Redgrave on 17 April 2015
It's a good enough game, they even fixed the "problems" that fanboys listed as reasons why they wouldn't be buying it. And of course, no-one cares. If Dante had a fringe it'd sell a million.
You'll meet the absolute worst fanboys on DMC videos on Youtube, you'll never hear them talking about the infinitely superior original game or even the Kamiya-less sequel. It's the anime style of DMC 3 and 4 that most people have hard-ons for online.
Bayonetta 2 had the backing of people who never played the original Bayonetta game, on a new system and a new audience. It also received near universal critical acclaim.
Not fair to compare a game that's loved to one that no-one wanted.
