We’re Ready to Develop Ninja Theory’s DmC – Platinum Games

Upon Devil May Cry’s announcement at last year’s Tokyo Game Show, countless gamers were furious with the direction developer Ninja Theory are taking with the long running action series. However, Platinum Games has said that they’re ready to take over the development of the reboot, if Capcom wishes them to do so.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

They should do it, it might actually be good that way.

[SpaceSquirrel]

I think they should concentrate on Bayonetta 2 instead.

[WombBat]

Idk, for some reason i feel like platinum games would do the series justice.

Platinum Games, probably top 10 developer out there in my opinion.

[Sunhammer]

Devil May Cry running Unreal Engine 3 @ 30 fps = Proof that Ninja Theory are the worst developers of this generation.

The trailer looked disgusting and slow. Capcom needs to cancel this and start from scratch. Hire Platinum, as suggested.

Ninja Theory needs to be stopped. This is going to be the worst reboot of all time.

R.I.P Dante and Co...

...Say hello to your replacement methhead, screen tearing, stiff animations, and Unreal Engine 3.

DMC is over.

[Ducky]

^ It's at 30fps?

Well, that kills any desire I had for the game.

[MidnytRain]

@FatOldMan

Ahh, I remember a time when gamers could care less what the FPS of a game was, let alone let it ward them off a game, lol. This is getting ridiculous.

OR... you could be a PC gamer. Those guys act like they own the game developers. XD

"WTF NO DX11?!! F*** YOU!!!"
Or whatever "rigs" you all are boasting now. I really don't know.

I'll just be quiet now...

[dabri5]

Where do you get the 30fps count from? Is it because Ninja theory normally has their games locked at 30fps or because you think UE3 has some limitation that only allows it to reach 30fps lock?

[captain-obvious]

i hope capcom drop down Ninja Theory because they really SUCK

i dont care what you guys say
Ninja Theory is a small and arrogant studio that thinks what ever they touch turns into gold (which is clearly NOT true)

they have 0 respect and dedication to fans and they are so full of them selves and make subpar games

im glad sony dropped them
i hope NO other publisher gets a hold of them
and i sure hope to god they close doors or even worst get bought by activision

if Platinum Games get a hold of this game (which they should) its going to be pure GOLD

[No Way]

Please don't kill me, but could someone, like, you know, fill me in on what games these two developers, Ninja Theory and Platinum Games, have made?
Like, what games they are, I guess, known for? Good or bad, lol. I jus duno..

[TheDivine]

Make bayonetta 2. I must be the only ninja theory fan on n4g. Love their games and dmc DEF needed a reboot. Dmc 4 was horrible and stale. New dmc looks great and while i dont really dig the new dante the game looks amazing. I hope everyone here eats crow when this game blows them away. Enslaved might not of sold well but it was a masterpiece in my mind. NT made 2 of the best games this gen so i have faith and will wait to actually play it to judge.

[Heartnet]

@noway

Platinum games make bad games such as Bayonneta and vanquish whereas Ninja Theory have actually made a decent game Enslaved and a mediocre one Heavenly Sword :)

However some people on here are suggesting Ninja Theory are so "Full of emselves" and then praising platinum games even though they are being Full of emseleves by saying their better lol..

Darn Hypocrites :) DmC will be a decent game and those who dont buy it arnt really a "fan" now are they :) Cuz u Is liek OMGZ he has DIFFERZ HAIR CANXL MA PRE ORDEZ.. Bunch of Douche bags

[hay]

@Heartnet: Bayonetta and Vanquish are bad games? No offence kid but you're out of your mind.

[thaking155]

@TheDivine

I know you have a right to your opinion but Im sorry bro, Ninja Theory just isnt a strong and proven Developer. Yeah they have made 2 big name games but those games were criticized for crap visuals, and horrible gameplay mechanics. Like Heavenly Sword, I remember playing through that and thinking none of these button combinations that I input are as responsive as GOW, same with Enslaved.... I just dont know where you are getting it looks amazing from because it looks borderline PS2 graphics bro.

DMC4 was Capcoms way of saying lets reboot with another character aka Nero and the fans hated that idea and thats why Dante was eventually put back in the game because they were trying to reboot then. Nero was the weak point of DMC4... Give the franchise back to the original developer from platnium games and let them make a trailer with gameplay videos and lets do some comparing to NT and Plat. versions and see which one looks and feels like a DMC game.

[gaffyh]

@Wombat - That's cos they made the game in the first place. The series should never have been given to any other developer.

[Warprincess116]

Stop judging a game before you play it. Just because they changed Dante look doesn't mean the game gone to automatically suck.

@ Hellbringer

Well that trailer look good to me. It remained truthful to DMC gameplay and it added more. Plz tell me what was so bad about the trailer.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

I'm not judging it without anything. The recent gameplay trailer, despite being a work in progress, was terrible, and not true to the namesake. Which is what I dislike about it, it's to GoW-clone like in the fight, nothing like Stylish Devil May Cry gameplay.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[ThanatosDMC]

Guess, you didn't watch the GoW like gameplay instead of a DMC gameplay inthe latest trailer? You don't know what you're talking about. They made it casual with long range melee weapons.

@Hellbringringer
You beat me to it. These casual nubs probably love Nero and how DMC4 messed up the DMC lore around Sparda's family.

[Christopher]

I agree that the game may not have bad gameplay, but I can surely say I do not want to play a game with the protagonist looking like this. Especially considering I've played all of the other Dante games and don't agree with them changing him so drastically all of a sudden.

[TheKindRoost]

The problem lies with NT poor choices, not only his looks but everything about the game doesn't ooze the charm the original dmc. This is another proof that westernization of great japanese games brings nothing good, western devs simply doesn't have the flair the Japanese has. Capcom, Namco, Konami needs to realize that these games (Silent Hill, Ridge Racer, DMC) performed well in the west because they were different from what we get in the west. These games didn't need to be westernized or rebooted all they needed were evolution.

[mrsatan]

The gameplay trailer reminded me nothing of DMC and that is not good.

[Sevir04]

The trailer was rubbish, work ion progress or not. it didn't look beautiful. It was simply slow and the morphing weapon mechanic just doesn't work in DMC. This game looks choppy and has nothing in the vein of Devil May Cry! only the name! dante looks like a Crack head B*tch and the graphics look like a blurry mess! DMC4's graphics running on MT frame work 2.0 looks better than this! The textures in this is low resolution and they load in all weird! Ninja Theory was the worst choice developer for even rebooting the series!

Capcom should have simply scrap this game and tell ninja theory to move on! they can do this game better! I'm not buying this crap! but i will stomach it and rent this game!

[Elven6]

Yellow13: The look and I assume a lot of the other decisions weren't Ninja Theory's fault, they were Capcom's.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/a...

I don't really know much about the story but if it's an origin's story I'm willing to give it a chance. Who knows, they might actually find a way to make everything fit together.

Sunhammer: Where did you get the 30 FPS figure? Can't find anything on it.

[ZombieAssassin]

I believe the game is a complete reboot, I read in a interview someone asked him if it was an origins story or reboot and they said it was a completely new world/story a complete reboot of the series.

As far as the 30fps thing it's using the Unreal Engine and it hasn't had more than 2 games on this gen consoles running any higher and the 2 that did are fighters that Netherrealm Studios said it was hard to get it to do that....not only that the last game NT made using UE was only 30fps and it dropped A LOT.

[Pintheshadows]

You've never played DMC have you? That is rhetorical by the way. The answer is clearly no.

[Redempteur]

"Stop judging a game before you play it."

It's freaking easy to be scared by NT .i mean their "past" action games were shallow and missing any element of depth .

i'm not holding my breath ..and none of the trailers showed anything that seems to make me think this will be any différent ...

It isn't pretty , i doubt they 'll have the fun and they'll probably stuff as much "story" as they can inside when clearly we don't care unless it's for a set up for an epic brotherly fight ( DMC3 ).

i'd rather HAVE that DMC HD collection ..

[Lord_Sloth]

It's not just his look they're changing. It's the entire presentation of the franchise!

Punk Rock instead of Metal, dirty Urban Environments with all the colors of the dirt spectrum instead of richly colored castles, a 70s thug instead of a modern biker.

It's the whole feel and atmosphere they're altering.

[trollpolice]

just look at that fag in the picture what they do with dante..give it to platnuim games..they can do much better with it. and imagine bayonetta and dante cross over...wow that would be hilarious!

[Heartnet]

So Ur saing by giving it to Plat games they will change the look of Dante..

If they did that wthey would be overriding capcoms decision and therefor you would never see a new DmC game come to light im afraid :)

it amazes me the gullability of some

and bayonetta was shit.. one button shit

[5119ent]

@wombat only reason i would say not top ten is because of they have yet to prove themselves in the multiplayer arena...

[Blaze929]

lol Ninja Theory, I feel so sorry for them sometimes. I wonder how they must feel. Two unsuccessful games in a row and possibly a third. They're probably like, "just wait, we'll show them how good this game is!"

but in reality, it probably won't. I want to give them a shot but I also don't want to wait another 3-4 years for the next DMC if this one flops.

So I say, just can this project and start over, with Capcom developing it or Platinum Games.

[Heartnet]

Enslaved whilst selling badly was a great game in which i enjoyed the characters and story throughly as well as the game play..

Ill agree Heavenly sword was crap :)

I Dislike all of Plat Games games although the vanquish demo was goood but did not warrent a purchase as the length of the game was like 4 hours without a Multiplayer

[VampHuntD]

@Blaze I disagree on the two unsuccessful games comment. I thought Heavenly Sword was a lot of fun. yes it was short, but it was a good thrill all the way through. Enslaved on the other hand, I played and it felt like a chore. Combat was slow and unrewarding. Orb hunting was tedious. Combat was also slower than Heavenly Sword, which is what initially worried me about them taking on DmC. Two games, both with decent combat, but slow combat, that's not DmC at all.

@Heartnet Enslaved did sell badly because it was a new IP for sure. But even if it had sold well that doesn't make it a great game.

You say you dislike all of platinum games work? You didn't even play Vanquish by your own admission even though the "demo was good". It was longer than 4 hours for a first play through likely and it seems as if you were just influenced by th story that dropped right before the game's release saying it was only 4. try in on hard or normal and see if it takes you 4 hours. On easy? No Prob. On Normal? Possibly. First Time through on Hard? Not likely (and it doesn't count your deaths either, clock resets for those). So that 4 hours nonsense is just that, Nonsense. Bayonetta? Fast Paced killer action, maybe you don't like that style, although you enjoyed the demo for Vanquish so that tells me you do.

By the way, MGS4 could be beat in 3 hours and Demon Soul's could be done in under 1. Guess those games aren't worth it either huh?

[Blaze929]

"I thought Heavenly Sword was a lot of fun."

yeah but I wasn't talking about how fun it is. Fun doesn't equal successful. They went on record saying they received no profits from Heavenly Sword. Then Enslaved next up didn't sell that many copies either - no doubt not as much as they hoped.

[fei-hung]

I think the head of Crapcom and Platinum Games should put their difference and "honor" wars aside and just give the fans of this series what we want - a true next gen DMC made by Platinum Games.

I understand there is ill feelings between Hideki Kamiya and Crapcom and the whole Japanese honor dillema, but Crapcom must understand a simple thing - the honor they owe to the fans of this franchise should supercede all else.

Hideki san is the creator of Resi, DMC, Viewtiful Joe and Bayonetta. Nothing more needs to be said about this man to understand that the only way the fans of this franchise will get the DMC we want and are craving for is when this guy is back making it.

If it don't happen, it is not a problem - We will always have Bayonetta to fill that void and that will be Crapcom's loss for not listening to their fans.

[Kon]

I'm, a little skeptic on this one

[5119ent]

i understand why...but they have never made a bad game so im optimistic

[Pintheshadows]

Enslaved. That was a bad game. Bad combat. Bad platforming. Bad story.

Made worse by the fact the game seemed to think it was amazing.

I can level similar criticism at Heavenly Sword.

[Heartnet]

@Pintheshadows..

What were you smoking when you were playing Enslaved?

everything about that game was top class only reason it didnt sell was because it was a new IP which didnt take off :(

I agree with heavenly sword although not a bad game wasnt of ma taste

[VileAndVicious]

This would just be too awesome if the original creator worked on a new dmc. It was really messed up what capcom did to him and the guys that used to be clover studios.

[ZombieAssassin]

Oh god please let P* work on a DMC game Capcom, even if it's the second installment of the reboot I'm sure they could do it more justice than NT and use a better engine. DmC holds a special place in my gaming heart as it along with The Legacy of Kain games are what got me back into actual gaming during the Ps2 era, before I played those games I was usually just playing racing games and the occasional RPG so I don't want to see the series ruined.

I wouldn't even have such a big problem with it if they didn't seem to change Dante's personality but it seems they did and that's what helped make the game.

[Raider69]

People understand that this is a reboot.And in no way Capcom will ever delivery DMC to PG because of the honor!Kamiya left Capcom because he do not agree with the way Capcom was handling things,it was not a friendly departed.Japonese people honor there ways and in no way will Capcom ever submit or bend over to PG over DMC or any IP's they have.Kamiya knows that and respond positive because he knows Capcom will never accept that.

[jc48573]

He left because he wanted his own company

[gamingisnotacrime]

face slap

[user8397144]

How about Capcom get with Sony so they can get Sony Santa Monica and develop DMC.

[sashimi]

Never going to happen unless its exclusive and i highly doubt that. But either way NT developing DMC does not seem like a good idea either way you look at it.
Enslaved is a prime example, this game will not turn out good.

[user8397144]

I know it will never happen, it was just a random comment.

[Tony-Red-Grave]

money says what

[PS360PCROCKS]

Lol poor ninja theory. Nobody wants this game done by them.

[gunnerforlife]

i wouldn't mind them doing the game IF they'd have gone with the original DMC WORLD, ORIGINAL DANTE and original moves and not change it so much that it doesnt even look like our Beloved DMC :'(.
i've spent nearly 1000... hours on the entire DMC series and i'm sad seeing this once great action game going to waste :(

[dafada]

hmmmmmmmmmmmm i loved DMC. i still own all of them.It was dantes badassness and style that made the game so lovable. i dont know about this new emo goth punk dante

[newn4gguy]

Emo?
Goth?
Punk?

Heavy boots, white hair, trench coat, necklace from his dead mother...

I hate to break it to ya...but Dante has always been emo, goth, and punk. ;)

I'm a huge DMC fan...and I don't understand what you people are saying. Dante has ALWAYS been emo. He cried at the end of DMC. Just sayin'...

[gunnerforlife]

yes but he was a COOL EMO BEFORE now hes just gone the way of cut urself EMO...
and he just killed hes brother uh wouldn't u cry ur eyes out if u done that???

[VileAndVicious]

Lol dont let them hear you say that!!

[ZombieAssassin]

Crying doesn't make you EMO, in fact Dante always seemed light hearted and was never all mopey. DMC is set in a Gothic world setting though (says it right on the box for at least one game I think 2) and does dress in a more gothic style but I wouldn't call him emo....and he was born with white hair....just sayin'

We could have different opinions on what is emo though, I just go with the stereotypical view of it (setting in a dark corner with a razor blade crying blood tears).

[dafada]

lol true true...but before he had style with it you know. it was his attitude. But now he looks like a little emo highschool kid with eyeshadow and short black weird hair.

hmmmm lol here i am talking shit but i'm still getting it

[newn4gguy]

Thanks for the replies, guys! :)

I pretty much agree with all of that. I just hope they keep him that way.

[No Way]

Able didn't cry when he killed Cane! Or.. was it Cane? Kane? Fuck if I know!

:)

[newn4gguy]

Ok. I love Ninja Theory. I really do. I loved Heavenly Sword and Enslaved. These guys know what they're doing, imo. (I'm foreseeing disagrees on this one.)

However...I'm concerned. They didn't personally want to change the look of Dante, but Inafune told them to do it anyway. I don't blame them for that. I am concerned because DMC is about over-the-top action...which isn't exactly their forte, if you know what I mean.

Kamiya created some of the best games ever made...including the original DMC, Okami, and Viewtiful Joe. Bayonetta proved that not only does he still have it...he can reinvent genres whenever he wants! The man is brilliant!

My only gripe with DMC in general, is the lack of emotion. Sure, we had some great moments in DMC and DMC3...but nothing of Heavy Rain, Alan Wake, Mass Effect, etc. depth. I WANT THAT! That's the only thing DMC does not offer. Otherwise, it's perfect.

@AKissFromDaddy - Agree. That story was phenomenal! I just want more emotion.

[dafada]

lol i do agree with you.....but DMC never really had that. They could of set up a much better story between virgil and dante but........

like you said dmc is all about over the top action and that kinda makes me forget about the story...i just love all the crazy cutscenes and the fun i had doing all the combos

@AKissFromDaddy ...omg yes. i always thought dmc3 had the best story of them all. Lady wanting to get revenge on arkham and going through all that shit and dante vs virgil

[AKissFromDaddy]

The story in DMC3 between Dante, Vergil, Lady, and Arkham is amazing. You gotta agree that it is a great story about family issues.

[Tony-Red-Grave]

how long do you think DMC could have gone on with the direction it was heading? it was going to get repetitive very soon without a proper story.

Im going to get DmC if it sucks oh well my money to get back. If it cane to it sucking i can hope for a HD collection or a sequel thats X times better.

[gunnerforlife]

yes NT can do a story with emotion...
but they can not do a game with over the top action, and id rather have DMC with over the top action and no story at all then a dmc with lame ass action an great story, DMC1 is my Favorite of the lot and the story was paper thin, but the action was superb!!

[ZombieAssassin]

I agree too I have loved all the NT games I've played, I just feel they took on this game because they knew it would sell on name alone and lets face it after Enslaved they were prolly pretty close to going under. I just kinda wish after the fan backlash they would of went to Capcom and been like "look we need to give the fans what they want".

[ThanatosDMC]

Go watch a soap opera if you want emotion. Heavenly Sword and Enslaved both have trash gameplay no strategy, difficulty, style, etc.

[Tony-Red-Grave]

why did you pick this title/article it sounds alot more different then whats actually said. Either you troll DmC or just want PG to work on DMC.

If kamiya wanted to work on DMC so bad why doesn't HE reach out to capcom?

[jc48573]

he wants Capcom to reach him.

[phoenixdown]

let platinum games make this dmc game. the dmc creator made dmc and works for platinum games.

[Eamon]

Completely agree.

Give it to Platinum. They will treat it like their baby.

[AKissFromDaddy]

P* + DMC = Winning

[DNAbro]

actually this would be amazing. platinum games is a great developer and they could DEFINITELY do the series justice.

[baldulf]

You shouldn't take what Kamiya says in his twitter seriously.

The man is my most respected developer of all times but he just talks a bit too much in his tweets (mostly due to fanboys asking him 24/7 about DMC)

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Platinum Games>>>Ninja Theory. DO ITT!!!!!!

[HacSawJimThugin]

This is a complete no brainer...Capcom should of given them the rights from jump. Platinum is quickly becoming the new king of beat em ups because they know what the fuck they are doing!!

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Yes, please take over. I don't care, you guys can start from scratch. I can wait for however many years, well not too long just do this series justice.

[IQUITN4G]

I can definitely see why this is the cause for disgust, what with the main character and all. If you love the series then it would be like changing Mario or the Chief and that doesn't really cut it. It may turn out to be an excellent game but one that's very hard to stomach

Platinum would of course work their magic on this but i've got Bayonetta to last me the rest of my life

[Magic_Spatula]

I think it'd actually make sense for Platinum Games to take over development for DmC. I think that a few of the people that worked on the original DmC works at Platinum now, so they'd know exactly what a DmC game should feel and play like.

[Darkseeker]

Ninja Theory makes small games. Heavenly Sword and Enslaved were way too short and not worth the money.

PlatinumGames made one short game and that was Vanquished.

So yeah, I would take my chances with PlatinumGames, who made just a short game and also made Bayonetta over Ninja Theory who would probably make a 10 hours games at most.

[turgore]

No, let Ninja Theory finish this DMC. See how it goes. They are already too far in the project to cancel it (Should've been cancelled after the first trailer).
Platinum Games should be first in line to make Devil MAy Cry 5, the proper sequel - unless CAPCOM wants to do it internally.

[InTheLab]

How about we let Capcom make DMC?...Forget the B Team scrubs. Platinum seemingly mastered the art of combat in hack and slash games but what about the rest of Bayonetta? Horrible Jpop blaring, terrible voice actors and dialogue, long horrible cutscenes, and the most incomprehensible story I've ever seen..

Maybe they should let Platinum deal with the gameplay and NT deal with the story...and really everything else aside from character designs. HS and Enslaved may have sucked in the gameplay department (minus Twing Twang), but at least the stories made sense.

[Quagmire]

Damn, fangirls need help. NT are epic developers, let them make DmC

[thaking155]

Be honest bro no one likes NT.

Quagmire the NT Fangirl. Sorry bro, Fail.....

[jc48573]

Oh God, has anybody contacted Capcom regarding this?

[Jappy-k7]

YESS PLEASE!

only Platinum Games can take the franchise to the next level!

[RockmanII7]

Yes, Platinum games is made of people who left Capcom and made some of Capcom's best games IMO (Okami, Viewtiful Joe, God Hand). They deserve to at least be asked to make DMC.

[lochdoun]

Aren't they owned by Sega?

[FalconR289]

Platinum games should do DMC and RE6 just my opinion.