I just so happen to dislike denial though. I mean, change can sometimes be good and bad. It's like a double edged sword. But, why succumb and pretend the original DMC wasn't any good? When I see **** like "DMC was starting to get rather stale", I was like...."What?" DMC was never stale, only in DMC2. DMC had 2 great games, and one good one. DMC1 was revolutionary to the action adventure/hack n' slash genre. DMC2 might've been the most disappointing sequel in history. DMC3 follows DMC1's trend whilst keeping things fresh. There was some repetition in DMC4 with the backtracking, but, I do not like the implications I've been seeing here. So, one confusing/"bad" sequel justifies a reboot to a well established franchise? If that's the case, then you also imply DMC should've been rebooted right after the abomination that was 2. DMC4 wasn't even that confusing anyways. Sure it introduced a new main character, but Capcom could've done more with him. And even if they couldn't (Which I doubt), Capcom could've done MORE with DMC in general. Like, another prequel detailing Sparda's rebellion against Mundus for example. DMC didn't deserve a reboot. And new gameplay elements could've been done in a sequel.
You guys back up and welcome DmC so kindly yet you forget the fact that this also means we'll never see a real DMC5, the original Dante, Vergil, or any DMC character in a DMC game ever again. It doesn't make sense to continue an old series after it's been rebooted. Think of it from a company's perspective. I was attached to Dante and he was very iconic to the gaming industry, and I don't this new one can replace him. RIP old DMC.
And yes, we do have the right to complain about DmC. We never asked for a reboot. (Que Adam Jensen from Deus Ex: Human Revolution; "I never asked for this" XD) Infact, what ****es me off the most is that, Capcom promised that the next DMC would be custom tailored to what the fans want, but they gave us a reboot instead. What the fk? =/ I'll still give the new DmC a shot, though...Gameplay sounds interesting.