Rant warning
....Okay, I need to get this out. -DEEEEEEEP BREATH-
**** THE ATTEMPTED REBOOT, **** NINJA THEORY, **** TAMEEM ANTONIADES, **** KEIJI INAFUNE AND HIS TOXIC “MUST WESTERNIZE EVERYTHING!” PHILOSOPHY THAT WAS BORN FROM HIS INSECURITIES, **** THAT GAME’S ****** BROCIALIST “SOCIAL COMMENTARY” THAT JUST REPEATS CRAP PRIVILEGED WHITE BOYS PREACH TO MAKE THEMSELVES SOUND MORE REBELLIOUS THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE, AND **** THE MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WHO ENABLED AND SHILLED THAT DERAILMENT IN THE FIRST PLACE (LOOKING AT YOU, JIM STERLING)!!!!
Whooo, okay, I’m good, I’m done, that game is buried and was executed on stage in spectacular fashion, no doubt with Antoniades seething like a manchild. It can no longer hurt anyone or anything ever again. I’m just glad Nero and Dante are back. Anyway, thoughts:
Overall, it looks good, but the art style leaves something to be desired. It seems that CAPCOM is still shaking off Inafune’s toxic “must Westernize everything!” philosophy and it really comes off like they’re afraid of pissing off all twelve people who bought the misbegotten reboot attempt thus leading to identity crisis (though on reflection it looks more like Resident Evil at times). I'm alright with Nero's new design overall, but I think they should have made the character look more inline with DMC4.
Demon design looks alright, but it’s like they’re taking heavily from Dark Souls. Also don’t like the contemporary setting because DMC’s intentional anachronism gave it a timeless quality. I actually thought this was a Resident Evil game when it first came up until the music started kicking in.
Still, Nero is back and as charming as ever (JOHNNY!) and gameplay looks good, back to what the series is known for. Writing is back to normal (though Nico seems more like a Bayonetta character) so hopefully Dante shows us his quirks again. However, where the hell are Lady and Trish? C’mon, CAPCOM, they were AWESOME in DMC 4: SE. Still, I’m hopeful