Dante's Inferno Review

Michael Kontoudis · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:32 am�� Post subject: Dante's Inferno Review

Dante's Inferno Review by Michael

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benspyda · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:04 pm�� Post subject:

Unfortunately I just don't like the basis for the game. Being set in such an ugly place just doesn't make me want to play it at all. I enjoyed Dead Space and I'm sure this game is fun to play, just the story, aesthetics and graphics put me way off it. God of War was set in ancient Greece and had some great environments but this seems like it just one long fight through mud. That and it's a pretty lame take on a classic poem.

Oh well maybe a bargain bin buy. Best of luck for the studio in the future though, as they are extremely talented.
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I thought this was going to be great as I loved Dead Space but this game was disappointing. I had preordered it but took it back the next day. Only got through the lust, and 1/2 the greed level but just wasn't that impressed. Very patchy with some really good bits and other frustrating or boring parts. Dito for the graphics.

Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:59 pm�� Post subject:

Adam · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:13 pm�� Post subject:

^I've played through and finished both Darksiders and Dante's Inferno, and I would definitely consider Dante's Inferno quite inferior.

I suppose it comes down to personal opinion, as it always does, but I found Darksiders to be fun in the way it melded the various genres together. Sure, it was God of War meets Zelda, but while I was scoffing at every rip-off, I was enjoying myself immensely. For me, it just felt cohesive, as story was interesting, the gameplay was fun and the challenge level was just right.

Dante's Inferno on the other hand was a bit of a long slog to get through. Dante felt indestructible, and his move-list was virtually identical to Kratos. The only addition really was the 'absolve' or 'punish' system, which basically forces you to engage in those time-consuming quicktime-event finishing moves if you want to level up your powers. The other thing that annoyed me about Dante's Inferno is how it didn't have to be so derivative. Dante gets a scythe - awesome - but it magically extends to act just like Kratos' chains. Darksiders seemed to justify its influences much more, although I'll admit the Portal gun was stretching things.

Out of the two apocalyptic hell-fire action games, I'd go with Darksiders every time.
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THEMAN · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:07 pm�� Post subject:

a dozen hours = 12 hours?

i somehow dont believe it
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dloiscute · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:45 pm�� Post subject:

The game rules. And 7.5 is a great score on Palgn's scale.
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el_supraman · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:47 am�� Post subject:

i dont think darksiders and devil may cry are even close to being comparable. How much of it did you even play? Like not even close
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Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:52 am�� Post subject:

Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:06 am�� Post subject:

Sorry to double post, but even the little nuances:
In DMC you can smash inanimate objects to obtain in game currency (red orbs). In Darksiders you smash inanimate objects to obtain in game currency (souls).

How does DMC win this one? Well, why would a park bench have a soul? Or a car, or a bin? Maybe they're hiding in there for fear of retribution?

Alternate form - When Dante slays enough enemies he can turn into Devil form which increases speed, power and regenerates health. In Darksiders when you slay enough enemies you can turn into your alternate form which at the very least increases the power of your attacks.

How does DMC win this one? It doesn't really, both were pretty cool (I only tested War's alternate form once). Devil form from DMC1 possibly wins because Alastor and Ifrit had their own specific moves.

So once again, basis for comparison. Your turn.

ObsoletE · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:22 am�� Post subject:

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum,
What might be right for you, may not be right for some.
A man is born, he's a man of means.
Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans.

But they got, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.

Everybody's got a special kind of story
Everybody finds a way to shine,
It don't matter that you got not alot
So what,
They'll have theirs, and you'll have yours, and I'll have mine.
And together we'll be fine....

Because it takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
Yes it does.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
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Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:06 pm�� Post subject:

Nice, rhymes

el_supraman · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:38 am�� Post subject:

haha wow you took that very seriously lol. Sorry its just devil may cry is not a game that it should be compared to. It may have some similarities as they are both action games, but that is to be expected. Hey halo and cod both use guns, both level up in multiplayer etc doesnt mean they should be compared.

God of war is so much more comparable and obviously if you only played a couple of hours you did not get into the meat of the game. Did you go into the twilight cathedral (I think thats the name) if so you would see that it is pretty much a copy of a zelda dungeon. Like almost exactly. You use a boomerang and some puzzles I swear are just copied straight out of that game.

Sure war isnt an elf looking thing, but I was referring to gameplay. It is zelda with god of war fighting. You upgrade your moves with in game currency in god of war.

Exploration...really? You think an open world game is the same as one that has X number of levels? You think needing to find an item to unlock part of a level is more dmc than zelda?

DMC main appeal is that it has stylised combat while that little B or O that appears over the head of an enemy is the exact same one that appears in God of war. Smashing items for power ups. What game dont you do that in? Turning into an alternate form in darksiders is again much more like GOW than it is DMC.

In conclusion darksiders is just like zelda and GOW like the devs said like the reviews have said and like everyone else has said. Its also funny because DMC is obviously comparable to Bayonetta which came out the same day as darksiders. I can say that GOW is like bayonetta and come up with arguments, but why when its obviously inspired by DMC.

Ps - I think darksiders is much better than dmc (IMO) and if you played it and didnt get into the first dungeon i suggest you do and find out what the game is about and that is a very good zelda clone and anything zelda-ish is good in my books. If you still think im wrong read the palgn review of darksiders and you will see extensive use of the words zelda and god of war and i highly doubt you will see a devil crying at all

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Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:15 am�� Post subject:

Nice retort but you missed the point of my initial comment (my posts didn't exactly help either): The staff at PALGN have penalised Dante's Inferno for it's lack of originality whereas Darksiders is also derivative, in fact it is the most derivative game I've played in years.

Just because GoW is also similar to Darksiders does not mean that DMC and Darksiders are not comparable. Remember your initial comment? DMC and Bayonetta have a plethora of similarities because the producer of the original DMC is the main creative force behind Bayonetta.

Michael Kontoudis · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:36 am�� Post subject:

What I will say in favour of Darksiders is that at least it copied two very different games; there is some originality in the mash-up!

Moistflaps · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:51 am�� Post subject:

Whatever happened to a game being good fun? Since when does it have to be the most original game in the world to achieve its goal of being an entertaining experience for the user?

Lighten up and refrain from taking it so seriously, hell its just a game! (See what i did there?!) Some of these game discussions are starting to sound far too much like pretentious over the top movie reviewers that nitpick the smallest things that most folk dont need to think about.

If you know something works why not try and emulate some of the games better features and improve them with some ideas of your own - isnt that what sequels are all about? And we dont go condemning sequels for being unoriginal.

Now play nice!!

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LeonJ · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:47 am�� Post subject:

But if God of War 3 ends up being just a graphical update of Gow of War 1/2 then it will game of the year contender I'm sure.

The media just loves playing favourites.
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Michael Kontoudis · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:07 pm�� Post subject:

I don't see it as matter of playing favourites at all; as stated in the text of the review, Dante's Inferno is a facsimile of the God of War template while being slightly inferior in every way.

Having only played the demo of God of War III, I am unable to attest to its quality, but assuming that it delivers on its promise of refined mechanics and improved set pieces (which it may or may not do), it will be vastly superior to Dante's Inferno.

Make no mistake; Dante's Inferno is not as good as either God of War or its sequel. Even if God of War III was just a high definition update with little to no enhancements, it would still, by default, be better than Dante's Inferno.

It's less a case of playing favourites than it is assessing merit. I'm sure everyone at PALGN would have loved Dante's Inferno to represent the pinnacle of the genre and best God of War at its own game; it has simply failed to do so.

ShortRaver · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:25 pm�� Post subject:

Michael Kontoudis · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:50 pm�� Post subject:

It is difficult to assess Dante's Inferno in a vacuum; it falters in direct comparison with its competition, but as alluded to in the text, as a standalone title it is still quite good. Would our overall impression of it have been higher if it was the first game of its kind? Probably, yes.

Dutch Rootsman · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:12 pm�� Post subject:

Nic_231 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:11 pm�� Post subject:

faccin · Status: Offline Joined: 17 Feb 2009 Posts: 7 $poons: 0.00

Dutch Rootsman - You are a fool.

Go away

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Sin Ogaris · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:27 pm�� Post subject:

faccin - keep that up and you'll get a time out.

He's stating an opinion on the piece, Michael is rebutting with why he made those decisions, name calling isn't necessary, expecially when you have nothing to do with the conversation..

el_supraman · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:22 am�� Post subject:

I agree with many on the fact that a game for me should not be penalised because it is not original, but thats my personal opinion. Many would also think the opposite, but i dont think that should take away from the overall score. If the game is not original, but isnt as good as its influence than it should get a lower score, which is what I think happened here.

I do think however reviewers who really have no choice, but to review games given to them could get sick of playing the same things over and over and heavily penalised anything unoriginal and really you cant blame them.
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