Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post
I feel like ranting.

I'm going through DmC right now and I'm enjoying myself. However, getting online kinda ruins my enjoyment because of all the spite and it makes me want to post this.

I. Hate. Dante. He is not lovably over-the-top. He is not endearingly obnoxious. He is an unbearable blend of the worst cliches imaginable and there is nothing at all to miss about him. He was one of the most shallow and transparent attempts at being "kewl" ever devised. He's basically The Poochie of video games.

Nu Dante may not be the best character ever but old Dante was a good candidate for one of the worst characters ever.

Well that's me. Have at you. List the characters you played but wished to god you didn't have to.
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Devil May Cry 3-Dante With The Motorcycle - YouTube
I don't think you really get it, and I hate to be the guy to say that. It wasn't so much an attempt at being cool as it was just an embrace and exaggeration of all those "cool guy" cliches. They were just having fun with him as a character, and in a lot of his games they didn't take him seriously at all.
He may have been 2-dimensional, but he was always fun to watch. Take a look at bayonetta, as it is much the same there. Lots of exaggerated stereotypes used to poke fun and make for an entertaining game.
I can see why you wouldn't like him though, as a lot of it is very ham-fisted and ridiculous, though for me that's part of why I love him.
The new dante is actually fleshed out and 3-dimensional, and I'm perfectly okay with that. I still personally prefer the 2-dimensional shallow dante though, as that's what I'm looking for when I pop in my devil may cry discs. Over-the-top combat, hilarious music, and a story that doesn't take itself too seriously.
If I wanted a more serious game... I'd pop in god of war, which I also love but play for different reasons.

Though, that's just my off-topic rant.

My answer: A real one will be coming soon