DMC 5- will they bring back Nero?
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Yeah, I heard that too , but since official material gives him as being 17, I can assume those 19 years old everyone seems to believe came from a dubious origin à la 4chan.
A lot of DMC were already subverted by official material, but people still prefer to believe in them.
Do I think they'll bring Nero back for 5? Probably. Would I like them to bring Nero back? Definitely.
I was one of the ones who originally loathed Nero with a passion. A lot of you probably don't know that, but I didn't like him because I (much like most did with DmC Dante) didn't appreciate the change. Not to mention how to me he seemed like a cheaper version of Dante.
Anyway, in time I learnt to welcome him into Devil May Cry. And now I'd find it almost integral to the series to push his story further. Least of all to give us more of an explanation as to how he really came to be.
I was one of the ones who originally loathed Nero with a passion. A lot of you probably don't know that, but I didn't like him because I (much like most did with DmC Dante) didn't appreciate the change. Not to mention how to me he seemed like a cheaper version of Dante.
Anyway, in time I learnt to welcome him into Devil May Cry. And now I'd find it almost integral to the series to push his story further. Least of all to give us more of an explanation as to how he really came to be.
At the time when I picked up dmc 4 (2009) I wasn't as into the series as I am now, so I guess it was easier for me to accept him more or less right away. But, I too would definitely want him back and have him and Dante with their own set of missions again!
On a side note, I'd really like if they introduced styles for Nero's arm, like say, a Brawler style so you can make attacks and combos with the arm like how you do with the sword and a defensive style like royal guard but more aggressive maybe.
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I truly have no idea. The inmediate answer would be yes. There would be no sense in not bringing Nero back if they are doing a sequel and that is a big IF.
What I know is that if it happens, I hope they flesh him out as a character and give me a reason for him to be there, because, to me, there must be a powerful reason to steal the twin´s spotlight....Yes, I´m being a crazy fangirl. Sorry, it´s the way it is.
What I know is that if it happens, I hope they flesh him out as a character and give me a reason for him to be there, because, to me, there must be a powerful reason to steal the twin´s spotlight....Yes, I´m being a crazy fangirl. Sorry, it´s the way it is.
now that i think about it DMC 4 is the highest selling of the series
so i think many peoples (myself included) first DMC experience was playing as Nero i think there are more people for him coming back then against
just you know it would be wise not to force him on players like they did with DMC 4
i think haveing separate campaigns is the best way to go
they could even do it like resident evil 6 where you visit the same places in the campaigns but interact with those places differently and in a different order
so that way people who just want to play as Dante can just play the Dante campaign
say what you will about RE6's gameplay but i think they did a great job making each campaign feel different
so i think many peoples (myself included) first DMC experience was playing as Nero i think there are more people for him coming back then against
just you know it would be wise not to force him on players like they did with DMC 4
i think haveing separate campaigns is the best way to go
they could even do it like resident evil 6 where you visit the same places in the campaigns but interact with those places differently and in a different order
so that way people who just want to play as Dante can just play the Dante campaign
say what you will about RE6's gameplay but i think they did a great job making each campaign feel different
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Tbh i dont really know if i want Dante or Nero to be the lead because Nero feels like a copy and Dante just feels like a relic.
I rather have a Vergil comes back game because he still feels like he has a story left to tell unlike the other two (to me atleast).
So if they were to come back, im judging on whether they become interesting enough to follow again.
I rather have a Vergil comes back game because he still feels like he has a story left to tell unlike the other two (to me atleast).
So if they were to come back, im judging on whether they become interesting enough to follow again.
@Director Bison Maybe that could work. I think the same about RE6. Have been with that franchise for a very long time, longer than with DMC and while it´s not my favorite, I appreciated that campaign splitting a lot.
@Z218 I didn´t see your post. Yes, that´s also my take on it . If they give Nero a REASON to be there, I have no problem with it. If it´s the same reason they gave us for DMC4, then no, thank you.
@Z218 I didn´t see your post. Yes, that´s also my take on it . If they give Nero a REASON to be there, I have no problem with it. If it´s the same reason they gave us for DMC4, then no, thank you.
No way. You can make a game about his journey through Hell to meet Mundus, to start with.
Or just make him come back and do a sequel to DMC4, maybe explaining what the hell is going on exactly with him and Nero.
Hopefully NOT! he was a whiny ass bitch boy and one of the main reasons why DMC4's story sucks balls,if they bring him back i hope they kill him or something.
Dante peaked at DMC1 and nobody knows what to do with him afterwards. 3 out of the 4 stories that are set after 1 he's very replaceable in ( in the anime the only episodes worth watching are 3 and 5 as they center on other characters).
Nero isnt neccesarily a copy but they didnt really distinguish him from Dante/vergil so far so he feels more of the same (which doesnt make him feel like a neccesity). I'm not saying he cant have connections to Sparda and stuff, just they didnt make him feel like a unique perspective. His origins could be told but I stopped caring about since they dont seem to know what it is (plus they should have done that in the first place as time is money).
Granted @Foxtrot94 has a point about a vergil/nero team-up which would be cool to see.
The reason why I rather have a vergil game is he is in a more interesting place if he comes back as he has to reassess his life and there is more potential in that then watching Dante sitting around , scratching his bum while Lady and Morrison spoonfeed him jobs.
its not that the franchise didnt have potential, its just I don't see it being realized so far and thats what im gonna grade this new game (if it happens) on.