DmC: Devil May Cry

Dark_Epathy posted...

I don't think the series will be dropped.

By now, it seems as though Capcom has realized this has been more of an experiment than anything else. I don't think they anticipated the degree of the backlash, though, but that's what it is.

However, I'm sure they recognize now the significance of a DMC5.

I sincerely wish I shared your optimism.

Thats my biggest fear. I really hope they don't drop the franchise because this genre doesn't have many games left to define it. NG3 was a fail and while I have faith in platinum games I don't know how rising will turn out. Kinda like the stealth genre I don't want to see them fade away.
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HellsController posted...

SydLosttarot posted...

Yes. DMC 4 didn't do well and the HD collection generated almost no interest. This game is the Hail Mary.

How the hell did the best selling game of the series not do so well? I'm curious.

The first one sold the most at just under 3 million units and that's only taking one system into account since that's all it was sold for. In order for DMC 4 to be considered the most successful, it would need to have exceeded that at least. When you take out the 360 and PC, it's the worst selling title in the series at 1.46 mil. units. I'm making this claim based on how well it did on the Playstation since that's where the series succeeds the most.

Even with all sales totaled together, DMC 4 only sold 500 k more than DMC 3 SE. If you combine DMC 3 SE with the original DMC 3, DMC3 is the most successful one in the history of the series at 4.3 mil units (if I'm understanding the numbers right as I looked them up for a different topic---that's why I'm tenatively saying DMC 1 sold the most).

It had the most potential to sell more than any other in the series, but it didn't.

I got all this from VGChartz. If you have a better metric to measure with, as some people think they're not reliable, I'd be glad to know.

Edit: DMC 4 sold 2.76 mil. units total, with 1.46 for PS3 and 1.29 for 360. It was 0.01 for PC. Because of the rebooting, Capcom isn't going to have as high an expectation for DmC as there was for DMC 4. That said, I'm sure it'll sell more than DMC 4 because this is the first title there's parity in exposure for all platforms, prospective DLC and a larger customer base. Between the three systems, they'll probably get 3.2 mil. or more units sold.

Chickenfrogman posted...

Upgrade list has leaked, we get nothing but damage upgrades. The demo felt like Heavenly Sword Mk. 2, not Devil May Cry.

can u get me that leak then i wanna see them iv been looking for it for a while
an i dont think it feels like any of those games it feels like DMC iv been playing both old an the new ones demo on an off to compare they feel the same well yea DmC is a lil slow because of the frame rate an a bit easier combo wise but its still dmc

It's already been stated that there is a devil may cry placeholder in 2015. They also flat out said "The Direction of devil may cry is completely dependent on the success of DmC"


This tells me that if DmC fails, we get DMC back.
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