Asmodaius;277623 said:
But as a gamer, I indeed believe it is overreacting.
I think you mean, as a person. Gamers tend to take things out of proportion frequently.
Also, it is not only the optimists who disparages others, I have been called "not a true fan" by a hater, because I wasn't hating on the reboot. And the fact that you believe I have abandoned the old series actually hurt me when I have more than once tried to explain that I indeed haven't. Then you can choose to believe that or not, that's up to you, but don't make your opinion into a fact.
However, I agree that it was wrong of me to point fingers like I did and also calling you a cynical, and for that I apologize.
I never said the haters weren't doing the same thing, and I have called out my fair share, mainly at Capcom Unity and IGN. And about that comment, to be fair, your sig is kind of inflammatory; it could be seen as calling people out.
I can't see any way in which you haven't abandoned the old series. Going back and playing it doesn't count. Generally, when people lose something they love or see the prospect of losing it, they exhibit some degree of agitation. You seem all too comfortable with the fact that the old DMC will never again be seen. Either you are a Buddha, undisturbed by all things, or DMC doesn't mean as much to you as it does to people who are upset.
Also, you say you are a neutral party, but then you say that prejudice is a good tool to use... Do you have any prejudices towards this reboot? Do you have an opinion to express about it? Because then I'd actually like to hear it.
Of course I have some prejudice against it. But the thing is, I see it as a non-DMC action game; I don't feel I owe it anything just because it has the same name as a series I like. From what I have seen, as a regular game, I am not impressed so far. The trailer has not won me over at all. The combat looks like it might be slow, and the scenario doesn't intrigue me at all. At this point, I'd stick to GOW, and Dante's Inferno, and Darksiders, and Bayonetta, and all the other new action games coming out. I'm excited for Asura's Wrath in particular. In short, my reaction to the trailer as an independent game is: eh, whatever. I have never been so unhyped for a game in my life.
Vampi;277654 said:
You don't realize how much these games influence people. Moseslmpg even did a presentation about Okami in his College class. That's how much an influence these forms of entertainment are to people. They make you get new friends or inspiration from them. Merely calling it a game is underestimating its influence. Unfortunately, the suits at Capcom don't realize this much, since all they care about is profit. But they're a company so that's nothing new.
Actually, it was a term paper. And yes, I have put a lot of effort into it. You'd think I was an autistic savant
with as much research I have put into the game. In fact, if it weren't for DMC, I probably wouldn't even be in college right now, as it is primarily what inspired me to take up my religion concentration, and has informed my learning for years. In fact, I went to Japan, to Koya-san, the world headquarters of Bonji and all of it can be traced back to the DMC1 runes (which I also wrote a small, inadequate paper on). I've developed an entire, comprehensive deutero-canon from the series which is flexible enough to even be called heuristic and which is based upon the learnings which DMC caused me to aspire to in the first place.
It isn't a competition or anything, to see who is the most hardcore...but when it comes to story and meta-canonical, pseudo-esoteric study of the series, I totally win
But seriously, I've been pretty involved in it for a long time, and in my own arena, I am probably deeper into the pseudo-esotericism than any other DMC fan. Of course, I am nothing when it comes to gameplay, and that arena has its own hardcores, as does fanfiction. The key is that it means something more than a mere game to us and we can't honestly just give it up so easily.
That is not to excuse the overreactions of some fans, many of which are not "hardcore," but it is a vantage point for understanding the other side.
Vampi;277667 said:
And not to get too personal, but i even found true love because of this game. Yes, i know i sound corny. But that's how i met my boyfriend...cause of this game alone. He was a fan, i was a fan, we talked about DMC and its future, and we just clicked. And we've been together for awhile now and we talked about DMC alot. He shares the same passion i do.
Woah, that's pretty freaky. The same thing happened to me. What are the odds
I hate it when that happens. You look for something and then it's not there the next day or the next couple days.
*hugs* Maybe make a thread in general discussions? 