Capcom didn't just want to make another Devil May Cry sequel according to DmC studio Ninja Theory
Devil May Cry 5 was never in Capcom's thinking when it decided to return to the over-the-top action franchise, according to Ninja Theory co-founder Tameem Antoniades.
Former Hellblade director and Ninja Theory co-founder has offered an explanation regarding his departure from the now Microsoft-owned studio.
It is a good studio.. i really enjoyed their dmc game that i platinumed it.
I did not try hellblade, because it doesnt tell me much.. Enslaved was very mehhh
Heavenly Sword was good not great. Amazing graphics back in the day but so repetitive and not so engaging in the long run.
I really enjoyed Enslaved and Heavenly Sword back in the day. Wish they'd return to that sort of game. Hellblade isn't really for me to be honest. Not saying it's not a good game, I just couldn't get into it.
That is fair. I enjoyed Hellblade but can definitely see how it isn’t for everyone.
Would like to see how Heavenly Sword would have turned out if developed today. It’s easy to forget that games like Heavenly Sword were unprecedented and in their infancy.
Enslaved has been their favorite game for me. Loved the atmosphere.
Heavenly sword was a staggeringly good game!! One of the most memorable of the PS3 generation in my opinion.
Heavenly sword was good. It had ambitious graphics and as a result the frame rate suffered and as a result the gameplay suffered. But the story was phenomenal. Great acting, especially Andy Serkis as the king.
"Microsoft" we all read between the lines. We have seen the exact same thing happen with many of their other acquisitions
One thing that pleasantly surprised me, was the Switch port, as back then it was my only console. The graphics were amazing and the artistic design helped a lot to enhance the visuals.I took some really impressive screen shots while playing which I still revisit them from time to time to remind me what a capable developer (QLOC) can achieve with weaker hardware.
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Capcom is too greedy. just because DMC4 didn't sell to their expectations, then they decide to find other methods to revive it. They want to break it even with 7 million per game.
I wonder why......
They need to make a new got damn Onimusha...
Ninja Theory :
"What was very clear was they didn’t want to make Devil May Cry 5. They didn’t want to make something that looked like the previous four, " Antoniades said during NowGamer's recent visit to the studio. "They wanted a new entry point into the series with a different perspective, which is why they came to us."
DmC is a prequel which reboots the series with protagonist Dante depicted as a young man - but Capcom was less comfortable with rebooting the gameplay mechanics.
"Whereas Capcom Japan gave us quite a lot of leeway on the story, setting and starting the franchise again, if you like, on the combat they were very hands-on," Antoniades explained. "Combat, enemies, bosses, they were very hands-on. They visit us maybe every six to eight weeks or so. They bring Itsuno-san, who is the director of 2, 3 and 4, and they’d sit with our designers and animators and pore through every detail of combat and mechanics.
"That was kind of the division of responsibility, if you like. We were charged with reinventing the world and the character, and they were in charge of ensuring we understood the philosophy of Devil May Cry combat and effectively make a Japanese combat game within a Western story."
Games is gonna sell millions, just like Resident Evil 6 did. Hell, I hated DMC 1, 2 and 3 and 4 I liked Bayonetta much more than these, but this new DMC has peeked my interest. So Ill give it a spin.