Hey DMC fans, let's work this out! | Thebrownbox.net

Welcome and hello! Let me start this small write up with a statement: I think the outcry across the web over the upcoming game DMC is pathetic and is just another display of a first world problem.

[zerocrossing]

There is no right or wrong answer for the argument here, there is just a conflict in opinion.

A lot of original fans of DMC dislike the new art style, the more accessible gameplay and really plain don't like the new Dante's look or attitude.

I understand that a lot of people are really looking forward to DmC and that's fine, I don't want to make those who like the game feel as if they are wrong for doing so, but for those of you who are just getting into the franchise with this reboot, try to understand that DmC is quite a step away in certain aspects from the type of game the franchise started out as, I know much has been said in reviews to the contrary of that but it simply isn't true.

Now DmC may well turn out a good action game, but the reasons I think a lot of us enjoyed the past franchises are either lacking or vacant in the reboot, because of that its simply impossible for some of us to really accept it as a proper DMC game, but like I said Im sure many people will enjoy it regardless especially those of you who are just getting into the franchise.

That said I hope some of you are a little more aware of the issues some fans have, and for those of you looking forward to DmC I hope it matches your expectations.

[KOIMOJO]

I totally agree with you! No matter what some of these people won't like it. The point of the article was just to encourage people to think of every new game as a unique experience. These games are made up of a lot of hard work and I would hate to see a great game fail just because of an overwhelming negative reception from "fans" This article will most likely have no affect anyways. I just always want to see this industry I love prosper!

[zerocrossing]

I'm not a fan of the reboot but Im also not beyond understanding that some people like it.

If this is the way the franchise ends up going then I can only hope the new fans have as much fun as I had playing the originals.

Hopefully I can find something to fill the void but I'll always hope that DMC will return to form one day.

[DragonKnight]

@thebrownbox: See, regardless of anything else you had to say in your article, you rendered your opinion completely null and void the very second you posted this...

"I think the outcry across the web over the upcoming game DMC is pathetic and is just another display of a first world problem."

No, alright, no. The "outcry" you've witnessed is a direct result of the treatment legitimately concerned fans had about this game being scoffed at by Ninja Theory and Capcom. They both treated fans with utter disrespect and told us "tough sh*t, we're making this for us, not you."

So I say to you, based only on that part of your article, that we the fans are the reason sequels and franchises exist. Without our dollars, their would have been no Devil May Cry to reboot. And if you're the type of person that is against people using their voice to express their dissatisfaction over things like an unneeded and unnecessary reimagining of a franchise that still had plenty of story to be told, please stand aside and allow the money grubbing publishers and developers to sell you trash while the rest of us actually try to do anything to bring quality back to the industry.

I'll have to use another bubble to get to your article.

[Blacktric]

"...please stand aside and allow the money grubbing publishers and developers to sell you trash while the rest of us actually try to do anything to bring quality back to the industry."

Heh. Like that's ever going to happen. As long as sheep like the people who'll buy DmC just for the sake of contradicting people who hate it exists, it won't happen. Ever. People like that always love taking the actual point and bringing it to the; "this is a game that developers poured countless of hours into... why can't you respect that!?!". Or flat out dismissing every single logical complaint you have by branding you as a hater that loves jumping on a bandwagon.

And it's blatantly obvious that the writer of this article is clueless like most of the DmC worshippers. Read the actual complaints. Think for yourself for one second before writing a long article regarding why people who hate the abortion that is DmC and all of their arguments are pathetic. It's always easy to brand anything that doesn't involve food and health as a "first world problem" to dismiss it right away...

[DragonKnight]

In your second paragraph you talk about the Souls series as though it's the same as Devil May Cry. Granted you made a loose comparison but it's still flawed. The premise of the Souls series is not an engaging story, it's about one person against a harsh and lonely world. The second that changes is the second that the game loses the spirit that drew people to it. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your bend) the new directors don't seem to grasp this and have made statements like "accessibility" and "more direct" and even hinted at changing the combat. It's too early to say anything concrete, but the fans that made it possible for Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2 to exist have every right to be concerned that the game so near and dear to them could change in ways that take away from the core experience just to appeal to people who think it's too hard and can't use their imagination or sense of exploration and need a story thrown in their faces to enjoy a game. Sorry, but that doesn't sound like a good thing to any Souls series fan.

Your third paragraph barely touches on the problem fans have with the gameplay. You conveniently skim over the actual concerns just to call people who have a problem with it pathetic. The combat is slower, easier, meant to draw in casual gamers at the expense of the fluidity and complexity of the old style. The enemy A.I. are stupid and take forever to finish their attack animations. There are already stories of people who got the game (thanks to broken street date releases) and have finished boss fights on Nephilim without taking any damage. Ninja Theory is not a quality developer. They haven't made a quality game. They made one decent first game that's below average for the genre, and one terrible game everyone puts down. They blame everyone but themselves for their failures and these are the kinds of developers you'd want taking a crack at your favourite franchises? BTW, I guess you've never heard of King's Field? Yeah, that's the series that the Souls series spawned from. Bayonetta is also a game that has jumped to a different console exclusively, a console that has a very mixed opinion among gamers so it's not exactly an easy thing to "follow" Kamiya around hoping for a true Devil May Cry experience in a different game with a different style and character and personality. As for the artstyle, being that you're not a fan of the Devil May Cry series, you aren't qualified to say anything to those who are about the artstyle so I won't bother touching on that.

[DragonKnight]

Your next paragraph is another poorly thought out one. There are a few options for people to tell a developer they don't like where a game is headed. One of those ways, and the most effective, is with our wallets. This tells the developer "hey, we told you we didn't like it, you didn't listen, so why should we reward you with our money?" and is our responsibility as smart consumers to do so. Capcom made the arbitrary decision to reboot Devil May Cry because they got lazy with DMC4 and made it a repetitive game. Instead of listening to what fans were saying (i.e. give us Nero's origin story, make DMC5 less repetitive) they decided people didn't like Devil May Cry anymore and opted to reboot the whole thing and chose probably the worst developer possible. A developer that has NEVER gotten combat right and is a known crybaby studio. DMC4's greatest aspect was the fluid combat, the worst part of it was going through the same levels twice in opposite directions and with the same bosses. Change that for DMC5, keep the combat, and they'd have had a good game people would want to buy. Failing that, if Capcom wants to put DMC on hiatus it's because their ego won't allow them to actually listen to legitimate complaints and improve on them and instead make them feel like they can do no wrong.

Your next paragraph is a continuation of the previous and still misses the point. Support is awarded for quality, not for basic attempt. It's the same with every single area of business. Give people what they want, they give you money. Give people what they don't want, they don't give you money. Change is good, but appropriate change is necessary. Find out what works and keep it and improve on it, find out what doesn't work and don't use it in the future. And above all else, don't disrespect the people who are responsible for your paycheck.

And your final paragraph is a failed disclaimer. As the saying goes "don't start nothin' won't be nothin'." When a game tries to cash in on a franchises name, you're damned right it's going to be judged based on the franchise. If developers don't want that to happen, make it a spinoff or a new game. That's the basics of it and should be common sense. DmC is a terrible game. The fans have put it under every kind of microscope and evaluated it from head to toe. We KNOW it's a terrible game. If you want to throw away $60, throw it this way to be spent on GOOD games.

[Temporary]

The game is GOOD...the immature fanboys who disliked this game before the demo came out were going to hate on the demo no matter how good it was. They already decided to hate it before anything was even known about it.

The reviews arent lying ... I got the demo because i was curious about all the hate on the game, and the game is actually good.

Kids will be kids tho, easier to keep hating on a game than admitting you were wrong and swallowing your pride.

I for one will be purchasing it and enjoying it, the combat system is great, the demo was great, and the GAME will be great.

[zerocrossing]

@Temporary

Don't lump us all in with the typical "hater" crowd, we have legitimate reasons for disliking the game as Im sure you do for liking it.

A "GOOD" game is entirely subjective, just because you enjoyed it does not make it "good", we can only base that off of majority rule and opinions are all over the place.

In short you've rendered your argument moot.

[Root]

The problem I have is that fans of dmc bash anyone's opinions down when they say something negative about the game but fans who don't like it don't bash their opinions down. To them it's like "I can have my opinion, but you can't have yours". I mean it's a commenting site, all opinions matter at the end of the day.

It's not like people who don't like it are making crap up, we actually have legit reasons to why we hate the game. We actually have solid reasons, and even though we do dmc fans STILL like to make it seem like it's about the hair/design, it's immature to be honest, instead of challenging our points they just go with the ignorant response.

Seriously though what's with all these defence articles lately, it's like in the past month leading up to release we've had a ton of them. Mostly the big sites that defended it have given it a good score so far...too strange in my opinion

In my opinion the game is a step back for the franchise but this is why I don't understand the good reviews so far. If a franchise takes a step back then mark it down, a sequel or next instalment to a franchise like DMC is supposed to improve, take a step forward...not a step back. How can you say "Yeah good job guys" when they game is crap compared to the old ones.

[zerocrossing]

DmC is both good and bad, it's bad to the fans that miss the original Dante, the style, the fast combat, challenging gameplay and the story that never ended properly.

DmC is good for the those who like the new style, the new Dante, the less challenging gameplay and the more accessible combat.

Many people defending the reboot aren't original fans so they are bound to think it's great pulling off air combos and getting SSS ranking with ease, but DMC was about the challenge, fast combat and fun sometimes campy style that you don't get here in the west.

Im more disappointed that we may never get the old style back, but I have appreciated having played DMC some of the best action games of all time.

[MikeMyers]

You still don't get it, Root.

"Seriously though what's with all these defence articles lately, it's like in the past month leading up to release we've had a ton of them. Mostly the big sites that defended it have given it a good score so far...too strange in my opinion "

See how twisted your viewpoints are. You whine about not being able to give your opinion but you want your cake and eat it too. You feel like everyone should be on your side and that any site that says the game is actually good is flat out wrong. That is not how you go about a mature dialogue. You're attacking anyone who praises it and any site that does.

The game is a reboot. It's like having a reboot of Batman. It's darker than the original TV series. So anyone who doesn't like the tone of the new movies can just watch the old campy TV episodes. See, everyone is happy except you. Go play the older DMC games. Not every franchise lives on forever. You have quite a few games to play already. It could have just ended with the last game. So just don't buy the new one and let others enjoy it. Is that really too much to ask?

All you are is a right-fighter. Thinking everyone who disagrees is flat out wrong. Which is why you will go into every article about the game voicing your opinion and then turn around and say I can't voice my opinion. You make no sense.

zerocrossing, is taking the right approach, you aren't. You don't care about anyone but yourself. And anyone who tries to influence others not to buy it or hopes the game fails totally misses the point of what an opinion means.

[Root]

@MikeMyers

No...

Twisted points...really, no more like an open mind on this whole situation. You don't say nothing for two years when the game is first release do your normal previews and such but then when it comes to the release date, go on about it non stop and defend the game just like that.

Yoy've just proven my point though, you can't let others have their opinions when someone say something negative about the game. You end up getting your panties in a twist and get angry someone has said something bad about a game you like.

Judging from your past comments Mike, you don't get it and never will.

[sarshelyam]

Because calling it "crap" or a "step back" is your opinion. It seems to me that most complaints come from the difficulty of the demo, the perception that this is an accurate portrayal of the final game, when it was a demo that was built and completed for E3.

The bottom line is that you negate your point entirely when you initially say DMC fans are bashing people's opinions regardless of whether they're for, or against this game. It sounds like a losing war. Can't talk crap about it because it's a beloved series. Can't speak good things about it, because it's "flawed".

I'm sorry but when I put this up against the 4 currently available DMC titles, I'd gladly play this over 2, or 4...two horrible entries in the series if you ask me. Will it match 3? Not likely as that, to me, represents the pinnacle of the series...the bar that must be met and exceeded. That said, there's no reason it can't fall just short and still be a great game. If 3 was perfect, and this is a "step back"...well...that would make it at least Great...maybe Good? Certainly not the unplayable and steaming pile of tish you suggest it to be.

[VileAndVicious]

@zerocrossing

I actually agree with you as far as why some people are disasapointed in the new DmC.

[MikeMyers]

Root, whos panties are really in a twist, the one questioning your antics or the one who feels like there is a conspiracy going on anytime the media praises the game and makes sure they let everyone know this isn't a real DMC game?

I'm not arguing with you because I respect your opinion. You've said countless times why you don't like the new game. So really, what else is there left for you to say other than to attack any positive news surrounding it? So it seems to me you're the one who has his panties twisted because you're the one who can't let it go. You're way more adamant than I am trying to get your point across. This is no longer about you voicing your opinion, it's about you trying to slam the game any chance you get and cause conflict with anyone or any site that may enjoy it. You want it to fail and will do everything in your power to make sure it does.

I see others reasoning with you and why the game falls short but I see nothing from you supporting anyone who enjoys certain aspects of the game. You're the one who quickly turns on anyone or any site that has anything positive to say about it.

You see, I do get it because I have left myself open for reasoning. You haven't. You've made up your mind long ago and continue to be a right-fighter.

sarshelyam, well said.

[vallencer]

I heart you root!!

But in all seriousness the reason these articles are popping up is because people actually enjoy the game and there isn't anything wrong with that so it shouldn't matter to you if these articles do pop up. People like the game and people hate the game that's just how it is. Pretty much for every game.

[sarshelyam]

I just love how these "original DmC fans" are basing their decision on a build that was completed back in March and intentionally made easy for accessibility as their E3 demo.

I've been with the series since day one and, frankly, the old Dante had run its course. Capcom would have likely put this series out to pasture had they not got it in their heads to give it to a fresh set of eyes in reboot fashion.

Bottom line, to me, Devil May Cry was great, the second was horrible, the 3rd stands as the best in the series, and 4...again...I hated it. That's half of the series that has completely disappointed me. It was obvious when they introduced Nero that they were looking to move away from Dante and, possibly, introduce a new protagonist. It didn't really work, so what was left?

I've played numerous builds of the new DmC over the last year and a half at numerous shows and I can honestly say, the difficulty at each demo has been different. Some easy, some difficult, and it's obvious that they're building these demos with their event audience in mind. E3 isn't a show for a bunch of gamers, it's an industry event, so they built a demo with accessibility in mind. They probably should have made a better choice when delivering a demo into the hands of prospective buyers...the gamers, when they introduced it to Xbox/PS3 fans around the world for download...they didn't and that's a mistake.

I'll be there day one next week and will be enjoying every moment. I never had an issue with Dante's new look, it was a refreshing and much needed change. As for the gameplay, I think you'll all have to judge for yourself, but remind yourself that we were given the "easy" demo!

[VileAndVicious]

Sometimes I wonder if instead of NT rebooting the regular DMC series they instead went in a different direction for a reboot. For example, instead rebooting Dantes story I wonder how things might have turned out had NT and Capcom instead decided to do a game based around Sparda.
They could have helped clarify some story elements (with some artistic freedoms of course).

I think had they started there, and built from that the backlash and fan division issue might have been different (maybe not). I'm still open to the current DmC reboot, but whenever a series gets rebooted some people will always get upset. I think the Sparda reboot might have been a happy middle ground.

[NovusTerminus]

I agree.

While I am against this reboot it's because in no way does it feel like DMC. Really wish they would have just changed the names and made a new I.P out of this.

[Whitefox789]

I felt the same way with Lords of Shadows.

[Hanso]

DmC is now like MGS you watch more than you play the game fail
hey atleast the cutscenes in MGS are fun to watch ^^

[Inception]

And MGS gameplay too are fun. So don't compare this game with MGS :)

[sarshelyam]

They're fun, for you. Sadly, subjectivity is the entire basis of DMC fans in this thread and the argument that fuels it. You like what you like, its independent of everyone else and their taste. Some people are going to like the old DMC titles, and some will like the DmC reboot. Some people love MGS, and some people think it's crap...

...they're both right!

[Godmars290]

We find out - next week? I'm in the "hater" camp and could care less when DmC is released - which side's argument is valid. If the game sells well, does better than DMC4, then the opinion of those who like and defended the title will be validated. If it bombs, fails to break 500k it first month, then the haters, those put off by the radical redesign and NT initial hostile reaction towards complaints, get gloating rights. Not that such will really mean anything.

[sarshelyam]

Look at this, a hater with reason. Really though, we should be seeing the sales as an opportunity for either side to gloat. If it does poorly, oh well. If it sells well, great for whomever supports it. I don't really see why everything needs to be a competition. What is anyone winning in this regard?

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

I agree with you that. There is no winner in this "competition" because fueling the schism between the fanbase was basically the advertisement for this game if not from the articles but from the game developers themselves (Alex Jones even said that hatred for the game is better than no one talking about it at all which is downright terrible for anyone to say and pretty much was the infrastructure for their campaign)

[rainslacker]

I'm in the indifferent group myself. I liked the demo well enough, nothing spectacular, but I'd pick it up once it hits $40 or less. I prefer the art style of the older games, mostly because I prefer the anime look. To me they just seemed like different games. I'll take the new one as it's own entity, much like I would say the Spider-man reboot (which wasn't really needed), and not listen to those that go on about which is cannon or right. I personally take every game as it's own entity. It's the only way I came to like FF13.

[TheKindRoost]

The game is broken down to the basics;
-the story is appallingly bad and tasteless on many occasion.
-full of plot holes.
-brain dead enemy ai.
-boss battles requires no strategy/dull/repetitive.
-combat is definitely an after though.
-70% of the game is poorly executed platforming.
-death will mostly come from the bad platform section.
-Everything that was broken in the demo are mostly left untouched in the full game ( combat mechanics, style meter glitches to name a few)
-voice acting is all over the place.
-music is deafening and out of context.
-unfulfilling ending( it all amounts to nothing)
-Game is about 7 hours at best with 1/3 of it is all cut-scenes, speaking of which cut-scenes are every where even in mid batles.

Honestly this game is an attempting to cater the lowest common denominator in order to succeed. Capcom knows it that's why they wouldn't put this Donte in their own game such as project zone in which they used the original Dante.( see pic below)

[BlaqMagiq24]

That almost sounds like what Devil May Cry 2 was and I'd rather go back and play that.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

It's kinda expected for Project Zone. Looking at PSN, America gave DMC videos and the demo 4 plus while Japan gave it 2.91........

[clovis212]

Andrew Duval....aka DragonKnight. Why do you troll every single DmC article on here? Get a life man. I thought Canadians were supposed to be nicer

So you're hurt over DmC...great..move on. Some of us are really looking forward to this game and are happy it's not the bad camera, cheesy characters and stupid hard combat of the originals.

[maximus1985]

id take hard combat over easy combat anyday otherwise why play at all?

[bluetoto]

Maybe he gets enjoyment out of his games differently than you?
Why must everyone play and enjoy the same game the same way? what in the world makes you think hard combat is fun to another gamer?

Instead of telling him how to enjoy his gaming maybe others should take a look at why they even play games in the first place.

Sick and tired of people acting like they own a series because they liked EVERYTHING about the first while other people who liked and supported the first game in a series, even though they didn't like everything about the games, are not seen as real fans or new fans.

and then to bash people who like what they've done is the lowest, as if insulting these people who play games to have fun and not as some form of boosting their weak ego is going to change anything.

people like this aren't the reason games get good sequels, it's how we get the same game over and over again with little to no improvements year after year.

"Oh no, they made it too easy, now others might have fun playing this game too! I'm no longer special! que the teardrops!"

[clovis212]

You people are judging a game based on a DEMO. NONE of you have played the full game yet. All of your opinions are null and void until you have the actual game in your hands.

[TheKindRoost]

full game is leaked already, full walk-through streams of it has been going for a week now.

[clovis212]

Do you have a link to these streams? Also, watching a video and playing the game are two different things. People need to play it before they judge it.

[TheKindRoost]

I would gladly post links but Capcom shut'em down. "People need to play it before they judge it"
I disagree I've played enough games in my life to know how bad a game is.

[Root]

The demo was taken from the final game, Tameem even said on twitter that it was the final version since it was taken from when the game went gold.

If the demo is crap then the game is...

[RyuX19]

People who've played the games have said the demo is identical to the full game. There are only 4 other weapons in the game and they aren't that interesting. The demo already had all the moves unlocked for the 4 weapons that you had.

Also the story is boring as hell.

[GreenRanger]

This game is puke, and that's the bottom line 'cause Green Ranger said so!
If you want this game to fail, give me a Hell Yeah!

[Killzoner99]

HELL YEAH!!!!
Scum game does not deserve to carry the DMC name.

[Hanso]

Hell Yeah

[RyuX19]

Hell Yeah!

[NeXXXuS]

HELL YEAH
http://www.igorwaver.com/bl...

[League_of_Draven]

Stay in character GreenRanger.

[ILive]

It only seems to me that people are hating the game because its not like DMC 3( the pinnacle of the franchise) and not because it is broken...which it isn't. You should say that instead of picking out issues about the game that even some of your current favorite games have. DMC 3 wasn't even that hard and I beat that game on the highest difficulty. Most games aren't even that hard because there are strategies to defeating enemies. You figure out the strategy, and its cake. After all, they are just games aren't they? One of the hardest games I have ever truly played was the zena game on the PS one. DMC 3 doesn't even come close to that game.

[wishingW3L]

HELL YES!!

[BuffMordecai]

Capcom must really be throwin' the money around for journalist damage control.

[wishingW3L]

true, I have never seen this much damage control for a game ever. But there's another explanation though... It seems these articles defending the game are racking them up on tons of hits from the haters. Because if you see on every article there are always more haters than anything else.

[Alos88]

Some people like the game, some people don't. I have more of a problem with the jerks who are attacking people for having a opinion that differs from theirs than I do with the game.
Edit: lol, looks like one of them read this already.

[SAE]

the game is out in my country but i will wait until someone sell it used :P ..
i bought heavenly sword and enslaved new but i wont do the same for DmC because it's not original nor special . im not excited for it at all but i will play it when i dont have anything else to do ..

[Hanso]

i was going to get it someday used too but after watching a youtube walkthrough im not interested anymore..
bossfights are so easy
way too many cutscenes last boss gets interrupted like 5 times
too many jump n run segments wtf this isnt Mario
ending is lame and very short

[SAE]

i would be mad of you for spoiling the ending but it's kind of funny in this game... lol

mario xD

i just hope metal gear rising doesnt get the same fate . i heard it's amazing so i hope it's true ...

[Whitefox789]

@lDeath489

Theres a difference between DmC Devil May Cry and MG Rising.

MG Rising: Spinoff Title from the main franchise, there will be more titles in the main franchise made by the same people.

DmC Devil May Cry: Reimaging of the franchise, made by a completely different company and this is the new direction we wanted to take with the franchise.

If DmC Devil May Cry was declared as a spinoff title and Capcom still assured all the fans that there would be a DMC5 then I could of seen a lot of hate dying down cause then at least the old fans would have something to look forward to.

[maximus1985]

i still dont get why they didnt just rename this game? if they did that then fans could go into it as a game thats NOT trying to claim dmc status and new comers would like it or hate it with out fan influence

[hano]

Maybe because it is a DMC game. I mean, the combat system is practically a modified version of DMC.

The reason a lot of fans began ranting about this game at the start was asthetic. To others it is more about the gameplay changes but I would think that's a minority.

[bluetoto]

You don't spend years and millions of dollars building a brand only to shelf it when you are trying something new.

Ford doesn't change the name of the mustang every time a new model comes out now do they?

No, you build a brand and once that brand is established it gives you tremendous leeway with what your options are and what you can do with it.
Business 101

[Lionalliance]

Hate for the sake of hating.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

The same can be said to you because towards old fans because you haven't exactly left a valid reason why you posted that comment.

[hano]

This game is going to be divisive. Many of the fans will not like this game, or refuse to buy it but some will.

But I suspect the new comers will outnumber the original fans that have a negative opinion about this game, so I suspect the game will sell well regardless.

However, even though I don't agree with the original fans, I felt the same about something like Fallout 3. However, this game doesn't differ as much from the original DMC games to warrant such a negative reaction. I mean, Fallout 3 totally bastardized the franchise and on top of that was buggy and lifeless like all Bethesda games.
So yeah, and I won't miss a DMC game on PC. Hence, my argument that the game will gain new fans and keep more old ones. But I still understand the frustration of the fans of the original games.

[wishingW3L]

"However, this game doesn't differ as much from the original DMC games to warrant such a negative reaction."

Are you for real? 0__O

Even NT themselves admitted that Twilight May Cry is a game made for scrubs. The other day they said that this game will make scrubby players feel like pros. =/

But after the demo it’s totally obvious what they did to this series… They ruined it. Stupid slow, ugly and pointless frame-cancels because the game has scrubby infinite air time. Combat requires no timing and you can literally string any kind of move-set to one another with no skill which only encourage button mashing. Then we have the demon/angel dodge with its broken damage boost and instant SSS. And what about the removal of the targeting system? Yeah, now you’ll have no idea where Donte will end up after you do a stinger! Yet the stupid game has 2 buttons for dodge; WTF is that? -__-

And is not just that! They removed “styles” to introduce a Heavenly Sword gimmick that only lets you switch between 2 different weapons at a time which only limits the original combos. They gave the launcher its own button ala MvC3l but why? And you have any idea how annoying it is that there is no double-jump because they replaced it with a retarded air-dash that requires you to press like 3 buttons at the same time (and kind of laggy too) and the insanely huge hit-box because they can’t do proper hit detection? And why did they make the devil trigger so stupidly overpowered anyway? On top of it it completely breaks the flow of the combos.

And this is just the battle system, don’t even get me started on how they turned the DMC story into a pretentious story-line about some angsty hipster that is son of a demon and an angel fighting white collar demons, tacky sex scenes and excessive swearing… OMG… This crap ain’t DMC I tell you!

[rainslacker]

To put it in a better perspective. The few thousand people that are hating on the game, whether justified or not, are but a raindrop in a barrel when it comes to the name recognition of the series itself.

There are more people that don't keep up on gaming that play a long running, well known series, than there are that visit the internet to get their news.

The fact that the reviews have been positive will help sell this game to those people, and they will play it without the slightest inclination of the hate it has received.

[Elda]

I understand we all have opinions that's a part of life,but it's tiring to go in every normal forum of DmC especially when the article is saying positive things,you see the same miserable people posting their same miserable negative comments.I say some of you are going to play this game anyway because you're that dedicated to post the same useless point over & over again in every DmC article,if you supposedly have NO INTEREST in this game then MOVE ON to a forum about a game that interest you.In all reality your negative comments won't sway anbody that's interested in DmC to buy or play this game including I.It's also tiring seeing some people stating who are "original fans" & who are not,I've dedicated my hard earned cash to every DMC including DmC & I've played every DMC from beginning to end as I will DmC that's a TRUE FAN.

[i3eyond the Circle]

Game is great.

I happen to think its challenging on son of sparda with all weapons and upgrades. It's a challenge but mastering angel lift and demon pull...you can become unstoppable.

[fracturedrich]

Ime currently on level 14,in fact ime stuck on level 14 fighting some baby, and let me tell you guys this game rocks,story combat depth,this game is the best of its kind.

[Elda]

This is GREAT!!!....seeing some positive comments & knowing people that are playing DmC are enjoying themselves,I know my experience will be awesome can't wait to play!!!

[Max-Zorin]

I'm still laughing at the fact that they rebooted the series when there was nothing wrong with it.