Longtime Hideaki Itsuno revealed his current project is nearing \u00ab\u00a0climax,\u00a0\u00bb but is it the long-awaited Devil May Cry 5?<\/b>
\nThe longtime director of the Devil May Cry hack-and-slash action game series, Hideaki Itsuno, has been relatively quiet about his work over the last few years, with the last full game he directed being 2012\u2019s underrated RPG Dragon\u2019s Dogma. However, that looks like it is about to change, as Itsuno recently revealed a new project is well into development. Itsuno served as a \u201csupervising director\u201d on Ninja Theory\u2019s DmC: Devil May Cry, but he didn\u2019t lead its development like he did the earlier games. The last title in the series he led development on was Devil May Cry 4, which got a \u201cspecial edition\u201d for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC in 2015. Recent rumors point to it being the long-awaited Devil May Cry sequel that fans have been waiting for since 2008, but just what do we know about the game? Here is everything we know about Hideaki Itsuno\u2019s next game and Devil May Cry 5.
The prevailing rumor regarding Itsuno\u2019s new project is that it is Devil May Cry 5, a numbered entry in the series connected to the original games rather than Ninja Theory\u2019s reboot. Writing on the forum ResetEra, user Son of Sparda shared information he was given by an anonymous user which contained a number of story, development and gameplay details. These could not be verified by the ResetEra team which initially received them and should thus be treated as only rumors \u2014 but should they be true, fans are in for an exciting new adventure with Dante.
The rumor claimed that Itsuno and his development team would be returning to direct Devil May Cry 5, including cinematics director Yuji Shimomura. This would be a slightly surprising move, as Shimomura went on to work at PlatinumGames on both Bayonetta titles and even directed the film Re: Born. The game will apparently feature the longest cutscene runtime of any Devil May Cry game.
Other familiar faces listed in the rumor include voice actors Reuben Langdon, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Dan Southworth as Dante, Nero, and Vergil, respectively.
The game will apparently take place after Devil May Cry 4 but before Devil May Cry 2, which remains the chronologically latest game in the series. Dante will be playable, and it is possible that Nero will also be playable, as he was in the previous game. A third character will be playable, according to the report, and it will likely be Dante\u2019s brother Vergil. The villain will be the \u201cPrince of Darkness,\u201d likely Mundus, whom we saw in the original Devil May Cry as well as Ninja Theory\u2019s game. Trish, who appeared in Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 4, will appear in some capacity, but it doesn\u2019t seem like she will be playable.
As with Capcom\u2019s previous Devil May Cry games as well as the current-gen remastered titles, the report claimed Devil May Cry 5 will hit 60 frames per second and will use a \u201chard lock-on\u201d system. The level design will be more open than past games in the series and there will be some online integration but it will not be for Souls-style multiplayer. The environment will also be more interactive and destructible, and boss fights will be longer and more impressive than we\u2019ve seen from past games. The signature \u201cstyle\u201d system will return, but it is being streamlined in order to make the game more accessible to newcomers. Lastly, the camera will zoom out for larger fights, potentially fixing one of the largest frustrations in the previous games.
Speaking on Twitter, Itsuno revealed his new project is \u201cunder climax,\u201d and that he was sorry for not getting the chance to show it in 2017.
\u201cI am making a great game, so please expect it,\u201d he added in the post. The \u201cclimax\u201d phrasing seems to indicate the game is either nearing completion or is in a state where it can be shown to the public.
According to the ResetEra post, Devil May Cry 5 will release sometime between April and March 2019, and has been in development since the release of Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition in 2015. This places it in the \u201cclimax\u201d window mentioned by Itsuno. It\u2019s believed the game will be a timed PlayStation 4 exclusive, but it will eventually make its way to PC. Both Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and DmC: Devil May Cry \u2013 Definitive Edition were released on Xbox One, as well.<\/p>\n

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