CVG said:DMC lead producer Alex Jones has revealed the Ninja Theory expected some sort of resistance to lead character Dante's stylistic departure.
Many CVG readers voiced their displeasure at the younger, more 'emo' version of Devil May Cry's white/silver-haired legend.
DMC lead producer Alex Jones made the following statement...
Alex Jones said:This was not unanticipated, Dante is an iconic character that people have genuine affection for and this is a radical departure. Even so, the decision to change Date was made early on. They started off as small changes from developer Ninja Theory, but Capcom wanted rage-inducing change.
They said, No, no, we want you to risk making us angry, We want it way out there and then we will walk the design back.