Any gravity to the story disappears in a flood of foul-mouthed dialogue. For example, Dante discovers that the demons maintain control via two obvious methods: soft drinks and right-wing television news channels.Īside from the initial chuckle, these bits of social commentary don't develop into anything meaningful or funny. While levels mostly take place in Limbo, much of the story progresses in the real world, in a familiar city setting with satirical subplots inspired by our corporate, commercialized culture. These forces drag Dante into the antagonistic alternate reality Limbo, where he meets a fringe group of hold-outs against Mundus and helps launch a revolution.Ī more modern setting serves as the key differentiator from DmC's forebears. His days of boozing and womanizing are brought to an end as he finds himself hunted by the evil army of Mundus, king of the demons. Series protagonist Dante has been reimagined as a younger, more troubled half-demon in DmC.
