Damn double-posting. WTF is with my net?!? I'm in a net cafe, yet I double-post? >.<
Anybody here are DMC1 Purists? If there are, please respond.
Anybody here hate DMC3 and DMC4? Is it because of the anime bishounen approach? Any other legit reasons why you guys hate it asides from the anime-cliche approach?
Please explain to me in full detail why you disliked DMC3 and DMC4 and why DMC1 and even DMC2 have original vibes.
DmC was more like any other B action movie with special affects.
I suppose I am a purist. I, however, don't hate DMC3 or 4.... Maybe I hate 4 a little bit, but it's not for those reasons.
I do hate the damn anime twist that they did on DMC4 and I do hate the BS bishonen approach when the original had a much more memorable style. I, however, see them as related materal to DMC, like the novel and the art books, and do appreciate 3 for all it's brought to the franchise and the genre.
I think I've mentioned this once or twice but the reason I've stuck with the series is because every time they release something of DMC I've hoped that they would replicate the experience that DMC1 brought all those years ago. The closest I've gotten to that are other Shinji Mikami games and it it reminds me that the possibility of what I want, what I hope for with every iteration of this franchise, is damn near impossible. Mikami has the ambiance down along with the dialogue, the attitudes, that bravado that his characters have, and the others have the combat so if only they'd be willing to join together, but like I said, impossible.
DMC1 is definitely my favorite game in the series. That, however, doesn't make me hate other DMC games. I like the whole series, even DMC2 though it's obviously the worst of them.
The thing I miss the most is the horror aspect. The original DMC had some really dark environments and creepy monsters. Marionettes and Nobodies still make my skin crawl. The ambient music was often haunting and oppressive. I've hoped to see DMC going back to its roots for 10 years now, but I guess that'll never happen.
DMC3 has the best combat system in the series, but the atmosphere and overall style is completely different. Dante was a very likable person in the original game. He was serious about his work, and showed a sense of honor when fighting his enemies. Dante getting angry at Mundus for killing Griffon is a scene I'll never forget. DMC3 Dante was obnoxious for most of the time. I've learned to like him since he does grow as a character during the story, but there are still moments in the game where I think he just goes too far, like when he keeps fooling around when Lady tries to reason with him after Arkham's supposed death.
collectively, those problems add up and at the end of the day it boils down to the level/enemy designs of DMC3/DMC4 that I dislike.
It's unfortunate the enemies and levels hindered your enjoyment of DMC3. But I have to agree that many enemies in DMC3 were disappointingly boring and generic (like the scythe wielding Abyss and 7 Hells), and many of the levels weren't that visually striking or interesting. Still, that never bothered me because I just had way too much fun with the combat system, and the bosses were unique and challenging.
I don't think DMC4 shared these same issues, however. Scarecrows, the most common normal enemies, were a nice throwback to Marionettes, and classic enemies like Blades (can't see why they changed the name) and Frosts made a comeback. The Angelos were also pretty impressive in my opinion. While the game certainly had some pacing issues, the levels were still interesting and constantly changing. Obviously it got boring when Dante had to retread the same ground as Nero, but there wasn't anything wrong with the designs themselves.
If I had to rank the DMC games, it would be DMC3-DMC1-DMC4-DMC2-DmC.
DMC1 is not creepy at all, though it did have a nice medieval vibe. Fine enemies, disappointing combat (when you play it and compare it to other installments).
DMC2 has nice graphics, I guess. And the character design and soundtrack are pretty good.
DMC3 has excellent gameplay, nice enemies which I thought were pretty original. I mean, I don't think I'd played any game at that time that had similar enemies. Good script, good characters, though Dante was indeed a bit too much at times.
DMC4 has great gameplay, good enemies (though there were a lot of enemies that didn't really allow you to combo much). Excellent cutscenes, nice graphics. Backtracking kind of spoils it.
DmC has too many actions for the amount of buttons on your controller, I think. Then there's a lot of obnoxious characters and voice acting and bad writing.
This thread is not about ranking the DMC games. It's about if anyone who likes DMC1 the most hate on DMC3 and DMC4 in which I would like to ask about. As what Unknown told me, Reuben Langdon received tons of hate mail about it according to an interview of his.
Well, that doesn't make much sense to me. Some people here argued that DMC3 and DMC4 were more anime-like than DMC1, which seems wrong to me. I liked DMC1 and thought it was pretty similar to DMC3.
Boy...
Ok, so the first game was a Resident Evil game, yes? DMC 3 is oftej descrived as an anime which is very not the case. DMC 3 was a Ryuhei Takamura movie. If you want proof I have two words for you: Versus and Aragami. Watch those two movies and you'll see where they got the style for DMC3... and a bit of 4.
I don't "Hate" DMC3 or 4 it just doesn't live up to the excellent caliber of DMC1.
I honestly perfer dmc 4 overall dmc3 a close second ii have yet to play dmc1 so im really looking forward to it