DMC 5: The Rise of Emo Dante

When I heard there was going to be a new Devil May Cry game, I was estatic. I love Dante and his attitude and style. I love the gameplay, the battle system, and story. When I heard that an early trailer was out for DMC 5, I immediatly logged online to check it out.

At first I was amazed, the graphics were stunning, it reminded me of a cross between a punk rock music video and a high action horror movie. Yes, I was amazed... until I saw the "new" Dante. D8

I couldn't believe what I saw. I though that this was some kind of weird joke being pulled by Capcom, but no, this was real... Devil May Cry, it sure made me cry. After viewing the trailer, I had a few questions:

Why alter the character design to the point where he is completely unrecognizable? Take a look to see what I mean: old Dante vs. new Dante.

I can understand updating his some of his looks. But from what I saw, they stripped Dante of some of his most iconic features. The developers from Ninja Theory, who are handling the project instead of Capcom, had not only changed his hair color (from white to black) but they even went and changed his facial structure.

Why black hair? Its the most common color after brunette. I don't have a problem with the hair style (although I think it should be a little longer, but that's just my opinion) but why not leave his hair white, or at least silver? It was always part of his persona, his image. Instead of being unique and different, he looks like your average emo.

Actually its worse than that, he looks like the director, now we see where the real "inspiration" came from. Check out the interview with the developers

But despite this, I can't bash this game completely, mostly because of the fact its still in development. Were this a game in and of itself without any affiliation with the Devil May Cry franchise, or a separate story with a different character linked to DMC, I would be itching to play it. But as it stands right now, I don't think I can play this game without dying a little inside.

But don't take my word for it, watch the trailer yourself and compare it to the past DMC games.

What do you think of the new Dante and the new direction the franchise is going? Comment about it.