I would be so down for this. Thankfully, unlike The Phantom Pain's Kaz, we know Nero's not lost the rest of his personality.
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Devil May Cry 5 Reveal Trailer (PS4/XB1/PC - Spring 2019)
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It's funny how "V has come to" seems to apply to DMC5 as well.
GZ and TPP handle themes of revenge and phantom pain extremely well. From many angles and often going all out instead of pussy footing around.
DMC5 wishes it could be even half as good in that regard.
You can still see some of the old Kaz with his burger experiments on Code Talker but other than that his personality shift does make sense both for his character and the story. And it connects directly into the MSX Metal Gear (?) where he called Big Boss a monster etc.
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TFW you realize Dante is pretty old and Nero is probably a millennial
Is that Maximilian
I was so relieved to get those burger tapes cause that was the only bit of the old Kaz that we got. And yeah, I know it made perfect sense given the story, but it still disappointed me that we only got to see that old side of him in one series of tapes. Would have been nice if we got a little more than that.
True but honestly if you want more of that then just listen to the Peace Walker tapes again on youtube, there is a ton of that stuff in that game and its really good. It didn't need a round 2.
Seriously? Shit. Well, at least Devil Trigger is still there...
Seriously, it was kind of weird seeing realistic military/police in the DMC universe. What must be going through their poor heads?
The idea that Nero/Dante are completely oblivious that the rest of the world doesn't operate on The Rule of Cool is hilarious and I hope actually stays, especially with the more realistic setting
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Yep. Ruined my Devils Never Cry - Never Surrender-Devil Trigger thing I had going . :p
Weird, it's still there for me.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3RtEod2oUctaS54jTA2ELI?si=cgESzXayToyoWTRddUT0-Q
For some reason. It won't open in the Spotify app. Not available in my country? (US)
Nice post.
Also you forgot that after some years, Dante become more silen and serioust with so many fucked up jobs he done and he end up in Hell in the end of Devil May Cry 2.
However his mood change after meeting the Demi-Fiend in Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne. And Escaped the Alternative reality.
You'll get this sort of tone in Devil May Cry the day Cory Barlog reboots it.
I think it makes the world more relatable. DMC games have always taken place on secluded areas. Castles, island towns, towers etc you don't get a sense of where.
With the DMC5 trailer you know its our Earth (you see American flags on the darts in the van ) and it takes place during modern times in a fictional Red Grave city. Its basically Racoon City. I wonder if DMC and RE take place in the same world? Nero saying something like "better this city is overrun by demons than zombies" would be pretty funny.
I agree with this. The reason DMC3's scenario works so well is because it lends itself to just working in a video game format. All the plot points, characters, and happenings in cutscenes are very video game-y and easily translate to gameplay. I think DMC has some pretty good lore, but that's the last reason I play it. I play it for the tight action gameplay and the fun, over the top action movie bullshit.
I don't mind if it wants to dig a little deeper, but I'm scared it would take away from what DMC is. But if done well, I would welcome it.
We already know the fun and over the top action cutscenes are in, so I don't think you have to worry about that at all.
I don't know which one is the bigger asshole, DMC2 Dante who won't save innocents if it's tails, or DMC1/4 Dante who won't save innocents if they got the wrong password.
Dante's coin in DMC2 doesn't have tails tho. Both sides have heads on them. So when he flips the coin he has already decided to help that person.
Oh shoot, that's in Lucia's campaign right? I guess that means, funnily enough, that DMC2 Dante is the least asshole of all.
This is an interesting video. Especially the part about the city at the end of the trailer (Dante part) being the same city from DMC2.
Gotta agree with pretty much everything theorized in this video. The DMC2 connections, the logo towed to Mundus, all stuff I've tossed up as theories as well. If this stuff turns out to be true, my happiness could not be contained.
Ok, now that I saw more clearly the Finall Boss Demon, I got a crazy idea:
What if the blue eyes he have are dots are Star Signs of a specific zodiac or something related?
He definitely makes a good case for the sake of Dante being post-DMC2, and largely aligns with my own suspicions for such. And considering how much they've been reaching deep into old DMC works and re-purposing it for their own storyline (Nell Goldstein, Morrison, Dante liking strawberry sundaes, etc.), again and again, there's really no excuse for them to somehow not salvage DMC2 and make it work.
I still dunno how I feel about the possibility of Mundus, himself, coming back, even if it certainly does seem likely that he could be involved (re: Vergil Angelo ripping off Nero's arm, etc.). But I certainly can't deny that he'd be a perfect way to cap off the "Sons of Sparda" storyline for good.
It was a thing in the anime.
Dollar store Gintoki with Strawberry milk quirk
I'm aware. I meant in the context of the post. Trelll was listing things that Capcom's brought from the anime into actual canon and then mentioned the strawberry thing among those others too.
It was a thing in the anime.
Dollar store Gintoki with Strawberry milk quirk
It was a thing in the anime.
Dollar store Gintoki with Strawberry milk quirk
A fun fact is that in the anime there is another demon who likes it too.... Maybe demons loves sugar. lol
I think DMC5 is completely unrelated to DMC2 which is probably not considered canon in Itsuno's universe anymore. The fact that they promote the game as a direct sequel to 4 it's a prime indication. Otherwise they would have to explain Nero and Vergil's absence from 2, plus Dante's return from hell.
I don't expect them wasting game's plot explaining old irrelevant lore instead of fully focusing on what happened after Fortuna incident.
I don't expect them wasting game's plot explaining old irrelevant lore instead of fully focusing on what happened after Fortuna incident.
Seeing as how at the end of 4 Dante just wanders off and the language for this game says his whereabouts are unknown, slotting 2 between them almost happens naturally. Nero has to be like, "where the hell have you been all this time?" And Dante pops off with something like, "hell, don't worry about it". That is literally all that needs to be said to canonize 2.
Additionally, Vergil's return and what's going on in Redgrave could wind up being connected to Dante's time in hell.
We don't need to dwell on 2 much to work it in and tie the entire series together.
I honestly expect Dante to say "I've just been through hell" at some point and that's all we're getting.
Believe it or not? The Project X Zone games. While those games themselves are definitely not canon, Itsuno allegedly was consulted about Dante's (and Vergil's in the sequel) characterizations in both games in order to make sure they were legitimate, and matched the characters as he saw them. So, when Dante got antsy about his strawberry sundaes being raided in PXZ, I took that as safe confirmation that Itsuno still was honoring that much about Dante's character that stems back all the way to the old Gokeida novels. Much like how Nell Goldstein has just been reaffirmed as canon again, if the engravings on E&I didn't indicate such.
It makes the difference between something like that, which Itsuno oversaw and approved, and MvCI, where it's known that Itsuno wasn't even consulted, and the expressed disappointment, thereof.
Yep. I honestly hope that Lucia can be salvaged, as well, but even that may be a longshot if they just want to finally get past DMC2 and basically do more to say "this was a thing, NOW, MOVING ON~".
I'd honestly be thrilled with that. 1 line is good enough to put the cliffhangery end of 2 to rest and finally move the story beyond that point.
Maybe it's some dumb need of mine to actually see Dante back after 2, but it's something that's bothered me since I finished that game way back when.
Devil May Cry is at it's best when it gut punches you with serious moments in between charming, off the wall quirky charisma. It's why Devil May Cry 3 worked so brilliantly.
Was this little tidbit mentioned?
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/06/21/famitsu-devil-ma
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/06/21/famitsu-devil-ma
Wonder what that means
DMC2 can be explained as a boring Tuesday for Dante. Nero, Trish, and Lady are killing demons some where else and no enemy is strong enough to take Dante down leading to him not giving a fuck. :p
Plot thickens. For all we know, it could be a reference to Lucia.
I think PlayStation Lifestyle is getting things mixed up there. The Famitsu article says Nero left someone (Kyrie?) behind, not Dante.
Also this is interesting. Apparently demon trees were mentioned in DMC1 novel as well (it's a thread so click on the tweet to read all of it):
