Right now the main argument/debate over these Forums is about NT's take on Devil May Cry. You have to blame Capcom for this move, not NT. I think at the end of the day, if you dislike DmC, then you shouldn't be blaming NT.
People have this all mixed up, it makes no sense to me. There's a ton of back and forth arguing/debating over the same points. People are even agreeing with each other in their arguments/debates but then still continue to talk about the same things over and over again. Each time we see new information in regards to this, people who dislike it continue to say "Ah, thanks for ruining DMC furthermore". Whereas those who are trying to stay positive/like the new changes are thinking "Hey, that doesn't look so bad". There is no middle person in between all of this so it seems. It's like Marmite right now, either 'hate' or 'love', or 'dislike' or 'like' if you please.
The point is, Devil May Cry is Capcom's responsibility. It's like working on a piece of art for ten years and then handing your paintbrush to a person who hasn't had much understanding about art or how to paint as well and expecting them to draw a masterpiece as good as your own or something to equal taste or quality. It isn't going to happen. Entrusting NT with DMC is Capcom's choice and their decision. If you have lack of faith in NT, blame Capcom. If you don't like the changes, blame Capcom. Who cares if Capcom aren't working on this? It isn't Ninja Theory's fault for trying to create something in their own sort of style. Everyone has a different style. Whereas this wouldn't be a bad game, it would be a bad DMC game if everyone is so use to seeing Capcom put their heart and soul into this and use their own decisions and whatnot. But that isn't the case. Ninja Theory are doing their damn best at trying to please us as that's the responsibility they have right now, they don't want to mess it up as much as we don't want them too. They're under a lot of pressure and with our reaction are going to make bad decisions. We don't give them any credit, insult their skills at game designing and then wonder why they aren't very good at making a game seem like something we've come to terms with knowing and appreciating. Every time we criticise NT and their ideas, the more we're giving them the motive to not better themselves but to worsen themselves. Is that what we want at the end of the day? No.
I think it's about time we started to realise that DMC is Capcom's responsibility. And just because Capcom couldn't make DMC work in terms of story (Which is right, that's what everyone had a problem with about Devil May Cry) does not mean that Ninja Theory won't, even if they mix up the way in which we have come to know and love DMC.
A final point I'd like to make. Why do we read books? Watch films? Or play video-games? Fun is a huge part of it. Styles and genres play another big part. Logically speaking, what plays the main role? The story. Could Capcom answer our questions about DMC? No. Could they explain the story very well? No. Does Ninja Theory know how to work well on a story? So far, from what I've read and heard, yes. Therefore, my final point rests on this. DMC would be nothing without a story, it would be a game. DMC is far too big of a game to not require a story. It's a gaming series, without a proper story. Does that work? Not really. Would Ninja Theory make it work for DmC if they have already thought about how they are going to resolve the story behind Dante etc.? Probably so. Can you really blame NT for incorporating their own designs and their own thoughts into the game when that is their task? No, not really. So why does there need to be such a big argument/debate about what they have done to DMC? We can clearly see it isn't just NT who have 'ruined' DMC (If those who dislike it see it that way) and that it is Capcom's fault more than it is NT's. So as of now any move/decision that NT makes is up to NT and is in their own right to do so. If you hate the game at the end of the day, don't go blaming them. Instead realise that this was all Capcom's choice, it's what they wanted.
