This new direction required the team to make a trip to Europe where they spent eleven days in the United Kingdom and Spain photographing things like Gothic statues, bricks, and stone pavements for use in textures. Īs Kamiya felt the playable character did not look brave and heroic enough in battles from a fixed angle, he decided to drop the pre-rendered backgrounds from previous Resident Evil installments and instead opted for a dynamic camera system. The story was based on unraveling the mystery surrounding the body of protagonist Tony, an invincible man with skills and an intellect exceeding that of normal people, his superhuman abilities explained with biotechnology. Around the turn of the millennium, regular series writer Noboru Sugimura created a scenario for the title, based on Kamiya's idea to make a very cool and stylized action game. Initially developed for the PlayStation 2, the game was directed by Hideki Kamiya after producer Shinji Mikami requested him to create a new entry in the Resident Evil series. Īs a Resident Evil Title Main article: BIOHAZARD 4 (cancelled 2000 game)įirst hinted at in early December 1999, Devil May Cry started out as the earliest incarnation of Resident Evil 4. Devil May Cry received prominent coverage in the video game media, high overall scores from professional reviewers, and has sold more than two million copies.

The story is told primarily through a mixture of cutscenes, which use the game's engine and several pre-rendered full motion videos. Set in modern times on the fictional Mallet Island, the story centers on the characters Dante and Trish and their quest to confront the demon lord Mundus. Although it is the first game in the series of the same name, the events in Devil May Cry are second in the series storyline's chronological order, taking place after Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening and before Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 4. Visit Devil May Cry Wiki for more information on the Devil May Cry series.ĭevil May Cry ( デビルメイクライ, Debiru Mei Kurai ?, frequently abbreviated as DMC) is an action game developed and published by Capcom, released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2.

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