I don't know about you, but this revamp of the ground-breaking series came as quite a surprise. Especially when they introduced a new character in the last game (*cough* Nero *cough*) that gave me the impression - would replace Dante from now on.
So running into the trailer proposing a remake of the series got me all excited like a junkie about to open a warehouse full of FBI seized heroin with no soul in sight. It didn't matter that the original series was now defunct & left "hanging" in ways; it didn't matter that what very little story was going to be replaced with hopefully something with a lot more substance & a lot less cheesy grindhouse; it didn't matter - you get the drift.
The obvious grittiness the new development team were aiming to achieve hit all the right notes for me, as I saw it as a direction that heralded a mature opportunity for storytelling & horror. And I was blasphemously hoping a different take on the gameplay, ala "less ridiculous-like" & maybe more "substantial", ie different methods of dispatching foes utilising particular items, techniques, etc. But I soon corrected myself; that's what DMC is all about anyway - tweaks are necessary, but a complete overhaul would be insane. I was also hoping for a supernatural & physical world a bit more grounded in our own reality; less fantasy & more based on the myths intertwined in our history's relationship with the paranormal, which would support the new gameplay elements I mentioned above - ie iron against spirits, silver against werebeasts, exorcisms against demons, etc. But the still fictional keeping of the world; evident in the architecture, did not stain my hopes.
Now everything was keeping the "new take" still within the boundaries of what DMC should & is, my biggest gripe however (get ready for it!) is how they revamped Dante himself. A more badass yet serious character (something like the Dante in DMC2 - even though everyone disapproved; I preferred him actually); matured, less childish wisecracks & more desperado like & fearsome in his demeanor, was what I was praying for - a fresh take that would suit the new grit of the visuals.
But instead we get the complete opposite & in my eyes - an inferior version of the original. Now I know its just the first trailer, & it probably doesn't do the character justice yet, but first impressions count & this is sour to my taste buds.
WHERE IS THE SILVER HAIR!
Why a lanky, skinny, junkie looking kid!
Where's his bravado & sex appeal!
WHERE IS THE SILVER HAIR!
A whip sword?! ... okay that's pretty cool...
Chain smoker!
Punk ass!
etc, etc...
Yeh, yeh... yeh...
...exactly!
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