Poll: Dante's Inferno: What's YOUR opinion?

[Chancie]

I'll play it at some point and the demo was fun, but I doubt it'll truly be mind-blowing.

 

[Space Spoons]

Why is everyone so pissed about them "destroying" the story? Could they have really made a game out of the material otherwise?

No, they couldn't have, and that's the point. The Divine Comedy was never meant to be a video game. Twisting it so that it fits the traditional mold diminishes the original material.

 

[Flos]

My opinion is that it's like turning Grapes of Wrath into a 1950's war/espionage game where the Reds were actually Russia and they were trying to stage a coup and Tom is actually the imperfect clone of a Soviet super soldier. Also, bees. :C

I swear to Cthulhu, if they had just called it 'the Inferno' I'd have no problem with it. That implies a reasonable degree of separation from the poem. But, no, it's 'Dante's Inferno'.

Dante was not Kratos, goddammit.

I liked it.

It wasn't like the poem but then again, how exactly could you make a faithful representation of it while still having a fun game? (when we're talking about a game then I'm more interested in if it's fun to play than if it does literature justice)

It would have to be a completely visual experience dedicated to the story. Very little gameplay, but amazing graphics. In other words, a true Dante's Inferno game would be the definition of 'art game' and, thus, would probably be completely unplayable.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Why is everyone so pissed about them "destroying" the story? Could they have really made a game out of the material otherwise?

No, they couldn't have, and that's the point. The Divine Comedy was never meant to be a video game. Twisting it so that it fits the traditional mold diminishes the original material.

...So essentially, what I'm gathering from this is that everyone wishes they just named it something else?

 

[Monkeytacoz]

in the Poem Dante was weak and afraid of demons and they made him a buff Crusade Knight with memories stitched into the shape of a cross on his chest...... WHAT?? i mean come on, he kills death and steals his scythe and splits peasants and demon babies in half. since i only have a 360, i can't get God of War so i'm just going to rent it, even if it is going too far with the story

 

[Ravenseeker]

honestly, i'm kinda looking forward to it. i haven't had the opportunity to read the book but i can guess that the game will be nothing like it. i'm a fan of religious mythology so this could be up my alley in terms of mythology. also, by mythology i mean things that we can't prove, we don't know what hell looks like so don't attack me for that statement

 

[Dys]

To be honest I'm still a little unsettled that it got past the Australian censors, I mean, it has tits AND wangs.

...They're plotting something, I can smell it.

...I'll probably pick it up, though not on release, I guess I'll wait and see what other people say about it first.

whats up with these wangs everyone is talking about?

Showing a penis in what the mainstream media has decided is a childrens hobby is somewhat contraversial. I (and presumably others) are shocked at the complete lack of a reaction from all the partys who usually cry out "think of the children" somewhere around this point.

so, where do they show wangs in Dante's Inferno?

I hear talk of a demon who uses his as a mace, though I've not played it so I suppose I don't have any firsthand evidence. I can't imagine why anybody would feel the need to lie about it.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Why is everyone so pissed about them "destroying" the story? Could they have really made a game out of the material otherwise?

I think that the real reason why people are mad is because the name has almost nothing to do with the content. Its like if the called "Matrix"... oh I dont know... "I Robot" just because it has machines vs mankind element in it.

EDIT:

Why is everyone so pissed about them "destroying" the story? Could they have really made a game out of the material otherwise?

No, they couldn't have, and that's the point. The Divine Comedy was never meant to be a video game. Twisting it so that it fits the traditional mold diminishes the original material.

...So essentially, what I'm gathering from this is that everyone wishes they just named it something else?

Sims like I was a bit late to the punch, but yes, exactly that.

I thought we were past this point...This name will sell. "Inferno" would not. God of Warante's Edition might.

Its placing it somewhat in the same "universe", so I suppose that its fine that they chose the title.

 

[Monkeytacoz]

To be honest I'm still a little unsettled that it got past the Australian censors, I mean, it has tits AND wangs.

...They're plotting something, I can smell it.

...I'll probably pick it up, though not on release, I guess I'll wait and see what other people say about it first.

whats up with these wangs everyone is talking about?

Showing a penis in what the mainstream media has decided is a childrens hobby is somewhat contraversial. I (and presumably others) are shocked at the complete lack of a reaction from all the partys who usually cry out "think of the children" somewhere around this point.

so, where do they show wangs in Dante's Inferno?

I hear talk of a demon who uses his as a mace, though I've not played it so I suppose I don't have any firsthand evidence. I can't imagine why anybody would feel the need to lie about it.

A wang mace?......

 

[AgDr_ODST]

when it was first announced I was really bothered by the idea of the game. Then I started imagining how people would think of certain things after playing it and now its just another better than average looking game to me

 

[DOCTOR DEVICE]

I couldn't decide which 'source' material it was doing a bigger disservice to: God of War or the Divine Comedy. lolz

 

[hotdogoctopus]

That movie was TERRIBLE. Oh, a game, does it have pierce brosnan in a northwestern american state?

The game isn't called Dantes Peak is it?
Your joke fails hard.

Ouch, you're right. I can only hope that rule 16 falls into place.

Also, this proves that booze + internet = stupid.

 

[funksobeefy]

Well I'm gonna read the book before I play this game

 

[boholikeu]

I was pretty much against it until I heard of how disturbing the Lust level is supposed to be. It's nice to see a game that uses sexuality for something other than titillation.

 

[Monkeytacoz]

Dante's Peak as a game? that would be pretty cool

 

[Dys]

To be honest I'm still a little unsettled that it got past the Australian censors, I mean, it has tits AND wangs.

...They're plotting something, I can smell it.

...I'll probably pick it up, though not on release, I guess I'll wait and see what other people say about it first.

whats up with these wangs everyone is talking about?

Showing a penis in what the mainstream media has decided is a childrens hobby is somewhat contraversial. I (and presumably others) are shocked at the complete lack of a reaction from all the partys who usually cry out "think of the children" somewhere around this point.

so, where do they show wangs in Dante's Inferno?

I hear talk of a demon who uses his as a mace, though I've not played it so I suppose I don't have any firsthand evidence. I can't imagine why anybody would feel the need to lie about it.

A wang mace?......

Exactly, who doesn't want to play a game wherein a giant demon tries to club you to death with his penis.

 

[Ironwampa]

In the intro. of the demo they say that the game takes place around the time of the second crusade but the main character uses a poleaxe which was invented in the 14th century to deal with the more wide spread use of plate armor of that time.

If your the type who would notice these sort of errors you wouldn't like this sort of game.

If your the type who likes hours upon hours of mindless hack and slash game-play with gratuitous teats in every cut scene. YOU MUST BUY DANTE'S INFERNO!

 

[RatRace123]

My friend loves the scythe as a weapon and he got a great big boner for it, I think it rips off God of War to a disturbing extent, but it looks pretty good. A demo is no means to measure a game, though.