Reception Dante's Inferno (video game)

1 reception

1.1 dante s inferno
1.2 trials of st. lucia
1.3 controversy

reception
dante s inferno

the game received favorable reviews , according review aggregation website metacritic. while there substantial praise art style , level design, numerous critics drew unfavorable comparisons sony s popular god of war series, among other more fundamental criticisms, such monotonous , repetitive gameplay in latter half of game.

one of praised aspects game s depiction of hell, considered creative yet graphic in nature. gamepro found unique designs of circles of hell impressively constructed , getting lot of mileage out of unique setting . while critics ign acknowledged liberties taken original source material, still observed of see appropriate game tries explore extreme nature of hell , punishments , calling overall style visually impressive . other critics gamespy found enemy , setting designs shocking yet still appreciate hell, , s supposed disturbing .

however, reviews felt creativity waned towards end of game, such gamespot felt dante s epic quest loses momentum long before reach end , praising earlier levels such lust , gluttony yet criticizing 10 stage challenge level of fraud , use of enemies outside of respective circle. playstation official magazine - uk echoed view, saying game going through motions last 3 or 4 hours , despite considered have robust fighting system , being visually strong .

the recurring comment on gameplay of dante s inferno similarities god of war games. destructoid felt being similar regarded great game positive stating re not going find wholly original gameplay experience dante s inferno, doesn t mean s not hell of entertaining package - s 1 fans of action shouldn t miss. eurogamer on other hand felt game god of war clone @ core , while not terrible game, s not original 1 , view gametrailers echoed stating battles can engaging, lack of grace , refinement exhibited games god of war . while game informer found gameplay familiar, did find additional elements such punish/absolve mechanic , usable relics give dante’s inferno individuality .

wired gave ps3 version score of 7 stars out of ten , called ballsy take on literature worships @ altar of god of war. however, nick cowen of daily telegraph gave same version 6 out of ten, saying no means terrible game, s not essential title , wouldn t recommend paying full price it. if sequel on cards – hinted ending – developers institute more consistent level of quality. until then, 1 can t damn players of dante s inferno trading 9 circles of hell trip hades kratos. a.v. club gave xbox 360 version c+, saying, game’s rivers of blood, corpse-piles, , wailing souls make morbid, depression-inducing milieu. it’s relief shut out of place once final credits roll. in japan, famitsu gave ps3 , xbox 360 versions score of 4 eights total of 32 out of 40.

regarding such similarities, in interview playstation official magazine - uk, god of war iii director stig asmussen instead praised game, stating ve been intrigued dante s inferno. favourite genre, , more people making [these games] better , going on , rich story re building on, s interesting. day demo came out trying download on psn @ midnight. wanted see it.

columbia university professor teodolinda barolini, former president of dante society of america, criticized game depiction of beatrice, declaring, of things troubling, sexualization , infantilization of beatrice worst. beatrice human girl dead , agent of divine. not saved him, saving him. s whole point! here, has become prototypical damsel in distress. s kind of bizarrely corrupted barbie doll. other reviews of game include similar comments professors regarding characters: beatrice saves dante... not other way around, says professor arielle saiber, italian literature professor @ bowdoin college. united states npd group sales data showed ps3 , xbox 360 versions of dante s inferno sold 242,500 , 224,700 copies respectively in month of february 2010. 2 editions debuted on uk s top 10 games list month.

trials of st. lucia

the xbox 360 version of trials of st. lucia dlc received favorable reviews, while ps3 version received average reviews, according review aggregation website metacritic. gametrailers said xbox 360 version may little steep [at 10 dollars], gives dante shot of much-needed replayability. online co-op, seemingly-enthusiastic community, , suite of solid online features, original game feels has legs. however, gamespot said ps3 version admirable job of turning worst idea original adventure entertaining, s still hampered same problems made initial trials such drag. s entertaining swing blood-soaked scythe long because combat shallow , objectives offer slight change core experience. however, in-depth editor, playable character, , cooperative mode different enough lure anxious wrapped in hell s clutches few more hours.

controversy

in october 2009, announced game include playstation 3 trophy , xbox 360 achievement entitled bad nanny , awarded players killing monsters resembling children, supposedly lost souls of unbaptized infants. sparked conflict international nanny association (ina), in encouraged supporters oppose game. ina claimed achievement offensive real nannies , promotes real-life violence. in retaliation, ina asked entertainment software rating board (esrb) omit reward , elements of infant violence. esrb insisted role merely label products appropriately, not censor them, request not met. despite this, ina still attempted boycotting game hope of change before released.