The former is the main protagonist of the series, and self-proclaimed “Demon Hunter” who uses his power to protect society from rogue demons. 1308-1320), the franchise revolves around the characters Dante and Vergil, twin brothers and archrivals who exist as human-demon hybrids with extraordinary fighting skills. Based loosely around Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy (c. Developed by Capcom, the Japanese video game publisher responsible for the Resident Evil series, Devil May Cry (known colloquially as DMC) is no stranger to literary invocation. Screenshot retrieved from 2021 marks the 20 th anniversary of the hack-and-slash video game series, Devil May Cry (2001-Present).
But what happens when a video game appropriates certain mythological elements of Romanticism and integrates them into the foundation of its own story? Figure 1: “The Title Screen,” Devil May Cry 5, 2019. These video games incorporate Romantic poetry as a way to contextualize, thematize, and construct the narrative and mechanical aspects of their respective designs. The 2019 post-apocalyptic action game developed by Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding, originated with a 2016 reveal trailer that showcased a short excerpt from William Blake’s “Auguries of Innocence.” Likewise, the 2014 side-scrolling exploration game titled Elegy for a Dead World requires its players to write a diary based on their exploration through three worlds inspired by the literature of Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Keats.
Video games have become a popular medium in which to feature excerpts from Romantic poetry.
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