I still blame NT. They had so many other ways to approach this project.

1. Keep the character design but put their own gameplay twist in it.

2. Keep the character design and try and add to an already awesome battle system.

3. turn down the opportunity and let Dante die as an icon.

NT has no one to blame but themselves for this travesty. Any one else would have saw the potential in this character and tried to add to it it, not belittle it and make it potentially worst than the worst of the franchise.

I get what your saying, but cannon says different.

DMC1: Intro to Dante. No time frame, but we get he's awesome and has been at this for a while.

DMC2: Well past the events of DMC1. For some reason Dante is mute. Fans all shed a single tear simultaneously.

DMC3: Well before the events of DMC1 and 2. Young cocky and what I was hoping for future in installments.

DMC4: After all the previous games. Dante takes a backseat but still ends up being the best part. A bit older, but still a GODDAMN HALF HUMAN, HALF DEMON and all awesome.

DMC5?: Half angel(fag), Half demon(they got it half right) looks like a pansy and decides to fight lamer than he did before.

And that is the Devil May Cry timeline.]

BOWS

I didn't realize it was at all a sequel. I thought it was a whole retcon deal.

Who the hell knows. I'll still play it.

You are a true NT apologist. Their not making money because they can't stay within their budget. NT has big dreams, but the talent and tech they have just doesn't back it up. Them trying to tackle a game like DMC is laughable considering their prior efforts. Whatever obscure game it was they did on the original Xbox, Heavenly Sword, a good game but would never hold the weight of GOW, Ninja Gaiden or, wait for it......Devil May Cry. Enslaved, wow, a boring battle system, a boring platforming mechanic and the always awesome Andy Serkis made for a bland game. There's only two places a good DMC game will come from, maybe 3: Team Ninja, Platinum Games and Sony Santa Monica.