Like i said, story never was strong side of DMC. But people like to pretend that DmC has a good one and it's a bit annoying. And that gamer-2013 logic where gameplay (in game!) means nothing, story means everything also a bit annoying.
I agree with you,though DmC does have a good story,it took me some time to realise that,it's not bad,not done in a DMC manner but still good.
DMC has a decent story,but what I really like about it it's its gameplay and characters,the combat mechanics and atmosphere,these are the elements which made me a DMC fan mostly.After all it's still considered one of the hardest games ever made (DMC3 mostly) and this is another fact that made me love it,the challenge it brought and you can take pleasure in just killing and slashing things.
Yes I do agree.It's like we're criticizing a movie rather than a video game,it's like story it's all that matters.Story does matter,it's giving a reason to the game,but gameplay is the main part of the game,a game is made to be playable after all.
I don't really think DMC has a bad story,its main idea is good,but it needs more consistency and not so many contradictory things ,that's all.It can be polished very well,but it seems things didn't go this way sadly.