EvaUnit02 on 16/12/2008 at 06:40
Dante's Inferno - New title by EA Redwood Shores, the developer of Dead Space. For PS3 and 360, a PC version has yet to be announced but is likely.
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43684.html) Debut Teaser - HD version.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3JJ56vSUcM) Blurtube
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate.* An abducted soul, a lifetime of sins, a journey to the depths of despair. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that EA Redwood Shores, the studio behind the hit horror game Dead Space™, is now working on another original property — this one based on the medieval epic poem The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. The dark fiction gave birth to the Tuscan Italian dialect and is widely considered the work that has defined the western world’s contemporary conception of hell and purgatory. The poem tells the tale of Dante who journeys through the twisted, menacing nine circles of hell in pursuit of his beloved Beatrice. Dante’s tortured and tormented world is an ideal setting for this 3rd person action and adventure of a video game, Dante’s Inferno™.
Written in the 14th Century, The Divine Comedy was published and read aloud in Italian (unlike the Bible), thereby making the poem accessible to the mass public. The poem delivers a striking and allegorical vision of the Christian afterlife and the punishments of hell. In part one, known as Dante’s Inferno, Dante traverses all nine circles of hell; limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery.
“The time is right for the world of interactive entertainment to adapt this literary masterpiece, and to re-introduce Dante to an audience who, until now, may have been unfamiliar with the remarkable details of this great work of art,” said Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer for Dante’s Inferno. “It’s the perfect opportunity to fuse great gameplay with great story.”
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* Translation: Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
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http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9519/20081215nd0.jpgShakey-Lo on 16/12/2008 at 06:59
Has there been any details on the gameplay? The trailer makes it look a little like a Prince of Persia type game, which is not really what I was hoping for.
Angel Dust on 16/12/2008 at 07:43
Oh god, that looked pretty awful. Stripped of the Dante's Inferno 'branding' I would welcome a game based on the concept of the 9 circles of hell but if they insist on 're-introducing' Dante, who now rams crucifixes through his foes heads, to a new audience it is going to feel like that scene in Last Action Hero where Schwarzenegger plays Hamlet, except it's not being played for laughs.
I really wish that I hadn't studied Dante's Inferno now since I will not be able to enjoy what could quite possibly be a good game, I really liked Dead Space, as far as everything else goes.
TF on 16/12/2008 at 08:25
Look!!! it's anime!! except in the west!!! HOW FRESH
Angel Dust on 16/12/2008 at 10:15
I wonder how they are going to handle the 7th circle of hell, the one reserved for violent sins?
saatana on 16/12/2008 at 11:07
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I wonder how they are going to handle the 7th circle of hell, the one reserved for violent sins?
An extra amount of blood and guts compared to the 8 other circles?
Andarthiel on 16/12/2008 at 12:27
An interesting concept, now I hope they don't make into some tacky action game. A deep adventure game would make more sense though.
EvaUnit02 on 16/12/2008 at 12:41
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An interesting concept, now I hope they don't make into some tacky action game. A deep adventure game would make more sense though.
Personally I wouldn't be surprised if its just "Resident Evil 4 in Hell", similar to how Dead Space was "RE4 in space".
