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How a Resident Evil prototype became Devil May Cry

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Sometimes you screw up the code so badly it launches an entirely new franchise. Hideki Kamiya was directing the next Resident Evil, but he gave the protagonist magic powers, a cool sword, and the ability to juggle enemies in mid-air. Capcom executives politely informed him that this was absolutely ridiculous for a slow-paced survival horror game. Instead of fixing it, they just renamed the guy Dante.

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