Capcom has announced a reboot of Devil May Cry franchise at the last Tokyo Game Show. Ninja Theory, the developing studio behind this coming game, has remade entirely the character design of Dante. They said they were inspired by Daniel Craig’s James Bound to do so.
Ok, wait… What? What is the link between Dante, the bad-ass half-demon killing monsters from Hell and an international spy?
The new Dante stills have attitude, but he’s a ugly, his black hairs are cut in a emo style and he looks more like a young douchbag than an actual anti-hero. What have they done to this iconic character?
Even worst, there is a strange similitude between Dante physical features and the ones of Tameem Antoniades, the Creative Director on this game. Is it a simple coincidence? I sincerely hope so. A designer that is so full of himself that he puts his own face on a iconic game character is a shame to the entire industry. Of course, Mr. Antoniades says that this new look is “all about cool“. He can finally play himself as a badass hero! What he doesn’t understand is that the rest of the world wants to play the original Dante, not him…
They could have made this reboot with another character. At least, Dante would be intact in our memories.
Please, Capcom and Ninja Theory, give us back our good old Dante!
- New Dante’s look
Tameem Antoniades
Monkios Said:
on September 22, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Hehe … you actually fitted the word “Douchebag” in there ^^