A Journey into The Dante’s Inferno Videogame And Everything It Has To Show Off
Launched just a few weeks ago, the Dante’s Inferno videogame has brought about quite a stir within the gaming community. The subject material, which isvery loosely based on the titular poem, has been met with scorn by some and various countries even refused to advertise it. Nonetheless, this type of notoriety is usually a good thing, as it will get audiences focused on what could be inciting such an uproar.
The Dante’s Inferno videogame plot tracks Dante as he makes his way through the assorted circles of hell on a quest to reclaim his beloved Beatrice. But as he delves deeper into the Inferno, worse secrets are revealed and the reality about his journey becomes known. Dante must battle his way through employing Death’s scythe, which he took from the spectre having bested him in single battle!
Right, let’s get this out of the way here- the Dante’s Inferno videogame has been accused of being a rip off of the God of War series, to the extent at which the combat system is supposedly almost identical. Well, this is actually dependant on your point of view. God of War certainly did not start the hack and slash style, it simply does it best, and therefore all subsequent games will likely be measured against it. If a title can come close to emulating God of War surely that’s a good thing?
And the Dante’s Inferno videogame is doubtless its own master. The combat system is actually an intricately fashioned tree of potentialities as you engage Dante’s two methods of assault; his scythe and holy cross. These weapons can both be levelled up as you advance through hell. Throughout the Dante’s Inferno videogame, Dante will discover lost souls in both battle and non-battle situations, and the player can select to either punish or absolve them. This will level up both weapons correspondingly.
Hell itself has been nicely realised with the Dante’s Inferno videogame, and there are definitely echoes of EA’s prior horror offering- Dead Space. The landscape is crowded with writhing damned, impaled captives and rivers of blood, while the various circles will offer their own slant on things. Journeying through Lust will unveil mutated phallic symbols and darkly seductive enemies, while Greed will display unfortunates sheathed in gold.
The Dante’s Inferno Videogame has had a tough ride by the hands of all of the God of War fanboys, but is definitely a great title in its own right. Sure, there are a couple of drawbacks- the title is a little bit too brief and some of the environments start to look over familiar, but these complaints are voided by an empowering combat system and brilliant boss battles and imagery. The Dante’s Inferno Videogame needs to be recognised as a great effort from EA, and I urge you to give it a go.
Posted: March 9th, 2010 under Arts, Entertainment and Music.
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