i'll just respond to this, platinum games was founded in 2006 under seeds.inc name, i'll consider that as a young company, and like most young company, it'll be filled with people with dedication and idealism, they want to satisfy their artsy self.. and companies, they will want to aim higher, it's just a matter of time til the company aim for more bucks. And on the wikipedia, i noticed they have interest with darksiders title !!!OMGOMG, this is friggin great news for me!!!, anyway, see that? they have interest for a well known title, and how do you think they're going to do the game? and how do you want them to do the game? same as the original? don't change a thing because it's an already established title? well for me, i see a lot of prospect to expand from the darksiders game, i wish to see a more realistic looking game, as in not so comical in visuals..
and the obsession is not having the game getting more audience, it's about getting the game to survive more realistically, i get it, we feel exclusivity by liking something outside of majority, it feels good to us, but is it good for the company or even the creator? trust me, i know the feeling, i hated muse, my favorite band when they tried the US market, their music changed so much, but they're getting older anyway, and more mature, so i gotta expect they will change, and they need to survive, and i still want to hear more of them.. and luckily they're still getting the love from the fans, tho at first they were scolded, i was a part of that too..
Technically Platinum Games is fairly old, it contains employees from two or three defunct developing studios, and it has the creator of Devil May Cry. I don't see them as people who have great artsy ideals but no experience and who don't know what they're doing, I see them as people experienced in the game development industry. They know how to make their games appealing without immediately making them appeal to a huge western audience. Games like MGR and Bayonetta are pretty great, even innovative. The battle against Jetstream Sam is possibly the most visually stunning scene I've ever seen in hack-and-slash games, and it was genuinely challenging, and even emotional. Even its soundtrack pumped you up, though I can see how it's cheesy and bombastic.
''and companies, they will want to aim higher, it's just a matter of time til the company aim for more bucks.''
That doesn't seem to be the case with Platinum Games. They appear content with the money they make, because it's easily enough to pay for everything and still increase their company's revenue. Games, IMO, are supposed to be unique and made for a specific section of the market. It should become popular that way and if it has good gameplay, sell enough.
''and the obsession is not having the game getting more audience, it's about getting the game to survive more realistically, i get it, we feel exclusivity by liking something outside of majority, it feels good to us, but is it good for the company or even the creator?''
Muse is my favorite band too! But I personally don't like the path they took much. It's not bad, but not great either... I don't think they need to change their musical style for the sake of getting more money, I think they will get plenty of money just being themselves. If it's not about the money, then it's about being more modern, but there's nothing outdated about their old songs so far. They became very popular because of albums like Origin of Symmetry, and I think those kinds of albums would be just as popular today as they were back then. Why? For one because music is subjective -- there might be music 'fashions', but to say that their music would be outdated if they did something like Origin of Symmetry... I dunno, it also
still sounds modern and palatable to me. Besides, everyone can appreciate good music regardless of taste. And they'll get plenty of money just being... ''Muse-y''.
The same principle applies to DMC, I think there's no need to morph into something else, it was fine. DMC4 was still decently good too, and would've been amazing if they stuck with their original ideas and didn't cut development time in half. DMC5, if it follows the same formula as old DMC games, will be popular. Developers need to worry about improving gameplay, innovation flows naturally from that and comes second. Each DMC improved the original formula pretty nicely. So I want games to get better and I want people to love them, but there's no need for each game to appeal to everyone.
As for what I want from the DMC series and what I think will go down well... DMC5 should be like DMC1, or maybe like a cross between DMC1 and DMC3. It should have on-the-fly style switching like DMC4 (which worked pretty well). Platforming should serve as pauses between combat, to let you catch your breath... not to make the gameworld seem bigger than it is. If there is platforming, it should be like what was in DMC1/4: points in the game where you actually need to time your actions well, not just ''hold the trigger and press button'' over and over.
Dante should have clothing like in DMC2, or a cross between DMC1 and DMC2. He shouldn't be written with the idea that he's supposed to be cool, his actions speak louder than words. The gameplay should be mildly challenging, but not overly hard, sort of like DMC1. Gameplay should allow for as many combos as possible, not limiting your moveset.
