• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides
  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

DMC Sticks to its Guns: “We’re not pretending we are Japanese nor making apologies for that”

January 27, 2012 by Mat Growcott

DMC has received its very own brand of hate over the past couple of months, but Ninja Theory aren’t giving in to a change of direction.

Ninja Theory have had a tough time of it lately, receiving death threats and not exactly getting support from fans and people involved in the older series. Despite explaining that it takes place in an alternate universe, despite impressing people with what looked like interesting gameplay, they're still on the receiving end of a lot of hate.

Short story: they're not changing anything. Capcom's Alex Jones explains: 

"Japanese style ethos does tend to involve make characters look cool for the sake of looking cool, adding odd accessories, crazy hairstyles and colour, cowboy boots and so on simply because they look cool.

"We in the West tend to be more functional adding things that have meaning and being able to explain that meaning. Why does Dante have white hair? I want to make a little story around that and explain it. And so on for the rest of his design choices."

"We've not so much done away with any of the Japanese aspects of the series," Tameem Antoniades continued. "But are more building on the foundations of the franchise to develop a game that has a different flavour. We grew up on US and European movies, comics, music and general culture. That's what we're tapping into.

"We're not pretending we are Japanese nor making apologies for that."

It seems that a lot of people are looking at the old series with rose-tinted glasses, anyway. I keep reading complaints that the developers should do a sequel, finish the "epic story" rather than reboot the series. I've played Devil May Cry 2 and can say without fear of argument that things can't possibly get any worse than that…

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

20 BIG NEW REVEALS from Gamescom 2025

20 BIG NEW REVEALS from Gamescom 2025

10 Things To Get You BACK INTO SINGLE PLAYER GAMES

10 Things To Get You BACK INTO SINGLE PLAYER GAMES

20 Amazing AA Games Still To Come in 2025

20 Amazing AA Games Still To Come in 2025

10 Most IMPROVED Games of 2025 That Play Different

10 Most IMPROVED Games of 2025 That Play Different

Star Wars Outlaws 2025 - Before You Buy

Star Wars Outlaws 2025 - Before You Buy

NEW CYBERPUNK TYPE GAME LOOKS TOO AMBITIOUS? GTA6 RELEASE UPDATE & MORE

NEW CYBERPUNK TYPE GAME LOOKS TOO AMBITIOUS? GTA6 RELEASE UPDATE & MORE

10 Games That Got ROBBED by Game of The Year

10 Games That Got ROBBED by Game of The Year

20 Insanely Original Games That Play Like Nothing ELSE

20 Insanely Original Games That Play Like Nothing ELSE

Battlefield 6 Desperately WANTS YOU BACK

Battlefield 6 Desperately WANTS YOU BACK

Category: Updates

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Unknown Worlds Accuses Their Former Bosses Of Stealing Subnautica 2 Confidential Information
  • Subscription Gaming Boom: Xbox Game Pass and Its Rivals
  • Rainbow Six Siege X: How To Unlock 18 Operators For Free Instantly
  • Top 10 Trending Games of 2025 on Steam: What’s Captivating Players Right Now
  • Rainbow Six Siege X: 6 Best Attackers & Defenders You Need To Unlock First

Copyright © 2025 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme