To Everyone Who Wants Dante's Inferno

I suggest you play the demo first. Not sure if it's out on XBL yet, but it's on PSN, and it totally SUCKS!!! It's a completely shameless, blatant rip-off of God of War in just about every way imaginable. It doesn't even look good to be honest...All I'm trying to do is warn you folks, because I know how bad it feels to spend money on a game you're psyched about and then it turns out to be a crapfest.

Don't judge Dante's Inferno on the credibility of its developer because, while Dead Space was amazing, DI simply is not!!!

what this guy says only the exact opposite. Looks really good

i thought it was amazing. sure it's a rip off, but it's a FUN rip off. its basically GoW in a theme i like better. (gothic/hellish environments.) hell, 90% of FPS copy each other. every game that has the 2 weapons/grenade button copied that from Halo:CE

Yea, I too enjoyed the demo, have played through it twice now.

I played the demo on PSN too, although I can see how it is a rip off from GoW, I don't see how that is a bad thing. If you like GoW so much than why wouldn't you like this game? Plus GoW3 isn't on 360 so people with only a 360 might wnat to get this game since they don't got the other option.

I myself didn't care for the game, but I never liked God Of War that much either. Hack N Slash games just aren't fun for me.

Sooo, what your saying is that if we don't have a PS3 to get this game? Ok

I suggest you play the demo first. Not sure if it's out on XBL yet, but it's on PSN, and it totally SUCKS!!! It's a completely shameless, blatant rip-off of God of War in just about every way imaginable. It doesn't even look good to be honest...All I'm trying to do is warn you folks, because I know how bad it feels to spend money on a game you're psyched about and then it turns out to be a crapfest.

Don't judge Dante's Inferno on the credibility of its developer because, while Dead Space was amazing, DI simply is not!!!

Intrakitt

Well I guess you guys will be the poor saps supporting this wholly unoriginal game from a developer who is obviously just cashing in. Those were just my thoughts, and I'm sticking with them. I felt the story was completely lame and does a terrible injustice to the subject-matter that it's based upon. The action was just on par with God of War, which were games that came out last-generation. It would be a fine game, if it hadn't already been done to death. Everything from the button-prompted takedowns to the control scheme, the pan-out while running up stairs, and the fact that obtaining health from GREEN water of life was just a complete and blatant rip-off of GOW...and that's not a good thing! Also, it may run in 60 FPS, but that doesn't mean squat if it doesn't look good, and it doesn't.

For my money, Darksiders is looking like the better option here. At least that game has an original art style and is apparently trying to be different. Furthermore, it looks like it will actually be fun. I just couldn't have fun with DI, as I could not stop laughing at how bad it was.

Intrakitt

yeah i played the ps3 demo it was...okay haha

I suggest you play the demo first. Not sure if it's out on XBL yet, but it's on PSN, and it totally SUCKS!!! It's a completely shameless, blatant rip-off of God of War in just about every way imaginable. It doesn't even look good to be honest...All I'm trying to do is warn you folks, because I know how bad it feels to spend money on a game you're psyched about and then it turns out to be a crapfest.

Don't judge Dante's Inferno on the credibility of its developer because, while Dead Space was amazing, DI simply is not!!!

Intrakitt

darksiders is copying zelda.

teh_shogun

Nah not really. It's unique and different from Zelda in enough ways to warrant the attention of us gamers, but as it is far too many people are giving Dante's Inferno too much attention that it is not deserving of. That's my major gripe with the title I suppose. It seems wholly unoriginal and, in this day and age, most of us should be more careful about our videogame purchases and support original titles instead of obvious cash-ins. Of course this is just my opinion.

Sooo, what your saying is that if we don't have a PS3 to get this game? Ok

firefox59

Hah no I'm not saying that. I'm saying be wary of a purchase and play the demo before you decide to commit! There's still not all that much of a reason to own a PS3 if you already have a 360, besides the obvious reason of owning a Bluray player.

I really really liked it. I guess its an opinion.

A disguised ps3 topic on the 360 board :P

I'm waiting for the demo to come out for the 360, then I'll make my oppinion on whether to get this game or not.

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darksiders is copying zelda.

Intrakitt

Nah not really. It's unique and different from Zelda in enough ways to warrant the attention of us gamers, but as it is far too many people are giving Dante's Inferno too much attention that it is not deserving of. That's my major gripe with the title I suppose. It seems wholly unoriginal and, in this day and age, most of us should be more careful about our videogame purchases and support original titles instead of obvious cash-ins. Of course this is just my opinion.

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darksiders is copying zelda.

Intrakitt

Nah not really. It's unique and different from Zelda in enough ways to warrant the attention of us gamers, but as it is far too many people are giving Dante's Inferno too much attention that it is not deserving of. That's my major gripe with the title I suppose. It seems wholly unoriginal and, in this day and age, most of us should be more careful about our videogame purchases and support original titles instead of obvious cash-ins. Of course this is just my opinion.

I didn't think it was anything special but not liking a demo doesn't necessarily mean much. I can name a bunch of demos I didn't care for but wound up liking the full game a lot, and vice versa.

Plus GoW3 isn't on 360 so people with only a 360 might wnat to get this game since they don't got the other option.

RAGINGxPONY

This is why I'm going to buy it, probably without ever even playing the demo. I've never played GoW so Dante's Inferno will be an entirely new concept for me.

I dont see the problem with it being a GoW ripoff. I don't think there are enough action platformers out there on next gen consoles anyway. Besides they even said it plays like God of War. If you don't like it don't buy it.

Considering God of War is exclusive to Playstation and you're posting on an XBox forum, who cares if it's a rip-off? I think it looks like a lot of fun.

They'll edit content if it ever comes to receiving an AO rating, considering that's basically reserved for porn games, and no retailer is going to market an AO rated game.

They'll edit content if it ever comes to receiving an AO rating, considering that's basically reserved for porn games, and no retailer is going to market an AO rated game.

LittleEnid

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They'll edit content if it ever comes to receiving an AO rating, considering that's basically reserved for porn games, and no retailer is going to market an AO rated game.

Kcdragon8116

And they re-released Manhunt 2 to tone it down to an M-rating.

Like I said, they'll tone down content if they think it'll earn an AO rating.

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I played the demo and it plays alot like GOW but it is not A rip off.I really like this game and I will be buying this for 360 on day one.This is as close as you are going to get to God of War on the 360 in my opinion.

Who cares if it is a blatant rip-off? I am happy that Dante's Inferno is a clone of GoW. The closer it feels to GoW, the better. For the record, there are almost no original games nowadays (apart from Spore, etc). Everything has already been done before. Look how many FPS games there are nowadays, yet nobody ever says "wow, another Doom clone". You have a Halo avatar, yet don't mind Halo being a blatant rip-off other FPS games that came before it? Oh no Halo is a Doom rip-off because it is an FPS game that features space marines. Halo must be a terrible game because its unoriginal! Yeah right... If Dante's inferno is a rip-off GoW, than that is a GOOD thing. As long as the game is fun to play, I couldn't care less where the game was inspired from.PandaBear86

Zing!

I'm in. This is going to be a fun game, and that is all there is to it.

well, considering xbox only console owners wont get god of war and this is the next best thing...im sure we willl enjoy it. hopefully...it looks cool.

Why is it that one game from a certain genre gets highly praised (GoW) makes gamers quickly think its a rip off when other games play almost the same? If you enjoy the genre so much why hate on other games? It's just like saying all hack'n slash games suck because they can't compete with GoW.

I'll be honest, one reason I was interested in this game is because of its similarity to God of War. I don't have a PS3, so I'll be missing out on GoW3 :(

If Dante's Inferno does a good job of filling in that void of not having GoW3, than that's perfectly fine with me.

Look people, I wasn't trying to claim that other games don't copy or "borrow" ideas from popular franchises of the past, all I was trying to imply by starting this thread is that Dante's Inferno is, beyond a doubt, the biggest, most shameless rip-off of the God of War franchise I have ever seen and that the game, based on its own merits, is completely disappointing. If you are a person, like me, who cannot stand people just blatantly ripping off the popular ideas of others so that they can obviously turn a profit off of the poor saps who are like, "Derr, God of War was awesome so this must be koool too!!" than you will surely agree that there are better titles out there that you could be spending your money on. Bayonetta, even though it looks a lot like Devil May Cry with a female protagonist, still looks and feels more original than Dante's Inferno, as does the aforementioned Darksiders.

I was in no way trying to state that Halo is wholly original, but it is way more different than DOOM. It is, afterall, the first FPS game that could mesh good first-person action with third-person driving controls, except for maybe Redline on the PC, but who really remembers that title? Even though there have been countless immitators of Halo since it was first released, it still generally feels like it has a st yle all its own. Dante's Inferno, on the other hand, does not. They should have just named it Ninja of War to save people any confusion that the misleading title shared with the cla ssic piece of literature, as this game is far from cla ssic, and I hope that people do not support it when it is released so as to hinder future projects like this from ever surfacing.

Also: I'm not trying to say you should support Sony's PS3 and buy God of War III or anything like that. I'm personally more of a 360 type of guy and I have been from the start, but my brothers both own PS3's and I live with them now, so I am exposed to the best of both worlds. But anyway, if God of War III turns out to be anything like the games that it is succeeding than I will reserve the same judgment for it that I am placing on Dante's Inferno. There has been enough of a time-gap between the release of the second one and the third one where the developers could easily put in some creative, original ideas and hopefully throw in something to replace the dated, boring, button press bossfights/takedowns of the past and hopefully create a new combat system.

That is all. I hope I could shed some light on what I was actually trying to say by creating this thread.

It's only a "rip off" because the same team that developed the God of War series also assisted in Dante's Inferno. Love the PS3 demo though.shaunchgo

No they didn't, and I would appreciate a source that could make your comment credible. If they did help with the development, than I am seriously worried about how God of War III is going to turn out.

Look people, I wasn't trying to claim that other games don't copy or "borrow" ideas from popular franchises of the past, all I was trying to imply by starting this thread is that Dante's Inferno is, beyond a doubt, the biggest, most shameless rip-off of the God of War franchise I have ever seen and that the game, based on its own merits, is completely disappointing. If you are a person, like me, who cannot stand people just blatantly ripping off the popular ideas of others so that they can obviously turn a profit off of the poor saps who are like, "Derr, God of War was awesome so this must be koool too!!" than you will surely agree that there are better titles out there that you could be spending your money on. Bayonetta, even though it looks a lot like Devil May Cry with a female protagonist, still looks and feels more original than Dante's Inferno, as does the aforementioned Darksiders.

Intrakitt

Devil May Cry and Bayonetta play the same because they're both created by Hideki Kamiya.

I think the point of this thread is pretty stupid, considering the game hasn't even been released yet and people are getting the difference between fact and opinion confused. I don't get why you're so hellbent on deterring people from this game. People are going to determine whether they want to purchase the game through their own resources (reading reviews or renting it), so I doubt this rant is particularly meaningful to anyone. Picking up health the same way hardly makes a game a cheap rip-off, especially if you look at how many games use hearts and coins to pick up health/currency. There's a difference between a spin-off and a rip-off.

I really really liked it. I guess its an opinion.

good_sk8er7

Thanks for the heads-up , I'll cross it off my wishlist.

Thanks for the heads-up , I'll cross it off my wishlist.

MrBelveder06

It's a completely shameless, blatant rip-off of God of War in just about every way imaginable.

So....it's like God of War, which many people consider to be one of the best series in the genre? That's an excellent reason not to play it.

I enjoyed the demo enough to consider buying it. If I do I will be getting the PS3 version though since it comes with all the extras for free (soundtrack, download of the story, developer documentary, free DLC in March, box, and the Dante statue that both versions get with a preorder).