Devil May Cry 4 @ TGS

[uumai]

I actually brought up about the price differences earlier in the thread, It's a huge unfairness i think. I still intend to buy the ps3 version though.

Why do they want to annoy the people more. Addmittedly those who were complaining about it coming to the 360 were rabid haters of the 360. But this is justified imo. In Game store it also retails for a higher price on ps3, It wont help them see the PS3 as such a good investment when they see a great portion of people getting the 360 - Just hope they don't wonder why. Most people i know (all mutli console owners) are getting 360 version.

I mean I've seen this in other cases, like virtua tennis (sale price at least), Do you think it's the dev costs? Maybe Blu-Ray?

 

[AntShaw]

The PS3 price is normal compared to other new releases. Retailers lowered the price of the 360 version, which incidentally is an approximate price match in dollar conversion. (It's stated in the article)

Fair enough!

 

[Nesh]

It seems like the PS3 higher price has nothing to do with Capcom's pricing scheme or any cost of development.

I ve found a link in another forum which I tried to find again to no avail, in which Capcom said that they are not responsible for the price difference. They said that it is something they can not control and is something caused by the retailers.

edit:found the link
http://next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8888&Itemid=2

 

[inefficient]

Bought the game today. Put the disc in, took a long shower. Came back and it was still installing! 4834MB install when it was all over.

Will post impressions later.

 

[Arwin]

You didn't watch the install animation?

 

[ultragpu]

just bumped into this pic which shows the motion blur on ps3 which was absent on the 360. can anyone confirm that or have i missed something?
http://www.tgbus.com/image.html?url=http://ps3.tgbus.com/UploadFiles/200801/20080129132633691.jpg

Warning: link may contain NSFW images
-AlS

 

[PARANOiA]

You didn't watch the install animation?

Yeah turns out the PS3 exclusive bonus video was just a screen saver. How these things get so misreported prior to release is anyone's game.

 

[PARANOiA]

just bumped into this pic which shows the motion blur on ps3 which was absent on the 360. can anyone confirm that or have i missed something?
http://www.tgbus.com/image.html?url=http://ps3.tgbus.com/UploadFiles/200801/20080129132633691.jpg

I'd delete that link - it goes straight to porn for me Thanks for the NSFW images.

There is motion blur on 360 in the video posted by Dot50Cal - it's much more exaggerated on the PS3 however. Take a look at it in motion in a side-by-side and see for yourself.

 

[patsu]

Screen saver for XMB ? or something else ?

 

[PARANOiA]

Screen saver for XMB ? or something else ?

Check it out here:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/168594.html

Not quite was I expected when I heard of a video recapping the series

 

[djskribbles]

its a slideshow with text, summing up the story thus far.

 

[patsu]

Ok, it's a series of installer screens, not a screen saver. It seems to introduce the (old) DMC characters. Do you need to play the previous DMC games to understand this one ? I have not played a single one before.

 

[djskribbles]

i obviously haven't played DMC4 yet, but its a good idea to play the first and third. story wise, it goes in this order: DMC3 -> DMC1 -> DMC4 -> DMC2. DMC2 was by far the worst and Capcom knows it. they will probably keep the story pre-DMC2 so they won't force you to play it.

 

[Phil]

i obviously haven't played DMC4 yet, but its a good idea to play the first and third. story wise, it goes in this order: DMC3 -> DMC1 -> DMC4 -> DMC2. DMC2 was by far the worst and Capcom knows it. they will probably keep the story pre-DMC2 so they won't force you to play it.

Good to know. Just... why, does Dante look like Dante in DMC3 if DMC4 is a sequel to DMC1?

 

[inefficient]

You didn't watch the install animation?

I watched it once through. But it keeps looping over and over. The install is that long.

Good to know. Just... why, does Dante look like Dante in DMC3 if DMC4 is a sequel to DMC1?

I think your thinking of Nero. Nero is the young punk in DMC4. Dante is like a middle aged man in this one. He has a more grown up attitude now. While still staying a very arrogant show off.


I'm liking it a lot so far. Played it past the 2nd boss fight now. The graphics are just jaw dropping at times. It's really quite an impressive sight.

The demo was essentially the very beginning of the game minus the cut scenes and the "training" level. But the big difference is the demo character was fully upgraded with all the skills as far as I can tell. Your intro character is pretty weak in comparison.

It does carry over one problem that the other games had though. And that is that some times I just get very lost! I was running around aimlessly for about an hour not able to figure out what to do. Only because a bad camera angle obsuced a key gameplay object from me!

The accomplishments on the PS3 version seem quite well done. You can see your accomplishments as well as the time/date you got them in a section they call "History". And they also let you look at the "History" of anyone on your friends list. There is a world wide ranking like Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I don't know if it's cross platform or just PS3 players.

 

[Phil]

I think your thinking of Nero. Nero is the young punk in DMC4. Dante is like a middle aged man in this one. He has a more grown up attitude now. While still staying a very arrogant show off.

Edited and deleted in order to save face... Reading Wikipedia now... :S

Edit 2:

Okay, read the Wiki stuff and am still a bit confused.

Edit 3:

Agh! Finally noticed now that I was in fact refering to Nero. All clear. No additional explaining required...

 

[deepbrown]

First Day Japan Sales:

PS3 140k
Xbox 360 30k

http://www.ripten.com/2008/02/01/first-day-dmc4-sales-in-japan/

 

[Dot50Cal]

Is 30k for a 360 game on the first day good? I'm not sure how much titles have sold in the past but that seems quite good considering the install base.

 

[ShaidarHaran]

Is 30k for a 360 game on the first day good? I'm not sure how much titles have sold in the past but that seems quite good considering the install base.

You also have to account for the familiarity with the DMC franchise in Japan (as well as simple love for all games made by Capcom). While this certainly isn't irrelevant, I think US & European sales figures will be more relevant, especially after the first week. Chances are every 360 owner in Japan that wants the game, has the game already

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Is 30k for a 360 game on the first day good? I'm not sure how much titles have sold in the past but that seems quite good considering the install base.

Percentage wise of install base, it seems about the same as PS3, ~6-7%.