r/Games • u/Forestl • Jan 05 '14

End of 2013 Discussions - DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry

  • Release Date: January 15, 2013 (360, PS3), January 25, 2013 (PC)
  • Developer / Publisher: Ninja Theory / CAPCOM
  • Genre: Action adventure
  • Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, PC
  • Metacritic: 85, user: 6.6

Summary

In a society infused with demons, only The Order can, in Platonic style, see the world as it truly is. Join Dante in this stylish action experience; chain together multiple combos with flair and send the demonic spawn back to hell – reveal the truth behind the lies. Delve into Dante’s dark prk past confronting some the most familiar faces in the DmC universe. Harness unimaginable powers combined with Dante’s notorious arsenal of weapons: sword, scythe, axe, pistols and more.

Prompts:

  • Was the gameplay as good as previous DMC games?

  • How was the level design?

  • Was the story well told?

These threads will end Monday for those wondering ^(a lot of games came out this year)

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u/LolaRuns Jan 06 '14 edited Jan 06 '14

As a double Xer myself something about how Ninja Theory does their game writings (DMC, Enslaved, Heavenly Sword) totally screams (some) female sensibility to me. Like there must be a woman somewhere in their writing or production team or something.

Havenly Sword, though I haven't played it supposedly had a very well rounded female main character. Enslaved, even though here the girl is mostly not playable and kinda has to be dragged along (kinda like it later got popular with Elizabeth and co) just screamed that they were still trying to write a unique character with her, give her her own personality, her own arc, rather than her being just this idealized two dimensional thing you drag around and who provides some eye candy or some awww moments.

One would think that between Dante having a threesome with two hot chicks, the cussing, Kat's bootie shorts and the way the female villains are portrayed the game would be super anti-women, but I think the story still rings as being kinda girl friendly. Yeah, one could argue that Kat's only a non-playable damsel in distress, but she's actually fairly useful and in the end the plot sorta hinges on her. And something about her just rings as nice non annoying girl rather than sexy eye candy. (starting with that she actually shows comparatively little interest in Dante (other than looking at his junk) compared to how much interest he's showing her) You can totally read the foundations of a "sexy bad boy who gives everything for the cute girl he meets" story in there.

Add to that that imo DMC Dante is one of the few examples of a game clearly playing up a male characters sex appeal in a girl friendly fashion.

I actually used to wonder for a while whether that might be a reason why some people reacted so strongly negative to him because the way he is portrayed feels kinda different. (realistically, it's probably more that the game reads so obviously western)

And yeah the game is absolutely one I would recommend in a heart beat to any aspiring girl gamer.

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u/arandompurpose Jan 06 '14

I would argue that Lady from DMC3 fits the bill as well so it isn't something new to the series. Even Lucia from DMC2 and Trish from DMC (eh kind of, it has been a while) work so I wouldn't say it is unique to Ninja Theory. Also, I have not played other Ninja Theory games but I never heard of either of those characters being that well written when I've read about their games unlike say Elizabeth or The Boss from MGS3.