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What if DmC is a stand alone game and Capcom decides to go back to the original series?

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ZeroLove

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Well, the title says it all.

This was a thought that struck my mind just recently.
We all know that DmC: Devil May Cry was an experimental project of Capcom's. They wanted to see if they could drag more fans in from the western side of the world, by hiring Ninja Theory to make it appeal to that side of the gamerbase, knowing well that alot of the original series' fanbase would get upset. But now after they have done this... what now? Will they continue the DmC story by making sequals? We don't really know, but can only guess.

However, a thought struck me...
What if DmC is a stand alone game and Capcom decides to go back to the original series?

Say DmC turns out to be a success. Alot of new fans join the fray and becomes acquainted with the original series after having played DmC. They will probably notice the differences, but then BOOM! Capcom decides to continue the original series with a new game! Devil May Cry 5! Pulling in ALL the fans, both old and new! And probably never continue the DmC story...

How would you guys feel about that?
 
I think that DmC is meant to be a learning experience. Not just for Ninja Theory but for Capcom as well. If Capcom does decide to make DMC5 by themselves, they might take some pointers from Ninja Theory on creating an interesting narrative.
 
I would be freaking happy :)

Don't get me wrong, I like DmC and all that. But who doesn't really love original Dante and want to see him again? Also they will definitely use the MT Framework engine and the game will be made by DMC3-4 team members and directed by Itsuno.

There's no way Capcom could give the original DMC series to a western studio.
 
If anything, Capcom could make games for both universes, just like Megaman and Megaman X, for example.

Besides, it's better waiting for the game's ending and Vergil's downfall ending to see if it needs a sequel. If it needs, then it would be weird seeing them dropping the ball and making DMC 5. I'm not against DMC 5, but if they made DmC, they should repect people who gave a chance and bought that game.

On the other hand, I really think the only sequel needed for DMC 1, should be called Devil never Cry, considering Dante renamed his shop. However, that's for another discussion, lol. XD
 
Are we talking about MT Framework DMC5 or Unreal Engine 30fps DMC5? If the first, hell yeah, but if we're staying with Unreal Engine and Ninja Theory, I'd rather stay with DmC as well, I like the setting a lot more.
 
Devil Player said:
If anything, Capcom could make games for both universes, just like Megaman and Megaman X, for example.

Besides, it's better waiting for the game's ending and Vergil's downfall ending to see if it needs a sequel. If it needs, then it would be weird seeing them dropping the ball and making DMC 5. I'm not against DMC 5, but if they made DmC, they should repect people who gave a chance and bought that game.

On the other hand, I really think the only sequel needed for DMC 1, should be called Devil never Cry, considering Dante renamed his shop. However, that's for another discussion, lol. XD
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There's already a thred about this here:

http://devilmaycry.org/community/threads/why-not-make-both-universes.13652/

However, this thread isn't about having both series run along one another, but rather a "what if" thread, hence the title.
But thanks for your input. ^^
 
I'd be one of those people that would ignore it and would be done with the original ones for good, because I was one of them who were getting tired of the "old style" gameplay, despite me playing DMC in the HD collection frequently. And some people still don't know why this reboot was made in the first place.
 
ZeroLove said:
There's already a thred about this here:

http://devilmaycry.org/community/threads/why-not-make-both-universes.13652/

However, this thread isn't about having both series run along one another, but rather a "what if" thread, hence the title.
But thanks for your input. ^^
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Lol, thanks for that. I got a little OT here anyway. ;)

However, part of my first post still stands. It would be weird seeing DmC as a stand alone game. Even worse would be seeing that it may even have a cliffhanger, but then Capcom ignores it and makes DMC 5.

Anyway, it would be weird in my view. Not exactly bad, but it would be a little strange. I'm being honest.
 
This is my fear as Capcom are a business and that would be a very business like strategy. I really hope they don't do this, I'd rather have NT do another game and improve on their combat mechanics even more - perhaps to the point where it would be as technical as before. I love the new combat more than DMC 4 because to me it is more fun but that is just my opinion.^_^
 
I'd be okay with it. I'd be sad, but...I'd be okay with it.

I actually like it when things are self-contained, because it's worse when you plan for sequels, and they can't happen for a multitude of reasons. If they let DmC end as its own piece of work, they can always come back to it another day, or leave it as is.

I'd be okay with a DMC5, but I want to see Capcom pull out all the stops, and not just follow in DMC4's footsteps. So many things in the franchise set precedents that DMC4 didn't live up to. I want to see that Capcom actually learned something from their time with DmC, storytelling, or different control aspects, whatever, to show that the time spent helping NT on this game wasn't all one-sided.

Speaking of, I'm curious to see what NT will do next with all their new-found knowledge :p
 
I hope DmC will have a sequel if the game is left on a cliffhanger, otherwise, I guess I would be okay with DmC being the only game made. It's like NT put all their good ideas into this and I'm not sure if they could do the same for a sequel when they have already used their best creativity.
 
I could hope for nothing less, if only because it's long since past time to start answering some goddamn questions. DMC4 ****ed me off storywise by ignoring the answering of most questions fans probably had, and instead with throwing a new character at us and making tons of NEW questions instead.

What happened to Vergil, where did he disappear off to (and possibly how did Yamato get broken)?

What is Vergil's reason for trying to claim Force Edge? Even if it's just to gain power, he must have had a *plan* to go along with it the use of his newly acquired power. Rule the world? Just to have it in case of? Revenge? Rule the demon world?

WTF is Nero's arm about and what is his connection with Yamato and Vergil?

Also start finally fleshing out Sparda's legend; you could possibly make an entire game out of his efforts and motivations for closing off the demon world alone.

But I wouldn't be adverse to another DmC down the line either. But I'm hoping NT places proper closure on this game story at the end that doesn't leave you with a bunch of speculations afterward.
 
They were planning DMC5 after RE6 cause they needed all the bests of their team for RE6.
They needed time and new ideas for DMC5
So they delayed DMC5 and hired a foreign developer for earning time and ideas.

But the RE6 hardcore players (or fanboys) boombed ''This is not RE! We want old RE!'' everywhere.
And the game couldnt take what it deserved (even some reviewers infected by fanboys) after its hardwork.
So lately they decided to cancel DMC5.

They know whatever they do, hardcore players ,fanboys and reviers will never accept it.
Because it was the best RE they could ever do.
You can imagine what would happen if it was DMC5.
They cant change anything easly cause of hardcore players and they cant have new players cause the gameplay control system.
Right now they are focusing on a few fighting games, i think one is Darkstalker in 3d like Umvc3 and later SF5.

Still they have a chance to make a DMC5 but even if DmC succes or failure they will still be in a bad position about DMC5.
Its really hard for them, i do understand Capcom.
 
Rumors said:
They were planning DMC5 after RE6 cause they needed all the bests of their team for RE6.
They needed time and new ideas for DMC5
So they delayed DMC5 and hired a foreign developer for earning time and ideas.

But the RE6 hardcore players (or fanboys) boombed ''This is not RE! We want old RE!'' everywhere.
And the game couldnt take what it deserved (even some reviewers infected by fanboys) after its hardwork.
So lately they decided to cancel DMC5.

They know whatever they do, hardcore players ,fanboys and reviers will never accept it.
Because it was the best RE they could ever do.
You can imagine what would happen if it was DMC5.
They cant change anything easly cause of hardcore players and they cant have new players cause the gameplay control system.
Right now they are focusing on a few fighting games, i think one is Darkstalker in 3d like Umvc3 and later SF5.

Still they have a chance to make a DMC5 but even if DmC succes or failure they will still be in a bad position about DMC5.
Its really hard for them, i do understand Capcom.
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I kinda believe this but can you tell me how you know this?
 
I wouldn't mind. But I'd probably miss DmC. It's been my favorite DMC from what I've seen, and I'd hate to see it go.

Plus if Capcom does go back to the original series, I fear they'll just mess it up and make more plot holes. I don't trust Capcoms writing because they always open up more questions then answers. It's like they have on and off days for DMC.
DMC1: On
DMC2: Off
DMC3: On
DMC4: Off

So what will that say for DMC5? On? I doubt it.
 
DragonMaster2010 said:
I wouldn't mind. But I'd probably miss DmC. It's been my favorite DMC from what I've seen, and I'd hate to see it go.

Plus if Capcom does go back to the original series, I fear they'll just mess it up and make more plot holes. I don't trust Capcoms writing because they always open up more questions then answers. It's like they have on and off days for DMC.
DMC1: On
DMC2: Off
DMC3: On
DMC4: Off
DmC: On
DMC5? : Off
So what will that say for DMC5? On? I doubt it.
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Lol!:D This is what will happen.
 
For me, I wouldn't like it.

I'm mainly a fan of only DMC1. DMC2 was boring, DMC3 was aggravating, and DMC4 was boring, and aggravating (kind of). DMC4 looks intense on turbo mode, and the combat looks amazing (assuming you know how to JC)... but DMC4's story and level design just annoyed me. I didn't get into the combo's at all since I only beat it once.

However, if they have cheats included then I may very well be happy to see a new game. If trophies are more specific eg. ("Beat every mission on DMD with Dante, excluding Super Costumes"), then cheats wouldn't be an issue. DMC3 was super fun when I was able to unlock super Dante and super Vergil on the PS2 (I absolutely LOVED owning all the enemies that I found cheap, not to mention all the bosses).

I love forgiving gameplay... and that may be why I dislike most of the DMC's without cheats (hell, before DmC releases I may just borrow DMC4 and try Super Dante... Might as well beat it once more). If Capcom were to release a DMC5, I can't help but think that it would rival Ninja Gaiden's difficulty like DMC3 did (I've only played Ninja Gaiden once, soooo yeah... I'm kind of pulling this statement out of thin air. I found it impossible though.)
 
I honestly believe Capcom has no other choice but to abandon the old DMC, seeing how they've created a non-linear storyline, and left the latest of the DMC series (DMC2) at a cliffhanger. Since we're speaking hypothetically, I'd stick with DmC. I'm always up for something new. DmC is an origin story, explaining the growth of Dante, and the events that shapes him into the potty mouthed, cocky, badass we all know. If Capcom continues the original DMC series with DMC2 Dante's personality, then I truly prefer DmC's Dante.
 
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