Dante's Inferno, released by Electronic Arts for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2010, takes offensive and inappropriate to a whole new level.By that, I mean that the very first level is about. Based on the immensely influential classic poem, Dante's Inferno takes you on an epic quest of vengeance and redemption through the Nine Circles of Hell. You are Dante, a veteran of the Crusades who must chase his beloved Beatrice and try to free her soul from Lucifer's grasp.
The early 2010s were some of the heaviest years for the hack and slash genre. Some of the best releases in this game style were released back then, such as Bayonetta and the first Darksiders, games that even now are still pretty relevant. But Not all of them became big franchises but were still impressive. Dante's Inferno is one of those, a game developed by Visceral Games and published by EA that surprised everyone. So, even though no sequels were ever released for this title, it's still a pretty interesting one so let's talk about it
About the game
Despite the game's title, it's not directly based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. It's rather a different interpretation based on the classic with plenty of liberties taken.
Set in 1191, In this game, you play as Dante, a knight that's coming back home after three years of combat in The Crusades. In fulfilling his duty he's had to do some things he's not proud of, but at least he's now coming back home with his beloved Beatrice. While doing so he's stabbed by one of his enemies, but Dante won't rest, even in death.
He facesñ Death itself and defeats it, getting himself its mythical scythe, and returns home to find that his wife dead and his home destroyed. He'll now embark on an adventure to the depths of the underworld to save her from the demoniac hands that kidnapped her, even facing the Devil itself.
A different Hack and Slash
There are plenty of games in this genre, and more are released every year. It's a pretty popular style of the game pretty much any action fan can enjoy. However, since there are so many, it's important to innovate, be original to stand out from the rest. And that's part of the problem with this game, while it isn't bad at all it does not innovate.
The Darksiders series is a perfect example of innovation in this genre, adding so much depth to it. The exploration and puzzles are more interesting and overall better developed. And that's probably what's left out in Dante's Inferno.
Review
Dante's Inferno is an excellent title that fails to innovate and survive in the ever-changing gaming industry. The fights are exciting and the whole idea is pretty interesting, but the story goes pretty much downhill after an excellent start. Even though it's published by EA, a pretty mainstream company it's not a very commercial game. It is, overall an interesting idea, it's a shame that the game didn't end up living up to the expectations it raises
Dantes Inferno Game Imdb
Graphics and Visuals: The game presents an interesting contest, using a different art style from what you'd expect coming from publisher EA. Raw and violent scenes are filling this game. Nice-looking graphics in most presentations of the title.
Gameplay: The game covers up all the basics of a good hack and slash title, upgrades, abilities, easy controls and nice movements. It's a nice idea to include the difficulty levels since the hardest ones are insane. It's pretty rewarding to finish the game in the toughest difficulties.
Sound: The soundtrack could be much better, but it's still good enough. But still, it doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It certainly is no Devil May Cry.
Remember Dante's Inferno? God of War-like, hack and slash title from Dead Space creators Visceral Games, who are sadly no more? Angry birds halloween. Well, ten years after its official release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dante's Inferno is available on PC.
Of course, the port is not official since Visceral Games have been closed down by EA in 2017, but thanks to the developers of RPCS3, an open-source PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows, you can now play Dante's Inferno in crispy clear 4K and buttery smooth 60 FPS.
Yes, you read that right, the game is completely playable via the emulator and you can see the gameplay footage in the video above. It is safe to say that the game looks great despite being a 10-year-old title, all thanks to 4K resolution.
The emulator developers say that graphics and performance have been great on the emulators for years, however, the issue with physics made it impossible to finish certain stages of the game. On top of this, stuttering during cutscenes and stability issues were also holding this PC port back.
Luckily, the team managed to fix the problems and say that even mid-range PC's will be able to hit 60 FPS without issues.
Dantes Inferno Game Psp
RPCS3 Dante's Inferno on PC
He facesñ Death itself and defeats it, getting himself its mythical scythe, and returns home to find that his wife dead and his home destroyed. He'll now embark on an adventure to the depths of the underworld to save her from the demoniac hands that kidnapped her, even facing the Devil itself.
A different Hack and Slash
There are plenty of games in this genre, and more are released every year. It's a pretty popular style of the game pretty much any action fan can enjoy. However, since there are so many, it's important to innovate, be original to stand out from the rest. And that's part of the problem with this game, while it isn't bad at all it does not innovate.
The Darksiders series is a perfect example of innovation in this genre, adding so much depth to it. The exploration and puzzles are more interesting and overall better developed. And that's probably what's left out in Dante's Inferno.
Review
Dante's Inferno is an excellent title that fails to innovate and survive in the ever-changing gaming industry. The fights are exciting and the whole idea is pretty interesting, but the story goes pretty much downhill after an excellent start. Even though it's published by EA, a pretty mainstream company it's not a very commercial game. It is, overall an interesting idea, it's a shame that the game didn't end up living up to the expectations it raises
Dantes Inferno Game Imdb
Graphics and Visuals: The game presents an interesting contest, using a different art style from what you'd expect coming from publisher EA. Raw and violent scenes are filling this game. Nice-looking graphics in most presentations of the title.
Gameplay: The game covers up all the basics of a good hack and slash title, upgrades, abilities, easy controls and nice movements. It's a nice idea to include the difficulty levels since the hardest ones are insane. It's pretty rewarding to finish the game in the toughest difficulties.
Sound: The soundtrack could be much better, but it's still good enough. But still, it doesn't really stand out from the crowd. It certainly is no Devil May Cry.
Remember Dante's Inferno? God of War-like, hack and slash title from Dead Space creators Visceral Games, who are sadly no more? Angry birds halloween. Well, ten years after its official release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Dante's Inferno is available on PC.
Of course, the port is not official since Visceral Games have been closed down by EA in 2017, but thanks to the developers of RPCS3, an open-source PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows, you can now play Dante's Inferno in crispy clear 4K and buttery smooth 60 FPS.
Yes, you read that right, the game is completely playable via the emulator and you can see the gameplay footage in the video above. It is safe to say that the game looks great despite being a 10-year-old title, all thanks to 4K resolution.
The emulator developers say that graphics and performance have been great on the emulators for years, however, the issue with physics made it impossible to finish certain stages of the game. On top of this, stuttering during cutscenes and stability issues were also holding this PC port back.
Luckily, the team managed to fix the problems and say that even mid-range PC's will be able to hit 60 FPS without issues.
Dantes Inferno Game Psp
RPCS3 Dante's Inferno on PC
Dante's Inferno Game Wiki
This is, of course, a huge opportunity to all PC players to dive straight into hell and slay some demons and Satan himself. You can find more information about the PS3 emulator on the official website.
