Do you think that if Capcom made a game just about Vergil, would it sell well?

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A Vergil game....

Well, there are a couple options.
1) Pre-DMC3. Pros: fill in gaps of Vergil's personality and goals, explain Nero's background. We basically know nothing up until he met Arkham in that library and the timing of that is pretty unclear too (I've heard that it was about a year before DMC3, but not really know). Cons: a main character that's even younger than DMC3 is less "epic," shaggy dog story with a forgone conclusion, little possibility of Dante cameo.
2) Post-DMC3, in the Demon World. Whether you somehow pretend that final cutscene with Mundus didn't happen/happened later, or that Mundus decided to let Vergil run around futilely and learn despair in hell. Pros: show what Hell is like, how Vergil became Nelo Angelo, maybe something about Sparda. Cons: very, very forgone conclusion, what is Hell like?
3) Resurrection plot. Someone somewhere by accident or design manages to resurrect Vergil (maybe they were aiming for Sparda). Think the Leon/Judas game-long cameo in Tales of Destiny 2. Pros: potentially cleanest option in terms of timeline bs. Cons: asspull.

Oh, and there are alternate realities, like in the DMC2 novel, I guess.

Where there's a will, there's a way, basically. As long as you want to make a Vergil game, you can find an excuse. The important part is to remember what you're aiming for: Vergil fanservice.

I don't think it would sell very good. You may think it will but it won't, and here's why;

Player: Oh WOW! A DMC about Vergil's past/how he fought Mundus! Awesome! The gameplay is so fresh! I love it! I love the challenges and the awesomeness of the game! SO FREAKIN" COOL! I'm gonna play this game all night, win all the trophies, and kick ass in bloody palace! Yes!...I miss Dante though."

See? Right there. That's why the game won't really sell as much; Dante not being there. Vergil is a character of mystery and seriousness with him. It's just DMC2 in blue to me. People will miss the wise cracking, red coat wearing, gun totting bad ass that is Dante, and will demand to play as him, but you can't, because this is Vergil's game, and Dante will probably be a side playable character like how Vergil was in DMC3, just back tracking what Vergil's been doing. And Sparda? Hell yeah, he'll sell good, but people will complain that he looks wierd in that purple outfit, and not as stylish as Dante or Vergil. Also, if there was a Sparda game, would he be in DT the entire game, wouldn't that be a bit over kill since Sparda fought Mundus and the demons while in DT form?

I thought Capcom made NT change Dante.:confused: So just don't let Capcom have a say character, just publishing.

oh yeah forgot about that lol

Well for 1, you could adapt the first light novel just telling it from vergil's perspective. Dante's there just unlockable and doing his own thing.

You could combine two and three by having vergil being ressurected in the demon world after dmc1.