280°

Devil May Cry combat debut fails to impress

Capcom have revealed the combat featured in their new DMC game, and Made 2 Game doesn't think it looks very good.

Read Full Story >>
made2game.com
Chuk54723d ago

Was I watching what everyone else saw?
The game looked amazing. I just don't understand.

Quagmire4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

Fangirls will be fangirls. They will pass on this game based solely on the fact that A: Ninja Theory are "allegedly" assholes, and B: That is NOT Dante.

For the record, if people would actually READ the bloody articles, it was CAPCOM's decision to change his appearance, NOT Ninja Theory's. Capcom wanted a redesign, NT did what they were told, and Capcom liked it so they went with it.

If Capcom wanted to keep the same appearance, NT wouldve have kept him the same.

If there is ANYONE to blame, its Capcom, not Ninja Theory. Say what you will about Heavenly Sword 2 and Enslaved, however I found them to be brilliant games, and I have no doubt NT will deliver again with DmC.

Ghost2504722d ago

yeah right enslaved sucked, repetitive combat, mediocre graphics, story was stupid as crap (especially the ending, MY GOD what the hell were they thinking). last time i check there is no such thing as an Heavenly sword 2.

LastDance4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

Having just looked at the E3 gameplay trailer - my thoughts were; Graphics were very poor and the art design and colours were BLAND BLAND BLAND - nothing stood out for me.

watch the trailer again and compare it to any other game from this generation - it looks bland like, Golden Axe Beast Rider bland.

Edit: I dont even like DMC games that much but that trailer even upset me.

sikbeta4722d ago

@Quagmire

I do blame Capcom, why the hell they give their IPs to other Devs in first place?

And about NT, Heavenly Sword was great and all, but there must be a reason of why they were kicked out or their partnership with Sony ended after just one game... waiting for *HS2 developed by Santa Monica Studio*

4722d ago
NewMonday4722d ago

Combat felt a bit lagy, way behind the standards set by Byonneta.

Deadman_Senji4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

"hurr fangirls durr"

Is that all you can say? You didn't play the older games so shut the hell up. You stand up on your soapbox and preach at us for disliking the unnecessary and unwanted change in a franchise we've all come to know and love, and you're acting like WE'RE the problem?

Bitch, we were here first. Anime Dante is how Dante is supposed to be. If you don't like it, don't try to change our franchise....go find something else that was actually made for your kind.

You've invaded a fanbase, people have every right to be pissed at you for defending NT, at NT for doing this and Capcom for handing it over to NT when there are other, more worthy devs out there both Eastern and Western.

Tired of this shit, you are not the fans of Devil May Cry. You are invaders and we want you OUT.

Also, you're on the losing side of the battle. Why would you want to be there in the vocal minority? I'm not trying to be mean but honestly...you don't belong. Pick your battles more wisely.

gaffyh4722d ago

I have no problems with Ninja Theory, there games have been good, but DMC has a fanbase, and this game looks like it is ruining DMC. Dante looks nothing like his character, the fighting looks very bland, and the graphics are worse than DMC4.

If that's not bad, I don't know what is. I'm a DMC fan, and I'm definitely considering skipping this game until Capcom realize why they should have listened to their fans.

Bereaver4722d ago

I'm sorry but I must disagree with ghost. I loved Enslaved. It was interesting.

thaking1554722d ago

@ Quagmire, The reason people keep going off the saying that fans are pissed that Dante has black hair or no white hair, and that Ninja Theory are A holes because they (also Capcom) have not listened to a single thing the fans have said.

Starting off they did not need to start over and reboot the game because DMC 4 was alright but leave Nero out because he sucked and was pointless, I was excited to hear about Ninja Theory making DMC until I saw the 1st trailer and then this messy crap trailer. It's E3 bro, the biggest gaming show all year and you bring an terrible unpolished and unfinished video and expect the masses to fall in and love the game... UMM still got a long way to go. The only fangirls I see are the ones that are defending this game , Capcom and Ninja theory. People are mad because the quality of the game looks PS2 graphics at best. And like I said, I understand it's a work in progress but come on I remember when Devil may cry 4 concept video first came out and then the official DMC4 trailer came out and yup the trailer and gameplay was looking head and shoulders above this title.

Ninja theory will fail to please the fans again, they did it Heavenly Sword and Enslaved.

Kurylo3d4722d ago

wait a second did i see his hair turn white when he did his demon trigger or whatever in this video. Maybe they are making this game lead up to the point that his hair turns white?

Otheros004722d ago

Dante was BORN WITH WHITE HAIR. DMC4 looked better than this game and It came out before it. Shows how much NT Su*ks.

+ Show (8) more repliesLast reply 4722d ago
AKissFromDaddy4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

I've played a lot of action games and I enjoyed watching the trailer because of song and the idea of the story but the gameplay is weak.

Capcom's Asura's Wrath looks more fun than DmC

Bayonetta and Devil May Cry 3 have spoiled me and Ninja Theory needs to look at the best DMC + action games and go back to their offices and retry.

crxss4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

Ya I agree with you, Bayonetta and DMC3 are the best in the genre but I think this DMC's story will blow those two away cause let's face it those didn't have the greatest plotlines. The gameplay looks fun based on what I saw and I'm a huge fan of DMC3 and Bayonetta. Not sure if anyone else noticed that the gameplay was slowed during most of the trailer and if you take that into account the gameplay looks a lot better... Maybe if they showed it at normal speed or if people FF it @1.5 speed on their PS3's when the trailer hits the PS Store they'll be able to see it's true potential.

Baka-akaB4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

but then again no one played dmc and bayo for the story , but for the gameplay ... Nor did the games even pretended to do otherwise

To create of a plot based franchise fine ... but to do that on an existing one ? meh

Ghost2504722d ago

amazing, pshhh... that gameplay was alright at best. but everything else sucked. graphics, animations, character models, environments (last time i checked, since when in the hell was dante ever in Britain?). enemies are plain, dante looks like a straight rip off from twilight. no sir you are wrong. any real fan knows that this game has FAIL written all over it.

FACTUAL evidence4722d ago

Wow...this was the most mediocre shit I sall all week besides wiiu...DMC4 owns this.....

crxss4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

Kid if you knew anything at all you would know DMC4 was mediocre at best. If you're going to say anything "owns" this you mine as well say DMC3 owns this since it's the best in the series.

Plus the Wii U was actually pretty impressive and most would disagree with you.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI4717d ago

@crXss

The point was that if it's worse than DMC4, there's A HUGE problem. Why compare it to 3 when you can use a fresh example that still proves the point?

Gamer_Z4722d ago

The only reason I would have gotten this game is because I wanted to play as the original Dante (he’s awesome) not some poser wannabe emo kid.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 4717d ago
the_kutaragi_baka4722d ago

Looks like DMC with Dante turned into a black haired Anorexic Kid. -__-

sikbeta4722d ago

you forgot, girlie emo XD

crxss4722d ago

Have you ever seen RocknRolla? Go watch it. They're trying to use Johnny Quid's punk rocker style that's become popular recently in London to portray the new Dante.

darkdoom30004722d ago

No-one wanted a british dante.

I like the japanese inspired crazy dante.

elbeasto864722d ago

I thought it looked pretty badass. Same crazy over the top combos and moves.

Also, let's not just completely discard the disclaimer in the beginning of the trailer stating that this was still a work in progress.

Redempteur4722d ago

Sorry at this point in develloppement you have to have a vision of what you want to achieve with your battle system.

"work in progress" every game at E3 are work in progress that escuse is lame.

elbeasto864722d ago

Right and with this trailer it's clear that they have an idea of how they want it to work. They probably just mean that it needs tweaking and will most likely look better by the next trailer. The game is still not schedule to come out until Q4 of 2012, so there's still alot of time to make changes.

I guess I'm just saying that it's still too early to judge. Alot can change in a year and a half.

sasuke994722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

the gameplay was just ok average at best...everything else FAILED bid time the embarrassingly lame character and enemy design, the clunky animations the horrible visuals EVERYTHING, I have seen trailers for games in early pre-alpha looked soo much better than this

FLOP is written all over this game!

Redempteur4722d ago

teh gameplay looks slighty better than i expected and i expected the worst ..

it seems average at best for now.. sorry but i need more than that.

Still not impressed.

it's missing a lot but that trailer seems more DMC than the horrible first trailer apparition.

Baka-akaB4722d ago (Edited 4722d ago )

really average ...

It even looked like ripped from the far better American MC Gee's alice games .

Seriously guys do you remember ever being underwhelmed by a dmc trailer ? Even for dmc4 ?

I dont , and yet here we are with one that is very bland . Simply too cluttered, uninspired, and boring . and why was the camera cutting like it was during the fighting , with an effect even worse that in Enslaved ? Please tell me I wasn't the only one to notice that? .

I have one positive thought however ... at least the game is full of colors ... and not some emo goth fest

Show all comments (56)
60°

Capcom Had Record Sales in 2024 Fiscal Year

Capcom Co., Ltd. today announced that in its consolidated earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, net sales were 152,410 million yen (up 21.0% year-over-year), operating income was 57,081 million yen (up 12.3% year-over-year), ordinary income was 59,422 million yen (up 15.7 % year-over-year), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was 43,374 million yen (up 18.1 % year-over-year).

Read Full Story >>
capcom.co.jp
PRIMORDUS2d ago

Hey Capcom I want a remake of Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 on Switch or, maybe Switch 2. I loved both of those games on GameCube.

MeteorPanda2d ago

Good. capcom and square enix were my two favourite developers and now it's just CapCom! Square enix keeps missing the mark, their sparks gone.

320°

Ninja Theory trends on X as gamers fear for studio following Tango Gameworks closure

Following the closure of 4 studios, many are now worried for the future of Ninja Theory once Hellblade 2 is released.

Read Full Story >>
videogamer.com
Sonic18813d ago (Edited 3d ago )

How is it going to sell well when it's also releasing on gamepass 🤔

Sephiroushin3d ago

Meant better to sell the studio and not closing it 🤦🏻 not to sell more games….
and games are sold anyways, you can buy it on xbox (not recommended if you got gamepass) but many pc gamers prefer to buy on steam than deal with the xbox app or pc gamepass!

On a side note to OP, the sales of studios wont happen though, especially when they want to retain the IPs, and well nobody is gonna buy a studios without its IPs; the other publishers that want a certain dev from the studio that are closing on their team can try to grab them as soon as they see they notice of the studio.

RaidenBlack3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

@Sephiroushin
Well hypothetically speaking, Ninja Theory can be sold to Sony at a lower rate sans the Hellblade IP.
Sony can then welcome them to work on the Heavenly Sword IP, which they still own.
Will be a nice proposition for Sony who can continue to offer a God of War-like hack n slash in their portfolio via Heavenly Sword 2, whilst Cory Barlog & co. decides to take a break from the God of War IP & venture some other genres.
On top of that, Ninja Theory was also interested in a sequel to Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and such Sony can come to a deal with Namco Bandai regarding the Enslaved IP.

badz1492d ago

selling the studio wouldn't be an attractive offer unless they come with their IPs. MS wants to keep these IPs, so even if MS is selling just the studio, no one would wants them

Lightning774d ago

Because they're next come next year. HB2 won't hit some impossible metric within MS so they're getting axed in 2025. Leave gaming now MS.

XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Ninja theory might as well be gone in 2025 at this rate

notachance3d ago

Every xbox studio is in danger now because there’s just no way they’re gonna rake in big money from game sales because of gamepass, even CoD was rumored to not come to gamepass because it would canibalize their sales number.

neutralgamer19923d ago

If they are smart they don’t put COD on GP day one. It’s one of the best selling games on yearly basis

Hofstaderman3d ago

Satya will make sure that doesnt happen. As you rightly put it; why kill the cash cow?

But then again, it is MS after all.....

thesoftware7303d ago

I agree and disagree. They should not put it on GP, but CoD makes real money from the overpriced MTX that people buy for over a year. They also have it all linked up to the Mobile CoD, which will incentivize Twitch spending from consumers.

neutralgamer19923d ago

Software

That’s true but keep in mind COD is the best selling or top 3 selling game every year. So yes micro transactions money is there but so are billions more

They should have tiers of GP subscriptions and the higher end tier received AAA games while everyone else gets them in 60 days

MontyeKristo2d ago

Wouldn't putting it on Gamepass be smarter? Cod is typically played, I believe, for far longer than 6 months.. if you get everyone playing the game for a year, on Gamepass, you've essentially doubled your profit. $10 a month for a year $120 compared to selling the game once for $60.

Not to mention MT's, on top of it. Sell on PS5, PC and Switch, keep it on Gamepass for Xbox and PC. Much smarter in my opinion..

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 2d ago
-Foxtrot3d ago

Also if you punish a studio for releasing a great critically acclaimed game which won some awards then what chance does anyone have

Elda3d ago

After this mess, I highly doubt the next installment of COD will be on Gamepass day one. It'll probably land on Gamepass 6 months after release date.

Noskypeno3d ago

Like I said earlier, I wouldn't even mind. There's a good selection of games on GP already, and it gives me time to play my backlog of games while allowing the games that need to sell millions of copies to make a profit a chance to succeed, a win win scenario.

badz1492d ago

not putting CoD on GP is sort of a violation of their own marketing though. they said ALL MS 1st party games will be on GP day 1, not some. CoD is 1st party, so to not put it on GP day 1 would be considered as false marketing.

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 2d ago
Rynxie3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Ninja theory games were never big sellers. I could be wrong, but I doubt hellblade 2 will sell millions. I would rather they go independent and make heavenly sword 2.

solideagle3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

heavenly sword is Sony owned IP. this will never happen as original didn't sell enough...

Wikipedia: "In 2008, it was reported that a sequel to Heavenly Sword was in-development at SCE Studio Cambridge, but was canceled due to Sony no longer seeing it as a commercially viable product"

Flewid6383d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I remember. I feel like the amount of time & technology that has passed would make a sequel a big seller now. The game has enough legacy recognition to build hype.

Show all comments (58)
200°

Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

Read Full Story >>
vgchartz.com
VersusDMC23d ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC22d ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Exvalos22d ago

What a weird name, it's essentially devil may cry, devil may cry lol

Cacabunga22d ago

Best to good for me: 3, reboot, 1, 5

2 and 4 are trash, didnt like any of them.
5 has very good gameplay variety but i hated the foes.. it is just insects the whole time. Reboot has the best foes for me

Friendlygamer22d ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60222d ago (Edited 22d ago )

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya22d ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde22d ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

SeTTriP22d ago

This right here is my order as I thought DMC 5 was amazing and obviously 3 comes after 4 was great and 1 for the nastilgic value it holds 2 was so terrible that my local GameStop gave full refunds to people who returned it.

Show all comments (14)