Dante's Inferno demo!
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So anyone played it yet? Couldn't find it on the UK PSN, but it's on the US PSN.
Just got in from work and started downloading it.
Just got in from work and started downloading it.
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Me too, but then again the Dead Space port had shitty mouse lag controls.
True, but it managed to redeem itself by a) being released on PC to have shitty mouse lag to begin with, and b) being such a totally awesome game that I didn't care.
Back on-topic, some of the environments and boss characters in Inferno look pretty sweet, and the Limbo concept was amazing.
I really wish they'd have just focused on the awesome-looking art to promote the title instead of the tasteless marketing campaigns they've inflicted on us.
Man, even writing about it's bumming me out. Why, oh WHY no PC release? Damn you to Hell, EA!
Don't care for the controls, but everything else is steller. Great animations, evironments look good and varied and the combats bloody.
Probably a buy for me, just wish they'd move away from QT events.
Edit: seems the PS3 version is the one to buy: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/10/dantes-inferno-divine-edition-heading-exclusively-to-ps3/
Also, probably an error but:http://www.shopto.net/PC/VIDEO%20GAMES/PCDA10-Dantes%20Inferno.html
You're probably right, and I'm not getting my hopes up, but the last I heard EA had stated officially that they weren't interested in a PC port. This was back in July, though.
http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/07/20/ea-no-plans-for-dantes-inferno-for-pc/
makes me focus on that part instead of the action.
why not put the buttons where stuff is gonna happen? like, around the head before you decapetate somebody..
very shitty design choise.. but then again, gemedesigners are worthless at everything other than stealing money from gamecompanys.
might buy it, to hold me over for God of War
What's up with the black bars covering the boobs? They should have made it mosaic so it's not so intrusive.
God, that sounds weak. Please tell me the final release won't be censored.
Well so much for lust. Welcome to the 8 circles of "Rated E for everyone!" Hell.
I wouldn't have thought so. Surely it's a safety measure given that it's a demo available for download, as opposed to a retail copy with certification? After all the shit that EA pulled with their marketing antics, I can't see them censoring nudity - or if they do, it'll be an option to disable in game options or something.
http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2009/10/26/dantes-inferno-scaled-back-during-development/
AFAIK, my kids account isn't restricted.
I disagree with your idea about "we're trying to be cool like GoW", but Im glad you noticed the miss-placed button prompts like I did.. Im not crazy I tells ya! sucks doesnt it..having to stare at the top of the screen instead of at the action.....some poor animators work, down the shitter.
didnt have any black bars though.. あなたは日本に住んでいるのに、オッパイが見えないか・・・変でんｗ
I agree about the QT signs being too camoflauged into the foreground, they need to been more obvious and changed to a different location onscreen.
I can't wait for this game. I know a lot of people are angry about the so called pooping on the original text, but I really don't care. I understand where people are coming from with those complaints, but I was never really vested in the poem to begin to with. The game looks fun, takes place in hell, has some bad ass monsters, and designs, it's everything I want from a game. If I somehow manage to get some work, this'll be a day one purchase for me.
Still didn't like the game.
Anyone rate Heavenly sword?
Never got a chance to play it. Looks beautiful, though.
I need a PS3.
Not the greatest thing in the world, but definitely some sequences and art worth checking out. Combat is decent, not great. Definitely worth $20.
I can't get past how dated the game looks, it looks like a PS2 port...
Thought the graphics were ok, but you can see the comprimise of going 60fps on a console, no normal maps on the environment, low quality shaders, but i think the combat makes up for it imo.
Also if this is using the same engine as Dead Space, then replacing its deferred rendering with whats looks like baked lightmaps was a big mistake imo.
But yeah, Dante's Inferno just... I dunno, yeah its nice its 60fps, but man, I just cna't get over how ugly it is, even more so with GOD3 being 60FPS and looking a lot better.
one segment of gameplay with the wheel slowly closing in and you have to kill all the enemies to open the gate was taken directly outta god of war 1. yes the 60 fps looks good but the art direction is horrible, everything looks so muddy and over contrasted. And I looooved dead space, so I dont know how they went so wrong and bland with this.
I havent been interested in this game since day 1 but playing this demo, its like they had a god of war checklist. upgradable skills, check. health and xp that are glowing flying orbs, check. large scale environment stuff going on, (to be fair the church collapse was cool), check. oh and god of war had lots of tittys, so we better throw even more in there to be extra awesome!
overall im just not feeling the Gothic theme, its not for me. and the sewing of a cross tapestry into his chest.....kinda dumb. "honey im home and have disfigured myself awesomely" just feels like its trying to be too hardcore.
not to sound like a troll but it just bugged me. there were some cool things about it though, the fire demons you need to blast with the cross and then kill was kinda neat. the church busting apart around you while you fight was well done too.
I might rent this if im craving that style combat but with GoW3 coming in march and the demo of it on my HDD i i'll probably give it a skip. Now come out with Dead Space 2 already dammit!
so you love god of war and it's just like god of war but you don't like it. right.
I remember watching the 20 minute presentation at e3 this year and it was way better than I expected. I love god of war, and this looks like more of that. fuck yes - count me in. I have no issue with getting more of the good stuff. I've yet to try the demo so who knows, maybe that will sway me in another direction but if it's GoW:Dante edition I think I'll be more than satisfied.
EA just recently (lol, recently as in last 10 years) have been taking other games and doing nothing but copy them. And you know what, in come cases, it works. Dead Space was an obvious copy of RE4 but my dear GOD it wiped the floor with RE5, for example. So EA "can" do it when they really think about it. But with DI, I think they worried too much about hitting the 60 FPS mark, which is odd because its really not rendering all that much to struggle anyway.
My hopes for Dantes Inferno is that it will go above and beyond what GoW did, like Skate did against Tony Hawk. I just hope they don't toss all the cool shit in the first 4 levels and the last 5 are just ho-hum. I like steady buildup. The way you upgrade your abilities seems cool.
Dead Space seems like a bad-ass game, and I will play and finish it in the near future.
They really need to fix the button promps, like now. I wanna see WTF I am doing. As the game stands, it's something I would buy, the combat doesn't seem flawed, the camera didn't piss me off and I can block when I want.
I really do need to play GOW!