History VideoGame / DmCDevilMayCry

** Dante's "Neo Dante" outfit is based in both ''[[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin The Prince Of Persia]]'' and the film version of ''Film/TheCrow'', if, somewhat more modern/cyberpunk looking.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The "Raptor News Network" and Bob Barbas, parodies of Creator/FoxNewsChannel and Bill O'Reilly.

''[=DmC=]'' was released in North America and Europe on January 15, 2013 for the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, and on January 25 for [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]]. The game was remastered with a Definitive Edition featuring all DLC included for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne as well as the graphical capabilities of the original PC version. New features include hard-locking on enemies, a higher difficulty mode beyond [[HarderThanHard Dante Must Die]] called "Gods Must Die", new game modifiers such as Turbo (which speeds things up), "Must Style" (where enemies won't take damage until the Stylish Rank is S or higher), and "Hardcore" modes (which introduces gameplay changes that make the game a little closer to the old ''Devil May Cry'' titles), and a Bloody Palace mode for Vergil. There are also new costumes (such as a ''Devil May Cry 1''-styled Dante outfit). Certain gameplay nuances were also tweaked (such as being able to damage enemies with anything when they previously required a specific weapon alignment to be damaged).

* BladeOnAStick: Over the course of the game, Dante unlocks the ability to turn his sword Rebellion into an axe (Arbiter), a scythe (Osiris), a pair of gauntlets (Eryx), and a pair of shurikens (Aquila).

* EldritchLocation: Limbo City, which is full of demons and can transform and warp into completely new environments.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Dante and Vergil's mother, Eva, was a human in the original series. In this depiction, she was an angel. As a result, this also means the same treatment applies to Dante and Vergil; being changed from {{Human Demon Hybrid}}s to [[BornOfHeavenAndHell half-angel/half-demon nephilims]].

* BornOfHeavenAndHell: Nephilims are beings who are born from the union of angels and demons with both Dante and Vergil being one. They can kill demons and are able to travel through Limbo.

* NonhumanHumanoidHybrid: Dante and Vergil have been re-imagined as half-demon and half-angel Nephilims.

** Later, the story of the angelic/demonic war, Sparda and Eva's love, their sons, and Sparda's ultimate fate uses a series of graffiti murals, including a nod to Gustav Klimt.

** Angel-element enemies never have shields, since every reliable method that can break shields is Demon-infused.

Gameplay combines multiple elements from previous entries, with further emphasis on platforming and aerial combos: the StanceSystem, for instance, now involves Dante switching between [[YinYangBomb demonic and angelic powers]] on the fly in both combat and exploration segments. However, a large arsenal of weapons is still available, including the [[CoolSword classic longsword]], a [[AnAxeToGrind demonic axe]], an [[SinisterScythe angelic scythe]], and [[PowerFist flaming gauntlets]]. Dante's signature [[LimitBreak Devil Trigger]] also returns, now allowing you to temporarily [[TimeStandsStill freeze time]] for even more carnage. Exploration and platforming makes use of the Malice, where Dante alternates between the [[RealIsBrown gloomy-looking real world]] and a [[DarkWorld demonic parallel world]] with [[EldritchLocation distorted architecture]] and [[BrightIsNotGood vivid colors]] where [[EverythingTryingToKillYou even the city itself is trying to kill you]].

* AnAxeToGrind: Arbiter, one of the Devil Arms.

** You were expecting the much-hyped [[HornyDevils succubus]] to be some kind of tantalizing beauty? No. [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/devilmaycry/images/a/a3/Poison_DmC.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120607035604 It's not]].

** The most glaring example is Poison the Succubus. In other media, succubi are usually portrayed as very attractive, winged HornyDevils, while this Succubus of ''[=DmC=]'' is a vulgar, disgusting and multi-armed caterpillar. The [[SadlyMythtaken mythological resemblance is only "partially" accurate]], since in the original myths and medieval demonology texts, succubi were hideous beings that used {{Glamour}} to appear as beautiful women and seduce men in their sleep.

* DifficultySpike: Son of Sparda difficulty is a big spike from Nephilim since enemies are more aggressive and do a ''lot'' more damage with some bosses killing you in as little as three hits.

* LaResistance: The Order, a resistance group fighting Mundus and his demonic forces.

* PietaPlagiarism: The flashback of Eva's death has a shot where Dante cradles his mother's corpse. Also count as an inversion seeing as a Pièta usually involves the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus (ie. mother cradling son).

* PropagandaMachine: The demon run "Raptor News Network" that slanders Dante and the Order.

** The level design often incorporates enemy encounters in freely-open areas that also involve some platforming. You're expected to deal with all enemies first before you can properly traverse the environment to reach your objective. However, speedrunners exploit the [[GoombaSpringboard Enemy Step]] ability to turn the enemies into makeshift platforms, allowing them to reach the objective before the enemy encounters could even end.

* MiniBoss[=/=]BossInMookClothing: Tyrants, Witches, Dreamrunner and Butchers.

* SequenceBreaking: The premise of Mission 3 requires Dante to obtain the Angel Dash ability to cross the chasm which separates him from Kat and the only exit of that level. But once you have already unlocked that ability from your [[NewGamePlus previous playthroughs]], you can simply Angel Dash your way towards the exit after the first battle, allowing you to end the level in a span of a few minutes.