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Posted February 10, 2009
thanks joystiq!
this is horrible
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For those of you who I've not shared this with, Dante's Inferno the book is NOT an action book, there is almost no action in it at all. There's a lot of politcal statements relevant to issues for the time period, and yes there is a lot of gruesome torture..
But mostly this seems like they're trying to turn this book, into a christian game, for the hardcore video game players.
There are various forces of course, that do try to keep Dante in hell, but there are no real fights, if anything there are only periods where Dante has to hurry.
I mean, visually it would be a very appealing game, and if they decided to do it right, they'd make it in to a point and click adventure game, or even if you didn't want to do that, you could make a 2d platformer akin to Sonic the Hedgehog (Virgil would be Sonic and Dante would be Tails) without any enemies.
Update:
More on my ranting, Dante's Inferno (the game) is going to be so radically different from the book, it's going to inspire reading! yes, but when it's not the action thriller they want..
Post edited February 10, 2009 by Weclock
Posted February 10, 2009
So it has very little (if anything) to do with Dante's Inferno?
Posted February 10, 2009
Hasn't this thread already been done before?
Anyway, well, it could work although purists would argue anything in existence so you've got to take it as it is, a "version" or "re-imagining" of the original. heck, most games have come from literature in some shape or form.
Don't forget though it is fiction and as such is not real so you're not exactly disgracing yourself.
Making money, heaps if it, from other factual events may be more morally questionable though, so, for example, the events of World War 2 could be frowned upon for games that have had huge success and continue to do so, with massive sales and enormous profits.
If you want to frown upon such works of literacy as Dante's inferno as being wrong, I take it you don't own or have not enjoyed any of the games that have covered events of World War 2?
Post edited February 10, 2009 by Elmodiddly
Posted February 10, 2009
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Elmodiddly: If you want to frown upon such works of literacy as Dante's inferno as being wrong, I take it you don't own or have not enjoyed any of the games that have covered events of World War 2?
I do, but I don't typically enjoy them. I'll edit my post to include further reasoning why I think this is a bad idea for a game..
Posted February 10, 2009
No mate, not having a go, just trying to open it up a bit.
Posted February 10, 2009
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Elmodiddly: Hasn't this thread already been done before?

Yes, here.
Posted February 10, 2009
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Elmodiddly: Anyway, well, it could work although purists would argue anything in existence so you've got to take it as it is, a "version" or "re-imagining" of the original. heck, most games have come from literature in some shape or form.

I don't care if they do a reference or an allusion or even copy something right out of the book, to be honest that would make the game more interesting atleast for me; what i just can't digest is that they take the name of a book, known for it's deep religious and politic thoughts, and slap it right on a mindless action game (hell, i have no trouble with devil may cry: it's cleary based from Dante's Inferno, but it doesn't pretend to be like it)
if they woul at least ry to bring up the same content as in the book, but no they go for the super action filled version.
Posted February 10, 2009
It's EA. They'd take romeo & juliet and turn it into a japanese style dating game (with unlockable tentacles) if they thought it'd turn a quick buck
or Pride & Prejudice: The RTS
or Oliver Twist: The Platformer (the game begins with "Please sir, I want some more" and a furious chase ensues)
or Don Quixote: The FPS
Posted February 10, 2009
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Elmodiddly: Hasn't this thread already been done before?
Anyway, well, it could work although purists would argue anything in existence so you've got to take it as it is, a "version" or "re-imagining" of the original. heck, most games have come from literature in some shape or form.
Don't forget though it is fiction and as such is not real so you're not exactly disgracing yourself.
Making money, heaps if it, from other factual events may be more morally questionable though, so, for example, the events of World War 2 could be frowned upon for games that have had huge success and continue to do so, with massive sales and enormous profits.
If you want to frown upon such works of literacy as Dante's inferno as being wrong, I take it you don't own or have not enjoyed any of the games that have covered events of World War 2?

So it's sort of like the Lion King would be, if it was about a conspiracy involving an international bank to murder anyone who opposed them, and they named it Hamlet.
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Elmodiddly: Anyway, well, it could work although purists would argue anything in existence so you've got to take it as it is, a "version" or "re-imagining" of the original. heck, most games have come from literature in some shape or form.
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WBGhiro: I don't care if they do a reference or an allusion or even copy something right out of the book, to be honest that would make the game more interesting atleast for me; what i just can't digest is that they take the name of a book, known for it's deep religious and politic thoughts, and slap it right on a mindless action game (hell, i have no trouble with devil may cry: it's cleary based from Dante's Inferno, but it doesn't pretend to be like it)
if they woul at least ry to bring up the same content as in the book, but no they go for the super action filled version.

Well it worked with Fallout 3. I guess EA figured they'd better get on the reviving an old classic something in a way that removes everything that was good about the original and replaces it with an action game band wagon. Except they turned it to 11.
EA has been rotten since it was founded. Seriously. It was built on the idea of making loads of money off of other people's work. One of the darkest and most corrupted forms of capitalism.
Post edited February 10, 2009 by Shoelip
Posted February 10, 2009
The only genre I'd see Dante's Inferno is an old-school adventure game with intelligent dialogue and puzzles based on it (not random item collecting and try all the items in the inventory here).
Posted February 10, 2009
When i first read about this, i stared at my monitor for one square minute, than i facepalmed myself and i started swearing and cursing EA aloud (I was at work, so i guess that sounded a bit odd for my colleagues).
I have read all the three parts of the "Commedia"; i know Dante Alighieri quite well, I loved his poetry!
So please EA, please.....everything but this.
Don't turn one of the greatest poets in the history of mankind INTO ANOTHER GODDAMNED FRANCHISE!!!
And for fuck's sake, DON'T MAKE HIM THE HERO!!
Call it Dante's Inferno if you like, but don't turn Dante into another cookie-cutter macho man double wielding chainsaws!!
That would be like travelling to Italy, carefully remove his rotten corpse from his very grave and rape him in the ass with a shovel.
Gah.
*End rant*
Posted February 10, 2009
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Shoelip: EA has been rotten since it was founded. Seriously. It was built on the idea of making loads of money off of other people's work. One of the darkest and most corrupted forms of capitalism.

To be honest, i liked their older games a lot and i think they were pretty original too ( for example Dungeon Keeper)
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Grog: Call it Dante's Inferno if you like, but don't turn Dante into another cookie-cutter macho man double wielding chainsaws!!

oh at least there won't be chainsaws, the last trailer featured a guy (Dante?) wearing leather impaling a zombie with a wooden cross... wich actually sounds a lot like a crappy horror movie called "Van Hellsing"
Post edited February 10, 2009 by WBGhiro
Posted February 10, 2009
If Disney can take The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, arguably one of the great tragedies in literature, and remake it, complete with dancing and singing gargoyles and a happy ending, I don't see why this should come as a surprise to anyone.
Yes, the media industry is raping classical literature. Yes, they deserve to a slow death, such as trampling by ducks. But it's not a new development, and it's hardly surprising anymore.
Posted February 10, 2009
At least it's not Dante 2009
yet
EDIT:Now duck trampling, that's an entertaining execution!
Post edited February 10, 2009 by Aliasalpha
Posted February 10, 2009
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Grog: When i first read about this, i stared at my monitor for one square minute, than i facepalmed myself and i started swearing and cursing EA aloud (I was at work, so i guess that sounded a bit odd for my colleagues).
I have read all the three parts of the "Commedia"; i know Dante Alighieri quite well, I loved his poetry!
So please EA, please.....everything but this.
Don't turn one of the greatest poets in the history of mankind INTO ANOTHER GODDAMNED FRANCHISE!!!
And for fuck's sake, DON'T MAKE HIM THE HERO!!
Call it Dante's Inferno if you like, but don't turn Dante into another cookie-cutter macho man double wielding chainsaws!!
That would be like travelling to Italy, carefully remove his rotten corpse from his very grave and rape him in the ass with a shovel.
Gah.
*End rant*

I feel the same way, brother! Only thing is EA won't remove his corpse carefully they will just dig it out with construction equipment and then sift through it looking for small morsels that will make them money.
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