''News comes out that gets our hopes up, then news comes out that gets our hopes down, then news comes out that gets our hopes back up, and so on.''
Not really. Capcom already said quite a while ago that they wanted to continue with the DMC series. Then later on (a few months ago or so) they expressed again that it wasn't over. Why would they even make DMC4 SE, and then ask people to like it and look forward to more, if DMC5 was never going to be made?
The fans are getting way too desperate if you ask me... every time DMC5 is not mentioned, suddenly ''DMC is dead''. That's like saying Mario is dead just because a game wasn't teased within a month, or because a Mario game wasn't released within two months. And then some of them even contradict themselves by saying that DMC was already dead somehow... soo... how can it die if it was already dead?
Now, wanting something doesn't mean it'll definitely happen, but come on, everything pointed to DMC still being alive. DMC4 SE also said something like 'see you next DMC'. Therefore, to say ''DMC lives!'' with such surprise seems a bit odd to me.
Now if Capcom meant Devil May Cry in general, I hope it's not DmC2. I really have no need for mediocre platforming, shallow and sometimes derpy characters (some of whom are slightly internally contradictory), subpar writing, edginess and childishness, and combat that's one or two steps backward. I do want DMC to retain that Japaneseyness that Tameem seemed to think little of. I want heroic characters that actually know how to sh*t-talk, actual demonic forms, well-choreographed cutscenes and that old anime/comic bookishness. I would love it to have a more DMC1-ish Dante, hopefully with a DMC2-like outfit. Gameplay-wise, I would hope it'll be as good now as DMC3 was at the time. Add to that style-switching and a simple story with truly detestable as well as lovable characters, and we're set.