Well, I agree that the one liners at times seem tacked on and Dante does come off as a douche to everyone at first- But understand this is the story of how a man becomes a hero, he will be abrasive and douche-y at first because that's the result of his experiences thus far. Even in the Vergil trailer, you see how he isn't thrilled at the idea of the little rebellion that anonymu- the order- I mean, is planning. Compare however, his behavior from the earliest levels to the latest levels and through the trailers we've seen, there's a definite progression of character and his focus seems to go from "**** these demons" to "I have to save these people." Even Alex Jones said that in the story he goes from joining Vergil just to get revenge on demons to getting involved in the bigger picture later on both due to the rightness of the cause and the opportunity to bond with the only family he's had. I believe he will grow as a character.
Now the 'sack of ****' and '**** yoooooooou' back-and-forth thing... Yeah. Dante should've just said "Your prom date." and "You don't look a day over 12,000" and left it at that with the succubus spitting at him then immediately starting the fight. What people don't understand about profanity is that is is a language modifier. It is like adding peppers to a recipe. It intensifies any statement like typing in caps AND IT CAN COME OFF JUST AS IDIOTIC TO MANY PEOPLE IF NOT DONE PROPERLY AND USED WITH DISCRETION. The blatant forced profanity takes away from the nonchalant directness of the quips which would be funnier then due to how casually they are delivered. This Dante's sense of humor would be best delivered dry and witty, not jokey and gimmicky. Ninja theory's better than that.
Also, it is interesting to note that this is the first time Tammem has no chains on him. With heavenly sword and Enslaved Andy Serkis directed the scenes and both games had another writer brought in to re-write the initial script. Heavenly swords' script was almost completely redone by that writer and changes were made, in Enslaved, to Monkey's character. Both of these writers made changes to make the protagonist more likable and to maintain character consistency. Originally, Monkey blatantly murders a slave on the ship and trip sees this which is why she has no problem enslaving this vicious ape-man. This game will be the first time Tammem has no restraint on how the story is told. He is sole writer and director. Take this how you will.
