I'm no expert in martial arts but in an actual fight does it matter? Does the lack of fluidity and grace in his movement make his attacks any less effective in bringing harm to his opponents?
Bro... You are trying to apply real world combat principles to a game where you use a motorcycle as a chainsaw? This is no different than a movie. Literally no different. This is not an actual fight, it's a performance. Real world applications and rules are the ones that don't matter, it's the showmanship.
For example:
This is footage of choreographer Woo-Ping Yuen's team mapping out the fight scenes from the Matrix.
And this is footage of the actual actors doing their own stunts.
That's not to crap on the actors. I saw the grewling regiment they underwent and they performed outstandingly in the film, they have my respect. The difference as to who is the better martial artist, though, is clear and the presentations is what I care about. I also don't think this is as big a deal as it seem to be growing into. It's a critique, a complaint, one as a fan of martial arts movies I care about, that just being 'good enough' shouldn't be good enough, but not one that I'd say destroys the game.
He is half demon which grants him enhanced healing, durability, and speed I'm not sure about the ability to master every skill possible
I've seem regular men who can and they didn't have any of Dante's gifts, it's not even that far fetched.
Knowledge, no, but intelligence, yes. According to DMC1 lore Dante, just like his father, possess superior intellect. Learning isn't hard for him.
No where in his Bio that indicates he is a master of all forms of combat.
"He can use weapons from any time and place" doesn't exactly sound that impressive when you add an asterisk that says "*but not that well."
Again, it's not the practicality that's the issue, it's the showmanship.
Where is it implied that Dante Bruce Waynes it and travels the globe and stay at Monasteries practicing martial arts his entire life.
Doesn't have to. Aside from his inborn natural abilities and traits his father lived for 2000 years and thought his sons to fight and
he is the one traveled the glove.
Oh so a guy who is far more well versed in sword and European weaponry and western gun slinging isn't as good in Eastern martial arts and weaponry because EGAD that is his forte.
I'm pretty sure the style he uses for Ifrit is either Karate or Hapkido.
He probably at best watched it on TV or took a few lessons at the local dojo and got it down after a few attempts.
Are you-- Are you kidding me? Did you really just take the man who made the devil cry, the legendary dark knight who fearlessly traveled to the depths of the void, repeatedly, to keep the infernal hoards from rising and basically dropped him 2 degrees below Travis Touchdown? Because I don't want to play as that dude. He sounds bland as all hell. Maybe we should take Ryu Hayabusa and turn him into Beverly Hills Ninja.
This is why I hate the goddamn anime. Now everyone thinks Dante is some lazy wanker who sleeps all day and doesn't pay his bills rather than a man of legend. God, I abhor that thing.
It is almost like Dante isn't some Mr.PerfectJesusWhoIsBestAtEverytingAndHaveNoFlaws or he isn't 100% there yet.
So you rather have this
Than this?
That's up to you but I rather play as the ludicrous badass slash man of legend than the guy who learned to fight at the mall.
Dante's not an elegant person though.
No, but he is supposed to be stylish and when you look like you're just plain good vs when you look like you are quite adept I'd pick the more skilled one to come off as stylish.
Imagine, for example, that we were talking about a different skill, like riding a bike. Would he really come off that stylishly if rode around looking like he's still learning than if he was pulling off tricks? This is an exaggeration, of course, since he is obviously an experienced martial artist. Those moves are not as easy to pull off as he's making it seem, even if he's not doing it as smoothly as those they are mimicking.
He's perfect, so why continue with him?
That's only relative to the story, not the animation.
I think people are missing my point and focusing on some deeper truths to excuse this when it doesn't have to be defended. Clearly the weapon is meant to call back to Hong Kong martial arts movies with some specific references to Bruce Lee, who was famous for his skills with the nunchuck but was also known to be adept with both the bo staff and the chain. My point was why make it look so rigid when the source material would look so much better? Same with the capoeira. I know that they're did this to make his movements look realistic but in doing so, in taking this approach, the martial art styles they're showcasing loose part of what makes them worth showcasing. It's not not like it's a deal breaker, but it is a shame.