Magnitudenegative - Adam's Lab

Let me spell it out : I DESPISE Netflix's Devil May Cry adaptation. I loathe EVERY aspect of it - the butchered characterization, the nonsensical plot, all of it. While some might find it entertaining, to me it's nothing but a self-important, meme-obsessed dumpster fire that cosplays as 'faithful' while gleefully pissing on the original lore. And Shankar's Twitter circus? The final nail in this OOC dumpster fire. Call me oversensitive or overreacting if you want, I don't care. If you want to turn off your brain and enjoy this trainwreck, knock yourself out - just don't police how others analyze this character assassination masquerading as an adaptation.

And to anyone determined to die on this hill defending Netflix's DMC dumpster fire - save your breath. Try to 'well actually 🤓 ☝' me about ~objectivity~ all you want - you're not changing my mind, just earning yourself a VIP pass to to my block list. Debate club's closed here.

Illustrations for "Giant Space Structures: How We'll Build Them," from Popular Science, March 1979. (via Tough SF)

I do think it's really impressive how Dante is able to feel like a consistent and well thought out character with a good progression despite how vastly different he can be. From full depression and emo to whacky woohoo pizza man, and none of it really feels that out of place once you've played all the games and experienced some supplemental material. Especially in 4 where you can see him recover his whimsy in real time once he realizes he has a nephew.

THE GOD IN THE MACHINE

Post dmc5 where vergil would rather take his insatiable twin on a lovely bonding trip than paying for child support

nero's honest reaction: 🖕

(on a more serious note I need to see them TALK. PLEASE CAPCOM

almost sobbing trying not to laugh at this ai slop ad. is there no quality checking at ANY point in this process? not the ai generator? not the person okay-ing the ad? not tumblr?

Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Episode 4

Arioch, Salamander & Undine

I love dante from the hit video game series devil may cry because he is somehow both the coolest motherfucker in the room but also a complete loser. he has soloed some of the most powerful beings in existence. he is constantly surrounded by beautiful women and yet he gets with none of them. he and his twin brother both suffer from a chronic case of The Cain Instinct. he rides around on a demon-powered motorcycle. his favorite pastimes are kicking ass and taking names, and also dance dance revolution. he has “been stabbed and jabbed by many things over the years.” he is obsessed with strawberry sundaes. he is constantly broke as shit because he keeps giving away his money to people who’ve lost their homes to demon attacks, but also because he refuses to eat anything except for pizza and flakes out on jobs because he got bored. he fist-fought his nephew in the vatican. he truly is the character of all time.

https://youtu.be/qQAkY6_UJvk?si=WEyKMw6HbZid-foQ

You know there's something fundementally wrong when DMC2 has better story and themes than a Netflix show produced by The Visionary

Things that DMC2 does better than NDMC:

Dante looks hotter

the idea of Dante pretending to leaving things to fate by flipping a coin but then revealing the coin was rigged meaning he always wanted to help people is actually really cool and gives him a better dimension than stealing Nero's arc

you can feel sorry for Lucia because she's more than a "tough" swearword dispenser

continues the theme of humanity representing more the concept of heart, emotions and compassion than being simply a race

"A king? Here's your crown"

better graphics than whatever CGI abominations were present in the anime

mfw the worst game in the series still has more salvageable traits than the visionary's adaptation