Dante’s inferno review

Dante’s inferno was overshadowed by God of war 3, reviewers complained that some of the later levels were boring and generic, this might be true but the difference I have is if those downsides critically affect my enjoyment.

The story loosely follows the poem it’s based on. Dante returns home after fighting the crusades to find his wife murdered and her soul taken by Lucifer into hell, Dante follows them through the nine circles of hell Limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. This is only the first part in the poem so I expect EA will eventually try to make the second part which focuses on Dante’s assent through purgatory.

The graphics are brilliant in Dante’s inferno with hell being the star while there is a significant difference in the size of the areas making you feel claustrophobic in some places, the areas where there is a lot to see don’t disappoint and reflect the different sins. Dante himself is modelled very well with the huge scythe on his back.

This is where the comparisons to God of war start as they play exactly the same there is a light and heavy attack and you use combo’s for extra damage, Dante also has a ranged weapon which is a holy cross which can be levelled up similar to the scythe by collecting holy or unholy souls. At certain points during the game Dante will come across famous figures that he can either absolve or punish them giving you either holy or unholy souls.

The soundtrack is amazing and fits the time period and the location perfectly through most of it is just ambiance. It is slow paced during normal sections then it speeds up and gets louder during a set piece or a boss. The voice acting too is great as there are only about 4 people who speak English, Dante’s lines aren’t cliché and he will show emotion in some scenes.

I really like Dante’s inferno as it’s basically Xbox’s god of war or the closes we can get to it, but it does its own thing having a better story and atmosphere. I give the game an 8/10 because it does fall flat in some areas fraud especially is a level that could have used a lot more creative thought it’s basically you going from platform to platform and completing tasks such as kill all enemies without using magic or stay in the air for 8 seconds.

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Battlefield 3 review

With the release of modern warfare 3 and other big budget shooters it can be difficult to choose. Well Dice has thrown their hat into the ring with battlefield 3.

The story of Battlefield 3 is basic, some nukes were stolen from Russia and America accuses Russia of trying to start a war and somehow there is a coup in Iran. Except the interesting feature is your playing flashbacks as a marine is being interrogated for information about who is harbouring the nukes. I just think that developers aren’t blind they can see other shooters use to same storyline so why don’t they try to innovate in a genre where it’s the norm to have a completely non-existent story.

The graphics to this game are amazing, the frostbite 2 engine is brilliant buildings crumble dust is kicked up during fire fights and blood spatters the screen when you’re shot. The single player has less destruction but in most of the open multiplayer maps everything can and will be destroyed. The guns are also perfectly modelled with the terrorist’s guns looking a bit ropier whether the American weapons look clean and pack a mighty punch.

The gameplay is very compelling especially due to the destruction as cover can be destroyed you will find that close to the end of a match there will be less places to hide. The game controls similar to all other first person shooters. However in the single player I experienced temporary freezes at the beginning of a level in in the final missions where all hell is breaking loose there can be a lot of slow down, but I played on consoles so pc owners might have better luck.

The sound in this game is amazing the voice acting is superb and very rarely did I experience a problem with the lip syncing. The music is also very good that befit the dark time that is portrayed. The weapons also sound as they should.

The main aspect of a shooter these days is the multi-player thankfully the shortcomings in the single player are made up tenfold online, the extremely popular rush game mode from battlefield bad company 2 is back and the maps show a lot more progression as you advance through the stages for example one map on one level where you up on a mountain the next is down 500mtrs in a valley so you either have to use a helicopter or jump for it all the while the defenders are shooting up at you is very fun. There are some new vehicles such as jet fighters and new tanks and troop carriers which can be used to spawn people at the heart of a battle. The levelling system is very good instead of just advancing one level and getting everything from that you have a main level where you get general things then there are class levels where you weapons upgrade to new weapons or attachments, vehicles also level up giving you access to new weapons to improve you killing sprees. Also I didn’t have to wait for ages in a lobby like I had to in call of duty.

Simply put buy battlefield 3, I haven’t played modern warfare 3 and frankly I don’t think I ever will as I personally have never got into call of duty. Battlefield 3 is an 8/10. Buy it for multiplayer not single player.

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