Okay,entertain me and make me understand.
How exactly did capcom and ninja theory insulted the fans?
Because of how many of the fans are like raging bull because of the hair?
Well it is truly laughable.
I also know that this is not just the hair,but majority of fans in the internet still talks about the hair and the looks.
Here's the thing, okay, a lot of people grew up with the DMC franchise. It influenced their choice of words, their style of clothes, their outlook on life. Some pitted inspiration and motivation out of the series, for some it
meant something precious.
It's a part of their lives, possibly the only thing that remained the same as life took its course and threw all sorts of changes at them.
Now, I can understand where they're coming from. There was an equal amount of hoo-haa and fanrage and flamewars because another beloved book character was changed from a fierce, goddess-like blonde bombshell, to a pitiful, woe-is-me brunette onto the TV screen. People swore they wouldn't watch the series because they had butchered not only the lead character but also other beloved characters. It wasn't the same. It had no right to carry the name of the beloved book or character. HOW DARE THEY! Why would they DO this to the fanbase?
So, it's not laughable. You change something about a character that people have connected with, you change the dynamics of that 'relationship', if you will. The character changes.
Do you see the upset here?
The ONE thing that has been consistent and stable for x amount of years, that people have found solace in would always be the same, is CHANGING. This goes far deeper than surface appearance, at least for the fans.
Memories are tarnished, sentimental attachment to the character is destroyed, things will never be the same again.
You might not be able to relate, so I'll give you a different example. Say one day, you come home, and find that your mum has redecorated your room without your consent. Nothing is where it should be, and things that you used to adore are GONE. You're a stranger in what ought to be YOUR room. And worse yet is that you don't like much of ANYTHING that has been done in your room. I'd say that you'd be quite livid with your mum for a while. Maybe have a rant at her. Give her the silent treatment. Swear you'd rather sleep in the doghouse outside than in that room. And then your mum gets fed up with your tantrum and says 'get over it, it's not going back to the way it was before, it needed a redo'.
1 - you get the impression your mum doesn't care
2 - it infuriates you that your mum would declare the change is going to stay for good
3 - wtf it needed a redo?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
And then everything your mum says to you henceforth will be taken as offensive and insulting. Hell your mum could look at you and you'd have a meltdown. Because, despite it being your mum's house and your mum paying the rent and your mum letting you stay in that room, she has brought unwanted change and you have no say in it.
That's where the 'insults' are coming from. When your mum says you needed blinds as it's a modern update because your old curtains were ragged and worn out, and you thought the ragged and worn out look was cool, you'd take it as an insult.
I'm not going to elaborate on this more than I already have, but hopefully you understand why fans are taking offense to just about anything and everything that NT and Capcom might say.
With that said, I haven't taken offense or found insult. I agree with most of what they've said regarding the fan backlash. They're not a bunch of monsters like the outraged fans are making them out to be. When my kid screams at me that she's leaving because she's mad at me for not bending to her will, I also say 'I don't care'. The fanbase has proven that they can't be reasoned with, that nothing said or done will appease them, so why try?
I think the best thing NT has done is shrug off the drama.
The thing is, it
is just a game. Just like a book is just a book, and a TV series is just that. It's something new. Out with the old. Nobody likes letting go, but that's LIFE.
I don't like the new look of Dante. I miss the old mop of silver/white/blonde hair, and the blue eyes, and the red coat. I love love LOVE Dante's character. And yeah, it's disappointing that they've rebooted him because I don't like the WAY they've rebooted HIM. He's not the same character anymore, he's changed too much, too dramatically, it's not the ol' Dante. But do I find NT and Capcom insulting me? Nope. I haven't seen any flaunting curves or damsels in distress, and they haven't said anything that I've found personally offensive. Yes, some of the things they've said is questionable and probably not too smart on their side, but nothing too drastic to affect sales of the game.
With that said, I'm still a fan of Dante's. It's just going to take some adjusting to the new Dante.
I also hope that the fans who DO find insult/offense to the interviews will realise that my comparison with the bedroom scenario is to the A what is happening with them and NT/Capcom. I mean really, it is a GAME. They are the DEVELOPERS. Unless the game totally sucks and you don't enjoy it one bit, then maybe you can find insult in them stating that you 'will like it'. As it is, no one ('cept the lucky **** who got to test the game for bugs) can say that they won't like the game. There's a lot more to it than the appearance of things. Like they say, don't judge a book by its cover - the old Dante might yet be there.
