Capcom wants DMC5 to be 'tailored to what fans want'

By Wesley Yin-Poole - 23/06/2010 - 12:50pm GMT

If it creates it, says Keiji Inafune.

If Capcom decides to create Devil May Cry 5, it'll be "custom-tailored to what fans want", the Japanese company has said.

In particular Capcom wants the potential game to be well-received by the media, global head of R&D Keiji Inafune told VideoGamer.com at E310 last week.

Rumour that a fifth game in the action slasher series is in the works has been rife in recent months.

In April US game mag Game Informer claimed Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory was set to work on a new Devil May Cry game.

While Infanue refused to comment on the rumour, he did insist that the Devil May Cry series was popular enough to continue.

"Yes, there are a lot of fans of the Devil May Cry series," he said. "We need to look at them, analyse what they want in a game, what they don't want in a game, and then take that into account for if we are going to create a future title, and see if there is something we can create that is going to overcome their expectations, as well as create a title that's going to get a lot of critical acclaim and be reviewed quite well.

"We don't just want to come at it and just say, oh it's a popular series, let's make a sequel. We want to say, let's make a sequel that's going to be custom-tailored to what the fans want, and on top of that, prove that, again, it's a great game, it's a fun game, it's got lasting appeal, and it's going to be particularly well-liked by the media as well."

The last title in the series, 2008's Devil May Cry 4, was great, but it wasn't brilliant. It replaced popular franchise protagonist Dante with debutant Nero as main man, which didn't go down too well with fans.

Are you a Devil May Cry fan? If so, what would you like to see from a fifth game? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Posted at 15:23 on 23 June 2010
PICKIN	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i think thay should have dante be the main person again and make his powers more better for example flying also you could upgrade the flying to make it faster or longer to use thats just my thoughts tho i bet people have way better ones than this Report Reply

Posted at 18:28 on 23 June 2010
rhain28	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Bayonetta and Vergil on the game Report Reply

Posted at 00:35 on 24 June 2010
griever666	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Dante as main character again, make it as crazy as DMC3, put coop and VS in it! Report Reply

Posted at 18:53 on 25 June 2010
nesovujicic	0 2 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I would like Vergil back in the role, and Lady too! Nero is good but Dante is the man so keep your eyes on him, but don't completely forget Nero, after all, he is the one with the Devil Bringer! Make the atmosphere darker than the dmc4! Pay attention to the dialogue!!!!!! Make us watch and say WOW!!! Those are my suggestions! Report Reply

Posted at 22:11 on 26 June 2010
Paco2099	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Ya know, if they were to add a multiplayer style into the game, they could tailor a richer story line between Dante and Nero. I would go for that. Vergil should definitely be back, but instead of trying to kill Dante' Dante should try to rescue him for the clutches of Monus Report Reply

Posted at 22:45 on 26 June 2010
Thel-Win-Man	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post dante with nero's gun (blue rose) but can be upgraded to have six chambers and six barrels (maximum destruction ^_^) or pick up new weapons for that level/add to an inventory to use later Report Reply

Posted at 21:48 on 27 June 2010
residentdmclover	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post if you want to make a good dmc game YOU NEED TO PUT SPARDA ON IT (the real one as protagoist or antagonist) and vergil Report Reply

Posted at 22:06 on 27 June 2010
Bloodstorm	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Hahahah, good DMC games and vergil don't exist. Dante only plox. Report Reply

Posted at 13:20 on 29 June 2010
dinextnor	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post keep the pandora, more pandora moves sparda might be nice some new white hair dudes more devil arms dont forget lady and importantly, SSStylish!! Report Reply

Posted at 11:31 on 30 June 2010
AEMking	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post i think they outght give some new moves to dante and his sword but also the 2 others and like in DMC 3 where he can only hold 2 weapons and give him alot of cool weapons and that they ought give also nero som new swords and better attacs for the devil bringer example that he can throw his enemy away while holding them and lastly Vergil he needs to get in the game Report Reply

Posted at 15:36 on 05 July 2010
jmerican	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 1st off cut out Nero and keep Dante! The best of us Americans are hardcore a** kickers just take a look at our army, marines, and navy forces. I think this is why people would rather play as Dante instead of Nero. Capcom really needs to focus on improving devil trigger tranformations, powers, and abilities. Devil trigger should be epic and explosive you should really start decimating the enemies and some of the environment to make players feel the power of the transformation. The main thing I notice about the devil trigger is it makes them swing their swords faster which is pathetic for the amount of processing power today's consoles have. Also after all these DMC games capcom needs to implement special powers while in devil trigger. If you need ideas on what types of powers just look at Marvels XMEN, there's plenty of nice powers there for ideas. DMC3 was great it had a horror slasher feel to it. Nero ruins this feeling with his lover boy/hulk tendencies. I stated lover because the unnecessary romance and hulk tendencies because he's upset and all of a sudden is this tough guy, but spends most of his time thinking about love. He is perfect for twilight NOT DMC. So unless Capcom can improve upon his character Nero needs to be canned! Report Reply

Posted at 18:25 on 05 July 2010
Woffls	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post In other words: "We've run out of ideas". I get the feeling lots of Japanese developers have said this to themselves in recent years... Report Reply

Posted at 07:13 on 12 July 2010
Danen	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I just want 2 things and that's 3 1) Dante main character in all game not some 5-8 levels 2) Make it better than any DMC before, dont't screw up or i will hunt you down Capcom Grrrrrr 3) And Finally in some of the future games, make game when Sparda kick Demon asses in Hell in '' STYLE '' Pleaseeeeeeee the will be more Epic than God of War 3 Report Reply

Posted at 10:07 on 12 July 2010
Netherlady	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post And I thought Capcom will never listen OO 1. Bring new blood to the series by creating new well-developed character (just like how you created Lady and Nero) 2. Invest in the bosses and try to give them more character (like Arkham, Rudra and his bro) and vary their defeating methods 3. Introduce new features to the awesome fighting style (finish moves for example) 4. Keep up the awesome metal music 5. Make up your mind about Dante’s character (1 = cool and awesome, 2 = zombie, 3 = crazy teen, 4 = old man who wants to relive his teen) 6. Benefit from fans’ love for characters like Sparda, Lady, Nero and Vergil (for example have Nero possessed by the Devil Arm Yamato; which is a distant version of a demonic Vergil, or tell us how he got his inhuman arm. For Lady and through DLC, shed light on how she became tough demon slayer before DMC 3, or how she crossed path with the Order of the Sword prior DMC 4. For Vergil and also through DLC, create few missions ending when he fought with Mundus in the Underworld following the end of DMC 3. As for Sparda...the possibilities are endless!) 7. When you create the main story, make it deep and serious, linked personally to the character just like how Lady was linked strongly to DMC 3 story, and just how Dante was deeply involved in DMC 1 story (when I say involved I mean emotionally involved) 8. Try to bring back the gothic feeling that was only achieved in DMC 1 (that castle was creepy like hell!) 9. Keep up the high-quality action cutscenes, and bring more serious voice actors like Dante from DMC 1, Nero, Lady, Arkham, Jester, Credo and Agnus 10. Finally and if you are still out of ideas… GET SOME NEW STAFF ON BOARD! Report Reply

Posted at 12:58 on 12 July 2010
atheistium	0 1 In response to Article » Go to 's original post More cut scenes of Dante eating Pizza then? Oh and tits. Report Reply