It's been awhile since we've heard anything on the Devil May Cry front, and while Capcom isn't ready to announce anything just yet, Keiji Inafune is willing to drop a few hints.
In an interview with 3D Jeugos, Inafune admits that the series doesn't do particularly well in Western markets. With that in mind, it's likely that the games will be given a "Western touch" to make them more attractive to American and European players.
While it's not a confirmation that the game is in development, it's an interesting comment based on what we've previously heard. Rumors have been floating around for some time that Cambridge, England-based Ninja Theory has been working with Capcom on the upcoming sequel. The developer, who had worked on the PlayStation 3-exclusive Heavenly Sword, will ship Enslaved later this year.
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4:30 PM on 09.02.2010
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Fucking capcom just make it good please
1- It's going to be outsourced to another 3rd rate developer that just so happens to be in the west
2- BROWN 'N' BLOOM AND MUSCLES AND BLOOD EVERYWHERE, and other things Japanese people assume them crazy white people like.
3- both of the above.
Either way, I don't expect much.
exactly what i was thinking but too lazy to type
I can't wait for the Devil May Cry movie.
And if that is the case, I will gladly hand over my money right now.
Also, Steampunk would be cool too.
pretty much sums up what i wanted to say
Even though I agree they have a lot to improve upon after DMC4, none of that game's flaws had anything to do with it not being 'Western' enough.
And if you're a Japanese developer/publisher, I can help you out if you're hiring. ;)
Sort of excited for this, mostly because it's a game I'll play that isn't a first-person shooter.
Disagree though they're not quite as prevalent.
and FUCK THAT.
Steam punk anywhere near DMC is just about one of the worst ideas I've ever seen put on the internet.
Devil May Cry is a great series as it is, and it doesn't need changing. Noone wants it to. And if they do try to 'Westernize' it, then I won't go near it. Capcom is a broken shell of what it once was and Inafune has lead it's ruin.
Sold.
Anyway, the next DMC should be trying as damn hard as possible to try and catch up with Bayonetta (i.e. really Eastern). I don't how a Western touch could improve a hack n slash, since Japanese devs are way ahead of Western ones in that genre.
Also i want this news to mean what Androu1 said, but i fear it will be what tirkaro suggested.
Please please please just remake DMC3 but with sexier graphics.
With love,
Me
It's the best one in the series, DMC4 was way too slow compared to Bayonetta and DMC3. Bayonetta did good because of it. Plus, Dante as a secondary character? You wonder why it didn't do good....
Ugh; way to act completely ignorant...
The two game markets (the Japanese and the Western) are completely different. I, and many others, actually like the fact we can buy a different style of game; one that's usually less conventional and more "over-the-top" than your typical Western game. If the game attempts to copy series like God of War or Heavenly Sword (you know, those games that copied the DMC style of gameplay in the first place) then it looses its identity and becomes just another generic action game. Apparently if you like a different style of game to others you're a "Weaboo" and "love" Japan and everything in it...needless to say in saying that you've made yourself look like a tool with a lack of video-game knowledge, for not understanding why people like this style of game - nice job.
I do agree with other commentators though; Bayonetta was a great game - one of my top 10 ever to be honest; everything about it was so over-the-top and fun that I actually replayed the game straight after finishing it the first time. DMC4 on the other hand I gave up on the final boss. The games does nothing right compared to Bayonetta. If anything the DMC team should start looking at what made the old games so great and carving a following again through that method rather than creating generic hack and slash 101.
Go back to 4chan you dickhole.
Devil May Cry 1 and 3 both sold more than Bayonetta.
3 also being a better game.
If I had to guess the "Western Touch", it would be a touch of RPG elements.