It's funny how NT laughed at criticism and told people to chill...but then caved in and did what they should have done in the first place. NT, when you get down to it, are just pathetic as a developer. They're not creative, they're not professional, and now they're forced to compromise on what they claimed was artistic vision because nobody bought their game. Though we all know this version isn't going to sell worth a damn so it seems to me like all that was accomplished was a waste of time, effort, and money. And NT doesn't seem to get it. THis is best exemplified in how they make excuses after every failure; Heavenly Sword flops and it's because it was a PS4 exclusive. Enslaved flops and it's CLEARLY because it's a new IP. Their attempt at a DMC reboot flops and now they're trying to self-publish some other piece of junk on the PS4. What excuse are they gonna make when that flops? I have never seen a dev make so many excuses.JagermanXcell said:
Except everyone knows that's a lie; DMC4 was by far the most successful, financially, critically, and creatively. I still hold it as the benchmark for stylish action games and it had so many places to go with Dante handing off the torch to Nero. NT's efforts on the other hand are just stale. Rote, by-the-numbers junk that any amateur could make, and then is brought down further by a puerile script, unlikable characters, and junk design that impedes the player in the most obnoxious ways possible. And that was reinforced by the game bombing and becoming the least successful DMC in the series, not even reaching half of DMC4's numbers.Kameburger said:
None, because once the numbers roll in and this flops, that's it. NT is done. It's pretty much been written in stone as of this day that DMC4 SE will be the money maker in this gamble Capcom is taking to see which direction DMC will go (countless other forums/old fans who grew up with DMC4 whom are hyped and ready to pay up for whatever the new version has to offer).Aiddon said:
Oh they'll make excuses because that's what they've always done. My only guess is that they'll blame gamers as a whole next time because that's the last excuse they have. After the PR nightmare NT and Tam Tam created in the lead up to reboot attempt (seriously, Tam Tam's Twitter was just one juvenile tantrum after another as the weeks rolled on) I doubt anyone wants to work with them anymore. Now with DMC4: SE coming out and CAPCOM clearly even adding new content to it (the teaser was a brand new cinematic) it's safe to say that weird stage in the series' history is dead much like how the X-Men films wiped X Men 3 and Origins: Wolverine out of existenceJagermanXcell said:
Is that right? Lol my memory is a bit hazy but I seemed to remember a lot of people hating on 4. But on the other hand you may be right in that regard. But I strongly disagree that it wasn't well made. It may have been poorly written I don't think anyone would fight you on that but that was quite a fun game. Visually awesome, controlled great and was really shows very few cracks gameplay wise. I can't remember any bugs in particular and the ending was pretty alright. I mean I see why earlier dmc fans are upset and maybe it's a bad dmc game but bad game is a bit harsh.Aiddon said:
No, it was a mediocre game at best and it selling the worst out of all the entries reinforced that. How people are more excited for DMC4: SE than this game's Definitive Edition speaks volumes. The game SUCKED; it has lousy weapon design, boring enemies with little strategy involved, moves at half-speed until NT was forced to speed it up for the Definitive Edition, and has at best half the depth and breadth of DMC4 (which is played in tournaments to this day). Wearing kid gloves with a mediocre game is not going to somehow turn it good. There's no point in defending a cynically made piece of junk, especially when it's bottom of the barrel in the hack and slash genre. There was no point in buying the game when it came out due to the existence of games like Bayonetta, DMCs 3 and 4, Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2, and the God of War series and the competition has only become more intense with titles like Metal Gear Rising, The Wonderful 101, and Bayonetta 2. It will forever be remembered as the time when CAPCOM had an aneurysm and handed off a great series to a hack developer like NT. No need to try and act like it was good.Kameburger said:
