Dante's Inferno Divine Edition - PlayStation 3

This is a great game, my wife and I love it! If you're a God of War fan, this is right up your alley. In fact, the gameplay and controls are practically identical to God of War. But, it does have the one negative that God of War has, no camera! I don't like not being able to look around with the right joystick like you can in 95% of games, but this is a minor complaint. Also, I'm a fan of longer games. To me, 20-25 hours and up is good and makes me feel like I got my moneys worth. Don't get me wrong, I definitely feel like I got my moneys worth on this game, but it was pretty short. My wife and I aren't hardcore gamers, we play casually after work and on weekends. My wife starts a game on easy, me normal, then work up to harder levels. That said, I finished the game on Zealot (or normal) in about 14 hours, then again on Infernal (or very hard) in about 10 hours. To me, that's way too short, (much like Uncharted 2). However, this game has great replay value! Therefore, I highly recommend this to those casual gamers that want a fun game that everyone can beat and enjoy. For those hardcore gamers that beat every game they play in one sitting on rediculously hard level, I'm sure you'll find this game too easy. But, it's still a cool and unique game with a great storyline that should be in everyones collection. I definitely recommend it!

I study games I am interested in months before they are released. I read all of the negative reviews of this game, and ignored them. It had piqued my interest enough to still warrant a purchase. Now that I have played it, I undestand the negative reviews. The action sequences are fun to play the first time through, and the story is enough of a reason to finish it. The difficulty however is crummy. This is not due to me being a bad player. When enemies can break up your combos, even when it is an air combo, and they are grounded you pretty much do not have a chance to have fun. That is on the normal difficulty. The counter mechanic also does not work well. It works about 40% of the time in my estimation. The platforming is inticrately designed, but some of the puzzles are plain dumb. The average gamer will have trouble with them. I think there is also a glitch in The Greed level as the last review stated. There is no clear way to solve the puzzle there. Get this game only if you hae the patience for it, and want the headache. I am not going to defer anyone from getting it, but I thought that I would warn you of what to expect.

Everyone needs to relax with the God Of War similarities. Not every hack and slash adventure is God of War. I am the biggest fan of GOW and I bought Dantes based on the demo. The ONLY thing that is similar is the button config. Other than that it has a great story and outstanding combat. Not to mention some truly and I mean truly twisted level designs. The story telling is gripping and even though its based on a popular classic poem it still feels fresh. I have been playing this like crazy and cant stop. The only reason this game is getting panned is due to its bandwagonesque critic bash form the similar button config to GOW. Funny how one person can lead the destruction of a perfectly good game. All I can tell you is if you like violence, gore, aggressive storytelling, non stop action and the occasional bare breasted woman then this game is for you. Another funny thing is when people compare the game to GOW as if its a bad thing. I could only pray that if I developed a game it would be mentioned in the same breath of GOW. Anyway, buy the game. PS3 owners get more than a mouthful of special exclusive features as well. I highly reccomend you make your own decision on this work of art.

I bought this yesterday and I have to say WOW!!! This game is fun and very God of War like and that's just fine by me. The controls are easy to learn and responsive, combat is repetitive but not to overwhelming, the graphics are great and the sounds are eerie and adds to the atmosphere. The Divine Edition has a few extras like a full game soundtrack, a digital reprint of A Divine Comedy and more. If you love God of War and Darksiders then this game is for you.

NOTE: This is purely based on the demo. The game plays fairly well. Combo transitions seem pretty easy to pull off. The graphics are amazing. The game is very dark, intense, and adult. NO KIDS should play this game. I'm a grown ars man and I was a bit creeped out playing this. One criticism I have of the game is that it seems to be a copycatted mix of Castlevania and God of War. The chaotic feel of a Simon Belmont adventure mixed with the gameplay and stylizing of the Kratos engine. Game feels kind of easy too. Could have been the level I had it on, but its just a button smasher. The combos used seem to have the same effect no matter the enemy. I'll def. give this game a shot when it doesn't cost $60.

The game is very GOD of War III type. You have live action hack and slash and then sequences to follow to proceed through cut scenes. There is a dynamic aspect of the game that I really enjoyed when you go through Dante's memories and recollections. It moves to a comic book-esque style animation that I thought was very clever. The storyline will keep you interested and then concept of making the game based on the poem is great. Sensitivity has to be checked at the door... there is no room for feeling bad for slaying unbatized children. But, it's a game and unless you are one of those who thinks gaming promotes violence it shouldn't bother you. The only gripe I have with the game is that it took me too long to understand how best to use the souls I gathered and some of the other attributes you acquire. I'm sure some will say that's my fault, but IMHO I didn't think there was enough in-game tutorial to best use that stuff. Perhaps that is where replay would be beneficial, but it's just my opinion.

I don't know why this was getting dogged by the media. I found it to be highly entertaining. So the hack and splash got old but hey, that's the style of game. I really enjoyed how the gamers visualized & interpreted the novel. I also liked how you had the power to punish or absolve the souls and the different powers it could give you. For the trophy hunters, this game is medium platinum. It takes a couple of play throughs & a help from a guide to locate the artifacts and you should be good to go. On the online store DO NOT BUY THE EXTRA SOULS, you'll be wasting your money since with two play throughs you'll get more than enough souls. I highly recommend this game!!

I have enjoyed the graphic and trials. It was to short and I played a limited amount of skill to beat the game. I'm about to play the Inferno level and sofar it's easy to kill the souls and demons. I can't wait to play the online version, Trails of St. Lucia.