Devil May Cry is one of the most important series of computer games of our time. After the epic final of the fifth part in 2019, however, the makers apparently came to a halt in the further development of the plot, so we have not seen the famous hunter for Dante’s Demons and his overgrown family for a long time. It was all the more pleasant to find out that Netflix was preparing the animation series of the universe of the same name, and at the helm is the lusty acquaintance according to the successful show “Castlevania) Adi Shankar. The project promised to be a branch, but the plot and all the details had to look at you.
If you are a fan of the game series, you know that exactly Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening launches the very long playing story of Dante and his twin brother Virgil. According to the covenants of George Lucas (George Lucas), the chronology of the games came out, to say the least, not obvious. The irony, however, is that it was the three in the vast Cis who were the first game for many teenagers who stepped in the amused emused version for PC with machine render. That is why for Russian-speaking gamers the appearance of Dante, a meeting with a lady, her father-archham, as well as aggressive Virgil, really new impressions were recorded in the memory forever. There were no problems with the perception of history for us.
The series, which is logical, also takes the third part as a basis, but the words about the branch were not a joke. Before us is of very high quality and soft, but still restart the canon, where many well -known elements appear in a completely different light.
Like Dante, a demon hunter. That is simply not a Devil May Cry Agency, and the profession is quite popular. There are many such hunters, each of them is concerned with the same as white -hai pleasure. Moreover, the US government organized its own team of special agents who eradicate the most dangerous and formidable aliens from hell.
An important detail must be noted here. The makers of the series pay much more attention to the world around the protagonist than in all games. Traditionally, Dante existed in a certain version of our time, but once after a while he went to Gothic Castles.
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Only in the fifth part is the subject widely unveiled, and gamers still demonstrate the city, cars and ordinary people who look so much and behave like us. In the series, spectators are almost immediately confronted with the fact that we have a well -known universe, mobile phones, technologies, motorcycles and helicopters. This immediately gives rise to the problem, because Dante’s anime image is felt in such an entourage by caricature and even alien. That is why apparently other hunters were added to the plot, each of which is still freaker than the main character.
Dante knows nothing about her origin, although he remembers the death of his mother and brother, and also carries the Amulet that is known to every fan. The man explains his strength, speed and regeneration by superhero mutations, not demonic DNA. The well -known sword “Rebel” is on site, but uses Dante much less often than pistols. By the way, they are the most ordinary here and for the entire series, Eboni and Ivory will not appear. Left to continue.
In general, the image of Dante is extremely canonical. Despite the fact that for some reason the actor who gave Nero the voice, another character from a series of video games, is felt exactly as in the third part. He is constantly joking, says the crown “Jackpot” when photographing and generally behaves frivolously. All attributes, manners and distinctive characteristics were carefully repeated. In one of Dante’s scenes, he even stays in a bare hull – just like in the game, and in the other dances in a hat – another direct reference.
However, the characteristic of the series is that Dante is not the only main character. Almost the same amount of time, if not anything else, is given to the ladies, who so far call Mary Arkham. It is Dante that gives her the nickname that has become the feature of the heroine. Mary’s background remained almost unchanged. Although there is no arkhema Sr. in the series. will be, all experts will appreciate the appearance in the puppet scene, which refers to the joke of the same three. Moreover, the chief antagonist – the rabbit – has accepted some motivation and customs of the NAR.
The image of the lady has changed considerably more than Dante’s. The extensive sexuality and candid outfits disappeared. Now she is dressed in the armor of a special detachment and she appears as a strong independent woman, far from every touch of flirting. This mourns a bit, because even the processed design of the character from the fifth game left some space for fantasies. Now there will be nothing closely comparable. The character was also subject to adjustment. The lady is a fanatic hunter of demons, who does not include logic and critical thinking, even if necessary. Probably the makers leave the scope in this way for the further development of the heroine, but now in the animation series it is periodically annoying.
In general, the expansion of the role of lady is one of the few controversial points. Fans are the series exclusively because of Dante, while spectators of the third party will see a man in a red cloak on a poster, but in the series he seems to be a invited star. The lady is an interesting character, but secondary. Despite the change in modern trends, Netflix continues to bend his line to push the male heroes into the background, which is sad. The agenda and feminism are not about Devil May Cry. However, one has to understand what the show has been made since 2022, and then a strong change in relation to a variety of minorities and the power of female feminism was not yet expected. It is clear that subsequent seasons must concentrate on Dante and Virgil, the end of the animation series also refers to this.
The second controversial innovation was “good refugee demons”. This is a spoiler, but don’t worry, we will not delve into the details. It is sufficient to say that there was nothing similar in the original. Many users of social networks immediately saw the criticism of Donald John Trump’s policy with regard to migrants in such a decision, but we remind you – the series did it for the US president and the script was written earlier. It seems that the ambiguity of the demons was due to the story itself, in which it was necessary to show that not only Sparda was an enemy of surplus violence.
Another important character is the rabbit – an opponent of the show. Here the screenwriters must pay tribute because the villain turned out to be good. In Games, all opponents of Dante, with the exception of Virgil, not in particular depth – the demons that the sleeping priests and other problematic personalities had never caused sympathy or interest. Rabbit is a very different matter. This is a mixture of the Nar and Virgil from the triple, which in a certain sense is even right.
The most important advantage of history is complete autonomy of the original. Yes, there are enough references and well -known elements, and some scenes are fully The makers spend enough time to explain who Sparda is, what he is known and why Dante is so special.
The animation was busy with Studio Mir, known for projects such as “The Legend of Korra”, “Dota: Dragon Blood” (Dota: Dragon’s Blood), “Witmake: Nightmar of the Wolf), and also many others. Thanks to the last quality of cardboard, we can go all the way about the rich experience and the Selected Selected Specialists Slightly hyperbolized, but they don’t go into anime caricature.
The design of local bosses is a team of a mishmash. There was a place for the second, third and even fourth parts. Blue and red brothers smiled especially. That went through the game will understand. But for some reason, fantasy was not enough in normal battles. Demons are very similar to anthropomorphic animals, which was at least the original.
One of the final enemies seems even more a mutant from Resident Evil. This moment is especially interesting, because Dante has a friend who worked in Rakun City. Their short dialogue gave rise to an entire wave of fan discussions that a multiplier Dante exists in the same universe with Leon Kennedy and the company. Adi Shankar was already asked, but the director tactfully left the answer. It seems that a crazy collaboration is worth waiting.
Another advantage of the series was of course the action – in the anime there is an extensive, but bloody and brutal. Exactly what was in the games. Fighting is set and removed with fiction and a sense of style. Dante is going very well. Even the constantly changing size of the sword does not spoil the impression. A bit of not enough recognizable techniques from the hero, wandering from unity to part to, but only the most devoted fans will be noticed. The lady is also very good at combat scenes. The famous rocket installation called “Kalina-Enn” will certainly show, you can’t worry.
Finally music. This is something with something. It is hard to say how much money was spent on soundtracks, but it was worth it. You hear a lot of recognizable rock hits, opening can generally be viewed endlessly, and the famous, but converted devils cry never play in the credits. Why, even the great Evanescence recorded a special new song, although only for advertising. All this creates that very correct atmosphere and immediately returns to childhood.
Devil May Cry is an example of good adjustment. For eight small episodes we were told a completely new but well -assessed story that will be a real gift for all fans of original video games. The novelty also deals with the second task – the new viewers are carefully familiar with Dante and everything that we, gamers, are loved for many years. Almost everything turned out to be in the animation series – animation, soundtrack, design and characters. There would be more Dante in the frame and can be considered a masterpiece. The project will clearly have many more seasons, but we don’t mind. If you don’t know anything about Devil May Cry, then the novelty is an ideal access point. Experts, after looking, want to re -aim one of the available parts, and this is a really serious indicator of success.
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Source: VG Times
Christina Moncayo is a contributing writer for “Social Bites”. Her focus is on the gaming industry and she provides in-depth coverage of the latest news and trends in the world of gaming.