7 Jan, 2012
When the DmC reboot for Devil May Cry was first announced early last year, the fandom split asunder like an earthquake tearing apart countries. No really, it has been like that. With devout fans arguing whether Ninja Theory will do the long-standing franchise any justice, one thing’s for sure: some gamers have taken the time to send in serious death threats to the dev team in some rather creative ways.
Ninja Theory’s Tameem Antoniades said that with their drastic change in direction, they had an inkling that there would be some severe backlash. They never imagined it would be this bad. “Alex Garland warned me about it because he experienced a similar thing with 28 Days Later where people were upset that it didn’t feature real zombies,” said Antoniades in an interview with OXM. “And now with his upcoming Dredd movie. So I was half prepared for it, although I have to say that it has been pretty eye opening to see some of the creative ways in which people have chosen to vent their hatred. We didn’t expect death threats in comic book form or anti-DmC death metal songs!
“It’s pretty hard for me to back the decisions we made without showing actual gameplay to the public. So until that time comes, and it will come soon, I just have to put up with the rage. Though I must say, lots of people have come and said that they are now interested in DmC whereas they had previously lost interest in the series. We’ll see how this plays out.”
A little bit on the insane side? Yes, just a tad. With recent footage of gameplay showing a combat styling that stays true to previous installations of the game, and Ninja Theory’s forte with character development and plotlines, you really have to wonder why some fans have such hatred for this project. The deciding factor will have to be playing the game itself when it releases.
Now there’s a rational thought.
Via Destructoid.
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