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"You’ve probably heard of Dante’s Inferno. Part of the epic trilogy The Divine Comedy and written by a dead guy, I’ve been told by Wikipedia that it’s heavily allegorical, which means that it’s already worth more than anything you’re likely to achieve in life. So give up now and resign yourself to reading my epic impressions of the Dante’s Inferno videogame demo released on the PlayStation Network on this day, the 10th of December, the year of our Lord 2009."
"I'd like to cordially invite you into Hell. Yes, the fiery pit of despair that it's said you'll be banished to if you commit enough sins in your meager mortal lifetime. Throw away your inhibitions and ready yourself to witness copious amounts of filth, despair, desolation, and self-loathing. Really, you'll be glad you did. There's nothing to fear, especially if you're on a mission to reclaim your lover's soul from the likes of Lucifer while wielding the scythe of Death himself. So walk with m..."
The Kartel plays through the new Dante's Inferno demo. According to their impressions, the game is shockingly similar to God of War. While the two are totally different in hero and plot, both games are dramatically executed with action-packed brilliance, totally immersing players in each of their respective worlds.
"Dante’s Inferno makes good use of a ‘combo’ system for those who wish to make this a button masher on the level of a Devil May Cry game, despite this is more of a slower paced, God of War type game. So it is cool you have that option on what pace you want to play. What Dante’s doesn’t share with the aforementioned games, is that the main character is slightly uninteresting.
Enemies and puzzles are all handled well, and I don’t think a lack of connection to the main character will be a huge..."
"It doesn't sound like the most obvious candidate for a videogame adaptation but Visceral Games is on to something with Dante's Inferno. Even though Alighieri's celebrated poem doesn't quite match up with what Visceral Games is working on, its inspiration is more than apparent. Dante returns home to find that his love Beatrice has been murdered. Arriving in time to witness Death drag his slain lover into Hell, Dante chases Death, steals his scythe, and begins his journey to free her soul—inten..."
"EA offered hands-on with its second circle of its interactive Hell in Japan on Wednesday, allowing me to try the Lust level of 2010's Dante's Inferno. It was more disgusting than it was sexy, I hope we can all agree.
Beware: Lots of words for body parts are used in this post.
As it has slowly revealed the parts of its least subtle action game, EA had revealed different sinful circles of its Hell in different regions. We've previewed some. There was no hidden meaning in introducing Lust ..."
"Written by Dante Alighieri in the early 1300's, Dante's Inferno is the first part of The Divine Comedy - an epic poem largely considered one of history's greatest literary masterpieces. The story as a whole follows Dante's journey through the Christian afterlife and is widely credited with creating the modern day perception of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. Dante's Inferno itself focuses solely on Dante's journey through hell."
A lot of us aren't really sure how to take Dante's Inferno, and many gamers have dismissed it as EA's God of War knockoff.
True, the game does draw heavy inspiration from a famous piece of literature, like GoW does with Greek mythology (okay, so that's LOOSE inspiration), but a closed demo with Visceral Games shines new light on Dante's Inferno, renewing our interests.
The game looks... well, hard to describe Hell as "beautiful," but a lot of work went into the overall design of this g...
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