mue 26 wrote:You're likely right, the damage is done. If it does well (which is how things are looking) then we lose whats basically the main game in a whole subgenre.
I don't get this. Devil may cry has undoubtedly helped evolve the genre, but it's legacy is being continued in a pretty strong way through games like Bayonetta and MGS rising. DMC may have gone down a different route with this new title, but by nearly all accounts it's a good game. Obviously there's the small matter of preference, but even though I haven't played it, it seems quite clear that Ninja theory haven't just churned out the ugly turd that many seemingly wanted them to. Sure it's not 60 FPS or whatever, but can't we just appreciate it for what it is? I guess I could be seen to be a bit hypocritical as I was a lot less forgiving to what turned out to be the new Hitman. But I guess with Hitman, it's just that there is no other game that does what it did, and it was billed as the game we (Hitman fans) all wanted. Ninja theory were always clear (perhaps a bit too clear) that this was going to be different, and as far as I'm concerned, the torch that DMC used to carry had already long since been passed on to other franchises. DMC 4 was never much cop to be honest.
You'd have more chance appealing to the Westboro Baptist Church then butthurt video game fans.