MCV: "Devil May Cry fans to blame for DmC sales disappointment"

[DarkFury]

I cannot talk about other gamers, but I know why I did not buy it, and the reasons are pretty mundane and not at all dramatic.

Now, DMC series has always been day 1 purchase for me. I simply already have an attachment to the characters and story of the original titles, and I really wanted to continue to follow them. Yes, classic DMC is campy and wacky, but it is endearing to me, and of course I loved the gameplay. When I buy a DMC game, I expect some things to be in place, and the most important one is the main character, especially his personality. The reboot just did not have that pull to lure me in to purchase it.

Now, if other games like Ni no Kuni, Revengeance and GoW were not coming out roughly at the same time, I might have picked it up out of curiosity to see if the game is good as a game separate from DMC canon, as a standalone spin-off. But 60$ is a lot of money, and there is only so much time. Ni no Kuni won out.

I believe Dmc is a good game, and I am happy for all the people who bought it and are enjoying it, and I do not feel any anger towards anyone. I have no Nerd-rage against the game, it just simply was not (and is not) on my priority purchase radar. No more, no less.

I do find MCVs attitude insulting though. What I read them saying is: “How dare you unwashed gamers make your own decisions on what to buy! Obey the media!”

That really makes me even LESS likely to buy the game. I hate it when review sites think that I am a brainless moron who needs to be told what I am allowed to buy.