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Dante's Inferno

Visceral Games

2010•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhorrordetectivehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalerobots/ai/spaceromancevehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWide-ranging and otherworldly: an unsavoury hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

75 / 100

237 ratings

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About This Game

Dante's Inferno is an epic single player, third-person action adventure game inspired by "Inferno", part one of Dante Alighieri's classic Italian poem, "The Divine Comedy." Featuring nonstop action rendered at 60 frames-per-second, signature and upgradable weapons, attack combos and mana-fueled spells and the choice of punishing or absolving the souls of defeated enemies, it is a classic Medieval tale of the eternal conflict with sin and the resulting horrors of hell, adapted for a new generation and a new medium.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The story follows Dante Alighieri, a Crusader knight who returns home after years of brutal warfare only to discover that his beloved Beatrice has been murdered, and before he can even process the loss, her soul appears and begins to ascend toward Heaven, but is suddenly seized and dragged into Hell by Lucifer, forcing Dante into a desperate pursuit fueled not only by love but by overwhelming guilt over the sins he committed during the war, including betrayal, cruelty, and moral corruption; armed with a holy cross given by Beatrice and a scythe taken from Death itself, Dante descends into...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHorrorDetectiveHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleRobots/ai/spaceRomanceVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceLove conquers allRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BloodyMurderMagicDeathMythologyReligionWarTime limit

Where to play

Xbox / Microsoft Store

Details

Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 4 February 2010
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 7h normally, 7h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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