Devil May Cry 5 on Capcom's mind

VGB reports that Devil May Cry 4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said back at E3 2007 that he wanted to make Devil May Cry 5 if Capcom let him. It now seems all but certain Capcom wants a sequel with Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto this week announcing Devil May Cry 4's record sales of over 2 million units worldwide saying "We hope to continue meeting and exceeding the expectations of gamers with our dedication to developing solid titles for the best gaming platforms available."

[LenHart]

DMC4 was dumbed down for X360

the PS3 exclusive DEMO at TGS 06 had 2x as many enemies on screen as the final game

CAPCOM ...PS3 will have surpassed x360's ww BASE by 2008 so please make this PS3 exclusive and make it a TRUE NEXT GEN game

[muddygamesite]

While i would love that to happen because im a proud PS3 owner, i highly doubt capcom can do that. DMC4 is already on the Xbox360, so it would be silly to Cut them off after just one game in the series.

[Elginer]

with the false sense of entitlement that some gamers have. Let everyone enjoy the game, and if the X360 is holding it back so much why pray tell is there a 5 gig install for the machine and yet the 360 version plays just fine. Again we have people with these arrogant attitudes, this is no good. Just enjoy the game or not. Up to to you.

[power of Green]

DMC4 is superior on the 360 the PS3 version was proven to have a flaw the industry is just now seeing as a PS3 weakness, the PS3 version of DMC4 is blurry and the textures are not on par with the 360 version.

If anything its the PS3 that holds back the 360 versions of games due to devs catering to the lowest common denomitnator trying to match each version.

[Meresin]

It'd take a lot of money from Sony to make that happen, so I don't think it will. They'd lose too many potential sales if they didn't also make it available on the 360.

[LenHart]

DMC4 is confirmed to be better on PS3

Like most multi-console games, any review would inevitably have to come down to which system is better, and for this instance, the PS3 winds up winning out just slightly. It's not in the gameplay department, because DMC4 plays the same regardless of which system that you play on. Nor is it in the visual department, because visual issues are virtually negligible. For example, the 360 has some harder edges to some characters during cutscenes, and a little more screen tearing than the PS3 at times. The PS3 can be a wee bit darker during some scenes, though. Both systems show off a certain amount of render passing that pops into focus on sweeping vista shots, but they occur at the same time on each system and are quickly dismissed. However, observing these differences will only come via frame-by-frame analysis of each game side-by-side. Even then, you're still receiving an incredible visual experience.

No, the edge comes in the fact that the PS3 installs a large amount of game files to the hard drive, dramatically reducing load times between stages and cinematics. I've timed the game on both systems numerous times, and each time has been consistently in the PS3's favor. Transitions to gameplay from starting menus are relatively close, frequently within half a second or so of each other, but when you're loading up a cutscene or having another pause in the action, the 360's times are easily three times that of the PS3.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

[power of Green]

One of you retarded fucs PM'ed me with a rabid animal like attack because of my DMC4 comment lol.

http://www.ps3forums.com/sh...

Make sure you click on the bars above the screen shots lol.

[BigKev45]

It's not on my mind, lol.

[Jamegohanssj5]

I must say that was pretty funny Kevin, but I'm not looking forward to one until 2010 because it would be just fine; I think and I hope so. Devil Cry 4 could have been a lot better than it was especially since it was so repetitive and Nero was kind of bland. I think Devil Cry 5 should have a Co-Op mode where you're able to use Dante & Nero and whoever I'm playing with will be using the noob Nero. Dante is for more experienced users like myself because he's hard to use at first if you haven't played any of the other ones. When you're using Nero you can get used to him in a snap of the finger. Capcom has a lot of work to do to make up from DMC IV. Oh yeah, Devil May Cry 5 better be exclusive for PS3 because I'm seriously not getting it if it's not. The only reason why I got DMC 4 is because my mom sneaked up on me and asked me what did I want. It was between that and Ratchet & Clank and I should have picked Ratchet.

The Genius has spoken.

[H-V-H]

So if DMC 5 is not PS3 exclusive you won't buy it ?

Why ?

[Jamegohanssj5]

I'm not a big multi platform guy unless it's a game that I always buy like GTA & Smackdown.

The Genius has spoken.

[mikeslemonade]

This will be the true Devil May Cry 4 because the last one wasn't a true next-gen DMC. It was more of the same and unfinished. Half of DMC4 is backtracking. And definately please hope that DMC5 is exclusive to one system because the last multiplatform was trash.

[Amanosenpai]

Agree... DMC4 as a multiplat title really sucked... DMC3 was a true masterpiece...

I REALLY DONT want to play the same levels twice just because the fawking dvd9 cant handle more...

ARGGG

[RSX]

"the fawking dvd9 cant handle more..."
LMAO xD

[juuken]

I hope it's just as awesome as DMC3. Even though I liked DMC4, it didn't really compare with DMC3.

[Hellgiver]

Absolutely. DMC3 still remains my favorite. It let you play through as Dante, and the special edition had the awesome replay value of letting you play through as Vergil. I also preferred having 2 guns and 2 weapons.

[juuken]

Never did beat it because it was so darn hard but I'm definitely replaying it over the summer.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Yes, 3 is the best in the series.

I do love the Devil Bringer though...

...that made the action go so much quicker.

Nero basically owned Itagaki with that thing...

[LaChance]

talking the "360 dumbed it down" nonsense (check open zone)

Remember when DMC4 was a plysatation 3 exclusive it looked very average graphically.
I didnt look bad but the graphics were completely unimpressing.

When it went multiplat , the game started looking better and better.Im sure its not because it went multi but the fact that it looked very averge when it was a ps3 exclusive just proves that the 360 didnt "dumb it down" since on the ps3 already it looked nothing special.

Moreover I personnaly think that the differances are almost unexistant between he 360 and PS3 version but if youre a whor3 for graphics you have to admit you cant say in any case the ps3 version looks better.

So how could did the 360 dumb it down since the 360 version looks better than the PS3 exclusive DMC4 version(the multiplat version look the same)

BY the way DMC4 was cool.

[Skerj]

I don't think he means dumbing down graphically, I think it was the general consensus because of Dante's section were lazily implemented. Besides no one saw the actual game before it was officially announced for all platforms so who knows what it looked like then.

[Presentist]

I agree, DMC4 rocked.

Well, I would have called it "Nero Must Live, Dante must die". The sections with Nero were easily a 9/10, but the ones with Dante were about 6/10 for me.

I've had enough of Dante and I want him to leave the party.

[Dark General]

I think we he says "dumbed down" i don't think he means graphics wise. I think he was talking about the new feature of which you could preform a crazy combo (that was different each time) by just pressing the same button over and over. It was to help the new audience get used to DMC's action. Also the difficulty was tuned down but i don't think that was because the xbox crowd was getting DMC for the first time. But more in tuned to people complaining DMC3 was too hard and how the industry is heading towards dev's wanting you to see the ending of the game by tuning down the difficulty instead of making you work for it.

[Presentist]

Wow, 6 disagrees with my previous comment? Did people really not like the devil bringer? It thought it was fantastic.

Should also point out that I love Dante more than Nero as a character, I just like the way Nero actually played better. Put the devil arm on Dante and you can get rid of Nero asap.

[Skerj]

It was supposed to be Dante's from DMC3 but they felt it would have been too much so they scrapped it.

[STARS]

Screw DMC5 at this point, RE5 is on my mind. Get at it, Capcom.

[Boldy]

I wouldn't doubt it. I hope they're working on Dead Rising 2 also.

[bootsielon]

RE4 treatment, if you know what I mean.

Edit:

Maybe an mission based open world that Starts with you playing as Sparda, and sometime in the game ceding the role to Dante. The open world would include both cities in earth and hell, and perhaps heaven? Why cant capcom and midway listen to me.

BTW I hate Nero, he is to the Devil May Cry series what Raiden is to MGS.

[Presentist]

I hate him as a character, but his Devil Arm was easily the coolest thing about DMC4, and if you can't see that...I'd be really really surprised.

[gunnerforlife]

it felt weird switching back 2 dante after using nero for half the game:(

[Presentist]

Agreed, it didn't feel right. It should have been the other way around. I was pissed that Dante's portions were basically the same game that you played through as Nero, only backwards...then once you got to those stairs of tribulation I basically said "you mean I have to play through this same thing a third time??????"

Done.

[canadianpatriot]

whoa cares about dmc5 focus on Re5

[Elginer]

says is true but if your gonna make a DMC5 please make the Special Edition better, I can't believe I spent 80 bucks on that damn thing. Also make the story far far deeper, PLEASE. Also co-op is your friend, let me and buddy play as Dante and Nero.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

i hope they get their sh!t together. DMC4 was very bad compared to DMC3 and 1.

[gunnerforlife]

i hope they do do it, at least make it like dmc3 because 4 was sh1t:( they need to learn from there mistakes and advance the dante/sparda story forward instead of changing it

[Meresin]

I'm really enjoying DMC4, but then, this is the first game in the series that I've played. Hopefully they crank out another one, either way.

[ice_prophecy]

Too many now lol... Let Him die. Make a Similar Game with a Different Story and Different characters.. please...

[Charlie2688]

Being a DMC fan I was kind of disappointed with DMC4 I would actually like if they made it more like 3 even the difficulty cuz after 3 playing 4 on Devil Hunter was a walk in that park were very few parts had any challenge

I would actually like to see a next gen Onimusha sequel :D

[juuken]

Yes!

We haven't had an Onimusha since Dawn of Dreams. :o

Onimusha 5 FTW.

[PR0NE]

yes Resi 5 and Onimusha...
The last Onimusha, titled Dawn of Dreams, game was great, i would like to see a new one..
Onimusha: Dusk of Reality for the win...

[darkdoom3000]

-No backtracking this time. I hate backtracking.
-Level multiplayable, (both dante and nero can play the same levels, like vergil in SE)
-Giving nero some new moves, the devil bringer needs more moves, maybe the abality to choose which buster, slam on ground, or spin them around etc...
-explain how nero got DB, and stuff, and how hes related to sparda.
-More costumes, like DMC3 dante, or Vergil costume.
-More yamoto moves.
-More bosses. like in 3.

that would make a great game.

[HardcoreGamer]

the reason its weird is because ps3 exclusives look amazing, and are amazing, where as when its multiplatform ps3 gamers seem to notice, i mean dmc4 ccould of easily had 20 villians on screen im mean wtf,??? only 10 max? and im talking about many of thoes swords dont count. ps3 can easily handle this , this is probably why ps3 gamers are saying it should be exclusive to ps3,

to me i dont mind i think this dmc4 is an amazing game, nero became cool i thoguth he was gonna be a boring, but when i started playin as dante as antcipated, i was sooo happy, but had to learn him again because of playin nero soooo long like other ppl have said here

[Angelitos]

They should make this a PS3 exlcusive. The PS3 fans would be really happy and they would bring back where DMC belongs. Hey, worldwide, the PS3 version sold more than the 360 version.

[Cusco]

I think you guys are morons saying that DMC4 wasn't good. It was an incredible game with all the action you can ask for and a decent length. The graphics were awesome, the enemies were unique and interesting, the weapons were polished and the bosses were phenomenal. The only problem with DMC4 that I saw was the story was almost non-existent. If they made DMC5 with the same graphics engine, threw in some new modes (Co-Op, more interesting BP, boss battle), gave nero and dante 1 or 2 extra weapons, and fleshed out the story, I think DMC5 will be a 10/10 game. Nero was a fantastic addition, and is just as fun to play, if not more, as dante. As far as multi-platform goes, why are you all such haters, who cares if it's multi-platform or not, as long as you get to play it it's all good. Do you ever think that maybe ppl have their respective consoles because they like certain games more and don't have enough money to own both, I doubt they give a sh**t about exclusivity, and with games costing $60, this whole gaming ordeal becomes a very expensive endeavor. So please, fanboys, go to the open section (PS. I'm a PS3 owner)
peace

[HardcoreGamer]

nowadays people refer to graphics for which is the best beast, and having that on their own console means bashing for the other,

i as a ps3 owner know how and what the ps3 pulls off, uncharted, ratchet, heavenly sword, gt4, etc, this is just few examples of what exclusves are like for ps3, , but on the subject of dmc4, I THINK ITS A LOAD OF WASTTE OF CHITTER CHATTER FOR THIS DMC4,

dmc4 is an amazin game, i have spent over 35 hours of it already and still playing, i love this game, and cant get enough bring on the sequel, although dmc3 was amazing but i can accept dmc4 ina way that it was trying to get a great game out for us to play and im kind fo too happy for dmc4, more ppl need to play it

[Charlie2688]

DMC4 was good but not better than 3 not by a LONG mile, the game even on harder difficulties was easy as hell and very few bosses presented ANY challenge what so ever even the final boss was so easy you could finish it without loosing half bar much less actually getting killed I was also not fond with the whole do everything twice and finally while the boss battles were not bad they weren't on par with what DMC3 presented

by I have to be honest Dantes weapons on 4 were a BLAST specially Lucifer

[kingOVsticks]

other then nero and okay graphics the game doesn't feel like it went thorough a next gen upgrade. Actually the story had almost nothing to do with anything 0.o explained nothing about why NERO is like that and it also felt short its was only 20 levels compared to its predecessors of 25 or more levels and SPOILER! it doesn't feel the same without hearing dante or ANYONE say "jack pot!" saying "lets rock!" is kinda lame.

[monkey602]

Am I the only DMC veteran here that actually liked Nero? I could even go as far as to say I preferred playing as Nero over Dante. At least the Devil Bringer granted a little more excitment to boss battles.

[HardcoreGamer]

im a veteran too on dmc4, s all the way, but ur right dude, nero and the bringer, made me love beating up the bosses, and always gettin closer to the enemies by bring them close, dante has the teleport thing that gets closer to the in an instance which i love, but yeh nero just kick as much arz, as dante, im glad, i was well shocked when i heard it stars nero, but im happy the game is great

[Charlie2688]

As a DMC veteran I found Nero to be interesting and with a lot of potential but SEVERELY underdevelop for example while the whole Devil Bringer was FANTASTIC I had a blast doing combos in the air, throwing enemies around and the whole megamoves with bosses BUT I found that in the weapon and even move department Nero was lacking, Nero needed to be a little bit more developed like what Capcom had been doing with Dante cuz Nero aside from the arm felt like a pre DMC1 Dante in terms of weapons and what he could do

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I agree entirely!

DMC is my favorite series! Even though I liked 3 better than 4, I still loved the addition of the Devil Bringer.

Honestly, I wish they would make a Devil May Cry fighting game...

...it would actually be pretty dang awesome!

Who wants to bet Frank West would be an unlockable?

Viewtiful Joe?

[monkey602]

Cool, At least i'm not the only one.

oh and Leon characters like that would have to be unlockable. Is there really a big enough cast to make a beat em up using DMC characters alone.
interesting idea though

[xtreampro]

you dumb prick, the concept trailer which shows Dante walking down the street and then starts to shoot at a camera, YEAH! that trailer was shown all running on the PS3 in real time, and i gotta say the graphics looked better than Killzon 2, it looked amazing, and at that time it was PS3 only, 1 year later it was anounced for the Xbox360, then when they showed a new trailer the game looked like a PS1 game compared to the firt trailer, thats cus of the limitations of the 360's hardware. by the way the PS3 version of DMC4 uses motion-blur, capcom clearly stated the PS3 version does infact use motion-blur, and the game sold more on the PS3 since it is a PS franchise and the game is more suited to the PS-controller because the face buttons are much closer to each other so its easier to pull off fast paced moves, the xbox controller is more spread out so makes fast pace moves harder to pull off, just take a look at pros playing the game, their always playing on the PS3, but i dont hate the xbox controller am just sayin

[LenHart]

@GAYMART aka MATT LEYDONE

Like most multi-console games, any review would inevitably have to come down to which system is better, and for this instance, the PS3 winds up winning out just slightly. It's not in the gameplay department, because DMC4 plays the same regardless of which system that you play on. Nor is it in the visual department, because visual issues are virtually negligible. For example, the 360 has some harder edges to some characters during cutscenes, and a little more screen tearing than the PS3 at times. The PS3 can be a wee bit darker during some scenes, though. Both systems show off a certain amount of render passing that pops into focus on sweeping vista shots, but they occur at the same time on each system and are quickly dismissed. However, observing these differences will only come via frame-by-frame analysis of each game side-by-side. Even then, you're still receiving an incredible visual experience.

No, the edge comes in the fact that the PS3 installs a large amount of game files to the hard drive, dramatically reducing load times between stages and cinematics. I've timed the game on both systems numerous times, and each time has been consistently in the PS3's favor. Transitions to gameplay from starting menus are relatively close, frequently within half a second or so of each other, but when you're loading up a cutscene or having another pause in the action, the 360's times are easily three times that of the PS3.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles...

GAMEPRO

http://www.gamepro.com/micr...

DMC4,cod4 and Burnout are all better on PS3

[zethos56]

Both versions of CoD4 were the same.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Dante and Nero were two of the biggest badarses in gaming...

Vergil: Why do you refuse to gain power?...the power of our father, Sparda?

Dante: Father? I have no father. I just don't like you...that's all.

TELL ME THAT ISN'T COOL!!!

Dante: I want that sword back when you're finished!

Nero: Come get it...*flips off Dante as he's being sucked into that statue*

Seriously...those two ROCK!

DMC4 was a bit incomplete...but the storyline rocked and changing styles is SO AWESOME!

[supremacy]

@Presentist
5.1 -
I hate him as a character, but his Devil Arm was easily the coolest thing about DMC4, and if you can't see that...I'd be really really surprised.

capcom isn't that creative anymore, the whole arm thing they got from another one of their games called GOD HAND, they grabbed what failed in a solo project and implemented it in a known franchise thats all. i mean this whole arm thing i also believe was somewhat an inspiration from oh say liquid ocelot, if you know what im talking about here than you know what i mean.
than there's (dead rising) this game is cool and all although repetitive as hell, i mean where did you think capcom got the idea from? hmmm remember that old zombie movie where there are people trapped inside a mall full of zombies? hmm.

onimusha of course one of the most artistic games and yet original cough was also an inspiration of a konami playstation one title called (soul of the samurai).

even some of its most beloved characters are somehow an inspiration of other companies properties or just that, B.hood from marvel vs capcom 2, lol see what i mean. and than theres the blu bomber mega man, this was original until the x series came out swinging metriod style with all them upgrades legs,helmet arms ect you get my point.im surprised they haven't given him a morph ball upgrade neither. dark void looks awfully like another title roaming around, hmm maybe thats why they are getting sue.

and than there are the comparisons with bionic commando and a comic book character called cable. and although commando has been around for ages so has cable.

resident evil was probably about the only creative thing they've come up with in recent years and even than i still think about games like clock tower and alone in the dark series which have been around longer i assume.

to be honest okami in my opinion has been pretty much about the most creative ip in their line up in recent years.

with capcom man.. if it isn't a fighting game of some sort than it is a zombie type of game where it involves retracing or getting some orbs type of deal. example of these are. power stone, rival schools aka project justice, street fighter, night warriors dark stalkers, joe joe's bizzare adventure, plasma sword, even a mega man fighting game over seas. there are probably more roaming around but you get my drift. and its not like these aren't good game either is just that it gets annoying after a while, snk is no different in this regards, than you got what i like to call milking the zombie demon like games, resident evil of course, devil may cry, dino crisis 3 if anyone got to play that one which by far was like that movie jason x retarded, onimusha, and dead rising. stop milking these and try and go into different directions for a change.

most of you here can argue with my logic but as far as im concerned capcom isn't even that creative anymore.

[J@D]

DMC3 beat DMC4 so bad. I hope the next installment comes to as exclusive cuz I hate the backtracking on DMC4 even more beat the same bosses.

[HardcoreGamer]

started to get sick of it, but not that sick of it, i still enjoyed it, im glad if that was a last minute thing to make the game longer than carry on, but heck i just loved it knowwing dante kicks the bosses arz, the devil bring is kind of noobish but still a heck of a lot of fun, as it takes loads of health off compared to dants multiple moves etc.

[metrow]

DMC 4 was a little short for my liking but i found it to be a wicked game, so its only fitting that DMC 5 is gonna be amazing also, and from what i heard is that Vergil will be in this game.