Devil May Cry rebooted, fans ragequit series

It's been confirmed that the Devil May Cry series is getting a reboot courtesy of Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Enslaved) which Capcom has picked to lead the charge. And not everyone is happy about it.

The trailer and screenshots released at TGS (Tokyo Game Show) this week show off a new Dante delivering a beat down to a cadre of bizarre monsters. Not much else was released on just what the reboot was supposed to take place around, or whether this is a 'different' Dante from the one we know...like a different Belmont in Castlevania.

Now I don't have any problem with a reboot as long as it's done well, but after seeing the new trailer, I had to ask myself what was wrong with the series to need it. After having played through each of Dante's adventures, even through DMC2, I didn't think that things were left quite that bad after DMC4 to require throwing out everything and starting from scratch.

But fan reaction to the new star has been decidedly negative across the 'net from Joystiq to Destructoid. "Horrible", "emo", and "addicted" were only a few of the adjectives used to describe the new Dante with one poster suggesting that a "retro costume pack" might be released later as DLC.

While I have no problem with a reboot if it's good, or the game since nothing playable had come out yet, I can understand how a lot of those pointing out the new Dante as inspired by Twilight are upset.

And people thought Raiden was bad. This guy hasn't even left his first trailer.