How close was I in predicting speculating how EA’s Dante’s Inferno would play out as a video game? I’d say I had the gist, but botched the details. As they say…the devil is in the details. You knew that was coming.
According to the official Dante’s Inferno website, the titular protagonist will wield a wicked looking scythe, have access to an array of holy attacks, and the ability to tame creatures in his quest to rescue his love, Beatrice.The gameplay footage showcases what a badass scythe wielder and eloquent speaker Dante is. Also from what I gathered from the voiceover, Satan has plans to take over Heaven instead of sitting in ice chewing on Judas. Dante himself is a veteran of the Crusades, a far cry from the observant and political minded poet in real life. As I mentioned before, there are going to be a few creative liberties for the sake of a fun game.
The Nine Circles of Hell in the game, like the poem, are in order of the severity of the sin: Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery. Will the Nine separate ditches in the Circle of Fraud make an appearance? It could as long as they exclude certain elements like human excrement in Ditch 2 and the Prophet Muhammad in Ditch 9.
A new circle of Hell will be explored in detail on the official site on the ninth of every month starting July 9. The game is set to release on January 30, 2010, so I wonder if they are going to double up on that as the release date approaches.
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Looks like they’re doing 2 circles at a time: both Limbo and Lust are available on the official site.