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Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition trailer

Most of the depth of DMC4 comes from Dante. Nero himself while has a lot of depth is something a lot of games can compare to or exceed in certain elements. I foresee the same for these new characters, they will all be more like Nero with limited but interesting toolsets. Dante on the other hand is everything plus the kitchen sink... you would be hard pressed to find a character like him in an action game.

And yea you should get both DmC DE and DMC4SE (if you have current generation consoles, not like there's much else in the genre to play).

so its fair to say that DMC 5, if their is one, will be the only game that could surpass DMC 4 in combat depth?
 
Just weird that DmC actually gets a physical release but not DMC4SE. Aren't physical release sales pretty high for consoles?
 
so its fair to say that DMC 5, if their is one, will be the only game that could surpass DMC 4 in combat depth?
Nothing is guaranteed. They might try to go the route of Nero which is to limit options to make the game more accessible. I honestly don't think that DMC4 Dante is happening again, it really is too much for most people.


Official site is updated folks:

http://www.capcom.co.jp/devil4se/en/index.html?la=en


Also it's confirmed that Vergil is visiting Fortuna far, far before Dante does. Pre-DMC3 era confirmed:

Intrigued by the Order of the Sword, who worship Sparda as a god, he pays a visit to Fortuna many years before Dante's arrival.

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Helm Breaker boys!

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Next gen Beowulf textures ahoy!
 
Not this again. By buying it digitally all it does is tell them that they don't need to release it in retail because consumers will buy it anyway. I'm not going to risk giving them my money in hope they release a retail version. When they decide to release a retail release then I'll give them my money. Until then, screw them. If I can get a friend of mine to ship me an import copy from Japan, I will import it, if he can't guess I'll be passing this title up

A physical release is a form of marketing in itself these days. You don't bolster a portfolio by doing marketing (ie physical release) for products you don't believe in. Capcom does not believe in DMC in the west (much like AA). The only way they believe the brand has some equity is by seeing any kind of sales. Conversely, importing will likely add to JP sales and further convince them that the brand is strong there but not here. I have no right ultimately to tell you how to spend your money, but you're fooling yourself if you think you're helping DMC by forgoing the digital purchase.
 
Nothing is guaranteed. They might try to go the route of Nero which is to limit options to make the game more accessible. I honestly don't think that DMC4 Dante is happening again, it really is too much for most people.


Official site is updated folks:

http://www.capcom.co.jp/devil4se/en/index.html?la=en


Also it's confirmed that Vergil is visiting Fortuna far, far before Dante does. Pre-DMC3 era confirmed:

Woah you see Lady's HUD...what's the devil trigger meter for?

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Vergil is Dante's twin brother, and he also carries the bloodline of Sparda. Unlike Dante, he embraces his demonic heritage. Intrigued by the Order of the Sword, who worship Sparda as a god, he pays a visit to Fortuna many years before Dante's arrival.

so Vergil actually has a backstory, even though i guess the campaign might be the same
 
Same, the west is the bigger market, but it's like some times we're just an afterthought. No way we won't account for more sales than Japan, but we get shafted anyway.

The X1 doesn't even have 50K consoles sold in Japan and it still gets a retail release.

It just doesn't make sense.
 
Nothing is guaranteed. They might try to go the route of Nero which is to limit options to make the game more accessible. I honestly don't think that DMC4 Dante is happening again, it really is too much for most people.


Official site is updated folks:

http://www.capcom.co.jp/devil4se/en/index.html?la=en


Also it's confirmed that Vergil is visiting Fortuna far, far before Dante does. Pre-DMC3 era confirmed:



chara_ss05_pop.jpg


Helm Breaker boys!

vergil_ss01_pop.jpg


Next gen Beowulf textures ahoy!
god its true, does that mean Lady visited fortuna too? maybe Trish story will be about how she came up with Gloria.
Those 2 cutscenes have to be very long!
 
god its true, does that mean Lady visited fortuna too? maybe Trish story will be about how she came up with Gloria.
Those 2 cutscenes have to be very long!
Lady/Trish cutscenes will probably be DMC4 timeline. Probably just more exposition or showing what Lady was doing in the mean time.


I will say again.. the actual game play is going to be the same as before. You will still fight the same enemies and bosses while traversing the same areas with these new characters. The main difference are the starting cutscenes and the ending cutscenes in terms of "story".


The starting cutscene of Vergil shows him going into Fortuna pre-DMC3. He is curious about the order. His ending HAS to tie him with Nero.
 
I think Vergil's cutscenes will have to do with how the Order of the Sword got Yamato. If that's the case then this should be set after DMC1. I just want them to confirm that he's still alive. Idc if that have to create the DMC version of the Lazarus pit to do so.
 
I think Vergil's cutscenes will have to do with how the Order of the Sword got Yamato. If that's the case then this should be set after DMC1. I just want them to confirm that he's still alive. Idc if that have to create the DMC version of the Lazarus pit to do so.
It's already confirmed that Vergil's cutscene is pre-DMC3 (the starting one, don't know about the ending cutscene).

It's based on the DMC4 Novel. It's also probably going to set up Vergil as Nero's father (falls in loves or shags some girl, Nero pops out in Fortuna.. Vergil the dead beat dad leaves).


in terms of canon is Dante the most powerful character out of all the 5?
Yes.

Dante > Vergil >>>>> Nero >>>>>>>>>Trish >>>>>>> Lady
 
Could be an ammunition system or charged shots.

There you go. I hope she'll have use of the Spiral. I kinda liked that gun back in DMC3, and since they brought her back, I don't see the harm in her having it.

Her arsenal from DMC3 was the following:

Pistols
Sub-Machine Guns
Kalina-Ann
Grenades

She needs more firepower than that.

in terms of canon is Dante the most powerful character out of all the 5?

Yep. This is after the defeat of Mundus and his brother in DMC3 and 1, so at this point he's the most powerful demon on the planet. Especially with how quickly, and effortlessly, he ties shit up during DMC4.
 
It's already confirmed that Vergil's cutscene is pre-DMC3 (the starting one, don't know about the ending cutscene).

It's based on the DMC4 Novel. It's also probably going to set up Vergil as Nero's father (falls in loves or shags some girl, Nero pops out in Fortuna.. Vergil the dead beat dad leaves).
Just the way he should be lol.. No Vergil saving the day...
 
It's already confirmed that Vergil's cutscene is pre-DMC3 (the starting one, don't know about the ending cutscene).

It's based on the DMC4 Novel. It's also probably going to set up Vergil as Nero's father (falls in loves or shags some girl, Nero pops out in Fortuna.. Vergil the dead beat dad leaves).

how old were Dante and Vergil in DMC 3 he must of been a young father then?
 
so vergil's storyline in the special edition has to be like right, right before DMC 3 then...to have nero
Yeah of course. Seems to be the right age too given his model... basically the same as DMC3 Vergil model wise and age wise.

And "story line" is stretching it... we are talking about two cutscenes here LOL!
 
That pic for some reason is giving me vibes of this concept art:

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Lots of debates over the character in top left being Nelo Angelo Vergil.


This pic has now come full circle.... all 5 characters are now present in DMC4!
 
In Japan is it a tradition in fiction to have characters that have demonic heritage to have white hair, I remember reading about that somewhere a while back..
 
lol all those sales talk in the description on the official site

Devil May Cry is a series of stylish action games that has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. The games have gained many loyal fans thanks to their deep action systems, stylish beatdowns, and memorable characters.
The director of the original Devil May Cry 4, Hideaki Itsuno, is at the helm once again for Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, an expanded version of the game that's even better than the original fan favorite, which sold over 3 million copies.

so what you're saying is dmc5 is happening
 
LMAO @ the Capcom narratives....

First DMC4 was not "that good" and fans didn't like it which was the launching pad for the PR of DmC..

Now it's a fan favorite and OMFG 3 million copies sold!
 
So Lady, being the only human, probably won't have devil trigger, but something similar?
Yeah that's the expectation. It's totally new territory for the series though... there has never been a playable character in DMC without Devil Trigger.

Even the symbols she has aren't of DT in DMC4. DT in DMC4 are thunder bolt signs (Dante, Nero, Trish all have them).. her's is completely different.


She also hasn't shown any melee weapons yet either which is another series first.
 
well, it says "many years before dante does"

....so it doesn't technically have to be pre-DMC3
it could be pre-DMC1 or post-DMC1 or really any time before DMC4

also
what is this move:
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So Lady, being the only human, probably won't have devil trigger, but something similar?
It's possible she'll just have some sort of DT but I hope they do something more imaginative and clearly differentiated with her magic meter.

I expect Vergil's DT to be very similar to Dante's of course, but Nero's DT is really well differentiated from Dante's and I hope Trish's is also pretty mechanically unique.

The better the differentiation between these playable characters, the better I feel about the future of the franchise.
 
Yeah that's the expectation. It's totally new territory for the series though... there has never been a playable character in DMC without Devil Trigger.

Even the symbols she has aren't of DT in DMC4. DT in DMC4 are thunder bolt signs (Dante, Nero, Trish all have them).. her's is completely different.


She also hasn't shown any melee weapons yet either which is another series first.
She better have a move where she sticks a grenade in a demon's mouth, and one where she rocket jumps.....
 
well, it says "many years before dante does"

....so it doesn't technically have to be pre-DMC3
it could be pre-DMC1 or post-DMC1 or really any time before DMC4

also
what is this move:
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Nevermind that move...look at THIS move!

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Fucking full screen hit boxes. Crowd control for days son!

It looks like Straight but Straight never had that wide of a hit box to hit that many enemies at once.
 
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