This new character design will not make 16yr old girls buy DMC, they know that right? But it will make DMC fans NOT buy it. They have to know this, right? ........right??
I mean........he mentions he's including the fashion of today's culture? Who gives a fuck about fashion?
The trailer looks pretty good. I'm still hovering between "WTF?" and "This could be interesting". I do think the series needed a fresh coat of paint but this was ... unexpected to say the least.
Also something about this Dante reminds me of the character art from Phantom Dust.
More youth culture? So Dante is obviously emo now, and I guess there'll be a juggalo boss?
I mean I don't care for the DMC series but even I liked old Dante better.
If they intend to show WHY his hair turned white in the first place it seems like a terrible marketing decision to show us... this.
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Action looks nice and Devil May Cry-ish, but that is not Dante.
Yeah, that's kinda my feeling on the subject. Game looks kinda neat, but it's not "Devil May Cry" and whoever that guy is, he's called "Dante." Just doesn't seem right.
As Antihippy said, this "younger" Dante looks older than the DMC3 "younger" Dante. And like we said, the facial structure is just different.
New Dante has some strange combi-weapon thing that can change into different modes.
I'm not sure how i feel about this whole change in direction. I guess its a reboot by a new dev so they can put thier mark on the franchise but still.....it wasn't broken. DMC4 was ace.
At least Capcom put the proper Dante in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 even though they knew this monstrosity of design was coming.
Speaking of which, Capcom's keynote is over but they didn't mention MvC3 or SF4 at all. Wasn't their keynote supposed to be their time for announcements?
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
edited September 2010
Well...
MvC3 I could understand, it is bigger in the US than JP anyway.
SSF4...well, everyone knows about the new characters already.
Remember that sucky thing we were talking about earlier?
This is like that.
This sucks.
I would have loved another DMC prequel. Maybe even set before DMC3. DMC3 Dante was such an awesome protagonist, and I honestly don't care what kind of crazy setting or story he's put in as long as he continues to be a goof-off, badass jerk.
I wish Capcom had given the series to Platinum Games, but perhaps Platinum's arrangement with Sega would have made that impossible.
Edit: In that line-up shot, why does he have cuts on his face? Isn't he supposed to have magical healing abilities? Oh, well. It's not like he shared anything else in common with Dante, other than the name and the dual handguns. And I bet he'll need ammo for his guns now too.
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edited September 2010
Actually. I don't think the mugshot pic looks bad. Looks pretty good.
But I always like "mugshot with cool pose" pictures.
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edited September 2010
I don't dislike the character design as such. What I dislike is that they're trying to tell me that this is Dante when that is quite clearly not Dante.
Considering one of the still shots in the OP is on a level with a tabloid "gotcha!" bad photo, which makes him look very, very... not straight... I can see why some people would complain about this design.
If he were as muscular as normal Dante, as a teenager, that would be stupid. As this stands, I'm feeling this new design. I mean, it's not as bad as, say...
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edited September 2010
This looks terrible.
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Olivawgood name, isn't it?the foot of mt fujiRegistered Userregular
edited September 2010
So like, people are getting all up in arms because Dante doesn't have feathered white anime hair anymore, huh
Because that is literally all that they changed
If he had the hair, no one would be giving a shit about the rest of his appearance because it's changed radically between games and really it was always lame
I mean, this new design is pretty shit, I'll give you that, but it's also pinpoint in it's precision
New Dante is going to appeal to every single human male between thirteen and seventeen. That's impressive marketing no matter how you slice it
And there is no way I can be mad at a Japanese developer trying something new. That's rare enough that I feel like I should encourage that shit
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edited September 2010
His guns also look terrible. Also,he smoked and stubbed the cigarette out on a demon's face.
Cause that's Edgy, XXXtreme and fits the "current youth culture and music".
His guns also look terrible. Also,he smoked and stubbed the cigarette out on a demon's face.
Cause that's Edgy, XXXtreme and fits the "current youth culture and music".
Actually I thought that was a pretty neat moment
DMC3 Dante would totally have done that if he had ever bothered to smoke
I'm not saying that what they're doing isn't painfully obvious in how it's trying to appeal to the youths of today
What I am saying is they're doing that really well and it's probably gonna sell like fucking gangbusters
I can recognize that they're doing a very good job at pandering!
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I mean........he mentions he's including the fashion of today's culture? Who gives a fuck about fashion?
Also something about this Dante reminds me of the character art from Phantom Dust.
His hair does show signs of starting to turn white. So this is most likely emo-Dante before he turned into cool/jokey Dante of DMC3.
"...only mights and maybes."
I would prefer if he was just some alt universe Dante.
Because they don't look much alike.
Older and after a ton of cocaine.
I mean I don't care for the DMC series but even I liked old Dante better.
If they intend to show WHY his hair turned white in the first place it seems like a terrible marketing decision to show us... this.
And Disney World is nowhere in sight.
Action looks nice and Devil May Cry-ish, but that is not Dante.
Whoa, I TOTALLY dig that lineup shot of newDante. I'm not kidding. That's a great image.
All it was was DURR IM WALKING UP TO YOU AND SHOOTING YOU IN THE HEAD AND STUFF, DURR IM GRABBING A POLE AND THROWING IT AT YOU LOLOLOLOL
As Antihippy said, this "younger" Dante looks older than the DMC3 "younger" Dante. And like we said, the facial structure is just different.
I'm not sure how i feel about this whole change in direction. I guess its a reboot by a new dev so they can put thier mark on the franchise but still.....it wasn't broken. DMC4 was ace.
Shit, Jill Valentine looks nothing like she used to in RE5. For that matter, neither does Chris. Wesker kinda does, but not by much.
These things happen.
Considering this appears to be a series reboot, doesn't that make this an alt-universe Dante by default?
As for the character design, looks stupid, but then I thought his design in DMC3 looked really stupid as well.
And as others have already said, I'm not so sure about the dev team behind this one.
Other than that, I'll roll with this and see how it is first, but I'm just going to laugh at the character design for now.
Ninja Theory is still somewhat unproven.
Heavenly Sword was alright, but it had a few flaws.
Enslaved looks like it might be good, but won't know that for another month.
That being said, it is being co-developed by them and Capcom so who knows.
Speaking of which, Capcom's keynote is over but they didn't mention MvC3 or SF4 at all. Wasn't their keynote supposed to be their time for announcements?
MvC3 I could understand, it is bigger in the US than JP anyway.
SSF4...well, everyone knows about the new characters already.
This is like that.
This sucks.
I would have loved another DMC prequel. Maybe even set before DMC3. DMC3 Dante was such an awesome protagonist, and I honestly don't care what kind of crazy setting or story he's put in as long as he continues to be a goof-off, badass jerk.
I wish Capcom had given the series to Platinum Games, but perhaps Platinum's arrangement with Sega would have made that impossible.
Edit: In that line-up shot, why does he have cuts on his face? Isn't he supposed to have magical healing abilities? Oh, well. It's not like he shared anything else in common with Dante, other than the name and the dual handguns. And I bet he'll need ammo for his guns now too.
until I saw anorexic hipster meth addict Dante. This is horrible.
That being said, we don't really know anything about the game other than horrible protag design.
I mean the design is bad...but who knows where it could go in the time the game is released.
That is fucking horrific.
Wow. On one hand, eh.
On the other hand, I think I like it better than the other shots just because his face looks more like Dante's.
But I always like "mugshot with cool pose" pictures.
Oh wait! Lorelol!
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I hate this so much.
Other then that.. sad panda..
If he were as muscular as normal Dante, as a teenager, that would be stupid. As this stands, I'm feeling this new design. I mean, it's not as bad as, say...
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Because that is literally all that they changed
If he had the hair, no one would be giving a shit about the rest of his appearance because it's changed radically between games and really it was always lame
I mean, this new design is pretty shit, I'll give you that, but it's also pinpoint in it's precision
New Dante is going to appeal to every single human male between thirteen and seventeen. That's impressive marketing no matter how you slice it
And there is no way I can be mad at a Japanese developer trying something new. That's rare enough that I feel like I should encourage that shit
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Cause that's Edgy, XXXtreme and fits the "current youth culture and music".
Actually I thought that was a pretty neat moment
DMC3 Dante would totally have done that if he had ever bothered to smoke
I'm not saying that what they're doing isn't painfully obvious in how it's trying to appeal to the youths of today
What I am saying is they're doing that really well and it's probably gonna sell like fucking gangbusters
I can recognize that they're doing a very good job at pandering!
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