DmC - Crying in my sleep, these hairs they will not bleach - Page 2

DFM · 09-15-2010, 12:03 PM

I thought the trailer looked alright, but I've never been a fan of the Devil May Cry games I've tried.

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Originally Posted by bluestarultor

I think this is the worst possible property to try to go the "dark and edgy" route with beacause it was already dark and edgy!

Really? I mean I haven't played very many of them but I thought the appeal was how goofy and over the top they were, like the MGS series.

bluestarultor · 09-15-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DFM

Really? I mean I haven't played very many of them but I thought the appeal was how goofy and over the top they were, like the MGS series.

Well, they were always edgy at least. Dark I'll concede. They had a very dark setting, but not a very dark protagonist.

This seems to be the opposite of that, where the world doesn't seem like it's quite as horrible, but Dante is all dark instead for some reason.

Kim · 09-15-2010, 02:15 PM

Look at that collar. It's so big it's practically a cape. Alex Mercer's twelve popped collars weren't this douchey looking.

Regulus Tera · 09-15-2010, 02:51 PM

Press Triangle to sparkle.

TDK · 09-15-2010, 04:00 PM

Anyone else think this is going to have some lame and pointless excuse for why Dante's hair is silver later and its black in this one? And you just know it'll be some big plot point and they'll think its all dramatic and stuff for people to play.

Wigmund · 09-15-2010, 04:48 PM

I thought he had a skunk splotch on top of his head during the trailer.

Krylo · 09-15-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TDK

Anyone else think this is going to have some lame and pointless excuse for why Dante's hair is silver later and its black in this one? And you just know it'll be some big plot point and they'll think its all dramatic and stuff for people to play.

Judging by Japanese culture and the symbolism of white hair within it, I'd guess that the 'big plot point' will be Dante realizing his demonic potential and maturing those powers.

Then again, Ninja Theory is an English company, so, depending on how much leeway they've been given with the writing, it could really be anything. Maybe he dyes it to fit in, as he seems to be a teenager here--not even a college kid.

Also: I'm a bit torn on this. On the one hand, I really like Ninja Theory. Heavenly Sword was, honestly, much better than GoW or DMC on the story side, and probably about equivalent for game play. And I can even forgive one or two of the discrepancies in the trailer. Dante being so scrawny could be explained by his being a kid, and the stupid way he dresses/wears his hair can be pretty easily explained by 'lawl 70s/80s'.

But that doesn't really make it ok, and it doesn't really explain why he appears to be in some kind of dystopian future even though he's younger. The stuff he's up against looks like robots and shit, not demons. The city looks futuristic, maybe even post-apocalyptic, not 70s/80s.

I don't know.

Kim · 09-15-2010, 05:34 PM

I haven't played Heavenly Sword. Maybe if I had, I'd be more optimistic. The thing that really makes me distrust this game, and incredibly skeptical, is the human interaction we've seen in the game. This whole "Subject 4395392" or whatever it is. (I'm too lazy to actually check) That whole bit reeks of the kind of fiction you get from high school students.

That, and they're talking about how it's a world where "the line between good and evil is blurred", which just sounds buzzwordy as hell, and I highly doubt is something the actual game will live up to. The stupid jacket and other stuff I'm complaining about is just stuff that annoys me, and makes me feel my skepticism is well placed. Not necessarily valid reasons to be dismissive of the game on their own.

Fifthfiend · 09-15-2010, 05:45 PM

Hahahaha it's fucking Dante Durden

Fifthfiend · 09-15-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NonCon

"the fuck?"

09-15-2010, 02:15 PM	#13
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Look at that collar. It's so big it's practically a cape. Alex Mercer's twelve popped collars weren't this douchey looking. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

09-15-2010, 04:48 PM	#16
Wigmund Lakitu Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 2,139	I thought he had a skunk splotch on top of his head during the trailer. __________________ Slightly off-kilter

09-15-2010, 05:34 PM	#18
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	I haven't played Heavenly Sword. Maybe if I had, I'd be more optimistic. The thing that really makes me distrust this game, and incredibly skeptical, is the human interaction we've seen in the game. This whole "Subject 4395392" or whatever it is. (I'm too lazy to actually check) That whole bit reeks of the kind of fiction you get from high school students. That, and they're talking about how it's a world where "the line between good and evil is blurred", which just sounds buzzwordy as hell, and I highly doubt is something the actual game will live up to. The stupid jacket and other stuff I'm complaining about is just stuff that annoys me, and makes me feel my skepticism is well placed. Not necessarily valid reasons to be dismissive of the game on their own. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

09-15-2010, 05:45 PM	#19
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Hahahaha it's fucking Dante Durden __________________ check out my buttspresso

09-15-2010, 02:51 PM	#14
Regulus Tera lol i dont even know Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,271	Press Triangle to sparkle.

09-15-2010, 04:00 PM	#15
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	Anyone else think this is going to have some lame and pointless excuse for why Dante's hair is silver later and its black in this one? And you just know it'll be some big plot point and they'll think its all dramatic and stuff for people to play.