Video game review: ‘DmC’ — Dante mashes Combatants

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Capcom fans may cry to see the star of the “Devil May Cry” reboot. Gone is Dante, the beloved Japanese action-hero archetype of an effeminate male with a huge sword. In his place is a dude named Dante too, but this one is a archetype fans of Western-made video games know all too well: the disaffected punk with a bunch of sarcastic one-liners. It’s painful to say goodbye to our white-haired friend with the flowing cloak, and hello to a dude who looks more fit for a Occupy slam poetry session than killing demons. Imagine if they made Mario a sullen teenager.

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