spoiled'. DMC is a series where Dante is more or less the main attraction. It would be just another hack-n-slash if it weren't for Dante's over-the-top antics.
When a dev can't seem to get a character design that resonates well with it's fans, what're the chances the actual game-design (or just general art) of the game will be any better?

... well, the monster design is still decent.

Besides, is a reboot even necessary? The DMC series has been following a trend in which all the odd numbered games have been the best. (Based on a whopping sample of four games)

^^FatOldMan

"Thus far"

Haven't we only seen his face?

I can understand what most people are saying about this being a reboot and we shouldn't make a fuss about Dante's new look BUT...

Dante like has been said a couple of times here and elsewhere is an iconic character. You just can't just change that and have people accept it. We gamers have a certain connection to the characters we play, so you can reboot it, change the story whatever but do not change the character design itself.

I mean look at Lara Croft they are making a reboot of Tomb Raider but we don't see any major changes except that she looks younger.

Unless Ninja Theory and Capcom can evolve the drug addict looking Dante into the Dante we all know in love in the game (as the game progresses) then I think that would be more acceptable than keeping the new design permanent.