Loopy you pointing out DMC 2 and 4's character development doesn't make NT good at character development. It just means Capcom isnt good at it. So not good way to enlighten me of NT's character development skills by pointing out DMC's bad character development.
However, it does mean that they are better than DMC4 and 2. DMC on the other hand didn't need character development due to the focus being on stylish action and combat. All you needed to know was that you were playing as Dante, a half demon, who hunted demons due to his family being killed by demons and the demon king, Mundus. That was enough for me. I was more interested in killing demons.
I never said Capcom wasn't good at it. If you read my post, I was saying how I liked DMC3's characters and how they developed in the games, and how hints were given as to how the characters became like that. Considering it was Capcom's first attempt at creating an indepth DMC story with more believable characters, they did a good job. I liked what they did.
In a way, DmC is like a slightly more developed DMC3 to me. Both Dante's started off with not caring, and being jerks, but then as they interact with Kat and Lady, they begin to change and realise there is something bigger out there and something to fight for.
The essence of Vergil stays the same too. On the surface, both Vergils seem to be calm and composed, but underneath, they are troubled souls who are affected by the death of their parents and the need for power resulting from this.
Then you have Kat and Lady, the two women who make the Dantes start to care and develop their characters; two women who are human, going up against demons (Lady more than Kat), because of their backgrounds. Kat because of her abusive demon foster father and Lady because of her mother's death and the belief that Vergil is leading her father on the path of evil.
Both games also have the epic battle at the end betwee the two twins.
Out of the two, DMC3 had the better start to the battle. Vergil wanting so badly to have the amulet and prove himself as worthy of Sparda's legacy, with Dante knowing that even though they are brothers, even though he doesn't want to fight, they will have to.
Then there's the ending to the fights. In DmC, Dante is taken over by his demon side and nearly kills Vergil until Kat stops him. The sad thing is, Vergil says that he loved Dante, and seems deeply hurt by what he sees as betrayl by the only family he has.
In DMC3, Vergil wants to stay in hell because it was their father's home. He wants to prove himself and embrace the demon side of his heritage due to considering his human side weak. However, his parting gesture to Dante shows that he still cares about his brother. He tells Dante to get out before he is trapped in hell, and when Dante tries to stop him, Vergil cuts him and falls into hell so that there is no chance of Dante following and putting himself in danger.
Both fights offer something different, but they also have elements in common, such as the sense of rivalry, brotherly love, betrayl and loss.
So while DMC2 and 4 were pretty bad, DMC3 made up for it and set the foundations for DmC's story and character development.