Ninja Theory: Capcom Wanted A "Crazier" Dante For DMC
There has been a lot of talk about Dante's new look in the Devil May Cry remake. Well, it's because Japan (aka Capcom) told Ninja Theory to "go crazy."
In speaking to Develop, Ninja Theory's Nina Kristensen said "the concepts for Dante went through a lot of different iterations" and that the team "went really far out with some." It's becoming clear that Dante's redesign was a major focal point of the game's development, and it's also clear that Capcom - not Ninja Theory - pushed the designers to twist Dante even further. Said Kristensen:
"The first time we sent our initial concepts to Capcom Japan, they said no, no you need to push it way further. Because, obviously, Dante is a big character for Capcom, we stuck fairly close to the original design template. But Japan said we needed to go much further, go crazy with it, and so we did."
The redesign hasn't gone over well with the long-time fans, and even the original Dante's creator, Hideki Kamiya, doesn't seem too thrilled with the overhaul. He recently said he misses his old creation and when pressed on his Twitter page to comment on the DMC reboot, Kamiya simply replied, "whatever." Hardly an excited comment.
But if you're one of the haters, make sure you point the finger in the right direction. Ninja Theory may have devised the look, but only at the behest of Capcom...a publisher that desperately wants to cater more to Western audiences, like many Japanese game companies today.
Related Game(s): Devil May Cry
Tags: dmc, devil may cry, ninja theory, dante, capcom
10/7/2010 10:51:37 AM Ben Dutka
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SayWord
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:36:07 AM
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Last edited by SayWord on 10/7/2010 11:39:00 AM
Jawknee
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:48:49 AM
Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:15:34 PM
GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:52:57 PM
Jawknee
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:15:16 PM
wolfsinner
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 8:06:13 AM
Mr Bitey
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:47:52 AM
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Just look at how great Lost Planet 2, Bionic Commando, and Dark Void were... oh, wait a minuet. They were all really bad.
Sadly DMC will be added to that list. It's this desperate desire to try to appeal to western gamers, that keeps leading to failure.
Capcom was a great developer at one point. Back when they focused on making great games, and not trying to cater to certain demographics.
Jawknee
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:50:53 AM
Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:11:16 PM
LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:53:40 AM
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GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:55:59 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:16:39 PM
Shams
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:49:38 PM
Snaaaake
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:00:56 PM
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Now after Enslaved I have confidence that they will deliver in graphic but it's safe to assume this will be the first DMC that doesn't run at 60fps since it's Unreal Engine DmC is gonna use.
I watched the IGN rewind trailer for DmC and it seems that "Dante"'s weapon can shapeshift so this could be interesting.
Yea, as much as I hate "Dante"'s new hair and clothes, I'm actually quite interested in this.
Last edited by Snaaaake on 10/7/2010 12:04:03 PM
ZettaiSeigi
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:13:03 PM
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GuardianMode
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:26:34 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:57:00 PM
GuardianMode
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:01:57 PM
LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:07:13 PM
McClane
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:25:41 PM
I'll give you an explanation...
They're trying a reboot....WHY??? No more stories to tell about Dante?? Well, here are some ideas:
--Dante's descendent into Hell itself seen at the end of DMC2 and having another epic battle against Mundus...
--Vergil's journey into Hell after DMC3 and his eventual defeat at the hands of Mundus...
-- How about Lady's story and how she became a devil hunter herself??? We've had other games where a girl is the main protagonist...
Those are my reasons for disliking the new DMC and the whole reboot thing...
I don't want to go into the look because all I had in response from someone here was:
"It's a knee-jerk reaction"....
**Rolls eyes**
LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:35:44 PM
McClane
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:45:31 PM
LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:55:05 PM
I'm not sure why you're asking me how I know you'll enjoy the storyline and gameplay since my statement clearly didn't convey that I knew.
I was simply pointing out that you're quick to bash the game for not taking directions you feel the series should have yet you know very little about the game and thus for all you know you may end up enjoying the gameplay and storyline.
KNG201
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:43:19 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 12:57:47 PM
Ergi
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:06:05 PM
LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:07:49 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:19:58 PM
Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:03:19 PM
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Westernization killed FF13, good game, but not what it should have been, i look at the first trailers when it was ps3 only, it was much better, but xbox and simplification stepped in, now there's not even a defense stat.
No matter what we look at from DMC, if you like it or not, what are we losing from the original games? what was taken out? what was broken down and simplified for slower thinking westerners? think about that.
Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:17:23 PM
Slycly
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:08:07 PM
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Not like it matters most people will still buy the game just for its name sake like they did Final Fantasy XIII even though probally half even finished that game. The fans of the series who bought every game since the beginning are the ones getting screwed but most of those fans will most likely check this game out no matter what Dante looks like even though they make not like his new look.
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Sogi_Otsa
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:12:27 PM
GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:09:06 PM
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:14:40 PM
GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:19:41 PM
Ergi
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:19:53 PM
GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:31:27 PM
DjEezzy
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:16:30 PM
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Like i said before. Who the hell is going to focus on his hair when he's tearin stuff up?!? If you are, you have way too much time on your hands. Plus, that's just being picky. If the style is still, attitude and gameplay is all there then i'm in.
Lawless SXE
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:19:19 PM
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Peace.
GuyverLT
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:24:47 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:23:46 PM
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Ergi
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:31:01 PM
Jawknee
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 1:32:51 PM
Ergi
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:10:41 PM
McClane
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:33:52 PM
DMC doen't need a reboot, here are my reasons why, from a previous post:
"I'll give you an explanation...
They're trying a reboot....WHY??? No more stories to tell about Dante?? Well, here are some ideas:
--Dante's descendent into Hell itself seen at the end of DMC2 and having another epic battle against Mundus...
--Vergil's journey into Hell after DMC3 and his eventual defeat at the hands of Mundus...
-- How about Lady's story and how she became a devil hunter herself??? We've had other games where a girl is the main protagonist...
Those are my reasons for disliking the new DMC and the whole reboot thing..."
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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:36:18 PM
McClane
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:48:24 PM
WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 4:01:47 PM
DjEezzy
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 2:37:44 PM
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DemonNeno
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 3:40:58 PM
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it's a shame that these companies aren't hearing out our voice on this whole japan thing. western style isn't japans business.this fad about our taste in america is getting stupid! If I wanted western style graphics and gameplay, I wouldn't be interested in japanese companies when in fact its the exact opposite.
If japanese game companies fall off the boat, it's purely their own misled fault. Sad. its like they think we all like the same food and haircuts too. stop being r-tards!
xXxSeTTriPxXx
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 4:31:36 PM
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Naztycuts
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 5:12:15 PM
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Scarecrow
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 5:22:55 PM
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Capcom's only great franchise at the moment is Street Fighter. And they still haven't ruined Megaman and Monster Hunter. But other than that all their other franchises are a shadow of their former selves.
Jawknee
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 6:14:06 PM
FxTales
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 7:17:56 PM
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I know the demograph they're focusing on is mainly males but as a female I'm not inclined to choose the young male model look. Then again I hate the beefy ones as well. I don't know, heck the game might turn out to be so damn fun that I won't care what he looks like, kinda like mgs2 in the end.
Snaaaake
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 7:27:02 PM
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They don't wanna risk it with new IP so they're letting them doing the franchise instead.
Maybe insurance so that if the game failed to live up to expectation it will at least sell based on brand name.
This is just my theory though.
Temjin001
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 9:03:30 PM
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I just really hope they don't gimp the fps to 30fps. UE3 powered and Ninja Theory's game's have all signs pointing to 30fps.. What makes me more concerned is the hiccuping, popping and skipping that can be felt in Enslaved... lets hope none of that makes it in =
BigBoss4ever
Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 10:12:15 PM
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Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 4:08:31 AM
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pleasssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!????????
they completely change and f*ck up DMC4, the fans come hurling rocks.
so to fix that they do the same with RE5.
so to fix that they do the same with DMC reboot?
ok, our fans completely hated this so to win them back were going to do the same???????
ok, can someone please explain to me the logic in that?????????
normally if people hate a certain aspect of something, your suppose to change it, NOT KEEP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats it, its official, crapcom are now officially the worst company in the video game industry!!!!!!
worst than $E, sega, and antivision put together!!!!!!!!!!
wolfsinner
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 8:07:48 AM
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KNG201
Friday, October 08, 2010 @ 12:01:14 PM
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if a strange dude walks up to you and say "hey i like your hair & your clothes" im sure in all honesty you would feel a little akward & slightly think that guy MIGHT be a little gay but if a female say it your confidence gets a little boost. i dont knock anyone on this site I understand everyones point of view but hearing guys complain about another guys hair and clothes makes me a little confused. if it was female character i could understand. like guys who wear pink...i dont understand ( i have friends who do) i wouldnt put pink on my son. i guess im from another era of men. no offence to anyone who do.
Doomsquirrel
Monday, October 11, 2010 @ 1:04:36 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010 @ 11:13:53 AM