DmC sequel ideas/pitches/wishlist.

[V's patron]

I was reading Hellblazer and I wouldn't mind if its writer Si Spurrier came over and wrote the game. He felt like he had a good voice for DmC.

So yeah does anyone have any ideas for a potential DmC2? Or things you'd want to see if it happens?

 

[Deleted member 41833]

Omg I'm pretty glad u pitched this topic. Honestly, I would like similar music in a Reboot sequel, as well as for the combat to be a bit more refined. The lock-on was definitely needed and I do wish some of the weapons were more unique. In terms of story doe, I'm not really sure what I would want in a Reboot sequel. I've always been pretty accepting of games when it has a questionable story, like DMC 4 and DmC Reboot (That's not to say I hate the story of DmC reboot, I actually love its a concept, I'm just well aware of some flaws it has), I'm just really not sure what I would love to see in a sequel.

On the brightside even doe a Reboot Sequel isn't a thing, it was nice being able to read what ideas they had for a reboot sequel doe.

 

[Judge]

I think there is no chance of a sequel. Maybe in 10 or even 15 years when fans are finished with Nero and the route DMC5 is taking. It was a truly great game, it just wasn't the phenonminon we all expected or wanted it to be.

I think the problem is that Ninja Theory didn't have full creative control of the story, which is understanable. Now they have that with Hellblade and any future projects with Microsoft. They will do great work with Microsoft, I hope to see them continue the great action spectacle they delivered here, but I don't think it will happen with DmC 2.

 

[Deleted member 41833]

I feel bad for Ninja Theory, DmC Reboot must had been a rough road of a project to complete. I wish I could tell them personally I like the game a lot.

 

[V's patron]

@Snow_147
They have a Twitter/Facebook.

@Judge I didn't post this thread because I thought it would actually happen. I did it so we can come up with one ourselves, share ideas etc.

 

[Deleted member 41833]

@Snow_147
They have a Twitter/Facebook.

@Judge I didn't post this thread because I thought it would actually happen. I did it so we can come up with one ourselves, share ideas etc.

Jokes on dem, I don't have facebook OR TWITTER LOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOL

 

[Jack500]

I think there is no chance of a sequel. Maybe in 10 or even 15 years when fans are finished with Nero and the route DMC5 is taking. It was a truly great game, it just wasn't the phenonminon we all expected or wanted it to be.

I think the problem is that Ninja Theory didn't have full creative control of the story, which is understanable. Now they have that with Hellblade and any future projects with Microsoft. They will do great work with Microsoft, I hope to see them continue the great action spectacle they delivered here, but I don't think it will happen with DmC 2.

Why not ? Both Itsuno and Capcom has stated they would like to make a sequel to DmC, and Capcom has a good relationship with Microsoft, plus people has warmed up a lot to DmC over the years.

 

[Deleted member 41833]

The one thing that does come to mind is, I hope the angel and demon pulls remain in a sequel game, cause I though that was pretty cool.

 

[V's patron]

I thought about a potential crossover between the 2 parts of the series. "A tale of 2 Dante's " .

Another user pitched a scenario where DmC Dante masquerades as one of the soldiers in DMC5 and I'm fond of that. Maybe he had his own mission that went on during the 1 month between the prologue and the 1st mission? It would be a fun DLC.

 

[Judge]

Understood. I remember one of the earlier trailers:

And the concept was a bit darker. I would have liked to see it go darker. They had a great story, a great concept, but I feel it needed more depth. A like how they did Hellblade, where you just completely immersed in the mentality of the person.

I recently started replaying DmC, and the beginning was a bit rushed. I would have liked to have had a mission at the beginning of the game where Dante is in the real world and you see him distraught between what is reality and what is ilusion. They did that a bit in the opening cutscene, but more depth would have been great.

I think the game is so relevant now than when it came out. With the level of influence of social media and mainstream media in our lives, the way the pandemic has left the world in a critical condition. The way the US election has come into disrepute. Woulnd't it be surreal to find out demons were secretly running the show to enslave the human race.

With DMC5 they reintroduced Vergil and they basically made Vergil a new demon of the week. If they did continue DmC I would HATE to see a new demon take Munds's place. Rather I would like to see how the angels and demons maintain a delicate balance, and Dante has ruptured the balance between good and evil.

Why not ? Both Itsuno and Capcom has stated they would like to make a sequel to DmC, and Capcom has a good relationship with Microsoft, plus people has warmed up a lot to DmC over the years.

You know I was reading that Itsuno loves DmC and he wanted to continue it but for obvious reasons they coulnd't. The only way I can see them doing a sequel is if Ninja Theory scores big with Microsoft. A bit like what Naughty Dog has done for Sony.

I can't see that happening for at least 5 years. Ninja Theory now has the immense resources of Microsoft at its disposal, I'm sure they will release some big hits. In a few years there could be a reawakening for DmC. Ninja Theory are definitely the studio to watch this generation.

 

[V's patron]

@Judge
The fall of Limbo at the end of the first game could have some adverse affects of humans.....

 

[BrawlMan]

For those interested.

What Could Have Been: The narrative designer for Vergil's Downfall joined the Devil May Cry subreddit's Discord server and gave some ideas for where a sequel would have gone if it got greenlit: Vergil would have returned with his demon army and attacked Dante and Kat, savagely beating him and kidnapping Kat. Dante only survives because his angelic uncle saves him and brings him to the angel world, where Dante would have faced opposition from the angels due to his Nephilim background.

DmC: Devil May Cry - TV Tropes

Acting for Two: Mundus and Bob Barbas are both played by Louis Herthum. Approval of God: In an interview by Devil May Cry 5 director Hideaki Itsuno, he calls Ninja Theory "style incarnate". Indeed, a lot of DMC5 borrows much from the art …

tvtropes.org

Well, there you go.

 

[Jack500]

Maybe don't use tv tropes of all things as a source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DmC:_Devil_May_Cry#Sales

 

[Judge]

The whole Vergil returning with his demon army and beating Dante hands down is another version of DMC3. I would have liked it to go into a completely new direction, because the previous games have run out of road.

DMC5 surprisingly managed to keep things fresh, but still the story had to take a step back and bring it back round to Vergil. It seems DmC or DMC cannot escape from the Vergil problem. Which is why I was so on board with DmC because it promised to give us something completely different.

The angels coming into the fold is obviously what we expected. It would have been great to see their version of Limbo.

 

[V's patron]

I don't mind doing another Dante versus Vergil story but I rather do other stories first. Just to showcase that we could and this world is bigger than these two brothers.

However I don't mind giving him a spinoff or a DLC. Showcasing what he does when he isn't fighting against Dante. It also helps build hype and intrigue for his eventual reappearance.

 

[Morgan]

There's potential for them to explore what exactly happened to the Nephilim race. They were "destroyed" because of their potential power, but it's unlikely that in the middle of a war between angels and demons, Mundus and demonkind would divert their resources to eliminating the nephs when the angels are right there waiting for an opening. They can explore whether the angels contributed, whether nephilim defected to either the angelic or demonic side, etc. Plus given that Assiel's spirit lives on inside a statue, either neph souls in general are immortal, or she and/or someone she knew figured that out as a method of survival.

Wonder what angels would do now that Mundus is gone and the Hellgate was destroyed. Hope they avoid Vergil for a while unless he turns his sights on angelkind in the background too, or just stomping out any dissidents in Hell.

DMC5 surprisingly managed to keep things fresh, but still the story had to take a step back and bring it back round to Vergil. It seems DmC or DMC cannot escape from the Vergil problem. Which is why I was so on board with DmC because it promised to give us something completely different.

Man. Ever since DMC3 "struck gold" with pitting Vergil as Dante's antagonist when he's always had a convenient Actual Villain to take the heat off of him because he can't carry the game as sole archenemy the way Mundus or Arius or even Sanctus loom in the background of their games, Capcom never left that. The series hung on to the trope that was already executed better in Megaman, Metal Gear Solid, and Sonic Adventure 2, and makes MCU fans roll their eyes when it shows up in their movies. At the very least we got to know Vergil as a person in DmC, though, instead of him just being the Palette Swap Foil to Dante with similar-but-different moveset. That's about it.

 

[V's patron]

I'd try and explore Dante as the defender of humanity. Dante dealing with winning the trust of the people, making amends for his misdeeds and exploring how far would he go to protect humanity etc.

I'd have Angels also pop up, manipulating things from behind the scenes. A reason why they weren't involved in DmC was Earth was a lost battle and there are other realms in which this war is fought. To the victor goes the spoils and all that.

 

[Lain]

Okay, first things first: Get Ninja Theory back, they don't necessarily have to be the ones making it (Capcom can do that themselves or whatever) but if the good people from NT aren't ininvolved in the writing process at least then I dunno what's even the point.

But in regards to the game's contents, I guess it'd be like Year One of being a superhero for Dante - trying his best to rescue people from demons but not really being accepted by the public or authorities. Speaking of, what if instead of a business that takes demon hunting jobs, Dante ends up in (initially at least) as part of SWAT team group working for the government in exchange for his and Kat's safety... I'm now imagining something like Hunk from RE where everytime the group gets sent out only Dante comes back alive. Then again it might be more interesting to see something similar to Gungrave whereby Dante is a more shadowy figure that's part of a small group of renegades who travel around investigating demon sightings, kills them hard and fast and then legging it before the authorities show up. Regardless, the human world's reaction to the sudden demon presence probably holds my interest the most to be honest as it's something the classic series always danced around.

The Vergil thing is interesting as on one hand you want to give it a proper build up to a satisfying conclusion but at the same time you don't want to drag it out. Probably for the best to have Vergil himself sit out DmC2 but leave in plenty of hints that he's around and preparing his army and then after Dante's set himself up proper as a hero then have Vergil come in for DmC3 to threaten Dante's happier days.

Just spitballing some ideas, don't mind me.

 

[Deleted member 41833]

One thing I always wondered about with Reboot was what if they did something like DMC 3, where you could switch what secondary angel and demon weapons you took with you but they had limited unique move sets.

Another thing I realized just now I wanted was I wish the devil trigger in Reboot had a more physically demonic form. I don't mind the concept about how he can break the laws of limbo??? I think???? But the devil trigger visually is something i always felt like was a let down when playing reboot, not the visual effects in the background while ur using it, that's still pretty alright.

I really want the kick moves of the demon and angel pulls back cause this year I started learning how to use them and I seriously think they were in awesome thing to mess around with while playing the game. I guess the same applies to the reboot version of mustang (jumping off an enemy after a pull)

One other thing I really would like is for the story to feel more naturally and genuine rather than rushed, and for sure it would be nice to find out how humans are dealing with limbo breaking broken and demons appearing IRL now, as well as how the order is doing (wait did they all die?)

Like reboot i imagine, isnt the hardest game to develop (For sure it would still take time to make), so there's an opportunity here increase the qualities in other areas of dmc games.

And like most people request with dmc games, for sure give the enemies alot of aggression like in dmc 3, I think it would be nice if a sequel to reboot was hard like secret mission 20 (yes dont judge it was hard for me until i figured out what to do), but ofc difficulty it also subjective in this game cause idk if people like the game because it's easy which could be part of Reboot's identity.

One other thing that half bothers me are the long cancellable frames with jump cancelling in reboot. Idk how other people jump cancel in Reboot but i just do a thumb slide like in dmc 3 and dmc 4 and it wasn't hard to adjust to the timing of the attacks, but everybody memes the jump cancels in reboot really hard cause they can look REALLY REALLY bad so..... yeah that is not fun to deal with.

Idk if they can replace the double forward input attacks with a single forward input attack but yeah that was not fun to get used to sometimes.

Gun special, another big one, I like a dedicated button to this in a sequel instead of shoot + jump, this was fixed in dmc de so thank god (because with vergil in the reboot pc, u had to do gun special shoot + jump, u didnt have room to bind gun special to a dedicated button unless u chose select to do it)

Idk how it would all play out but u could give reboot dante a d pad down button for a rebellion weapon switch, like idk reboot could get sparda or something? just to really mix it up? Reboot Vergil has a full d pad, I don't see why not for Reboot Dante.

It might be cool to play the reboot sequel in a city setting with people so that would be interesting to see.

Reboot Nero? but tbh I will admit at that point, it might come across as bad fanfiction but I'm down for it lol.

A new look for Reboot Dante would def be cool, i'm perfectly fine with his appearance in first reboot game but for sure I would like to see what adaptations and improvements they can implement in a reboot sequel.

TAUNTING, YES THIS IS A BIG ONE, with the personality of reboot dante, i thought it was kinda weird I couldn't taunt in dmc reboot. There were times I wanted to taunt the enemy while playing reboot today.

I would love alot of the moveset in the dmc reboot game to remain in the reboot sequel.

and for sure get Combichrist for the sequel.

And yeah story wise, i guess anything pretty interesting would be nice, and enemy wise, i guess just a deeper concept of the first Reboot game's enemies.

 

[BrawlMan]

I'm sorry to say, but the best at this point you can get is a spiritual successor from Ninja Theory. After Hellblade 2 they might do their own game with a heaven and hell flare and half angel, half demon protagonist. Who knows.