An attempt to reboot the Devil May Cry franchise by way of studio Ninja Theory, who were ordered by Capcom to completely re-imagine protagonist Dante and the world around him. The end result did not go over particularly well.
what's funny about DmC is that the gameplay is actually pretty good in Definitive Edition specifically (though the enemy and boss design lets it down somewhat), but the story is so fuckin' terrible (and honestly kinda gross, especially when it comes to women) that it leaves a sour taste in my mouth as a whole
still not the worst DmC thanks to DMC2 and now Peak of Combat, but man. definitely a baffling and unnecessary reboot and it's pretty incredible that they ultimately unrebooted the series years later
