10 Years On, Was Ninja Theory's DmC Really That Bad?

NInja Theory's DmC isn't as well loved as other Devil May Cry games, but 10 years after its release, does it hold up?

[Elda]

Not to me. I enjoyed it immensely.

[blackblades]

I enjoyed it as well

[Elda]

How folks are downvoting the fact that you enjoyed something is ridiculous.

[DarXyde]

I didn't enjoy it much. I played it when it was available on Plus back in the day and I think the problem was that I viewed it as a bizarre take on Devil May Cry. As its own game, it's probably easier to like and appreciate, but I struggled to make that distinction. Even then, I really was not a fan of the weapons or cinematic 30fps for an action game. Dialogue was a bit too try hard for me too. Most of all, I really didn't like the controls.

There's something about Ninja Theory games where they look interesting, I give them a try, and they're not for me. Heavenly Sword, Enslaved, DmC, and even Hellblade (though I felt Hell blade was the best of them). If you guys enjoyed it, I'm happy for you and I wish I could too, honestly. I know a decent amount of people who at least liked it, but it really wasn't for me.

Ah well.

[Obelisk92]

@Elda it's a disagree... if they didn't enjoy it, they downvote.
Why does everyone take downvoting as something personal. lol

[jambola]

I don't think the problem was weather or not it was bad
just like making resident evil actiony and not scary, not bad, just clearly not understanding your audience

[Knushwood Butt]

I quite liked it actually.

Always wanted to get the PS4 version but never got around to it.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

I enjoyed it. However, it’s the only Devil May Cry game I have ever fully played through.

[Abnor_Mal]

Same.

[-Foxtrot]

Pretty much and I like to think with DMC5 out people can see how bad it was in comparison.

[coolbeans]

You don't even have to leap that far ahead. When I picked up the Definitive Edition (on sale), I was surprised to see some of the gameplay tweaks that weren't there for the DmC OG. Look at what DMC4 could pull at 60fps compared to DmC at 30fps. Still a stunning comparison on the base hardware.

[Nerdmaster]

I finished DmC, but did't feel compelled to play DMC5 for more than a couple of hours. DMC5 is still in my "I should try to finish it someday" list, but I kind of always forget it exists...

[SeTTriP]

This

[mgszelda1]

But 5 was also predictable and its finale felt so similar to 3.

[Vengeance1138]

No white hair = #NotMyDante

[SurgicalMenace]

It had the best combat system of all the DMCs, with the story being the most coherent over the usual nonsense we're forced to sit through. I absolutely loved this DMC with only 5 coming in a close second.

[LordStig]

It was better than Devil May Cry 2 that's for sure.

[FingerAction]

I thought it was decent...nothing crazy

[chicken_in_the_corn]

It's the best DMC I've played and the only one I finished and kept

[Profchaos]

It had an extremely interesting development cycle and the original vision was much more in line with a traditional game until Capcom got involved and wanted to make it a game that would appeal to the US by changing the identity of dmc

[VersusDMC]

The game was good. But it was a disrespect to the IP as bad as Velma to me. It was a DMC made for "modern" western audiences greenlit by Keiji Inafune. He almost ruined RE as well(RE6 and Operation Racoon City). At least DMCV brought it back.

Just make a new IP and don't ritualy sacrifice your old IP to hopefully carry over some fans.

[MadLad]

I thought it was a great game, honestly.

[Terry_B]

Its biggest flaw was that it was named DMC and meant to be some kind of a reboot that nobody wanted.

[TreMillz]

Unpopular Opinion: it was actually a great game and the combat was just as good if not better than the first 4. Story was meh tho

[Lav2019]

I'll never forget how much they insulted the fanbase just because we didn't agree with a none silver haired Dante, even butchered Virgil character. They done to their fan base what Disney are currently doing to theirs. If I remember they didn't even break even or make a profit out of this bastard child.

[eXclurel]

If it wasn't named DmC and was a completely different IP I would have loved it.

[blackblades]

Maybe a chaos legion reboot instead.

[Psychonaut85]

The director said some stupid sh!t, but as a game unto itself I loved it. Combat had a good flow, maybe not as technical as the others, and had some amazing boss fights. And the music was awesome

[EnViiDisnuCCa]

Not to me I enjoyed it alot played 3 playthroughs I would like 4 them to make a sequel to it n capcom let it be exclusive to xbox series x/s

[Relientk77]

Personally I loved it, and thought the combat was fun as hell. Had a blast playing through it.

[Becuzisaid]

It's been 10 years since this came out ALREADY?? Wow......I'm getting so old.

[gold_drake]

i liked it

but it was definitely not a Devil May Cry game. im not sure what it was trying to be, im not sure if they knew either ha

[LucidIllusion]

Mediocre

[Ready4nxtgen]

I play it on my Steam deck to this day. Great times

[MADGameR]

The combat admittingly as much as I don't like this game much, is actually enjoyable. But that is as far as it goes. This game is an abomination.

[generic-user-name]

The reboot was unnecessary, one of the many dumb decisions Capcom liked to make back then before they got back on the right track. Was it awful? No, but it wasn't DMC. They could have made DMC5 in 2013, it wouldn't look as pretty but it's what the fans wanted.

[TriniOutsider]

It wasn't bad, just no one liked this take on Dante. The story was pretty good with solid gameplay.

[HeliosHex]

It was ok.

[J-DARKnes]

Gameplay was decent, characters were unlikable and dialog was cringe.

[Godmars290]

No.

Just didn't come anywhere close to being a DMC title. Certainly not up to what it devs insisted they'd replace the franchise with it.

[PixelOmen]

It's by far the best one besides maybe the first one.

[DarthZoolu]

Yes

[darren_poolies]

I thought it was fantastic and didn't understand the hate at all.

[agnosticgamer]

That was the only Devil May Cry game I finished. I enjoyed the game.

[lellkay]

No it wasn't at all. I enjoyed it.

[Gheritt_White]

Best in the series, if you ask me. The remastered edition for PS4 was *chef's_kiss*

[roadkillers]

It’s been 10 years, damn.

[KillBill]

First I have heard any such thought about it being bad.

[SinisterKieran]

I never thought it was. Loved it and wanted to see where it was going. Seemed like Dante was gonna struggle with his inner demon/angel

But, wouldn’t trade the originals for anything.

[CrimsonWing69]

Not at all!

[execution17]

It probably would've been more successful if it didn't have the dmc name slapped on it

[BlaqMagiq1]

Absolutely

[tombfan]

It was and never will be bad, tbh it was one of the best DMC out there, the gameplay while simplified allowed more people to feel bad-ass and the concept behind it was superB.

People whine a lot and in this game was because Dante's redesign and that the game changed it's art style.

[Einhander1971]

Yes I still own a copy, it's a great game.

[akuarius87]

I think the problem on this game was the change of art and the story itself, but gameplay was fantastic.

[Tzuno]

Not in the slightest

[EternalTitan]

It was terribe here is why:
1) Removal of the styles
2) Bosses dont have substantial moveset and have terrible AI
3) Style Ranking is based off damage as opposed to varies combos.
4) Enemy design and AI being very poor.
5) Overall enemy aggression reduced making the game very easy. Reducing reparability.
6) Poory written story with little originality.
7) Donte being very unlikable.
8) Level design is very poor with Ninja Theory devolving into making floating platforms.
9) Artstyle is uninspired for the levels and enemy designs, with poorly created bloom effects in levels like the Disco and all limbo missions.
10) Tameme Antoniades insulting the fans of the series.
11) Media insulting the fans with offensive articles like this
https://www.vg247.com/dmc-d...
https://n4g.com/news/115556...