A month before God of War III arrives, EA will offer their brutal, over-the-top action extravaganza that should tide you over for a few weeks.
It's Dante's Inferno , and if you want a closer look, you'll get it before the year is out. EA and developer Visceral Games has announced that a playable demo for the game will be available next month; this "Gates of Hell" sample features the "entire opening level" and thereby introduce you to the game's main hero. You'll battle hordes of hell-spawn as you progress through the dark and intimidating section, eventually facing off against the ultimate boss: Death. Once you manage to defeat Death, you will take his scythe (the weapon you see Dante wielding in many screenshots and gameplay videos) and will also utilize a powerful holy cross. Said executive producer Jonathan Knight:
"Our main goal from the start of this project has been to create a journey that will make gamers truly feel like they are going through hell. The demo will give everyone some insight into how we are treating the story and a taste of the gameplay. And with nine more circles of hell to explore once the game comes out in February, we are literally just scratching the surface."
In the full game, you will work your way through the nine infamous circles of hell: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. Of course, it doesn't really follow the actual story of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy," as there is no fighting or mauling going on in that novel; it's a religious adventure through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. But hey, you gotta take creative license in order to make a scintillating interactive experience, right?
Dante's Inferno is slated to launch in North America for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PSP on February 9, 2010. This demo will only be available for the PS3 and 360, though.
Sweet. Looking forward to this.
Lovely, it holds interest, but i only need one, and GOW3 will hold me over.
Hope the demo will be good.
Demos have been a real downer for me. Several have made a great game look meh (Valkyria, Batman) and some have made a meh game look great (Brutal Legend). I just find hem to be completely unreliable. It is better to wait for release and look at trusted reviews.
To be fair I am sold on Lost Planet 2 based on the demo.
This could be good, gonna keep an eye on this one for sure. 🙂
Well this is one of mt highly anticipated titles of the year, looking forward to this.
I will get it but probably just going to wait for GOWIII and pick this up and a lower price point. Still all the video I've seen looks good, maybe they are hoping 360 owners will flock to this with no GOW on their table, kind of like Prototype versus Infamous.
I'm predicting another PS3 inferior version but lets hope my prediction is wrong. Let's not even bother with the PSP version.
I don't think this ones a port is it?
These are the same devs that did Dead Space, so I'm sure that the PS3 version will be great.
I have been watching the dev videos for this and I am pretty excited for its release. Definitely a day one for me.
Wow. A demo consisting of the whole first level.
That's both super epic and kind of sad at the same time..
another one of my big four is coming, must buy for me.
Big Four (brutal action bunch):Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, Darksiders and GOW3
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Hack and slash is getting more popular isn't it.
wow, and here i was thinking i had nothing to play in December.
Amazing lineup, we'll have GOW collection, Bayonneta and Dante's Inferno as warm up to the mighty GOWIII.
I'm looking forward to the demo. I also hope we get one for Darksiders.
One of my most anticipated titles of next year! I just know it will be good. I'm glad they are releasing a demo for the game. Hopefully, this will get more gamers to give it a try. Can't wait to visit hell next month!?.I can't believe I just said that…God…I meant that in virtual reality. Believe me!