From what they've shown, which isn't much at all, it looks to be a really bad game.

The Ninja Theory part of the game is about the renewal and redesign of the world, while still trying to keep the DMC vibe alive. I personally think this is just a DMC copy, with every part of the amazing choreography and great animations from the original developer team... missing. What true DMC fans want, is DMC 5... not a renewal or rebirth of the franchise.¨

I can't wait til this fades out and dies so that the true developers of the game can bring us back our loving hack and slash franchise.

I'm really hoping this is just a bad dream and soon i'll wake up to a Capcom announcement for Devil May Cry 5 with a BADASS Dante as the lead character, not some emo-goth-freak.

@dragonknight

Excactly... They copied DMC, made everything worse. Now they're like "heyy... don't hate us.. we made it cooler.. we made it more Anotniiadaes".

The gameplay is off, like some amateurs version of what the DMC gameplay is like. Dante character is emo. Nothing like the dynamic personality of Dante in previous game. This one isn't as dark as the other games, looks more... dare i say it... KID-friendly<---- my biggest concern with Ninja Theory.

There is nothing that can top the elegance and beauty of the old games. They are beautiful and dark, while still able to maintain that hardcore hack and slash feel of the gameplay. Perfect balance of darkness and beauty.

This new one is just pure garbage.

Capcom... just like you made all RE fans cum... can't you do the same to us DMC fans? Release the DMC 5 trailer already, and confirm to us that japaneese devs are back on track.

@ReservoirDog316

Let's not kid ourselves . If you're a long time DMC player , you already notice stuff that already are at odds with the gameplay of past dmc titles . It doesnt matter if you enjoy the new game or not , you'd probably notice differences .

You guys can insist about some "what if" , it is still obvious .

To begin with there isnt even a "what if reviewers find it good ". They WILL , as seen by the way they judged NT past games and their outpouring support so far in articles and previews . They'll even try to guilt trip people about the game being overlooked , should that scenario repeat itself , and missing something great .

So no offense , but i dont give a flying rat's a** about the opinion of the media . They only copy and emulate themselves as trained monkey and follow hype and "scandals" wherever it goes .

Anyway again , from my perspective , the gameplay shown so far is at odds for multiple already discussed reasons with the rest of the serie .

In some damage control attempt we can see some compromise in design and gameplay , but it's not looking good , at least not to some of us .

Hmph.

What are their obsession? Maybe it's not an obsession, but more of their society. In Japan, pretty boy types are on the top of the food chain as for as teen idols. You have mega popstars like Gackt who girls want to be with and guys want to be. Genesis' appearance in FF7 Crisis Core was based on Gackt. Squall from FF8 was claimed to be based on him. Furthermore, these typical Japanese video game characters don't look fully "western", more like hybrids between Europeans and Japanese.

Although western video game characters have gotten a little bit more diverse than in the past, you could ask why the west are obsessed with muscle bound rugged looking characters. In Japan, guys with big muscles who are not involved in sports are presumed to be gay.

Japan are making games to suit their society first and foremost. However, some developers like capcom are shifting towards what they think may appeal to the west. Example: RE5 with the muscle bound & ripped Chris Redfield.

tired of hypocrites who tell other to shut up about their feelings on a game , be they negative or positive , when they do exactly the same in other circumstances .

And like Johnny below said , nice try with the "hater" spin . We are actually DMC lovers .
The same can't even be said for half the supporters of the new game (at least around here)

I will give this game a go too. It's a bold choice to go against the fans - so I will give them the benefit of the doubt until I've actually played it.

Amen to everything said above me up to johnny. At least some people "Get it". Because lord knows if George lucas outsourced the star wars brand or steven speilberg did the same with any of his movies to do "reboots" and the new directors basically sh*t on everything from the story, production, sound and characters youd best believe there would be an outcry. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves and most likely didnt love the franchise to begin with.

Call me a fanboy and a hater but at least I know the difference between the original and the fake. If they changed the title and the name of the game I assure you no one would know it was a DMC game. I've played Heavenly Sword (which was good) and Enslaved (which was meh) and it's safe to say that my doubts are not unfounded since the original DMC is a better game those 2. Westernizing Japanese games has never worked out for Capcom this generation since they lose their appeal and uniqueness. This game is not DMC in essence and in spirit, this is a different game pretending to be DMC. Hence I shall forever dub this game as the FAKE DMC.

@unknownhero1123

Their arrogance... that's quite possibly one of the main reasons why I shall NOT purchase the game. Aside from brutally destroying the franchise in countless ways; the constant pathetic comments they make does not make it any better. DMC):

@VileAndVicious

Barrel scrapping at its best . Everyone complained about Bayonetta on ps3 because it was a shoddy port from sega itself . Nothing to do with dmc , or platinum .

Better luck next time , many dmc fans were thrilled and still are , about Bayonetta .

" Whenever theres a DMC story its like having the same argument over and over again. Only with a rock. Logic doesnt apply here. Please dont try and use any. "

Indeed and always will be the same argument , since you guys wanna pretend the love you feel for a game you also havent played , is logical and warranted , unlike negative opinions .

After all we should only look up in trailers , articles and previews for positivity and glitters ... -_- .

But fine , you guys had your multiple chances to prove anything so far and failed :

- Wait guyz , wait for the first gameplay trailerz !! It's not fair to judge from an article and lame looking cgis !

- First gameplay trailer we found it shitty as expected . Waaaait guyz , wait a bit , it's only the first !!!

-following trailers , maybe better looking except with some trademarks crap , still no style close to dmc's soul , and some funky crap platforming that's even worse than dmc's already bad platforming phases ... but still not convinced . It's not fair to judge a game on trailers!

Fine let's wait and see come release day . We already know a few perfect excuses and rebuttal already in places , such as :

-People didnt give it enough chances

- It wasnt marketed well enough , XXX publisher dropped the ball

- It's because the 360 folks only play fps

-They were all ps3 fanboys mad over heavenly sword of all things , even the 360 owners not caring about it . (the best one so far for HS' failure)

- Of course they'd hate the game at release , they already made up their mind and would hate it no matter what (the clear winner in the upcoming months!!!)

@goha

Never said bayonetta was a bad game just pointing out the flaw in fan boy logic. I was here two years ago when there was nothing but hate articles for the ps3 port. I remember VERY well as I was one of the few who defenfed the game from the onslaught of "omg! The screen tearing on the ps3 port of bayonettaa
Makes the game unplayable!" Or "zomg the frame rate is awful and this game is is so sh#tty that I won't buy it new because platinum was negligent!"

If you care to you can revisit those articles it happened. Maybe you weren't one of those people but the masses here seem very fickle. Bayonetta was an awesome game regardless of it's technical flaws

Now on to this "you guys want to pretend to lobe the game"nonsense. I don't love it haven't played it. I will play it as im a fan of the series. I think the game pay looks fine. Yes it's different but whatever. Sometimes change is cool.
And before you go spouting off more nonsense yes, I own every DMC game, I've seen the anime read the comics and all that jazz. I'm open to a reboot, the story was getting kind of stale anyway. But anywho just like avengers the movie(which I personally believe will be horrible) I'm going to give DMC a chance because I'm a (as you say) true fan of the series. If it sucks. It sucks. The game is still coming regardless of if you want it to or not. And it will still probably sell millions because if the brand name.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, there are a thousand and one different things you guys could be doing right now read a book, go outside, go on a date with your significant other, or perhaps play some of the older games in the franchise. But stop ranging and raving about this damn game. Its going to happen. If you don't like it don't look.

We don't have to play it to know that they killed Dante and this emo boy can't replace him. I don't care what they do. This isn't DMC without Dante in it...the actual Dante I grew up with when DMC 1-3 were announced.

to :VileAndVicious

The ps3 port of bayonneta ON RELEASE suffered from very long loading times during gameplay and slowdowns ..

It was unnaceptable
1) This isn't Platinium fault ( they didn't did this port )
2) those problems were fixed less than a month later by a patch

Any complain on bayonneta wasn't on the game but on the poor port