Devil May Cry - A Genre defining game
The year was 1999, the new generation of consoles was upon and CAPCOM was trepidatious about opening it with a bang. Thus, Hideki Kamiya was put at the helm of their new big release… Resident Evil 4 ! Surprised? Most likely not. For those of you who’ve never heard this story before, Resident Evil 4’s story is a lengthy and arduous tale filled with: discarded prototypes, change of both directions and people at the helm of the production. Its gestation period lasted for 6 whole years, the game was meant to open on the Playstation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube, but barely managed to come out before the generation ended. But what’s the correlation between Resident Evil and Devil May Cry? Kamiya’s idea for Resident Evil 4 was to put more focus on the action rather than the horror. Your main character, Tony, was going to fight his enemies with stylish action thanks to his enhancements with Biotechnology, in a much more gothic scenario rather than the urban streets of a post-apocalyptic city. If t...