Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition

- Dark Forest PDLC pack FREE (available March)
- Wayne Barlowe Digital Art Book
- Developer Documentary
- Digital copy of the Longfellow translation of Dante¿s Inferno
- 20 song soundtrack from the game
Product Description
Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition IncludesAmazon.com Product Description
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.
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Story The Italian mercenary Dante returns home from the bloodletting that was the Third Crusade to two pieces of soul-crushing news. The first is that although he was assured that he was absolved of mortal sins committed in the form of wartime atrocities in the name of the churches interests in the Holy Land, that is not actually the case and his immortal soul is in grave peril. The second and more terrible is that his beloved Beatrice has been murdered, and her soul pulled down into hell by a dark force. Vowing not to accept the damnation of either souls, he gives chase, vows to get Beatrice back and descends into the infamous nine circles of hell. For weapons, he wields Death’s soul-reaping scythe, and commands holy powers of the cross, given to him by Beatrice.
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Scythe Combat To vanquish the foes you encounter on your journey through the hell of Dante’s Inferno, you must learn to wield Death’s Scythe with precision and deadly force. Mix light attacks with heavy attacks to create combos, then incorporate jumps and grabs to add another layer to your combat. With dodging and Holy Cross moves thrown into the mix, you can truly become a force to be reckoned with. Without using all of your combative skills and techniques, there is no hope of ever reaching Beatrice.
Holy Powers During your journey, you may collect magic abilities for use against the legions of hell. When you perform the Righteous Path power you make a dash attack and leave a trail of icy shards in your wake. With Martyrdom you sacrifice health and mana to deal a heavy amount of damage to surrounding enemies. Divine Armor regenerates your health and protects you from damage. Add these and other powers to your arsenal to vanquish all who stand in your way and when you need to replenish your mana-fueled abilities, visit the Holy Fountains scattered throughout the gameplay area.
Creature Taming As powerful as weapons and magic are, sometimes surviving the perils of hell requires brute force. With the power of Death’s Scythe, you are able to mount the beasts of hell and use them against your enemies. All of this, however, requires ridding the beast of its current rider first. If successful, you will become the beast’s new master. Now use its awesome power to pulverize enemies and complete tasks that require a beast’s strength.
Key Game Features
- Epic story adapted from the first book of the Medieval Italian classic The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri.
- Nonstop action as you fight through Dante’s allegorical nine circles of hell.
- Wield the power of Death’s soul-reaping scythe.
- Beautiful fast-paced action and intense combat rendered at 60 frames-per-second.
- Choice-based finishes with enemies that allow players to punish the damned, or absolve them as they are defeated.
- Over 60 weapons, magic and combo upgrades and modifications.
- Huge destructive, ridable mounts that can be taken from defeated enemies.
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Additional Screenshots:
 Experience the 9 circles of hell. View larger. |
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 Wield the Scythe of Death. View larger. |
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 As well as Holy Powers. View larger. |
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 Engage in epic boss battles. View larger. |
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Dante’s Inferno Divine Edition
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I decided to rent this game as opposed to paying the 60 dollar cover price, and I can say I’m glad i did. I thought that it would be a fun game and an easy platinum trophy, and it was for the most part. It has a lot of similarities to god of war but that’s not all that bad it is actually a fun game with a lot of action. But there is one thing that put the axe on this game for me, and that is a glitch on the Greed circle. If you backtrack to save your game at a certain point (trust me you will, because if you die you will have to recollect the two items hidden in the room) the game will not allow you to progress any further because a vital switch will refuse to reactivate and trap you in the room. I tried reloading the game but it didn’t make any difference so it looks like the only fix is to start from square one and replay half the game.
So to sum it up, this is a good game but that one glitch was a total death blow to me and I don’t think I’ll be playing through again. I also want to add that I looked forward to this game from the minute i heard of it and something like this really disappoints me.
UPDATE: Wow, I decided to give this one one more shot and was more careful about the glitch, and all I can say is this game is awesome! I finally beat it at one oclock on the morning and I had a blast playing it. It’s definately not for the kids but its got a ton of action and an awesome ending movie. At the very least this is a perfect way to tide yourself over until GoW III comes out.
Rating: 5 / 5