After the company faced harsh words from gamers for blocking access to on disc DLC, Capcom is trying to quell any possibilities for potential backlash by ensuring fans that there will be no on disc DLC for DmC: Devil May Cry.
The company confirmed the news with SixthAxis a few days ago, ensuring fans will get what they paid for right out of the box. So search all you like, but if Capcom's right, explorers will find nary a sign of the already announced DLC, Vergil's Downfall.
The company was criticized heavily for including DLC on disc for some of their past titles, like Resident Evil 5, 6, Street Fighter X Tekken, Dragon's Dogma, and others. Gamers were perturbed at the idea of paying for content on something included with what they've already purchased, and rightly so.
After all, if you already bought the game, why pay again?
With one dilemma solved, Capcom still has a problem in trying to bring in both long time Devil May Cry fans who feel the reboot is a step in the wrong direction, as well as new players who may have felt past games were a bit daunting.
Speaking with OXM, combat designer Rahni Tucker said that combat would be a bit more balanced as sort of a happy medium between Devil die-hards and new franchise fans.
"We wanted to take that magic the pro-players could create and give more casual players a bit of that feeling. A bit extra hang-time, more aerial moves, the launch button is a single press without a lock-on."
While enthusiasts might scoff at the idea of the game appealing to beginners, Director Hideaki Itsuno felt this balance was needed, saying once Devil May Cry 4 came along, "not many new fans entered the series." PSM3 magazine declared the game would "throw a million demons at you because it wants to, put in half a dozen arbitrary fights in a 30-foot stretch of map, force you to survive for ages on a tiny sliver of health... and then give you a D at the end of the level because you weren't doing enough combos."
Itsuno notes that this reboot has moved past the extreme difficulty, but will still be challenging enough for hardcore fans. "With this new DmC, you can take the techniques built up during the old series, and the bar to entry for new users is very low. Both old and new fans will be able to enjoy the game, and I'm very proud of them."
Though DmC: Devil May Cry won't release for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 until Jan. 15, reviews are out now.