Devil May Cry - DmC

I have some problems with the upcoming DmC game.

Let me preface this with a possibly bizarre standpoint: I think I could like this game if it was not part of the Devil May Cry franchise.

Devil May Cry has been a big part of my life for many, many years.  I've cosplayed DMC3's Vergil, I've got a cosplay tucked away for Gilver (which was vastly less expensive than DMC3 Vergil).  I have roleplayed in story writing format for these characters, and I have written my share of fanfiction.  The games provided me so much entertainment that I purchased all games, soundtracks, and when DMC3:SE came out, I bought it to partner with my original copy just because I would be able to play Vergil, despite the fact that all it was was his skin and battle moves laid on Dante's frame.

I even have a soft spot for DMC2.  It's sort of the bastard child of the four games, but I appreciate the insinuated development for him there.  He's been at that schtick a long, long time.  I realize DMC4 was a slight retcon of that personality due to the sheer outrage, but I still personally accept DMC2 to be Dante's future after the fourth game.  He's older, he's tired, so he just gets what he needs to done with very little to say about it.  Maybe he's outlived his mortal friends, maybe something happened and Trish is no longer with him.  I fathom Dante's later years became very lonely.

So, what about the upcoming DmC?

Names, Names~ Rambletimes.

When I was in high school, I took a Creative Writing class.  My philosophy teacher said it would benefit me, having been a great supporter of anything his students took an interest in, so I did so.  While I believe that these courses likely do some good for people, I never enjoyed it.  Well, that’s a lie.  I enjoyed listening to the stories others created, but after being marked down for my stories being ‘too dark’ (the content not being unlike supernatural shows found on NBC and WB these days), I just took a passive stance and reveled in the gender inequality that allowed the male students to write firsthand accounts of someone ready to commit suicide.

Funnily enough, though, that’s not what I’m writing about today.  When I was in that class, before my discouragement set in heavily, I used some of my near and dear characters of the time for one of the assignments.  Now, I still have these characters, though their personalities and stories have changed dramatically.  That’s why this still bothers me for the silliest of reasons.

 

On the Subject of ‘Muses’ From a Writer’s Perspective.

Whenever I see people discussing a writer’s claim to have a connection to ‘muses’ as either being ‘insane’, or being suspect of some paranormal influence, I always want to have a sit down with them to explain what having ‘muses’ mean as a writer.  This isn’t to say that there aren’t people out there who have some difficulty discerning voices in their minds, or that there aren’t people who may have some otherworldly connections (after all, many very famous and successful actors claim this very thing), but the average writer who mentions muses isn’t speaking from either of these directions.