But this is a fantasy world where demons and magic exists. In many fantasy worlds, tattoos have magical properties and are necessary for certain magical effects to happen. I believe that the tattoo Dante has on his back is necessary for him to heal and maybe do other things. Or maybe it is the other way around, that he got the tattoo as a sign of his power: a sign that manifested when he was able to harness certain magic, like the healing.
But it didn't have to be a tattoo, it could've been a many number of things, jewelery, a scar, an article of clothes which are more common in fantasy worlds. The glow could've come from his arteries or his eyes, the sword shape could've been his belt buckle or on his necklace. That tattoo isn't necessary here, ether, the effect, maybe, but the tattoo, no.
In this new world of the new Devil May Cry, perhaps tattoos are necessary to use magic. If Ninja Theory gave Dante the tattoo just to look cool, then it wouldn't do anything, but we clearly see in the newest trailer that it actually does something. They just chose to use a tattoo to help him heal instead of something else, like I mentioned above. In Prince of Persia, a dagger helps the main protagonist to control time. In God of War, Kratos uses Medusa's head to petrify his enemies by turning them into stone. In Heavenly Sword, Nariko's body is slowly covered in tattoos as the sword gives her more power. And in this game, Dante has a tattoo on his back that can heal him.
You really think that just because it does something that it isn't there just because it's cool? Or that it's as important as the other examples you used? You've gone to the extent of saying that this tattoo is as important as the dagger in Prince of Persia, you honestly think it has equal importance? Let me see if I can put it another way. For arguments sake let say that it is a fact that the sword comes out of his tattoo, is that really the only thing that could've been?
Well I wish I could say that we'll see by the time the game comes out but I honestly don't belive I'll remember this by then.
I do think you are overreacting though.
I don't think I'm overreacting, I think I wanted to express my opinion, couldn't get my point accross you and had to go in to much further detail to get my point through you.
So what if he got a tattoo just to look cool, if that was the case. We have already established that this Dante is not the same Dante as the one in the original series, so your reaction can't be because you think they are "defiling" your beloved character.
Not sure where that came from but that's right, it's not the reason. It's also not because I think that yo-yos are the new race horses and that seems almost as relevant to having "my beloved character 'defiled'" since as you just point it out it's not the same Dante.
The tattoo is a visual design with a property, unlike original Dante's white hair or red coat, those are for pure visual effects only with no property other than to look cool. Is that wrong too?
So much wrong with this statement, where to beggin.
As far as we know the tattoo does nothing outside of the cutsceen, it doesn't heal you after battle nor during. So far it's just there to heal his scratches. It's also supposed to be the sword that manifests itself in Limbo, that doesn't make it an irreplasable idea, or even a well thought out one.
Dante's hair and coat weren't just 'to look cool.' There was actual thought behind these design choises, the coat, it's color, his hair, they all have thought behind them and there are more profound reasons for them been there than just 'because it's cool.' And that is the very reason I want more out of this than just because it's cool' and to accept less than what was given before then you are getting suckered.
No, it isn't, because it is part of his design. Some people like the design, some do not, we all have an opinion about what is cool and what is not, but your complaining is about the wrong thing.
No, I'm pretty sure this is a beef I got with this.
You can complain that they gave him a tattoo if you don't like it or don't want Dante to have one, but you complain that they gave him a tattoo just to make him look cool and that is where you are being wrong.
Oh, so now I'm flat out wrong, I'm no longer allowed to say it's my opinion and yours, now it's 'your right, I'm wrong.' Is that how it is?
Sorry, but no. Actually, that a lie, I'm not sorry.
To design something just because it's cool is no design at all. Form follows function, not the other way around. You don't design something just to make it cool and
then give it a purpose.
It really just looks like you complain for the sake of complaining about, well, anything. It is like you are looking for reasons to complain.
Not exactly, I know what my complains are, where they are, why I see fit to complain about them. This is one of them and it was a rather simple one untill it became this long winded explination.
Bottom line is, in terms of design, I expect more thought behind something than just because it looks cool and if this tattoo ends up been nothing more than that then it's a cheap element and I expect more from my gaming experiences.
