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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