While there’s no doubt that a plethora of gamers were excited to learn thatDevil May Cry 5is officially in the works after Capcom unveiled the forthcoming sequel duringMicrosoft’s Xbox E3 2018 press conference, there may have been some wondering why the company skipped a direct follow up to 2013’sDmC: Devil May Cryfrom Ninja Theory. With this being the case, the publisher and developer has decided to address this issue by explaining why a fifth numbered entry is in the cards this time around.
According to Capcom,Devil May Cry 5was chosen as the next project for the franchise to deliver a proper sequel toDMC4, but this doesn’t mean that the publisher and developer doesn’t hold Ninja Theory’s take on the series with 2013’sDmC: Devil May Cryin high esteem. As explained by Capcom producer Matt Walker, “[Devil May Cry 5] is definitely a game for the fans – we’ve heard fans asking for a sequel to the storyline ofDMC4for over ten years. But this isn’t a slight at Ninja Theory orDmCat all. We all loveDmC.”
Additonally,Devil May Cry 5game director Hideaki Itsuno has said that he believesDmCto be an incredibly significant game in the franchise as a whole, despite the fact that it is regarded as a reboot of the series. According to Walker, “Itsuno-san himself has explicitly stated that in his mind,DmCis just as important as any of the other titles in the series, and he’s just as proud of it,” especially when it comes to all that the director learned from the 2013 title’s development.
“We learned a lot from working withNinja Theoryon that title, and we hope that they benefited in some way as well. Itsuno-san has stressed several times in conversations with me that he’s taken what he’s learned from working onDmCand applied what he’s learned specifically to what we’ve done onDMC5.”
Taking all of this into consideration, it will be interesting to see if any design or gameplay elements fromDmCmake their way intoDevil May Cry 5once the title officially comes out next year. That said, though, as far as combat is concerned, it looks as if the sequel fromCapcomis aiming to “expand more on the combat philosophies established inDMC1-4.”
Devil May Cry 5is scheduled to release at some point in spring 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
