Updates on DmC: Devil May Cry: Would That Game Be Worth The Money?

(Originally posted for The Voice of Heard on January 14, 2012)

Last year, I published a few entries on a video game called DmC: Devil May Cry, a remake/rebirth/reboot of Capcom’s franchise currently being developed by western developer Ninja Theory, which was responsible for Heavenly Sword and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and is now facing massive backlash for alienating the major Devil May Cry fan base with its controversial development decisions and question dodging. There has been very little to no new information as to the game’s current progress in development since then aside from the few recent news updates. One of those is the release of three new gameplay videos just last month, each respectively showing off the combat gameplay, the world of Limbo becoming alive and trying to kill Dante (the main protagonist), and something about a so-called “secret area.” Quite frankly, the idea of a living and active environment may sound interesting, there wasn’t anything new gameplay wise that would make the game interesting. It all just seems generic and familiar; by familiar I mean some of the moves I’ve seen performed by the new Dante in combat seem to have been lifted straight from Capcom’s last game in the franchise released at least four years ago, Devil May Cry 4. The message displayed for the first few seconds of the trailers, “images represent a game still in development,” didn’t give me much confidence about the game being good either. For some reason, it seems like DmC: Devil May Cry is being made for the sole purpose of competing with Sega’s Bayonetta, a game developed by the original creator of Devil May Cry, Hideki Kamiya. This concern seems to be reinforced by a recent interview with one of the producers of Capcom’s American branch.

Just a few days ago, I have found two significant updates, one of which may be interesting from a technical perspective but is otherwise minor in the grand scheme of things; the other update raises a few serious questions and concerns. In regards to the former update, Ninja Theory is said to be employing a group specializing in performance capture technology, which played a role in the creation of James Cameron’s 2010 blockbuster movie Avatar, to create the vocal, facial, and body movements of the characters in the game. The latter update is an article from the Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) in which the head developer of DmC: Devil May Cry, Tameem Antoniades, has revealed that his team has received numerous death threats in the form of ‘comic books’ and ‘anti-DmC death metal songs.’ When I read that OXM article a couple of times, a few things have been puzzling and disturbing me. As I understand it, people who receive death threats usually report them to the police. Why hasn’t anybody at Ninja Theory done so when that happened? And how can comic books and death metal songs be death threats, which are generally messages that say someone threatens to kill somebody? No examples of these so-called death threats have been given by Antoniades or anyone else from Ninja Theory, so there is no evidence as to whether the incident actually happened and thus this information cannot be evaluated. It seems to me that this death threat is actually a sensational ruse set up by Ninja Theory for two purposes: attain attention and distract the gaming audience in order to avoid criticism of any kind regarding the game itself.

Based on this relatively new information, I have come to the conclusion that DmC: Devil May Cry may not be worth the money when it comes out sometime this year. As a gamer, this game just turns me off for its mediocrity.  It also pains me to know how the developers of the game are dealing with the negative backlash and trying to save face in ways that alienate gamers. If you find the fairness of this entry questionable, you are free to address it in the comments below. (Note: Recently, I’ve been receiving a lot of spam on my first entry of the whole DmC: Devil May Cry issue. I would really appreciate it if this entry doesn’t receive spam and instead gets more comments that actually make contributions to this topic.)

Original Comment

LilianaMarch 24th, 2012 at 9:58 am


i’m a fan of dmc but i disillusioned with this crap how can sctwih to dante for this crap?I am very disillusioned.I expected eager the new dmc, but not anymore, after seeing this shit, I do not think it will be fun to play

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