The humor did not age well.

[Umbran]

I gotta say the amount of cringeworthy moments in the series have me in awe now that i'm replaying it. Dante was cool when I was 15, but now i'm making pained expressions.

I know DMC was always tongue and cheek ( at least I like to believe so) so don't crucify me for this opinion.

[MrFluffyWolf]

Originally posted by Director Bison:

The series was cheesy since day one, People react to cheese in diffrent ways. Kids tend to take it whole heartedly.
When you get older your either going to cringe or enjoy it even more.

Case and point people either think Street Fighter the Movie is Garbage schlock, or the best movie adaptation a video game has ever had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjogCytzX0s

Nobody thinks it's anything other than garbage schlock, but I think what you're getting at is that camp taste exists, and unironic enjoyment of knowingly "bad" content is a thing.
Not that anyone thinks the schlock is good, but that some people are able to enjoy campy material for what it is.

[Director Bison]

Originally posted by MrFluffyWolf:

Not that anyone thinks the schlock is good, but that some people are able to enjoy campy material for what it is.

I think my problem is mostly just semantics, I would never use the words garbage or schlock. I don't see an M Bison performance that you can't take seriously, I see Raul Julia trying to make something his Kids would enjoy since that was the whole reason he did the movie.

I'v never been someone who can harshly criticize things, because I always think about the people who made them, and how they tried there best, and I appreciate their effort regardless of the final product. I always know their is an understandable reason things are the way they are. DMC1's voice acting is the way it is, beacuse voice acting for video games was something that was still evolving at the time.

[MrFluffyWolf]

Originally posted by Director Bison:

Originally posted by MrFluffyWolf:

Not that anyone thinks the schlock is good, but that some people are able to enjoy campy material for what it is.

I think my problem is mostly just semantics, I would never use the words garbage or schlock. I don't see an M Bison performance that you can't take seriously, I see Raul Julia trying to make something his Kids would enjoy since that was the whole reason he did the movie.

I'v never been someone who can harshly criticize things, because I always think about the people who made them, and how they tried there best, and I appreciate their effort regardless of the final product. I always know their is an understandable reason things are the way they are. DMC1's voice acting is the way it is, beacuse voice acting for video games was something that was still evolving at the time.

That's fair to an extent, and it's always nice to be appreciative of the effort that goes into things.
Though, standards of the times aside, things cost money both to make, and then to consume. It was people's jobs to produce it, so even harsh criticism is valid when the quality of the final product is low.
Stuff like the Street Fighter movie is often viewed nostalgically and given a semi-free pass, not because it's good or because most people appreciate the effort, but because camp is funny. It's entertaining not because it did what it tried to do at all well, it's entertaining because the ways in which it fail to do what it was trying to do are funny in their own way, and people enjoy that.

In the case of DMC, I'm almost certain the camp was intentional, because I don't think this was ever legitimately considered cool by anyone beyond the age of 15. But it's okay, because over-the-top camp was the goal. It works because it's cheesy done right.

Kinda like half the dialog in Metal Gear Solid

[sagevallant]

...someone thought the humor was witty the first time through?

[Coleco_84]

Originally posted by sagevallant:

...someone thought the humor was witty the first time through?

In the first game, it is

[sagevallant]

Originally posted by Coleco_84:

Originally posted by sagevallant:

...someone thought the humor was witty the first time through?

In the first game, it is

"I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIiiiIIGGHHTTtt!"

[Director Bison]

Originally posted by sagevallant:

"I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIiiiIIGGHHTTtt!"

I think that line is mostly a cultural thing, Like it would have sounded better in Japanese.
But DMC was only ever done in english until very recently.

[Forgot7en]

Originally posted by sagevallant:

Originally posted by Coleco_84:

In the first game, it is

"I should've been the one to fill your dark soul with LIIiiiIIGGHHTTtt!"

So clever and original 10/10 joke bro

[Clancy McFancy]

Oh stop being such an edgelord.
If you can't handle the overwhelming post-90's feel, don't play.

[Lillelaps]

It's cheesy and camp, but it's fun. Could be a lot worse, could be DmC's attempts at humour.

[Midnight Sky ✨🌙✨]

Originally posted by Coolthulhu:

It's cheesy and camp, but it's fun. Could be a lot worse, could be DmC's attempts at humour.

The reboot is great, you just need to be playing the Spanish dub
https://youtu.be/TPKHxbOg19s

[Over_East]

DMC 3 campiness work well same as MGS 3 ( Oh come on Konami just release the HD collection to PC already )

DMC 3 from the get go know it was cheesy, campy, and just over the top but plays with it in a respectable way. The camp and cheesy builds up Dante character and the action. Because we play as Dante it is the way that he is cheesy and camp.

That camp and cheesy makes Dante cool and relatable so when the game shove us some legitimate heavy story, drama, and character moments it felt impactful to the characters.

[RustyRed]

If DMC wasn't cheesy, how is Dante going to eat his pizza?

[Kriz]

Yes, full of cheese, but the good kind...! Okay, then you have the dash of cringe on the side but still. Dante's always been a cheesy smartass (lol) and has come up with some amusingly badass lines. For example, gems such as 'Flock off feather-face, or you can stick around and find out the hard way!' ?! Oof. You're gonna get it now, Griffon!

Joking aside, I can understand those who have outgrown the smack talk and cheesy humour. Personally, it doesn't bother me, as I'm enjoying the nostalgia trip. Teenage, then adult me loved DMC1 and 3, cheese (maybe not so much the dash of cringe) and all. I played the hell out of the PS2 discs, I'm gonna enjoy doing the same with the HD collection. (Except you, DMC2. You just make things awkward...)

[Master Zone]

Originally posted by • ✪ s ɪ ɢ ᴍ ᴀ ✪ •:

Originally posted by alexxshadenk777:

You're completely forgettable.

Another butthurt fanboy that contributes nothing to the discussion.

Judging from this thread and your replies, you take yourself way too seriously. I'm guessing that is why you don't like it anymore