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Soon, a playable demo for Dante's Inferno will be available on PlayStation Network. The same demo will also arrive slightly later on Xbox Live on December 24. You know, just in time for Christmas.
I've already played through the demo, a slice that's a decidedly different approach from the trial approach of other games. Electronic Arts and Visceral Games quite literally ripped the start of Dante's Inferno and uploaded the first 20 minutes to the Internet. It doesn't delve very far into the game, but it introduces enough to provide a sense of what Dante's Inferno all about. Here's what you can expect:
The demo introduces the main character, Dante, but appears to make no overt references to the literary work the developers have trumpeted being inspired by. Perhaps this comes later, but more likely, I'm guessing that connection will remain a nod to those already aware of the work, not newcomers. In any case, the demo quickly showcases Dante's struggles with morality at the hands of the church. Innocents are sent to the slaughter, but so long as it's in the name of God, it's okay, right?
Dante's eventually caught off guard by a sly knife and encounters the fate none of us can escape: Death. It's with a capital "D" because it's a literal representation of the concept, not unlike, well, Castlevania. In fact, when the world spins off into a galactic vortex and Dante's forced to face off against Death in scythe-to-scythe combat, it feels like bizarro world 3D Castelvania (a pretty good one, at that).
The rest does what a demo's supposed to do and guides through the basic aspects of combat, which hopefully you enjoy, because it's what you'll be focusing for the vast majority of Dante's Inferno. Like I said, the temporary journey lasts a little under 20 minutes. It'll depend on on how many times you fall to your death when the game remove platforms from underneath Dante without much warning.
Oh, and there are boobs, too. Boobs!
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PCTech714
I'll be curious to see how accurate this game is in relation to Milton's work...
Ok, not really -- I just want to kick butt ala the God of War series! :)
the_azure_knight
the blood and gore make me drool and grave more violence oh why must i wait til 2010 to play this game
deathsdelivery
To all PS3 players: The Demo is up, give it go.
Wozman23
I'm very intrigued by this game. It looks great, but there's always that feeling that it could be a bad God of War clone. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.
ChrisHero22
I'm interested in trying this out. If all turns out well we could be looking at another franchise, which is good. It means that if we are at least going to see sequels, some will be sequels of NEW games that have recently come out....instead of the 8th installment in a franchise that should be long gone anyways.
ManWhoWasNotThere
DAMN YOU G4 i was re-watching the last season of chuck until i saw the title of this article, thought it was coming out for both systems at the same time... i blame you for my feeling of disappointment. :_(
GreedyMcNasty
Oh no it's a video game. You can bitch and moan all you want about how the story was slaughtered and people will still buy the game and enjoy the slaughtered story line. My poor christian ears, and eyes can't handle a story that has nothing to do with the bible at all. I better get up in arms about this game. I can't wait to play the DEMO!
cjudas777
Where Is it??? I wanna go to he!!
Spinoza
As a bit of a literature snob, I remain firm in my belief they could have made this a fun game without distorting the novel too wildly. They could have made Virgil the main butt-kicking character and kept Dante the cowardly man that he is.
I hope they dont plan to make an action game about Purgatio or Paridiso, I can only imagine how much they would have to butcher to make those books into an interesting game. You might have more fun just tearing the pages out of the books and using them to roll joints, that would be a much easier way to destroy literature and have fun at the same time.
I suppose the one good thing about making Inferno into a game is that it will get people curious enough to read Dante's Divine Comedy. Which I suppose makes up for butchering it to begin with. Or perhaps I should remain open-minded and shut my pretentious mouth...naaah
erob90
"Slightly later" 14 days LOL
Well, jokes aside I'm downloading this tonite, boobs FTW!!!
gambitjuggalo
BOOBS! giggity
balss248
im suprised that there alaqing nudity on the psn on xbox for download with no restrictions
evilguy69
Boobs? Did someone say boobs?
mm542
i dont see the demo on psn...time to play the waiting game!
Hornet201
Man, i cannot wait to get my hands on this game! I want Dante's Inferno more than Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell, or any other game coming out! Dante's Inferno is gonna be great!
EchoEpsilon
I can't download M-rated demos because I put my actual age into my account. I've tried changing family settings a million times, but it never works. Oh well, I'll just watch more game footage. :(
MrPickering
Looking forward to this game, maybe not on launch day but eventually for sure.
jdiggitty
Do you guys have a proof-reader over there? You're a professional writer for god's sake.
chrollo
when does the demo come out
O4theBlock
im actually surprised that playstation network is getting this before xbox live, usually we have to wait longer! definitely downloading this as soon as i can!
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