TheCardPlayer said:
I could give you DMC3 even if I disagree...but DMC4? :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol The biggest DMC fansite on the internet is on the verge of shutting down, due to the game's insane suckage. That's right, most hardcore DMC fans lost interest in the series after DMC4. Just ask Dahbomb. Man is the biggest DMC fan on the forum, and I'm pretty sure he could tell you the same thing.
And reusing levels. No. DMC4 had you play through the same levels with no differences, fighting the bosses in the same areas. Bayonetta has you play through different dimensions, in the same city. The city stays the same but the level layout goes batshit crazy. In Paradiso, the place is totally fractured and you have to play through broken, floating parts, reaching them on goddamn spinning light platforms.
Not the same thing at all.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions. That other guy brought up some valid points against Bayonetta though I personally don't agree with some of them.
DMC4 is not a "bad" game, in fact it's a very solid, good action game. It's the most accessible DMC game out of all of them and does add things to the series that are genuinely good. It does however have it's share of faults, mostly because it was coming from the heels of DMC3 which was such an advancement in the genre that to see DMC4 take some "sidesteps" was a bit disappointing. Stuff like adding a new character without a proper backstory and with a very limited arsenal of weapons/moves plus essentially copy/pasting DMC3 Dante into DMC4 with backtracking of the entire game and bosses was obviously not going to sit well with the fans.
I would say that after DMC4 most DMC sites have hit a slow period. That's really because there is nothing new to talk about, everything has been talked about to death. There is little new activity on the IGN DMC boards as well and I would assume on Gamespot/Gamefaqs as well. PB doesn't get much activity as well. The fact that Capcom doesn't even SUPPORT DMC4 post-release doesn't sit well with the fans, it's like Capcom refuses to acknowledge the obvious faults in the game.
And now Bayonetta has hit and DMC4 is blown out of the water. Yes, I would say for SURE that
Bayonetta is the best action game of this generation. It is essentially what a sequel to DMC3 should've been (ie. what DMC4 should've been) as far as pushing the boundaries. For me, it is simply a superior title to DMC4. Whether it is better than DMC3SE or DMC1 is up for debate because there is an entire generation gap between those games so it's a difficult comparison.
Capcom should be sweating bullets right now because they need a miracle for DMC5 to be relevant in the eyes of gamers, even those who are stylish action fans. A lot of the DMC fanbase has moved to Bayonetta but personally if Capcom can deliver then I will always be interested in a new DMC game.
