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That's actually... a bit of a shame. I think a co-op brawler would be a lot of fun and give the devs a lot of room to play with new mechanics. Come to think of it a game telling about the origin of Dante and Vergil's relationship would be a pretty good match for this sort of thing.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 19:45 |
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ChewyLSB posted:the biggest strike against the game to me is Ninja Theory. Yeah, well, NT has had a consistently lovely attitude from the very beginning, really. It doesn't help when they think they're crafting this great artistic, satirist's epic that will change the future of gaming forever, when what they are infact doing, is making a video game about a half-demon dude who beats up things. notZaar posted:That's actually... a bit of a shame. I think a co-op brawler would be a lot of fun and give the devs a lot of room to play with new mechanics. Come to think of it a game telling about the origin of Dante and Vergil's relationship would be a pretty good match for this sort of thing. It'd probably play something like Dynasty Warriors, if this hypothetical game were good. Classic Dante and Vergil though. I'm not sure if I could put up with Grim McScowlyface and Richie Rich.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 20:03 |
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I haven't really kept up with the game at all, but after watching a couple of videos it looks like just about the blandest action game ever. I could get over a terrible story if the game was fun but I honestly can't imagine how it could look more dull. Did they decide that being flashy and exciting was as passé as Dante's look?
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 20:17 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:Yeah, well, NT has had a consistently lovely attitude from the very beginning, really. It doesn't help when they think they're crafting this great artistic, satirist's epic that will change the future of gaming forever, when what they are infact doing, is making a video game about a half-demon dude who beats up things. This is what keeps my hackles up about this whole thing. I think a lot of the rage would have died out if they weren't such abrasive, bag-of-hot-air pricks.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 20:29 |
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And the journalism fellatio continues!quote:Dante remains a show off - evident in the series' famed cutscenes - and continues to show little or no respect to his demon pursuers. The combination of humour, thumping heavy metal tunes and creepy environments are all present, leading us to wonder what's changed in Dante's world other than his barber. Hair chat! quote:For any doubters out there still not convinced that this is a true Devil May Cry release, look no further than 'Secret Ingredient', a good old-fashioned boss fight against one of the ugliest screen-filling demons we've ever faced. http://puu.sh/Vj1q source:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a400855/dmc-devil-may-cry-preview-new-face-same-old-dante.html
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 21:17 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:And the journalism fellatio continues! How is that a devil may cry secret ingredient? how is a platforming segment during a boss fight Devil May Cry-ish? I just remember that you evaded patterns and when there was an opening you proceeded to combo the poo poo out of the boss in most fights. Can they stop comparing on how its totally gonna stand on its own like the others in the serie and just treat it as a spin-off already, its just embarassing. Bonby fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Aug 22, 2012 |
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BobbyBaudoin posted:How is that a devil may cry secret ingredient? how is a platforming segment during a boss fight Devil May Cry-ish? Well...technically. But it's not that common, really. And the Saviour is a little different in that you just jump automatically. And it's not just "heavy attack" "grapple" "heavy attack" "grapple". It's also a giant statue, and not just Slurms McKensy who swears. So it's got that going for it.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 22:45 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:Well...technically. Its also the worst boss in DMC3 or 4.
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# ? Aug 22, 2012 23:42 |
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ChewyLSB posted:Its also the worst boss in DMC3 or 4. Agreed. The concept of it is really cool, but it's a drag actually playing it The worst in the series though has got to be that loving fish from DMC2. Urgh. Actually, most of the bosses in 2 are pretty terrible, one way or another. Because there's nothing as fun as slowly whittling down a bosses massive health bar with E&I, right? At least by the looks of things, DmC bosses won't be on that scale of awfulness. Whether they are difficult or not, remains to be seen. Excluding Slurms McKenzy. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Aug 22, 2012 |
# ? Aug 22, 2012 23:48 |
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notZaar posted:That's actually... a bit of a shame. I think a co-op brawler would be a lot of fun and give the devs a lot of room to play with new mechanics. Come to think of it a game telling about the origin of Dante and Vergil's relationship would be a pretty good match for this sort of thing. DMC3 kind of had co-op, you equipped doppelganger and the second player was your shadow. In the final level the second player was Virgil.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 00:16 |
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Didn't we learn from DMC3 that the secret ingredient to Devil May Cry was surfing? Specifically, surfin' on demons' stupid faces while shooting all their buddies and possibly eating a slice of pizza at the same time?
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 08:18 |
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Crowetron posted:Didn't we learn from DMC3 that the secret ingredient to Devil May Cry was surfing? Specifically, surfin' on demons' stupid faces while shooting all their buddies and possibly eating a slice of pizza at the same time?
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 08:47 |
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One good thing about this thread is that it made me finally order DMC4 for the PC (7 bucks) - I just need to actually beat DMC3 first. EDIT: VVV Yeah, I have the Platinum trophy. If they ever release a better port or (be still my heart) a PC version I wouldn't mind paying for it again. Renoistic fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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Renoistic posted:One good thing about this thread is that it made me finally order DMC4 for the PC (7 bucks) - I just need to actually beat DMC3 first. Have you played Bayonetta? Because the DMC Secret is that the best Devil May Cry game doesn't even have Dante in it.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 15:54 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:The worst in the series though has got to be that loving fish from DMC2. Urgh. Actually, most of the bosses in 2 are pretty terrible, one way or another. Because there's nothing as fun as slowly whittling down a bosses massive health bar with E&I, right? There are 3 good fights in DMC2 and they all have mitigating factors that make them shittier than they have to be. Every other boss fight sucks flat out with the tentacle boss being a standout in a crowd of poo poo and managing to be worse than the fish who would be a strong contender for worst boss in the series otherwise. Wait; does the boss from DMC1 whose a giant pool of slime that sucks you into a dimension where you refight the spider count? He sucks really, really bad.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 15:58 |
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Yeah that boss is Nightmare and he's bad. Just a big HP sponge with lots of annoying attacks. He's the requisite "giant blob of flesh" boss as per Capcom Inc's quota.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 16:46 |
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Is the combo scoring system that easy to pull of a SSS rank by spamming the same attack? I know he's not hitting back but surely 5 heavy attacks shouldn't give a rank that high.
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 17:16 |
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Apparently they forgot to program in that part of the combo system that gives diminishing returns for using the same attack. DMC is in good hands folks!
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# ? Aug 23, 2012 17:17 |
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Full interview with Alex Jones (Producer) Segments of the interview have been shown before. DmC: Devil May Cry interview – Jones on combat, Vergil - DmC will reinvent Dante and throw Ninja Theory to some of the most vicious fanpeople in video games. Capcom US producer Alex Jones speaks to Dave Cook on nailing combat and fearing for his life. posted:DmC, the next in Capcom’s Devil May Cry action series, is one of the publisher’s most anticipated and controversial games. Despite the fact it looks incredible, both Capcom and UK developer Ninja Theory have gone to great and constant lengths to assure the IP’s devoted fanbase that this really will be a Devil May Cry game. There are those that still don’t believe them. This next bit is interesting. Cont. posted:
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This is about the difficulty. There will be other modes of difficulty, or "remixes" to appeal to the more experianced DMC players. Difficulty posted:We’ve already discussed that DmC won’t be an easy game, but where does it sit among the series in terms of difficulty? Is that so? Well, I think it's fair to say that NT haven't exactly created the impression that they aren't smug tosspots, concerned more about the artistic statement of what they're doing than the substance. quote:
Is it cynical of me to doubt that Tameem is anything but humbled or reverent for DMC as it was? To use this article's own words. quote:It’s a clichéd thing to say but it sounds like a was a dream come true. source: http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/24/dmc-devil-may-cry-interview-jones-on-combat-vergil/
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# ? Aug 24, 2012 11:54 |
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Have some pictures: CA of Not-Glenn Beck from Tron. This dude's been around for a while, but apparently, this is the first boss. Or mini-boss. More hot gothic factory action. Wait, what's that? Cartoon Slurm Queen.
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# ? Aug 25, 2012 01:39 |
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That interview is the most insufferable thing and the fact that they're acting like the build-up for the game hasn't been anything other than massive vitriol from both the developers and most fans is ridiculous. I understand you need to save face because you're trying to market the game, but god dammit there has got to be a point where you can't kiss more rear end and actually have to admit something's amiss. Even if the game ends up decent at this point, the pre-release shenanigans are going to sour me on it so much that I'll barely be able to enjoy what little of it is probably good.
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# ? Aug 25, 2012 03:27 |
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quote:suck him into his master plan to fight the demons For some reason I found myself thinking that the story probably would be better if it was more akin to quote:"NO, I must kill the demons!" he shouted.
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# ? Aug 25, 2012 19:11 |
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Iacen posted:For some reason I found myself thinking that the story probably would be better if it was more akin to Isnt that the plot to DMC3?
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# ? Aug 25, 2012 19:17 |
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Isnt that the plot to DMC3? That's the joke.
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# ? Aug 25, 2012 19:27 |
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More pre-order stuff: EB Games/Gamestop - Samurai skins Looks better than the bone skins, but nothing really outstanding. They look rather generic if anything. The preorder bonus is to get some free upgrade points to buy things at the beginning of the game. Best Buy - Gold skins Pre-order bonus is currently not known. And there's not a lot to say other than how lazy these loving skins are. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Aug 27, 2012 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:More pre-order stuff: Ugh. loving hell, these 'bonuses' are loving terrible. All I can really say.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:07 |
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Pesky Splinter posted:More pre-order stuff: What bothers me personally is that these pre-orders only change weapon skins, rather than being new costumes for Dante or something like that. But then again, compared to weapon skins, character skins must seem like a whole lotta
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Alacron posted:But then again, compared to weapon skins, character skins must seem like a whole lotta As if these weapon skins aren't enough. I'd like to see character skins, but they probably wouldn't because they'd say it'd "ruin" the story they're trying to create, or some poo poo like that. And I can think of one skin they could do, that would sell like hotcakes, but they wouldn't do it. And that'd be Classic Dante. Though, really, I'm glad they haven't - it's better to move him as far away from this mess as possible. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Aug 27, 2012 |
# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:32 |
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I'm still waiting to see who gets the DMC3 Dante skin pre-order bonus
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:32 |
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If only it had been something cooler like moves, maps or weapons that you can only get from select retailers or by paying money a month after the game's release.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:33 |
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Those weapons don't exactly excite me, but that might just be due to the mock-up. Handle on the scythe is too short to look impressive, and both are too skinny. Shotgun isn't as bad, but it still looks bland and blocky. Doesn't have much on an electric guitar that shoots bats.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:42 |
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None of the weapons look that visually interesting to be honest. The scythe is just a scythe and the axe is just an axe. It lacks any flair to it. Case in point, Eryx - the gauntlets, are just flaming oversized fists. Even in DMC1, Ifrit at least looks visually interesting, even if you'll never see it in this detail ingame. It's more effort than just giant fists. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Aug 27, 2012 |
# ? Aug 27, 2012 04:54 |
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Yeah, Eryx just makes him look silly. Kind of like Musclemass from Prototype 1, only without the insane palm strike showering gibs everywhere.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 05:02 |
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Ah man, that's like the least flattering shot of this game you could find. The bland dark gray of his hulk gloves and coat combined with the washed out shirt is just so flat and boring. I hope it's made to make him stand out of the hyper-colorful environments, otherwise this is going to be one dull looking game.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 05:07 |
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It seems like all of the weapons are designed around the idea of one weapon morphing into different forms, so they've all got to look like they're made from the same material. I'd guess this would be to "solve" the issue of where Dante's weapons go when they're unequipped, but in the end it just makes them all look painfully generic. I mean, going from the weapons of 3 & 4, you had crazy poo poo like "demon forged rock guitar that shoots electrified bats and turns into a scythe," or "twin blades of fire and wind made from the skulls of your enemies," and "demonic mandibles that infinitely produce energy spikes that can be wielded as blades and explode upon contact with a rose." Whereas in this game we have sword, axe, scythe, and fists I guess.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 05:12 |
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notZaar posted:Ah man, that's like the least flattering shot of this game you could find. The bland dark gray of his hulk gloves and coat combined with the washed out shirt is just so flat and boring. I hope it's made to make him stand out of the hyper-colorful environments, otherwise this is going to be one dull looking game. To be fair, that's the best image of the gauntlets currently out there at the moment. That said, I'm actually really surprised at how bland some of the backgrounds are in this game. And Dante does seem to blend into the background of a few of them. Against really orange backgrounds (like that street level) he sticks out, but for cooler colours. Well... And that's the first time I've seen that video leading up to that boss. Goddamn the platforming looks so dull. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Aug 27, 2012 |
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Looks like spray painted hulk fists, the ones that made noise when you smashed together. Man I hate to nitpick but some of the poo poo in this game just makes it to drat easy.
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# ? Aug 27, 2012 08:02 |
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Alteisen posted:Looks like spray painted hulk fists, the ones that made noise when you smashed together. I could see, in a classic DMC game, a variant of Dante Must Die mode where all of Dante's weapons are replaced with toy versions, and do significantly less damage. Foam Rebellion, Nerf Ebony & Ivory, Hulk Fist Ifrit. drat it, Capcom.
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Guitar Hero Guitar Nevan
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Rock'em Sock'em Boppers Gilgamesh. Squirtgun Spiral
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