MuddyDonut
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Nvm ;_;
DmC Review Thread (Release Date - 1/15/13) Embargo is over!
- Thread starter Dahbomb
- Start date
BeautifulMemory
Member
I agree, Slasher, in terms of we all bringing in different expectations - I don't expect the best either, but when a game is deliberately lowering the bar and adding in visual candies to buff its perceived value, it doesn't sit well with me. Anyway, I think the more important question is
Will you be doing a Let'sPlay? I am assuming you will do a review
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
Can we unpack the term "relatable" here? What does it mean in this context and why is it a virtue?
(I'm not a DmC hater trying to pick a fight, I'm just interested the subject of relatability and character appeal.)
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
SlasherJPC
Banned
Yeah DmC is a tricky beast. I sorta feel bad for Ninja Theory though, or any team that would have taken this project from Capcom. Obviously Capcom wanted things changed and they did so... alot of fingers will be pointed at Ninja Theory though. Then again looking at their other games, maybe Ninja Theory just won't give a shit lol.
As for my channel. I kind of was thinking of going away from Lets Plays but I think I changed my mind. I think I'll be doing Let's Plays on only select new games. I will be doing a review (that I can already guess will piss people off) , and also some impressions from three other people I selected, to give their impressions of new games throughout the year. Interview style. It's a new idea I'm toying with for this year
Anyways. Only about a little over a week till I get this in my hands unless I get lucky and get a review copy sent. I'm on a waiting list it seems.
One more for the collection.
Fimbulvetr
Member
I want to buy this but don't want to shop at gamestop
Wait, gamestop are the only ones who have it? The hell?
I want to buy this but don't want to shop at gamestop
Why in gawd's name are you even considering the console version?
They are the ones with the Vergil DLC.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Ah, okay. Had me goin' for a sec.
They have the Vergil DLC which seems substantial.
Dual booting is so annoying.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
So it seems that Italian-Insight-Factor (seriously, the fuck is this website?) review Dahbomb put up isn't real, I guess they neve even received a review build to begin with.
MuddyDonut
Member
Activist reviewers
I actually wonder if it's possible that he simply isn't THAT interested in what goes on with DmC, content to let Ninja Theory have their way (largely). Didn't he say Dragon's Dogma was the game he wanted to make the most coming into the industry? And a few design mishaps aside (albeit pretty serious ones) it really IS a very good game, so he's certainly not clueless on making a good game.
Though two of the bigger gameplay issues people have, no lockon and 30 FPS, do apply to it, and while 30 FPS was unavoidable with the game's scope I do imagine not having lockon was them finally figuring out how to implement a satisfactory auto lockon, and he outright stated that lessons from DD were applied to DmC.
I want to buy this but don't want to shop at gamestop
come to my store, we'll be friends.
Will you take his copy and gut it in front of his eyes?
... Actually, I do worry that mine's decided to start doing that. If Anarchy Reigns comes pre-opened I'm going to switch to another and hope they didn't turn around and establish some "gut all the copies!" order across all stores, just one or two being run by fucking idiots/assholes.
I wasn't the one who found it, I was just relaying the information.
I will edit out OP but keep the link/translation up in case it goes back up.
Fuck that, that's extra work. Only need one copy gutted.
FateBreaker
Member
Ironically, I am more interested in this DMC than the last one. I did really like Enslaved.
Joking, right? I don't really care about Dante either way (just observing this thread from afar), but the way Dante looks now is generic as hell. Yet another white boy with short dark hair, whee! But other than that, game looks good... I think. Hard to tell from the mixed reactions of people following this game more than I whether there's something worthwhile here (just skimming the thread, yo).
As opposed to being yet another anime dude with white hair.
It really must take a special kind of asshole (or extremely limited drawer space) to have multiple copies gutted then.
Donte looks like he would fit right in with the cast of Twilight. Dante especially how he appeared in DMC 4 looked just fine.
Honestly, I'm not sure which you're pulling for because Twilight sounds worse to me.
I'm saying they both look dumb.
Twilight/WB TV cast versus animu peeps.
Frankly, same difference for me. One caters to teenage japanese audiences/weeaboos and the other to teenage westerners.
Dante has too much facial hair though as of DMC4.
I don't really get any "anime" vibe from Dante( again especially how he appears in 4) that most seem to be mentioning. Again there wasn't anything wrong with the character before, i get some people didn't like it, but why should it be changed to appease people who weren't into it in the first place? Can't they just play something else?
I never wanted DMC to be a super "loledgy" knock off of "They Live". That's what new IP's are for. I can't stand Kratos's design and I'm not a huge fan of GoW combat either. Sure many people share this sentiment, should Sony now change how Kratos looks and make GoW's gameplay closer to Ninja Gaiden? Sure i would love it, don't think the fanbase would appreciate it too much though.
I'm a fan of Kazuma Kiryu, but I wouldn't get bent out of shape if they changed how he looked. I have the games with the old him in it. I'll always have those.
PeterVenkman
Member
jesus, you miss one day, and then this happens. . . . I don't even know what this is.
Well that's you. If i were a fan of Yakuza games i would be pretty annoyed if they turned the MC from a badass Yakuza to some snot nosed high school kid who looks like Gakt. Especially when it doesn't improve on the character in any way shape or form, but actually makes it worse. I would wonder why they just didn't create a new IP to put him in.
MuddyDonut
Member
I don't really see Uncle Dante as anime-ish, Nero is though. DMC4 Dante reminds me of my favorite western cartoon characters growing up.
Well, from what I can tell based on this discussion, the only difference between anime and western is hair color.
EmCeeGramr
Member
boy some of you are going to be real mad at (minor spoilers)
the scene where a white mop head lands on nu-Dante's head to give him classic Dante hair, he looks at himself in a mirror, and makes fun of it
BeautifulMemory
Member
It's more than hair color - but at the least, it's intrinsic to an iconic character's design - why mess with it?
I would but not everyone walks around in Dante cosplay every day.
BadAss2961
Member
I'm also a Yakuza fan, and i'd be pissed if they went with a change as drastic as this new Dante. It's not just the look, he's a different person altogether.