Grave Gamer News & Views — dmc

Dante’s fabled pistols, Ebony and Ivory, along with his father’s sword Rebellion.

DmC: Devil May Cry (PS3/Xbox 360)

Hoo-mama, if a game could be judged on looks alone, DmC would be a hit.  But the true test of this reboot’s mettle will come the day when fans can get behind the wheel of Ninja Theory’s new Dante.  I’m highly anticipating the dev’s take on the story; they can flex their narrative muscle without flinching.  It’s just their gameplay mechanics that can be called into question from time to time (yeah, I’m calling you out, Enslaved).

In the past, Devil May Cry has made it paramount to deliver intricate yet easily accessible hack n’ slash gameplay for all skill sets.  Mastering Dante in the past could mean smashing buttons wildly for some players and memorizing strings of decimating combos like one would in a fighting game for others.  So long as they retain the gameplay edge that made this series famous, Ninja Theory has free reign to mold Devil May Cry into whatever the hell they want, as far as I’m concerned.

DmC: Devil May Cry (PS3/Xbox 360)

We have the full support of Capcom with our chosen narrative and gameplay direction. This approval alone should assure people that although this is a re-birth, with some bold decisions being made, we are not just a bunch of monkeys.

Tameem Antoniades, creative director at Ninja Theory, commenting on the adverse reaction to his team’s reboot of Devil May Cry in an interview with NowGamer.  No, probably nobody called them a bunch of monkeys.

Lacking a release date, Ninja Theory continues its tirade of previews for DmC.  While only providing short blips of the overall product, each new video serves as an impressive argument in retaliation to nay-saying fans lambasting the reboot’s aesthetic change to the series.

In this vid especially, I’m still seeing the core elements that I love from these games. Ornately gothic level design, solid...

More than any other trailer, this footage sold me on Ninja Theory’s direction.  To be honest, the plot lines of previous games were muddled, unfocused messes that denied me from connecting with any of the characters.  It seemed the stories were just stages to display Dante’s over-the-top hack n’ slashing and his ten foot middle finger of an attitude.

I know there’s much resistance in the gaming...