A Journey into The Dante's Inferno Videogame And What It Has To Show Off

Released only a few weeks back, the Dante's Inferno videogame has induced a bit of a stir in the gaming community. The subject matter, which is vaguely inspired by the titular poem, has led to scorn by some and certain countries even refused to promote it. However, this kind of notoriety is often a very good factor, as it gets audiences enthusiastic about what might be inciting such an uproar.

The Dante's Inferno videogame plot follows Dante as he journeys through the various circles of hell on a search to reclaim his beloved Beatrice. But as he ventures deeper into the pit, darker secrets are revealed and the reality about his quest becomes known. Dante must battle his way through using Death's scythe, which he procured from the spectre having defeated him in single battle!

Right, I'll get this out of the way early- the Dante's Inferno videogame has been accused of being a rip off of the God of War series, to the point at which the battle system is apparently almost identical. Well, this is really based on your point of view. God of War certainly did not start the hack and slash style, it simply does it best, and consequently all subsequent games will likely be measured against it. If a game can come near mirroring God of War surely that is a very good thing?

And the Dante's Inferno videogame is without a doubt its own master. The battle system is actually an intricately fashioned tree of potentialities as you engage Dante's dual strategies of attack; his scythe and holy cross. These weapons can both be levelled up as you advance through hell. Throughout the Dante's Inferno videogame, Dante will come across lost souls both in battle and non-battle situations, and the user can choose to either punish or absolve them. This will level up either weapons equally.

Hell itself has been properly realised with the Dante's Inferno videogame, and there are definitely echoes of EA's prior horror offering- Dead Space. The landscape is crowded with writhing damned, impaled prisoners and rivers of blood, while the various circles will offer their own slant on things. Journeying through Lust will reveal mutated phallic symbols and darkly sexual enemies, while Greed will display unfortunates encased in gold.

The Dante's Inferno Videogame has had a rough ride by the hands of all the God of War fanboys, but is definitely a brilliant game in its own right. Sure, there are a few drawbacks- the game is a little too short and some of the locales start to look over familiar, but these problems are cancelled out by an empowering battle system and imaginative boss battles and imagery. The Dante's Inferno Videogame should be heralded as a brilliant effort from EA, and I encourage you to check it out.