Truthfully I am hoping Dante's Inferno sets new records for "M" rated games, but I am sort of doubing EA has the guts.
Right now on Gamefaqs there is a discussion about how one key element of Dante's Inferno is that they have the "Prophet" Mohammad being eternally tortured for being a divisive heretic where in his part of hell demons run around with giant swords, cut everyone in half, wait for them to reform, and then do it again.
All discussion aside, keep in mind this is a Christian version of Hell, which means that Mohammad has to be a liar. However given the way people walk on eggshells around Muslims (when really we should be doing the opposite in a general sense) there is some question as to whether this will be in the game.
Ironically (as I said on Gamefaqs) I've played several games like Shin Megami Tensei titles where the enemy was basically God. I'm a Christian (albeit not a deeply spiritual one) and can take this kind of thing as fantasy if it tells a decent story. I personally don't think God (as I believe in him) would be offended to be used this way in what is overall a positive message... and frankly everyone no matter how pious questions faith, and this kind of thing is simply a way of raising some of those questions... but whatever, this isn't about Christianity... more than to say "so what, with a seperation of church and state, no religion should be exempt for purposes of political correctness".
As it is though I half expect when Dante's inferno comes out it will be greatly watered down, and pretty much devoid of the usage of any historical or spiritual figures that could be seen as politically incorrect.
I find this sad, as I've been sort of a fan of the usage of "Hell" as an adventure setting in one way or another. Looking back to the very old "Heroes In Hell" shared world Anthology (people give the Devil a very rough time in that), Edward Lee's "City Infernal" trilogy, and of course the ancient game "Escape From Hell" which used the old Wasteland engine. It was an RPG where you could recruit people fictional and historical to help you rescue your friends and escape the underworld after accidently casting a spell of damnation. You pretty much start out recruiting Stalin and Ghengis Khan, and can recruit a bunch of people ranging from Doctor Jeckyll, Shakespearean characters, or even Adolf Hitler (who is sort of fighting a rebellion against the devil as I remember, he's one of the last people you can recruit, and one of the best equipped, but you can't use him long since you need to have your two friends in your party when you finally fight the devil and escape). Sadly I don't think I'll ever be able to get that one to run again. If you like experimenting with old games check it out on some old Abandonware sites, it's quite fun, and Gamefaqs has a decent walkthrough.
