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Title: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Jansen on October 20, 2009, 08:43:49 PM

:nsfw
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/lust-gameplay-dantes-inferno/57873?type=flv
:nsfw

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: brawndolicious on October 20, 2009, 08:50:56 PM

More like nasty but awesome. This game is turning out way more interesting than god of war imo.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on October 20, 2009, 08:57:15 PM

Game seems utterly meh to me.

We'll see how it plays I guess.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Beezy on October 20, 2009, 08:58:36 PM

:lol

I wanna play this game, but there's no way that I'm paying for it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Robo on October 20, 2009, 09:02:43 PM

Little creatures coming out of the nipples of giant veiny titties?

HOT

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on October 20, 2009, 09:03:07 PM

Oh wow at the breasts shaking.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: MCD on October 20, 2009, 09:05:22 PM

ewwww

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on October 20, 2009, 09:06:32 PM

Also their attempts to seem edgy and shocking seem sort of lame. After you've hunted down people and murdered them in the most brutal way possible in Manhunt or watched any decent hentai tentacle porn, I'm all full of yawns for what they are doing.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on October 20, 2009, 09:07:40 PM

I hope there's a super hard mode :drool

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: brawndolicious on October 20, 2009, 09:22:56 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on October 20, 2009, 09:06:32 PM

Also their attempts to seem edgy and shocking seem sort of lame. After you've hunted down people and murdered them in the most brutal way possible in Manhunt or watched any decent hentai tentacle porn, I'm all full of yawns for what they are doing.

fuck that bullshit. the game's story kind of dictates that they have to go for a very graphic style when it comes to violence/sex, it's not like they're doing this just to set a new standard for that.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nine-circles-dantes-inferno/57866

that interview has some information on the story and how the upgrade system works. I'm really interested how they pull off levels like pride, greed, and envy.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on October 20, 2009, 09:27:50 PM

Quote from: am nintenho on October 20, 2009, 09:22:56 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on October 20, 2009, 09:06:32 PM
Also their attempts to seem edgy and shocking seem sort of lame. After you've hunted down people and murdered them in the most brutal way possible in Manhunt or watched any decent hentai tentacle porn, I'm all full of yawns for what they are doing.
fuck that bullshit. the game's story kind of dictates that they have to go for a very graphic style when it comes to violence/sex, it's not like they're doing this just to set a new standard for that.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nine-circles-dantes-inferno/57866

that interview has some information on the story and how the upgrade system works. I'm really interested how they pull off levels like pride, greed, and envy.

Every interview I've ever seen of them seems like that one scene in Weird Science where they create larger boobs because tits rock!

And you know there is nothing really wrong with that except I'd prefer they sort of just embraced that rather than pretend they are going for art as they seem to waver between. My real problem with the game is that it seems less interesting to me than either Bayonetta or GOW 3.

But I've said my piece on the game. I'll wait to see how it actually turns out.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: brawndolicious on October 20, 2009, 10:15:48 PM

I haven't seen many videos so I have no idea what the exact boobies ratio is but I would imagine that it's probably all just in the Lust level..

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: chronovore on October 20, 2009, 10:42:19 PM

Epic Mickey is, considering the appearances of game-vs-source-material ratio, more edgy than Dante's Inferno.

Also, the level of plasticity, blurry grime, etc. are not particularly effective. I know it's a game with different limitations than Dead Space, but in terms of nailing the aesthetic, Dante's doesn't hit the same high mark of that game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: twerd on October 21, 2009, 02:03:00 AM

wow, it really is unabashedly mimicking GoW isn't it?

i think it's a shame this game is called dante's inferno, but i do really like dead space, so i'm kind of mildly interested. GoW3 will be better though.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 21, 2009, 02:16:37 AM

Who the fuck cares if it apes another popular game? That's all Volition has done this generation, and the end result is a product superior than the one that it was obviously influenced by.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: twerd on October 21, 2009, 02:20:08 AM

we've already been through this willco. ::) volition needs to make free space next gen.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 21, 2009, 02:23:53 AM

You shut your whore mouth. I know where you live!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 21, 2009, 02:24:07 AM

Well, relative to the area!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Beezy on October 21, 2009, 02:35:16 AM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on October 21, 2009, 02:22:33 AM

dead space was boring.

:bow

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 21, 2009, 02:40:07 AM

I will go all EviLore up in your ass, Beezy. Keep it up!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Beezy on October 21, 2009, 03:17:45 AM

Well I did play it right after the game of this generation. Most games are boring in comparison.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: bork on October 21, 2009, 03:30:02 AM

Was it a coincidence that the video was prefaced by a Trojan ad?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 10, 2009, 12:38:23 AM

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTTVoPADaoI[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 01:00:03 AM

So the game is still God of War on a smaller scale.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: cool breeze on December 10, 2009, 01:01:36 AM

Demo is out tomorrow on PS3

I hope it's the lust level

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 10, 2009, 01:12:36 AM

Quote from: swaggaz on December 10, 2009, 01:01:36 AM

Demo is out tomorrow on PS3

I hope it's the lust level

It's the Gates of Hell. I hope it's not GoW clone, we certainly don't need another one.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bildi on December 10, 2009, 02:12:40 AM

I only saw the developer diaries up until now and was mildly interested.

The gameplay looks OK I guess but it looks pretty meh in terms of graphics. I'm no expert but there doesn't seem to be much going on lighting-wise.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 10, 2009, 06:27:09 PM

no ps3 impressions yet?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on December 10, 2009, 06:36:51 PM

Demo isn't up yet.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 10, 2009, 07:06:17 PM

Played the demo. Ugh. It's a blatant GoW clone. Shit, you even ride the giant monster and stomp enemies like the GoW3 demo.

Also the nekked ladies are not sexy

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on December 10, 2009, 07:49:08 PM

wow absolutely amazing demo. makes god of bore look like a joke.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: cool breeze on December 10, 2009, 07:56:37 PM

This is one of the least ambitious game I've played in a while. It's more like God of War than I thought from the videos. Only notable difference is that you have a ranged weapon with the cross that acts like the ranged weapons in DMC. It not bad or anything (assuming you enjoy God of War). It does seem a lot less polished than those games. Like, it uses a fixed camera because it also has evade on the right stick, but it's still kinda bad as opposed to GoW games, where it does a good job of showing you the action. I might pick it up really cheap in the future.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 10, 2009, 08:07:21 PM

When I was fighting Death "Holy shit I'm definitely looking forward to this more than God of War 3"

After I beat the demo "$30 max"

Death was definitely the highlight, after you beat him it turns into GoW in hell. The game is faster than GoW though, it takes SO MUCH from it though, I don't like having to mash O to get health IT'S distinguished mentally-challenged. I hated that in GoW and I hate it here, it has such a good concept it's a shame that they couldn't come up with their own combat system or swipe from an actual above decent one. I would've LOVED a Ninja Gaiden in hell clone. Such potential.

:'(

Oh yeah those crosses are hot fire.

Edit: The real worst part is that they didn't do anything different with the combat system, there is nothing wrong with using another combat system but atleast make it your own. Do something special, evolve it, they did none of that. All the good and all the shit is still there.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on December 10, 2009, 08:10:13 PM

my impression was that I really wanted my Bayonetta demo to run as well as my Dante's Inferno demo.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on December 10, 2009, 08:14:15 PM

i'm amazed that visceral were able to out gow at its own game in their first effort.

i need to cancel my gow3 preorder and preorder dante's inferno asap.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Barry Egan on December 10, 2009, 08:23:20 PM

Reading Purgatory looks more fun than this.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 10, 2009, 08:29:06 PM

I wish people would stop changing their names. :(

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: MCD on December 10, 2009, 08:31:16 PM

but it's the same guy with the grandpa avatar.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bildi on December 10, 2009, 08:31:52 PM

That's Chipopo. You can tell by the gay swagger.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Barry Egan on December 10, 2009, 08:34:35 PM

I had My F*cking Grandpa as my tag for a while to make the transition easier for you Junpei. You just don't notice the things that I do.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: cool breeze on December 10, 2009, 08:36:40 PM

I'm not comfortable with Chipopo being known for gay swagger.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 08:49:57 PM

Just played the demo. Looks like a PS2 game but plays solid for a GoW clone. You can instantly block or evade from any frame, you have a decent amount of moves to upgrade to, and the action's pretty solid.
It almost seems like you are too powerful though. With instant evade/block, super mode, projectile attacks, really long reach weapon, it seems kinda easy.

I like action games, and there aren't enough of them, so I'll pick it up and give it a playthrough.

The only thing I don't like is having to grab a person and watch an animation to do a xp kill. Wish it was just automatic based somehow on your playing style.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: iconoclast on December 10, 2009, 09:06:10 PM

I want to download this but I STILL don't have a working PS3... fukken $ony moneyhats :maf

But really, I wish second-rate action games like this would stop cloning GoW (which is pretty second-rate itself). Or at least they can do everyone a favor and completely cut the quick time events and button mashing to open chests and doors.

Oh yeah, I think the LE comes with a Dead Space costume:

(http://img.game.co.uk/images/wk45/DanteDeadSpaceSuit.jpg)

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 09:21:03 PM

So ummm...since Dante stole Death's scythe and killed him at the start, doesn't that like fuck up the system?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2009, 09:53:57 PM

It's not that hard to get locked 60fps when you're using a last-gen engine!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 10, 2009, 09:55:25 PM

Seems to be an interesting mix of opinions.

I'll be curious to try the demo when it comes to the 360.

On one hand it looks like a complete God of War clone which is a bit annoying.

On the other hand, I don't have a PS3 so if it's a good game in general I'm fine with that. The problem is Bayonetta set the bar so high, it will really take something to grab my interest.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 11, 2009, 12:47:59 PM

http://www.vg247.com/2009/12/11/dantes-inferno-the-entire-demo-in-a-20-minute-video/#more-71002

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on December 11, 2009, 01:02:32 PM

Hot. I enjoyed it.

But still a poor man's GOW.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 12, 2009, 02:11:23 PM

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dantes-inferno-demo/17-1772/

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 12, 2009, 04:07:13 PM

This has custom soundtrack support. Pretty neat.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 12, 2009, 05:21:39 PM

Will rent day one.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 12, 2009, 05:24:53 PM

You're gonna rent Bayonetta too right?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 12, 2009, 05:30:11 PM

Fuck no

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on December 12, 2009, 05:53:06 PM

lame

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 24, 2009, 11:48:50 AM

bump for superior version demo out

This game is hot. Do want.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 24, 2009, 12:59:33 PM

Plays like a fairly solid God of War clone like I expected. Didn't blow me away like Bayonetta but it also probably doesn't disappoint if your expectations were realistic.

Not a huge fan of the genre but I'll probably Gamefly this one down the road.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802454108cf/?p=1&of=1&bt=0&sb=1#offers

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 25, 2009, 03:08:55 PM

this game is so fucking rough. God of War destroyed

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on December 25, 2009, 03:39:32 PM

You even played the GOW3 demo? Dante's Inferno looks and plays like a poor man's GOW. The game is trying too hard to mimic GOW's epic set pieces. The crashing boat in the beginning and the fire really looked bad.

GOW3 is the real deal. The last segment in the GOW3 demo is probably better than the whole Dante Inferno game.

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Post by: Third on December 25, 2009, 03:46:46 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G0oGdAYq_I

Seriously, GOW3 looks at least one generation ahead.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on December 25, 2009, 03:47:48 PM

The demo was a shitty God of War clone. Not.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 25, 2009, 04:01:14 PM

Hey woah guys, I understand what you are saying. Obviously no game will be as good as DMC4, lets keep it real. But respect is due. Dante's Inferno is hot. You are in the wrong hobby to shrug off something because it "apes" something. If that were the case nobody would have a PS3.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on December 25, 2009, 05:22:35 PM

Quote from: demi on December 25, 2009, 04:01:14 PM

Obviously no game will be as good as DMC4, lets keep it real.

DMC 4 :teehee
Bayonetta trashes it. Even the shitty Ninja Gaiden 2 is better than DMC4.

I wouldn't compare GOW or Dante's Inferno with any of those games, though. GOW is more of an adventure game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on December 25, 2009, 08:57:01 PM

playing this with the superior 360 controller was so much better and it was already great!

based on their demos dante's inferno takes a massive dump on god of war 3.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: brawndolicious on December 25, 2009, 09:25:59 PM

Quote from: Jansen on December 25, 2009, 08:57:01 PM

based on their demos dante's inferno takes a massive dump on god of war 3.

What specifically is better or worse?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 25, 2009, 09:59:55 PM

Dante is a character you can relate to man. Kratos is just... emo, you know? I cant relate to that. Dante is human.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 25, 2009, 10:28:32 PM

Downloading now.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 25, 2009, 10:38:05 PM

Will wait for Ichirou impressions

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on December 25, 2009, 10:39:21 PM

Quote from: demi on December 25, 2009, 09:59:55 PM

Dante is a character you can relate to man. Kratos is just... emo, you know? I cant relate to that. Dante is human.

He's an angry bastard who's now an even angrier bastard after getting tricked into killing his own family. Also, he wants to kill gods and he likes knives. I can relate.

That said, his rage is getting old. It felt great in God of War, but by II it was a bit worn out. I'm just going to approach it as sheer comedy for III, maybe that will work.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 25, 2009, 10:45:20 PM

Haha. Third cant even handle Bayonetta on Normal. I dont really take noob opinions seriously...

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 25, 2009, 11:42:29 PM

It's crap.

EDIT: A bit more detailed impressions. I actually quit the demo when I got to the underground part of the Church, I dunno how far that is in the demo, I just know it's far enough for me to know I have no desire to waste my time with the game.

The biggest graphical issue I have with it is how small the characters and environments look. When the boat crashes into the castle at the beginning, it looks so fucking laughable. And it does look like a PS2 game with nicer textures.

In terms of gameplay, I was playing on zealot, which is the highest difficulty available in the demo, and found the game to be beyond easy. I was owning the Grim Reaper so hard, the biggest annoyance was that it had too much HP and I was getting bored kicking his ass. Then you get to the church level and you get access to more movies and stuff, and I thought it's so stupid how you have to repeatedly hit a button just for something to happen. You want to fill up your HP? You have to hit RB and then mash on the B button to break a green fountain to refill it. Same thing if you want to get souls from the white fountains. That's going to get old fast. I also think it's stupid how evading is mapped to the right stick instead of just having you do the obvious thing and hit a direction twice on the left stick or something like that.

When you're BORED by a demo that's supposed to hype you for a game, you know it's not for you.

Bleh.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 26, 2009, 12:01:28 AM

Zealot is only the normal difficulty (2 out of 4) :lol

Come on you didnt expect the game to tear you a new asshole? God you guys are such noobs. Thats like saying you are the shit at Bayonetta cause you beat it on Normal. BIG WOOP

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 26, 2009, 12:03:57 AM

There is still a bit more to go. There is an underground level including a part where you ride a creature.

Disagree with you overall but you do make some good points. I also found the evade on the right stick to be a weird call. And button mashing to open crates unfortunately shows their lack of creativity as they were intent on obviously copying everything from God of War. Even the annoying things that could have been improved.

Those two difficulty levels are indeed easy but I assume the final two difficulty levels would be more challenging. (Although I'm not the type of gamer that is going to play it beyond whatever is the normal difficulty level)

It certainly isn't as grand and epic as God of War (but then I don't think Bayonetta is in most cases either although the art design is inspired and unique in that game) but when it comes to the basic core gameplay I don't find it to be bad and not much worse than God of War. And really it looks decent enough and arguably more important it keeps a solid high frame rate. Ultimately if I had a choice between the two then clearly I would get God of War but if you own a 360 or you just love that genre it seems like you could do worse. Just my 2 cents.

I don't think it's great but then I don't think its awful either. I'm guessing it will get reviews that range from 8.0 to 8.5. Metacritic anywhere from 80 to 85.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 26, 2009, 12:07:25 AM

If this POS outsells Bayonetta, I will be pissed.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 26, 2009, 12:14:42 AM

It will outsell Bayonetta on the fact that it features a dude that looks like Kratos - BUT IN HELL! - and the name "Bayonetta" doesn't sound as badass as "Dante's Inferno". It just conjures up images of demons and kickin' ass in hell from the title alone!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 26, 2009, 12:21:06 AM

If it outsells Bayonetta (which wouldn't be a shock) its mostly due to EA marketing and distribution's ability to fill the retail channels. Sega can't sell shit other than Sonic.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on December 26, 2009, 12:26:07 AM

I don't see Bayonetta appealing to many outside of the hardcore set.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 26, 2009, 12:28:46 AM

Quote from: Willco on December 26, 2009, 12:26:07 AM

I don't see Bayonetta appealing to many outside of the hardcore set.

Agreed. It looks weird and "japanese" which is a turn off to a lot of consumers. The reviews might help it a little bit but I don't see it doing very good numbers. But it's a very good game so I always root for good games to sell at least well enough to continue a series combined with decent to good japan sales numbers.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 26, 2009, 01:21:23 AM

Fucking shame. Dante's Inferno makes me smolder in generic rage, much like its protagonist.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: brawndolicious on December 26, 2009, 01:27:21 AM

Is there a 360 demo? From what I've seen, the setting in this game looks more interesting than GoW to me.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 26, 2009, 01:43:49 AM

Yes, there is a 360 demo. You start out the game by slaying a bunch of Muslim infidels. You'd like it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: bork on December 26, 2009, 01:50:58 AM

Has any game from Clover/Platinum ever sold that well? I knew Bayonetta would be a sales-bomb from the beginning, but that shouldn't be stopping anyone here from playing it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 26, 2009, 01:54:18 AM

Quote from: Ichirou on December 26, 2009, 01:43:49 AM

Yes, there is a 360 demo. You start out the game by slaying a bunch of Muslim infidels. You'd like it.

Then you fight Death and KICK HIS FUCKING ASS

God it's so manly

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on December 26, 2009, 02:08:16 AM

And you also see titties. Can't go wrong with some dead titties.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Sceneman on December 26, 2009, 06:11:43 PM

Im going to be all over this fucking demo

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: iconoclast on December 26, 2009, 08:17:18 PM

Finally got around to playing the demo (360). This is probably the most button mash friendly action game I've ever played. You can immediately cancel out of every single attack with a block/dash, which means you can freely mash combos whenever you want and still block everything instead of waiting for an opening. On top of that, none of the regular enemies had guard crushing attacks or throws (a couple of the higher rank enemies had one guard crushing attack), so you can just stand there blocking forever if you want. Of course this is on normal so maybe it's not the same on hard/hardest, but that's certainly something I wouldn't expect out of this game. Oh, and the cutscenes are unskippable (on the first play through at least) :maf. It has nice presentation at least, and a solid 60fps.

In conclusion, this is a babby action game for babbies.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: cool breeze on December 27, 2009, 12:00:18 AM

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 25, 2009, 10:39:21 PM

Quote from: demi on December 25, 2009, 09:59:55 PM
Dante is a character you can relate to man. Kratos is just... emo, you know? I cant relate to that. Dante is human.

He's an angry bastard who's now an even angrier bastard after getting tricked into killing his own family. Also, he wants to kill gods and he likes knives. I can relate.

That said, his rage is getting old. It felt great in God of War, but by II it was a bit worn out. I'm just going to approach it as sheer comedy for III, maybe that will work.

That's what I got out of the GoW3 demo. Even back when it was first shown, the scene where he holds severed head was hilarious to me. The grimace express on Kratos' face in the background while the head yells and glows is so stupid, but it seems intentional.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 27, 2009, 12:00:48 AM

Quote from: iconoclast on December 26, 2009, 08:17:18 PM

Finally got around to playing the demo (360). This is probably the most button mash friendly action game I've ever played. You can immediately cancel out of every single attack with a block/dash, which means you can freely mash combos whenever you want and still block everything instead of waiting for an opening. On top of that, none of the regular enemies had guard crushing attacks or throws (a couple of the higher rank enemies had one guard crushing attack), so you can just stand there blocking forever if you want. Of course this is on normal so maybe it's not the same on hard/hardest, but that's certainly something I wouldn't expect out of this game. Oh, and the cutscenes are unskippable (on the first play through at least) :maf. It has nice presentation at least, and a solid 60fps.

In conclusion, this is a babby action game for babbies.

But man is it awesome

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bildi on December 28, 2009, 02:38:21 AM

I thought this would look crap based on the movies I've seen and have average me-too gameplay.

But holy crap the demo awesome.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on December 29, 2009, 09:57:38 AM

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dantes-inferno/achievements/

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 03:53:00 PM

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dantes-inferno/17-1911/

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 03:55:06 PM

The demo was about as exciting as the first hour of Darksiders, only it was even less original. Absolutely pathetic.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Cravis on January 22, 2010, 03:57:47 PM

Screw God of War I'm getting Dante's Inferno. The atmosphere is a lot cooler in my opinion. So what if they took liberties with the story. Having a pussy poet would much for a sucky ass game.

So what if it's not original. It's about as original as Dead Space. They put Resident Evil 4 in a blender with Event Horizon and the Thing. That was still cool as hell and one of the most enjoyable games I played in 07. This they just threw God of War and The Divine Comedy into a blender.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 04:00:50 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 03:53:00 PM

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dantes-inferno/17-1911/

:lol

And for the record, Dead Space was really quite different from RE4. This just looks like a clean but ugly rip, but I guess it's good enough for xtards.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Cravis on January 22, 2010, 04:04:49 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 04:00:50 PM

And for the record, Dead Space was really quite different from RE4. This just looks like a clean but ugly rip, but I guess it's good enough for xtards.

They tinkered with a few additions but gameplay was pretty much the same.

I'm tired of the God of War series. I thought after the first one we were going to see Kratos kick Zeus' ass. After 4 games he's just a whiny bitch with anger issues. I could care less what happens to him now. I couldn't even bring myself to finish Chains of Olympus.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 04:06:30 PM

Quote from: Cravis on January 22, 2010, 04:04:49 PM

They tinkered with a few additions but gameplay was pretty much the same.

No it wasn't.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Raban on January 22, 2010, 04:10:01 PM

What a stupid looking game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Cravis on January 22, 2010, 04:11:28 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 04:06:30 PM

No it wasn't.

Oh that's right they added a asteroid shooting minigame and zero gravity :P

I really need to play through Dead Space again. I loved the atmosphere.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 22, 2010, 04:15:38 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 03:53:00 PM

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-dantes-inferno/17-1911/

That looks even more like GoW than the demo. I didn't think it was possible! :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on January 22, 2010, 04:38:11 PM

I will probably end up renting this game to satisfy my action game sweet tooth.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Then I will subsequently bitch on the internet that it is nowhere as good as Bayonetta. :shh

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Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on January 22, 2010, 05:06:28 PM

Looks great.

Will play both GOWIII and this. I'll only buy GOWIII, though.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on January 22, 2010, 09:57:26 PM

My opinion; Not.

I mean, they are literally copying God of War. At first I thought "Heh, the similarities only appear to be in the camera and combat". But after playing the demo and watching both GB Quicklooks, I mean, what? How the hell are they able to get away with straight up copying almost every single God of War mechanic? Do Sony have some kind of deal with EA, I mean is that how they're getting away with it ???

I like Dead Space, even though it gets very repetitive very quickly; I like it. But Dantes Inferno is just . . . it's just a complete copy+paste of GoW.

If reviewers give this game a score that's >7, then I'm seriously going to question their journalistic integrity. They need to deduct at least 3 points for being a complete ripoff of another game.

The same applies to Quantum Theory, but that's another argument for another thread :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 09:59:08 PM

What the hell is Quantum Theory? I don't feel like looking it up.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:01:27 PM

The game is the game. You judge it on the game. Not on some arbitrary notion that you can't copy other games. As I've said before the game looks decent enough for what it is. I don't think it will be as good or on the level of either GOW 3 or Bayonetta but it seems decent enough if you enjoy this sort of thing.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:04:08 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 09:59:08 PM

What the hell is Quantum Theory? I don't feel like looking it up.

Shitty looking Gears of War clone that was originally a PS3 exclusive and now is coming out for both.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEhKAsbDuug[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 22, 2010, 10:07:53 PM

Yeah, who the hell cares if any game is a clone as long as it is executed properly. I've enjoyed Diablo clones, Zelda clones, etc. Big whoop.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 10:09:30 PM

Oh, that game.

Comically enough, Dante's Inferno actually looks like a closer rip than that game. But I'm sure it will be a bit better.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:10:27 PM

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 22, 2010, 10:07:53 PM

Yeah, who the hell cares if any game is a clone as long as it is executed properly. I've enjoyed Diablo clones, Zelda clones, etc. Big whoop.

Not to mention that when some games are copied like Diablo, often the number one complaint is that it wasn't copied enough.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on January 22, 2010, 10:26:19 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:01:27 PM

The game is the game. You judge it on the game. Not on some arbitrary notion that you can't copy other games. As I've said before the game looks decent enough for what it is. I don't think it will be as good or on the level of either GOW 3 or Bayonetta but it seems decent enough if you enjoy this sort of thing.

But that's pretty much it. Every single second of playing the demo reminded me of GOW, so much so that I couldn't even enjoy the experience because the entire experience was a complete ripoff of GOW. Not in the "OMG how could they! I'm so disgusted!!" way, more like "Uhh, wait a minute why is everything from God of War?"

With that said it would be impossible for me to judge it without acknowledging that the gameplay is from another game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on January 22, 2010, 10:31:25 PM

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 22, 2010, 10:07:53 PM

Yeah, who the hell cares if any game is a clone as long as it is executed properly. I've enjoyed Diablo clones, Zelda clones, etc. Big whoop.

So . . . nay to originality and innovation? Yay to being a complete ripoff of another game?

I mean it's not like they just took the combat mechanics and said "Alright, we're done". They took almost everything from another game. To be honest the only original thing I've seen thus far is the weird Cartoon cut-scenes. That's it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:32:10 PM

It's fine for an individual person to make an individual choice to say he doesn't want to play a clone because he enjoys the original but no reviewer in his right mind should do that. His job is to judge the game. And you judge the game by evaluating the gameplay package of a game. If it's good then you state the reasons why its good and if it has issues you state the reason why it has issues. But a review shouldn't be some portal into artistic integrity or something. Game have been wholesale ripping off each other since games began. If somebody values originality or innovation its fine for them to factor that into reviewing a game and have that merit a higher score. But they shouldn't blindly destroy a game because it has a similar mechanic or theme of another game solely for that reason.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 10:43:51 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:32:10 PM

It's fine for an individual person to make an individual choice to say he doesn't want to play a clone because he enjoys the original but no reviewer in his right mind should do that. His job is to judge the game. And you judge the game by evaluating the gameplay package of a game. If it's good then you state the reasons why its good and if it has issues you state the reason why it has issues. But a review shouldn't be some portal into artistic integrity or something.

Well, some games are lifted to the skies for supposedly breaking new ground, and the bastard critics certainly yammer on an awful lot about games with unique qualities such as art and presentation. So it stands to reason that the opposite, a straight up trace like DI here, would attract some attention, too. Perhaps it doesn't have a place in a buyer's guide outside of a dedicated bloodline column, but as said, innovation and uniqueness are already key point with some critics so the element is already there.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 22, 2010, 10:47:36 PM

The problem with ripping off something 1:1 like DI is that if you've played the original, this game offers absolutely nothing new. So it will feel like you are replaying GoW with a different skin. At least with a new GoW game you get new mechanics. With a clone you get the same ones you are bored of.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on January 22, 2010, 10:48:57 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:32:10 PM

But they shouldn't blindly destroy a game because it has a similar mechanic or theme of another game solely for that reason.

Agreed, but come on. This really goes beyond "similar mechanic or theme." This is a trace. If I was an empowered scribe of a nerd and a stickler for originality, I'd bury this game. If it was a great trace with improvements abound, I'd probably be less damning, but they have apparently even kept some things from God of War 1 that Santa Monica smartly left behind.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on January 22, 2010, 10:50:40 PM

I'm one of those people who very much tends to value execution over innovation. Especially since innovation is quite rare and its much more realistic to ideally expect good execution. Just like everybody has their biases, that is my bias and would be my bias as a reviewer.

Getting off topic but an example for me is Dragon Age. There is very little in Dragon Age that is innovative. What is great about that game is the high level of execution achieved.

I'm certainly not trying to be a Dante's Inferno loyalist. I tried the demo and thought it was alright but it didn't blow me away.My issue is more when people don't actively discuss what issues they have with said game rather than just saying it's a God of War clone and then expecting me to immediately share their same sense of outrage. If the game has issues call out the issues themselves.

Not to mention God of War is a console exclusive. If you don't own that console why would you even care that it's a clone.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on January 22, 2010, 11:00:02 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on January 22, 2010, 10:47:36 PM

At least with a new GoW game you get new mechanics.

HA HA HA OH WOW

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on January 22, 2010, 11:01:02 PM

@Stoney, I understand where you're coming from. But from my point of view, I just cannot find a game to be 'hot' when everything in it that can be considered 'hot' is shamelessly taken directly from another game.

That's my 2 cents lol.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 22, 2010, 11:57:09 PM

Quote from: demi on January 22, 2010, 11:00:02 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on January 22, 2010, 10:47:36 PM
At least with a new GoW game you get new mechanics.

HA HA HA OH WOW

Where was your flying while avoiding falling rocks mini-game in GoW1/2?
Or where was your bodyless flashlight!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on January 23, 2010, 12:16:16 AM

How is that new mechanics? lol. Silly boys~

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2010, 12:17:52 AM

They are different things than you did in the last games...

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on January 23, 2010, 12:18:59 AM

A minigame? Really? Be HONEST Bebpo.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2010, 12:29:29 AM

It's still a new section. The leaping onto birds and flying in the demo was kinda new too. The point is that the GoW3 demo was just like the other games, as you progressed you kept experiencing new things. It's what keeps them fun.

DI on the other hand didn't even offer a new mini-game! It's the exact same game as GoW2...

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2010, 12:32:26 AM

Note, I'm not saying the mini-game is good. It can be terrible but at least it's something new and not just mash mash mash.

I'm still getting DI btw. It just is kind of dull if you've played GoW.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Green Shinobi on January 23, 2010, 02:39:14 AM

Quote from: My F*cking Grandpa on December 10, 2009, 08:23:20 PM

Reading Purgatory looks more fun than this.

Purgatorio is fucking amazing. The boring one is Paradiso.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 02, 2010, 11:43:35 AM

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHqgHxNmxnQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQcuZ1sqts[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 02, 2010, 04:04:07 PM

Lucifer has a nice penis :drool

:nsfw

spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://i49.tinypic.com/qxnvq8.jpg

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:nsfw

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on February 02, 2010, 04:27:29 PM

http://evaxephon.com/stream/

Fighting a boss. Surprisingly fast paced and the dude is complaining how difficult the he is :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Raban on February 02, 2010, 04:51:40 PM

Quote from: archie4208 on February 02, 2010, 04:04:07 PM

Lucifer has a nice penis :drool

:nsfw
spoiler (click to show/hide)
http://i49.tinypic.com/qxnvq8.jpg
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:nsfw

Half-cocked, too.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 02, 2010, 08:27:41 PM

EA is really going all out with the marketing of this game. I don't ever remember a SuperBowl commercial for a game.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdon9erfhag[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Junpei the Tracer! on February 02, 2010, 11:03:59 PM

That's a fucking good commercial.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 03, 2010, 12:19:12 AM

Quote from: Junpei the Tracer! on February 02, 2010, 04:27:29 PM

http://evaxephon.com/stream/

Fighting a boss. Surprisingly fast paced and the dude is complaining how difficult the he is :lol

That guy just finished playing and hoo boy the last two levels look bad.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

The 8th circle is a bunch of stupid challenge rooms and Satan looks like an abysmal boss fight.

It looks like there are two endings, depending if you max your holy or unholy meter. Also, there is a "To be continued..." at the end of the game. :lol

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Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Ichirou on February 03, 2010, 12:22:22 AM

Dante's Paradiso, coming 2011. :rock

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 01:20:44 AM

Quote from: Junpei the Tracer! on February 02, 2010, 11:03:59 PM

That's a fucking good commercial.

It's a good commercial but there is nothing lamer than when a company advertises with non-gameplay footage.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Flannel Boy on February 03, 2010, 01:25:31 AM

Worked for Square.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 01:29:02 AM

Quote from: Malek J. Lumberjack Jr. on February 03, 2010, 01:25:31 AM

Worked for Square.

While that's a bit misleading also a least those cinematics come from the actual game.

That commercial cinematic was crafted solely for that commercial. It doesn't even exist as a cinematic in the game.

Lots of games and companies do it. It's just a personal pet peeve of mine as it seems sleazy. Like you are trying to trick people that your game actually looks like that.

At least something like the Dragon Age commercial at least more clearly looks like it isn't trying to emulate actual gameplay to me.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: The Fake Shemp on February 03, 2010, 01:30:12 AM

Most video game commercials are just CG. That's why they have that stupid subtitle on there now, "not representative of actual gameplay".

... This seems like a decent $20/$30 game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 03, 2010, 07:07:52 AM

So, the game is out..

Gonna give it a whirl.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Cravis on February 03, 2010, 08:38:36 AM

The animated film is actually really well done. I enjoyed it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 03, 2010, 11:08:14 AM

Yep, poor man's GOW. It's kinda fun, but even GOW2 had better presentation so far.

I'll totally forget about this game after GOWIII hits my Ps3 drive.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 03, 2010, 11:12:11 AM

EA originally wanted it to say "Go to Hell" at the end of the commercial, but CBS objected.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 01:41:22 PM

6/10 from Eurogamer. Playable but outdated clone, and that is its redeeming quality.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: maxy on February 03, 2010, 01:47:22 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 01:41:22 PM

6/10 from Eurogamer. Playable but outdated clone, and that is its redeeming quality.

That review was done by a girl that was previously only allowed to review petz like games. :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 01:49:47 PM

I guess the game is so crappy that they didn't even put their good staff on it. :gloomy

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on February 03, 2010, 01:53:31 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 01:41:22 PM

6/10 from Eurogamer. Playable but outdated clone, and that is its redeeming quality.

Not surprised at all at the score tbh.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 03, 2010, 01:59:49 PM

6/10 seems about right.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: maxy on February 03, 2010, 02:13:04 PM

Quote from: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 01:49:47 PM

I guess the game is so crappy that they didn't even put their good staff on it. :gloomy

She may review God of War 3 also...

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 02:35:01 PM

Eurogamer is generally harsher than their American counterparts but 6 out of 10 doesn't seem that out of line from my expectations. I'm guessing the game gets in the 8.5 range from American sites like IGN.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 03, 2010, 02:38:19 PM

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1066286p1.html

7.5

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: duckman2000 on February 03, 2010, 02:39:42 PM

7/10 from IGN UK

Ultimately, our issue is simple - if you’re going to shamelessly riff on a formula popularised and pretty much perfected by another massive game title - yes, God of War in this instance - you better be damn sure you do it better. And, sadly, aside from its excellent combat system, Dante’s Inferno misses the mark in almost every way. It’s dated, uninspired, repetitive, clumsy and almost totally forgettable. But - and this is a big but - there absolutely is fun to be had from Visceral’s superb fighting engine and, truthfully, the simple act of hitting things until they explode is a pleasant enough distraction. That’s going to be more than enough for the less discerning, more forgiving player, particularly with multiple difficulty settings to tantalise with further grasps for perfection. Anyone else, however, should quite reasonably demand more.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1066253p1.html

I'm going to guess that the US site will give it an 8 7.5, that's how this seems to work.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 02:52:44 PM

Interesting. Not that I necessarily care about review scores or even find them valid outside of just being another opinion on a game, but those are fairly low review scores for a game they are putting a lot of marketing muscle behind. Just saying.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Brehvolution on February 03, 2010, 02:57:34 PM

[youtube=560,345]En4XXx1qRdg[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 03, 2010, 03:03:46 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 02:52:44 PM

Interesting. Not that I necessarily care about review scores or even find them valid outside of just being another opinion on a game, but those are fairly low review scores for a game they are putting a lot of marketing muscle behind. Just saying.

Looks like all of the marketing budget was put towards the Super Bowl instead of IGN and Eurogamer. :teehee

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 03, 2010, 03:08:21 PM

Looks like this game is getting straight C- across the board.

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3177808

I'll still give it a gamefly someday but it will be way down the road.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: treythemovie on February 03, 2010, 03:15:37 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 02, 2010, 08:27:41 PM

EA is really going all out with the marketing of this game. I don't ever remember a SuperBowl commercial for a game.

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdon9erfhag[/youtube]

Its the first video game superbowl commercial. Well, not counting this of course:

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wt5FiZQrgM[/youtube]

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 03, 2010, 03:33:06 PM

I'm now 2 hours in. A 6.0 as a score is way too low IMO. I'd give it an 8 so far. It looks and plays great.
The bosses I've fought looked amazing. The lead character is stupid, though.
But yeah, it's not better than any of the GOW games so far.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 03, 2010, 06:54:52 PM

Going further into the game I can understand the lower scores. It just doesn't captivate me like a GOW game does.
It has a few great set pieces, but those are ruined by the terrible platforming or horrible QTE's.
While the fighting mechanics hold up, the power up system just sucks because you'll have to use the shitty good/evil system to earn more powers.
And that gets old really fast.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 04, 2010, 04:03:37 PM

So, this game really kinda sucks. I really want to like it because the environments and the setting are amazing.
But the gameplay - especially the fucking awful platforming- make this game so frustrating at times. The controls are unresponsive during platform sequences.
This game was released too early. The EA's game testers are distinguished mentally-challenged fellows or trolls who hate EA.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 05, 2010, 12:48:26 PM

Finished it. Game is ok. I'd give it a 6.5/10

And the ending...so many penises.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: archie4208 on February 05, 2010, 12:59:05 PM

Quote from: Third on February 05, 2010, 12:48:26 PM

And the ending...so many penises.

Sounds like Evilbore found its GOTY. :-*

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: WrikaWrek on February 05, 2010, 01:47:55 PM

Saves me the trouble of burning it.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 06, 2010, 06:06:07 AM

Gamespot seems to agree with me:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/dantesinferno/review.html?page=2

6.5

Biggest disappointment this generation for me. I expected so much more out of this. But you'll like this if you like GOW. Just expect a less sturdy game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:16:05 AM

Quote from: Third on February 03, 2010, 11:08:14 AM

Yep, poor man's GOW. It's kinda fun, but even GOW2 had better presentation so far.

I'll totally forget about this game after GOWIII hits my Ps3 drive.

well since god of bore is a poor mans action game that would mean dantes inferno is really far down on the poverty scale.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 06, 2010, 11:27:58 AM

A few weeks ago:

Quote from: Jansen on December 10, 2009, 07:49:08 PM

wow absolutely amazing demo. makes god of bore look like a joke.

wow, owned hard :rofl

game turned out to be a dud.

Quote from: Jansen on December 25, 2009, 08:57:01 PM

playing this with the superior 360 controller was so much better and it was already great!

based on their demos dante's inferno takes a massive dump on god of war 3.

GOW III demo is better than the whole Dante Inferno game.

Poor EA.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:42:57 AM

taking those posts seriously :wag

both fail as action games but i admit they make decent rentals.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on February 06, 2010, 11:46:42 AM

Quote from: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:42:57 AM

taking those posts seriously :wag

both fail as action games but i admit they make decent rentals.

:lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:50:21 AM

i know it is pretty funny that people think god of bore is a good action game.

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 06, 2010, 11:57:52 AM

Quote from: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:50:21 AM

i know it is pretty funny that people think god of bore is a good action game.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

nice meltdown :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 12:07:02 PM

the requirements for a meltdown sure have been downgraded

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on February 06, 2010, 12:23:32 PM

You're right, this is more backpedaling

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: TripleA on February 07, 2010, 01:00:58 AM

Quote from: Jansen on February 06, 2010, 11:50:21 AM

i know it is pretty funny that people think god of bore is a good action game.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

Have you finished Dantes Inferno yet :D

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 08, 2010, 09:43:02 AM

http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/8794516437 (http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/8794516437)

(http://i48.tinypic.com/ibx4le.jpg)

EA :lol

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Vrolokus on February 10, 2010, 09:59:47 PM

For anyone interested: a thing I wrote/illustrated related to Dante's Inferno: "5 More Literary Classics We Could Ruin With A Game"

A sample:

(http://www.joystickdivision.com/assets_c/2010/02/ofmiceandmen_2-thumb-500x334.jpg)

Quote

3. Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)

For years, Namco has been showing they're happy to shoehorn any recognizable character into Soul Calibur, regardless of fit - Link, Spawn, Heihachi, even fucking Yoda. So why not the two main characters from Steinbeck's classic, George Milton and Lennie Small? Lennie's strengths would be obvious: hulking, powerful, and a deep, irresistible need to squeeze pretty, soft things to death would give him an edge against cheesecake fighters like Taki or Ivy. So he's a bit "special" - you don't need a college degree to kick ass!

As for George, well... he's got a pistol, and does extra damage from behind. Don't turn your back on him.

http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/02/5_more_literary_classics_we_co.php (http://www.joystickdivision.com/2010/02/5_more_literary_classics_we_co.php)

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Vrolokus on February 10, 2010, 11:14:50 PM

Quote from: Green Man on February 10, 2010, 10:21:45 PM

So how exactly is Dante's Inferno ruined by this?

The same way a joke can be ruined by telling it wrong?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Vrolokus on February 11, 2010, 08:51:48 PM

Quote from: Green Man on February 10, 2010, 11:32:37 PM

Quote from: Vrolokus on February 10, 2010, 11:14:50 PM
Quote from: Green Man on February 10, 2010, 10:21:45 PM
So how exactly is Dante's Inferno ruined by this?

The same way a joke can be ruined by telling it wrong?

But said joke will always be funny, regardless of if someone told it incorrectly. EA has never claimed Dante's Inferno was an accurate representation of the poem, but inspired by the story of Inferno.

Maybe I just don't have the correct literary sensibilities but I think the game presents an interesting look at hell (nothing we haven't seen before, but altogether it's pretty neat) and doesn't have that bad of a plot as far as video game story are concerned.

I'm about as offended by this as I am by God of War.

Maybe you're taking me too literally. Obviously all copies of Dante's Inferno aren't going to turn into oatmeal because of this game - I mean "ruin" in the sense that if you're looking at it as an interpretation of the work (which is fair, since it's called... um, Dante's Inferno), it fails on almost every level, having almost nothing in common with the book other than the setting and some names - which begs the question why they needed to call it Dante's Inferno at all.

Of course, this would only bother someone who knows something about the book and/or cares about how great works are treated.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Vrolokus on February 11, 2010, 10:26:54 PM

Quote from: Green Man on February 11, 2010, 09:12:15 PM

Well even after reading the poem, I really don't give a shit about the game since in no way does it hinder or take away from the original. The only issue people have with the game is that it shares the same name. Like you said, the only thing it has in common is the setting and some names, so if it was called, "Seven circles of Hell", nobody would be so up in arms about what's presented.

But that's exactly the point/issue - it's NOT called "Seven Circles of Hell", it's called Dante's Inferno. It's the difference between someone posting a picture of a naked skank with her heels kicked up in the air online, and someone posting the same picture and saying it's your mom. The former might illicit a shrug; the latter is just misrepresentation at best and a disrespectful slur at worst.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on February 12, 2010, 08:16:10 PM

bump for me starting this game today. anyone else playing this. i'm playing on "Hard" (Hardest is locked).

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Third on February 12, 2010, 08:24:53 PM

have fun with the cheap deaths on hard.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: Bebpo on February 12, 2010, 10:05:48 PM

Quote from: demi on February 12, 2010, 08:16:10 PM

bump for me starting this game today. anyone else playing this. i'm playing on "Hard" (Hardest is locked).

I'm actually playing this right now. It's not too bad coming from Bayonetta. I mean it's way worse but my response time is at it's prime atm so it makes DI easy as hell. Plus I just got the max cross shoot and it destroys everything form a distance, lol.

I fucking hate the non-battle cheap deaths though. Actually everything that is not a battle is fucking poor in this game.

Oh and my brother saw me playing this (limbo) and asked me why I was playing my PS2 instead of X360 :rofl
the graphics are terrible.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related)
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 10:16:44 AM

Yeah this game is trash. Holy jesus the Antony fight is distinguished mentally-challenged

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: archie4208 on February 13, 2010, 10:24:23 AM

Quote from: a slime appears on February 13, 2010, 10:23:04 AM

Delaying the game was the worst thing to happen to the game. Stuck between two vastly superior products is not the best release window.

And DI will still outsell Bayonetta 4:1 :'(

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 10:27:24 AM

- cant cancel out of combos
- there are no combos
- cant dodge attacks for SHIT
- enemies repeat the same shit
- hitboxes are shit, keep getting hit by shit that... isnt there
- no items to use
+ health refills to max if you die so much
- relics are shit
- no different weapons
- magic is useless
- upgrades cost shitload, enemies drop shit for souls
- cant break out of juggles (Lust bitches especially)

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 10:34:14 AM

They tear their cunts open and stab you with their clitoris

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: archie4208 on February 13, 2010, 10:36:00 AM

Kill any fatties yet? :drool

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 10:40:02 AM

Not yet, maybe thats next.

This game is like one giant gauntlet. I had to kill a shitto of enemies just to reach the boss, and now after... more enemies

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 13, 2010, 10:59:03 AM

The clitoris monsters are hard to beat with the scythe. The cross attack, however, will trash them pretty fast.

I started this game on hard. But I didn't like the challenge. A game can be hard in a good way, but this one is pretty stupid. Finished the game on normal in the end.

And demi, be prepared to die a lot, and it probably won't be your fault.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 11:11:03 AM

And now there's these worm monsters. You cant get them to come up unless you walk to them - you are supposed to dodge, but of course you still get hit on occasion.

How do you fuck up a God of War clone? Holy fuck is it really this difficult?

At least Darksiders wasnt a total fuckup

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 13, 2010, 11:19:17 AM

Some of the environments are pretty great, though. The rock faces that vomit bodies looked pretty awesome. And Minos bossfight was awesome, too.
The beginning of the game has some great environments and ideas.

But the game becomes pretty mediocre during the middle and the last part of the game is fucking annoying and very bad.

EA needs to fix a lot of things in DI2.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Akala on February 13, 2010, 12:21:48 PM

How the fuck are they going to make a DI2?

I'm actually curious. someone spoil it for me (in spoiler/PM please!) cause I'll probably never play it.

Do you actually go through all 9 levels of hell? Does it end with a cliffhanger? Are they actually going to try to make a sequel out of Purgatory?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 13, 2010, 12:27:22 PM

Quote from: Akala on February 13, 2010, 12:21:48 PM

How the fuck are they going to make a DI2?

I'm actually curious. someone spoil it for me (in spoiler/PM please!) cause I'll probably never play it.

Do you actually go through all 9 levels of hell? Does it end with a cliffhanger? Are they actually going to try to make a sequel out of Purgatory?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yes, you go through all the layers of hell. The ending isn't a cliffhanger. You just escape hell and your spirit lands in Purgatory.
So I guess the sequel will take place in the purgatory. And after Purgatory comes Paradiso.

[close]

So it'll probably be a trilogy.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Akala on February 13, 2010, 12:42:18 PM

Dante's Inferno III: Paradiso*
Heaven is about to get a lot emptier! Avenge Dante's dead wife by fighting through the heavens! Then killing her.

"It's heavenly!" - IGN

*also available in EA Paperbax

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Raban on February 13, 2010, 01:11:23 PM

Quote from: Akala on February 13, 2010, 12:42:18 PM

Dante's Inferno III: Paradiso*
Heaven is about to get a lot emptier! Avenge Dante's dead wife by fighting through the heavens! Then killing her.

"It's heavenly!" - IGN

*also available in EA Paperbax

This reads like a Penny Arcade strip.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 02:26:44 PM

I am in awe at how bad this game is.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: archie4208 on February 13, 2010, 02:32:25 PM

Are you even going to bother getting 1000 on it?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 02:34:03 PM

Sure am

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 13, 2010, 02:36:43 PM

I'm sure demi has 1000'd shittier games. Like The last Remnant, for instance.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 04:12:15 PM

I had to notch it down to Normal, I caved. Anyone who beats this on the hardest, you are awesome or more maso than me. Cause this game is TURD CITY.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 13, 2010, 05:04:09 PM

My chance to show off demi!

/jk, playing it on normal

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 13, 2010, 05:05:01 PM

And yeah the game sucks but on the other hand it does a good job hyping me for God of War 3!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 05:31:58 PM

Playing on Normal is SO MUCH BETTER. I think my problem is that I am going in expecting BAYONETTA 2, so I got FURIOUS at what I was playing.

LOWER YOUR STANDARDS: IT'S A GOD OF WAR CLONE

I say this to myself... and it all makes sense

That's not to say this game still is turd city. I fucking died on the fatass boss (who WASNt in Gluttony for some reason) because the platform goes out from below you an you die when you fall in the goop. Yeah thanks.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 08:41:23 PM

Oh yeah, this game is definite shit. #1 for worst of 2010 goes to... Dante's Inferno!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 13, 2010, 08:50:40 PM

Interesting.

The demo I thought was okay. Does it do a good job of hiding the annoying bits?

The demo I mean in comparison to the full game.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 08:53:13 PM

This game is garbage, no need to explain. Holy shit did they get it wrong.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 13, 2010, 08:59:52 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on February 13, 2010, 08:50:40 PM

Interesting.

The demo I thought was okay. Does it do a good job of hiding the annoying bits?

The demo I mean in comparison to the full game.

The demo doesn't have the terrible platforming and the annoying enemies and bad bosses and cheap deaths.

...so yeah the demo is better.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 13, 2010, 09:02:45 PM

Dont forget the required trials at the end of the game! Yes, hovering in the air for 7 seconds is integral to saving my girlfriend!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 13, 2010, 09:31:19 PM

:lol

Yeah, the trials felt so tacked on. GOW has trials as bonus option in the menu. DI forces you to play them. And I hated the trials in GOW already

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Ichirou on February 13, 2010, 09:46:16 PM

I knew this game was going to be shit just from playing half of the demo. :smug

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: ManaByte on February 13, 2010, 10:23:50 PM

My friend is "loving" this game, and I just smile, nod, and go back to Bioshock 2.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Beezy on February 13, 2010, 10:33:38 PM

Shame on any of you who actually bought this shit and not Bayonetta.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Ichirou on February 13, 2010, 10:38:04 PM

Quote from: Beezy on February 13, 2010, 10:33:38 PM

Shame on any of you who actually bought this shit and not Bayonetta.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 14, 2010, 02:32:31 AM

Gluttony - ok I guess, but that white room puzzle (which is fine) being in GLUTTONY makes zero sense. It's like they made the puzzle after the game was done and just had to throw it somewhere.

Greed - Long as hell with a lot of annoying shit. That room with the spinning spike wheel and you have to do little double hops but the camera sucks? The part where you turn the circle and it spits fire destroying a pillar and you have to jump off the center back to the ground but the CAMERA IS A FUCKED UP FIXED ANGLE AND YOU DIE AND HAVE TO FIGHT AGAIN, ugh. I didn't even bother going for the optional damned in a couple spots because the horrible I-can't-see-shit platforming was not worth it.

In Anger now.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 05:38:48 AM

The trials completely kill this game for me. I feel like stopping right here they are that bad. The game is over, this is the extras, I'm sure.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 06:38:01 AM

LMAO Lucifer's DICK :lol

Dante's dick :o

Seems cocks back then were huge. Where did we go wrong?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Third on February 14, 2010, 07:00:18 AM

Nothing went wrong here. 8)

I, too, was surprised by all the cocks in the game. Never seen so many penises in a game before.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 14, 2010, 12:56:05 PM

Quote from: demi on February 14, 2010, 05:38:48 AM

The trials completely kill this game for me. I feel like stopping right here they are that bad. The game is over, this is the extras, I'm sure.

Sounds terrible :\

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Sho Nuff on February 14, 2010, 01:33:13 PM

Holy shit! I want to play the game that broke Demi

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 07:12:01 PM

When you beat the game, you unlock a survival mode featuring FIFTY waves. What a fucking CHORE, even on easy. I wish I had bought this game so I could feel better taking a greasy shit on this and lighting it on fire.

I'm not even gonna bother watching the features, I'm sure its nothing but them stroking their dicks to God of War.

Dante's Inferno reaffirms my suspicions that game developers do not play games at all. All you had to do was copy the fucking game, and they fucked that up.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Ichirou on February 14, 2010, 08:47:51 PM

Did you 1000 it?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 08:49:24 PM

For sure

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 14, 2010, 08:59:56 PM

Sometimes when you are doing such a blatant rip of another game, the team either doesn't care, or honestly don't really understand what makes the original so appealing. They get it on a surface level but not on a real level.

Not to mention Visceral games and their prior incarnation as Redwood Shores have only done one truly great game in recent history and that was Dead Space. Just because a team at that company made that doesn't mean the rest of the company is hot shit.

People were sort of quick to annoit Visceral games as the next hot shit company but that may be a bit premature.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Ichirou on February 14, 2010, 09:01:23 PM

Was Dante's Inferno done by any of the people involved in Dead Space?

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Enl on February 14, 2010, 09:01:53 PM

Wow, judging from the demo I thought this was going to be mediocre at best and was looking forward to it in that regard. After looking through this thread the game sounds really broken and awful. Think I'll hold off on getting this until I find it for real cheap or just borrow it from a friend.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 14, 2010, 09:03:07 PM

Quote from: Ichirou on February 14, 2010, 09:01:23 PM

Was Dante's Inferno done by any of the people involved in Dead Space?

I'm too lazy to look it up but a studio like that probably has at least two dedicated teams. Most of the EA studios have multiple teams with some slight crossover especially with engineers as the project ramps up.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 09:03:54 PM

Dead Space - decent
Dead Space Extraction - awesome (for the wii)
Dantes Inferno - shit on a plate

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 14, 2010, 09:06:32 PM

Quote from: demi on February 14, 2010, 09:03:54 PM

Dead Space - decent
Dead Space Extraction - awesome (for the wii)
Dantes Inferno - shit on a plate

Extraction was a co-prodction with Eurocom.

But either way I think they have a pretty good handle on the Dead Space franchise in general. Dead Space on one level is a rip of RE 4 but its a damn good one that finds its own spot. I haven't played Dante's Inferno outside of the demo which I thought was decent but it appears they don't quite have a grip on that genre yet.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 14, 2010, 09:07:59 PM

Well I didnt see "Eurocom" on the game when I booted it up, so it's a Visceral game

edit:

Quote

IGN: First of all, who's developing Dead Space Extraction, how big is the team and how long has it been in development?

Steve Papoutsis: Extraction is being created, designed and produced by the core Dead Space team at EA Redwood Shores Studio with development assistance from a Triple-A Wii team at Eurocom.

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 14, 2010, 09:13:07 PM

Quote from: demi on February 14, 2010, 09:03:54 PM

Dead Space - decent
Dead Space Extraction - awesome (for the wii)
Dantes Inferno - shit on a plate

Hmmm...I gotta play Extraction one of these days.

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Post by: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 04:13:51 AM

This game sucks so much. Just got to Violence. At least there's only 3 more levels left, though I hear they are the worst >_<

I actually think the game design is done on purpose by people who know how to make fun games. I have this funny feeling that the team thought the best way to create a videogame hell is to make it a gamer's hell, aka, to think up every type of frustrating and annoying game mechanic in action games and to make the entire game out of a series of them.

Oh and fuck the anti-magic-field enemies. Sorry, but you're not allowed to tell the gamer to choose their main weapon and spend the entire game upgrading it and then say HI CAN'T USE IT NOW, LOL

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Post by: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 11:15:13 PM

Finished it. Took me 6:40. At least it was short.

Everyone says the last few levels are the worst, but I'm weird and actually thought they were the best (outside of the grindy ass final boss which is awful). Probably because the last few stages didn't have much platforming or instant deaths and the combat is easy and short enough that it never gets annoying. I mean it's still a better action game than No More Heroes 2 because at least here the longest "endurance" battle was only 5-6 mins instead of THIRTY MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT. The combat is shallow as hell and broken. I just tapped OOOOOOOOOOOOOO while dodging a little for the whole game. But at least everything is quick and doesn't overstay it's welcome.

The graphics never got good :-\ There wasn't a single WOW moment. The 20 min GoWIII demo was more impressive than the entire game of DI. Hell I don't think it even looks as good as GoWII in the GoW Collection.

This game feels like they discovered it in a time warp. This game could have and should have came out 12 months after GoW1. It would have at least been acceptable then. Now it's just a dated crap action game.
At least the achievements are easy though I'm not sure where you can do a 666 hit combo. Probably gates of hell mode.
6/10

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Post by: demi on February 16, 2010, 11:16:09 PM

lols, 6/10. nice game journalist impression. 3/10 and thats only because of lucifer's fat veiny dick

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 11:17:34 PM

But it was better than NMH2!

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: demi on February 16, 2010, 11:17:55 PM

nope, this game is one of the worst. NMH2 > Dante

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Post by: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 11:18:22 PM

THIRTY MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT

Title: Re: hot or not? (dante's inferno related) verdict: NOT NOT NOT
Post by: Bebpo on February 16, 2010, 11:21:36 PM

Also what was up with no Demon Beatrice boss fight? She was the boss of fraud in the anime and at the end of the fight Dante beat her up and sends her to heaven.

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Post by: demi on February 16, 2010, 11:23:11 PM

:lol the whole "boss" was that entire SHIT level

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Post by: Bebpo on February 17, 2010, 12:00:15 AM

I liked the trials! They were all easy and gave me a reason to do something other than OOOOOOOOOOOO

Plus the stay in the air one was super easy :P I was used to doing Y (hold) -> X -> air throw -> X -> air throw -> X -> air throw against those anti-magic guys because if I stayed on the ground I'd get raped. So I just did that and beat it in like 8 seconds lol. 100 hit combo was easy. Just threw on the "increase combo count time to 3 seconds" relic and OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I dunno. They were all short (like 1-2 mins except for the endurance which was ~5) and had some variety.

I thought the Greed and Anger levels were the worst part of the game. I died A LOT on stupid platforming/puzzle shit.

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Post by: Bebpo on February 17, 2010, 01:14:08 AM

Went through the gates of hell

ooooooooooooo

Man, the game sucks but the achievements are so easy I'm tempted to do a new game+ run with a walkthrough to finish up the achievements/trophies. Would be the 2nd game in like 4 years I 100%'d besides Williams HoF Pinball. But then again the game sucks, so nah, will pass. Maybe if I'm really bored one day I'll do it.

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Post by: Green Shinobi on February 17, 2010, 08:49:23 AM

I'm not going to buy this, but I have a question for anyone who's played it.

Is Geryon in the game? If so, do you get to ride him, or do you fight him?

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Post by: demi on February 17, 2010, 08:49:51 AM

You ride him and get to play as him

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Post by: Green Shinobi on February 17, 2010, 09:03:53 AM

So in the first circle, do you get to just beat the living shit out of the old philosophers and other noble pagans in limbo? Because I would rent the game if they let you do that.

Seriously, how strongly does the game tie into the actual poem? Do you get to have conversations with the Italian noblemen that real-life Dante hated and put into his poem as the ultimate insult?

Do you get to meet Francesca and Paolo in the lust circle?

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Post by: demi on February 17, 2010, 09:06:10 AM

You talk to a poet named Virgil throughout, who talks about the circles. Limbo you hitch a ride on the boat Charon, and rip its head off.

You meet those two and have to absolve them to get an achievement (though the description for them makes it seem like they deserve to be in hell)

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Post by: Green Shinobi on February 17, 2010, 09:10:26 AM

Quote from: demi on February 17, 2010, 09:06:10 AM

Limbo you hitch a ride on the boat Charon, and rip its head off.

:lol :lol :lol

Fucking awesome. Inferno and Purgatorio are two of my favorite literary works of all time. I don't know how I'd feel about this one. Too bad the gameplay apparently sucks.

If they made a version of this that was actually good and had constant tie-ins to the poem, only instead of going through hell as an observer you were beating the crap out of everything, that would have been a day one purchase for me.

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Post by: Mr. Gundam on February 17, 2010, 09:36:28 PM

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/02/18/dantes_ramen/

(http://www.4gamer.net/games/085/G008573/20100217035/TN/003.jpg)
:rofl

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Post by: Bebpo on February 17, 2010, 09:51:50 PM

Well it fits the theme I guess....

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Post by: Stoney Mason on February 24, 2010, 05:23:41 PM

What an odd concept. Our shitty unlikable character is perfect for a game. But not for a movie.

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Looks like a live-action movie of Dante’s Inferno may not happen – or at least contain a Dante like that’s seen in the game, according to Visceral’s Jonathan Knight.

Speaking during a roundtable interview back in January, which we were a part of, Knight says the character of Dante is just “too unlikeable” and would not translate well onto the big screen.

“Our version of Dante is a dark, troubled character, he said (via That VideoGameBlog). “At the beginning of the game, he’s fairly unlikeable. He’s done a lot of bad things [and] there’s a lot about him to not like for sure. I think that’s something you could only do in a game.

“If our Dante was up on the big screen in a movie exactly as he is in the game, I’m not sure you would make that journey with him.

“He does have redeeming qualities, and he does truly love this woman [but] our goal was to basically make a character that seems like he has it coming to him in the beginning of the game, but by the end of the game you feel different about him.

“What’s cool about it is that he’s you, and you’re on the journey as a gamer so you can’t help but enjoy doing the things that he’s doing. But is he a role model? Probably not.”

During the same roundtable, participants were asked to send over follow-up questions, so we asked about the report that surfaced last March regarding Dan Harris currently penning the script for the film.

Visceral had no comment on the matter.

However, since Knight did describe Dante to VG247 as being “more nuanced” and “less one-dimensional” than most cut-and-dry Hollywood heroes, a character like Dante probably would not “go over too well” with film goers, he admitted.

So, if a movie is indeed in the works, it sounds like Dante will be a lot different than he was in the game.

Dante’s Inferno is out now on PS3 and Xbox 360, and its Dark Forest DLC is due next month.

http://www.vg247.com/2010/02/24/visceral-dante-as-movie-hero-would-not-resonate-well-with-film-goers/

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Post by: archie4208 on February 24, 2010, 05:27:32 PM

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/dante/bio/

EA's marketing for this game gets sillier and sillier.

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Post by: Stoney Mason on February 24, 2010, 05:32:55 PM

Quote from: archie4208 on February 24, 2010, 05:27:32 PM

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/dante/bio/

EA's marketing for this game gets sillier and sillier.

Seems right in line with the target demo imo. Same with GOW 3 for that matter.

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Post by: archie4208 on February 24, 2010, 05:35:43 PM

Maybe Dante and Kratos will fight at Wrestlemania. :omg

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Post by: chronovore on February 25, 2010, 08:11:52 PM

Quote from: archie4208 on February 24, 2010, 05:27:32 PM

http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/dante/bio/

EA's marketing for this game gets sillier and sillier.

Freakin' brilliant. The WWE has an intermediate page telling me that I can choose to go to the US site or the Japanese site, and the US site linked leads to a 404. PERFESSHUNALISM!

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Post by: maxy on February 26, 2010, 01:18:14 PM

Game is "out" on PSP,any impressions?

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Post by: Third on February 26, 2010, 01:39:41 PM

Same shit on a smaller screen.

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Post by: bork on February 26, 2010, 02:28:32 PM

I'm going to try it out on PSP. I bet God Of War is still better. Too bad there's no DMC or Bayonetta portable.

THE BORE

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