WolfOD64
That Guy Who Hates Fox McCloud
DmC is, for all intents and purpose, the closest thing there is to an "Ultimate Devil May Cry": a modernized reboot of the original story, retaining most of the core lore but changing things around to not only center the protagonist into a updated, contemporary setting, but also to bring the readers/players closer to the character in terms of relatability.Have I not gone on record as calling DmC the "Ultimate" to DMC's "616" universe?
Ninja Theory did to Devil May Cry what Brian Michael Bendis did to Spider-Man. They abandoned the campy nature---not in the attempt to replace it, but to co-exist with it---to write the main character and story into something different. Whether you like that "difference" is entirely up to subjectivity. But that doesn't it's still relevant, and is still Devil May Cry.
As for me, well...it wasn't what I wanted from Devil May Cry at all, even though I ended up enjoying DmC when I finally gave it a chance. Initially, I wanted the next Devil May Cry to be a sequel, where the Original Dante underwent some necessary changes, not his rebooted counterpart.
But I'm pretty sure that would've caused even MORE hatred and controversy.