I'm not really in love with the old DMCs, but from what I've seen, DmC just isn't any fun for me. It strips away the old and replaces it with something that doesn't really look anything like it. You have this character in DmC that's a demon slayer and is called Dante, but is he really Dante? I've heard the argument that he is Dante because ''he still has the same combos'' and ''he still slays demons''. So... what, you remake a character, give him a different appearance and personality as well as a slightly different background story, and still call him Dante? That may be his name, but he's not Dante the character.
Sort of the same with Vergil and Mundus. I wouldn't even care if it were 'better than the old characters' etc. After all, an improvement over the older games by changing things up is not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a game that stays true to its identity while improving things, and its identity is more than just ''well, you can still do the same combos. Herp... herp... deeeeeerp!'' The same goes for the game's universe. None of the old locales exist anymore, we've got Limbo, we've got a colorful yet horrendously rendered environment, and so on.
And why this need for a reboot all of a sudden? The series hasn't had a story since the very beginning. DMC4 didn't expand upon DMC1 or DMC3, really. All the games were separate stories, and Capcom didn't mind. So why suddenly this sense that there has to be a cogent story? Besides, most, if not all of the plotholes, can be fixed. If Capcom doesn't know how to do that, they should hire more creative staff. Heck, hire some of the people on this forum. Do something.
I would understand if DmC were a spin-off, but it's a reboot, meaning the series has been restarted. And I see the point, which is: ''It's been restarted, so it doesn't matter if it's not similar to DMC''. Then why is it called Devil May Cry in the first place? Come up with a name that doesn't aggravate people. If DmC had an incredibly good plot, incredible characters, gameplay and such, maybe people would actually take it over DMC. But I doubt it. I mean, the series hasn't even ended yet, really. It stopped right in the middle of introducing Nero. So... they'll just pretend Nero doesn't exist? They should've thought about what they were doing before they did it. And saying people should just accept DmC is unbelievable. If you like it, that's great, but there's a lot of people who just lost Devil May Cry and got nothing in return (except for new Dante and Tameem mocking the old series). Consequently, Capcom lost a lot of customers and fans. So they gained fans, but also lost fans. What's the point in that? To gain a small number of fans in order to make more money (as if they need more money)? They just went back to the drawing board without a decent reason other than ''it's the easy way out and could net us more money''. That, and this new game is called Devil May Cry, which is sort of like a bitch slap to fans of the original, too.
I want a DMC5 to see more awesome demonic forms. To see what happens to Nero and Dante. Also to know where Nero came from; whether or not he is Vergil's son or the son of one of Sparda's relatives. To know if the demons are eventually permanently defeated or whatever. To see if Sparda will communicate with Dante and Nero in some way (I'd say that's possible in a world containing demons) Or make a game that revolves around the story of Sparda. Just end the series with a decent final plotline, and I can be happy. And don't milk it.
Why are we supposed to simply accept DmC? This series has become part of people's lives. To change it just because ''what was cool then isn't cool now'' (which is an opinion, not a fact) is unacceptable to me. So is changing it to appeal to a more casual, western crowd. DmC isn't even better than DMC overall; pretty much its equal. Once you've established your series' identity and have made no less than FOUR iterations, I'd say you've lost the right to leave it unfinished and reboot it, ****ing off thousands or even millions of people.
