Devil May Cry 4

Devil May Cry 4 is the third sequel to the Capcom horror-action series Devil May Cry which according to Capcom's Hiroshi Kobayashi will now be released for the the upcoming PlayStation 3. However, it has been speculated that a Japanese release would occur sometime during early November 2006 with a North American release possibly in early 2007 and a European release several weeks later. Although, according to Capcom's fiscal year report at Jeux-France, Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 5 are expected to be released before March 31, 2007, which ends their current fiscal year.

E3

A teaser trailer was shown at E³ 2005, depicting Dante traveling through snow, and then quickly performing some fast, stylish moves. The latest trailer was shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2005 where it showed a much more detailed Dante in a city-like setting performing more stylish moves at the camera while using more of the PlayStation 3's graphical power. While both were just teasers, showing very little detail of the game itself, the Tokyo Game Show trailer should more accurately reflect what is expected to be present with the release of the final product.

According to Gamefront.de, both DMC4 and Resident Evil 5 were not shown at E³ 2006 because the company wants to unveil the titles only when they are both in a playable form.

Dante

Just recently, the Japanese magazine Famitsu Capcom Vol. 2 unveiled that Dante would be older in this latest release and that he should even be supporting a more rugged look, thus indicating that the continuity likely occurs chronologically after Devil May Cry 2. Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi indicated that he originally wanted to make DMC4 easier than previous installments, but changed his direction once he found out this wasn't what fans wanted. He later commented that he's focusing his optimisations on gameplay so that controlling Dante is simpler and accessible to all players. Director Hideaki Itsuno also noted that the game will be hard and that players, "won't be able to go back." Possibly hinting that you can't backtrack to previous missions and/or locations until completing the game once. He further stated that Devil May Cry 4 will feature more weapons, maneuvers, enemies, locations, music, and cutscenes than all the previous releases combined. It is also being billed as being the longest release yet.

The location of the story has been mentioned to be in a winter/snowy climate and that both Dante and Vergil are being specifically dressed for this occasion. It's quite possible that either both Trish and Lady could make appearances or a new female lead could be brought in to keep the 'tradition' going (or to halt the appearance of a new female to keep the allusion of the Divine Comedy). Dante's cocky personality will also remain intact. Like former installments, it is likely that DMC4 will receive a 'Mature' content rating for the ESRB, and either a 16 or an 18 by the PEGI.

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