No God of War Will Keep Dante's Inferno From Greatness: GamingBolt

GB writes: "When talking about 2010 there are a few titles that immediately come to mind. Mass Effect 2, Halo Reach, and especially God of War III rank among the most anticipated. Having now played Dante's Inferno I can say without a doubt that it not only deserves to rank up there next to God of War III, but it has to potential to surpass it. A bold statement I know, but play the demo and you will understand."

[Ninji]

I stopped reading at

"Having now played Dante's Inferno I can say without a doubt that it not only deserves to rank up there next to God of War III, but it has to potential to surpass it."

I'm going to assume he hasn't played the GoW3 demo (because it's better than just assuming he's stupid).

[DasBunker]

i liked DI altough graphics were sh** but it played very smooth which was nice..

dante doesnt feel as bada$$ as kratos and neither his finishing moves.. i liked the whole holy and unholy powers upgrading techniques.. but some aspects of the story were not that well implemented (at least in the demo).. and the pacing is weird..

H&S <3

[Darkeyes]

More GOW3 bashing.. Wow. Having played DI, I must say it's a good game and I intend to buy it when the final version comes out, but comparing it to GOW3 is unfair on DI.... The graphics aren't even close to GOW3 Demo and judging by what HHG said about the new vids, GOW3 seems to take the graphics again a notch further (I know it's HHG, but to give him some credit, he does gets stuff right sometime).... The combat felt like GOW only a little bit sluggish in dodging, but overall a nice game...

Sadly, once the media picks up a topic, they go on bashing it regardless of the fact the even the devs are keeping mum.

Again the only feeling I couldn't shrug off was that it felt like GOW, which is a good thing, but still you expect them to do at least something new (they even copied the Cyclopes ride from GOW3).

[Double07]

Did I play a different demo of Dante's Inferno than the author or what?

I thought it was pretty good sure and copied a ton of stuff from GOW but to say its up there with it and might surpass it is just ludicrous as far as Im concerned. And yes I have played the GOW3 demo, many times in fact.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Everyone is hyping DI and Bayonetta to counter the beast known as God of War 3. I say, keep it coming. It takes more than those two games to slay the greatness of Kratos.

Besides that, it seems like every game in each genre has always been compared to PS3 exclusives. I'm guessing PS3 exclusives are the benchmark of gaming.

[NOOBKILLA]

After playing the Dante's Inferno demo I agree with everybody when they say it is a GOW 3 clone. Since the demo was so short it is hard to determine if it is better than a game. Comparing both demos (Dante and GOW 3) I think they are about even.

I think the only thing Dante has up on GOW 3 is the total shock value when playing the game. Playing through Dante's Inferno you will see some sick, weird, disturbing sh*t (however not in the demo)!!!!!!! The gameplay with both games in my opinion will be the same but that shock value should give Dante's Inferno the edge.

Either way I'm getting both GOW 3 and Dante's Inferno so I could care less what the media is saying is better!!! LOL

[Karsghul]

The demo was fun and i'm interested in knowing how the story ends but 'tis not in the same league as GoW3. The presentation and sound is weak. The only thing i liked over GoW is dodging...that's it.

[ABizzel1]

Am I the only one who thought Dante's Inferno was just decent.

I loved the cut scenes (hated the animated one), the 60 fps fast action, the Boss and Dante's character design, the upgrade system, and the speed of combat (it's fast almost too fast).

But graphically its OK, lesser enemies look so bland, animations are stiff, the game is built on trail and error (don't move in time boom you're dead), and it's a complete ripoff of God of War.

Dante's Inferno is a great game, if it were a launch title, after playing God of War 3 and Bayonetta's demos Dante's Inferno just doesn't hold up to those 2 games. I'm not saying it's a bad game, it's just not on par with God of War 3 at all.

Quick review of the demos

Bayonetta- B+ (88/100)
God of War 3- A- (91/100)
Dante's Inferno- B- (81/100)

[raztad]

Wow, is GamingBolt making such a claim based on the demo? LMAO. I guess those guys never played GoW1&2. They should give the Collection a shoot to understand how stupid they look.

[hobokiller]

Not if Kratos has anything to say about it.

[DelbertGrady]

My daddy is stronger than your daddy.

Waaaaahhh!!! Waaaaaaaaaahh!!!

[lightningsax]

I thought the DI demo was pretty weird. The CG cutscenes were awesome, but when it cut to the actual game, the graphics did not hold up. That would be fine if the game's mechanics were on par with something like Bayonetta or Batman: AA, but they weren't - it was the same old combo-grind that would have been acceptable in the days of GOW1, but not now.

The fights so far were pretty badly designed - here's a bland arena, here's a bunch of enemies, kill them and proceed. Here's a couple of platforms that fall down into a much more fire-y place. If you think you'll ride them to Hell, which is reasonable, tough - you just die and get a book quote that isn't related to where you are at the time. The first real boss fight in there was pretty awesome in concept, though, and the voice acting is pretty good.

I can't wait for either GOWIII or Bayonetta after experiencing those demos, but this one made me want to play GOW II again. Seriously, to me, any stage in that game holds up better than Dante's Inferno so far.

[marinelife9]

Dante's Inferno is aight. It's a rental.

[lightningsax]

@MarineLife - Yeah, what he said. I wish I could say that much content in two sentences!

[nycredude]

Although I disagree with the author, he isn't saying anything wrong. EVERY game has the potential to surpass another game, but trying to surpass GOW 3 will be a monumental task, and judging from the Demo that I played.. oh who the f*&k am I kidding this dude is a freaking fool.

I will bet my left nut Dante's Inferno will not surpass GOW 3. I challenge this fool to the same bet nut for nut!

FYI and BTW I have played both demos.

And for all you fools who keeps saying let's wait until they both release, dude the demo doesn't even match GOW 1 and 2 epicness let alone 3. Let's get real here have you guys even played any GOW games before?

[SilentNegotiator]

"No article will change the fact that Dante's Inferno is just a decent Knock-off"?

It’s like God of War with a horrid untight camera, attack mechanic issues (Scythe swing, creature’s fire, etc), lackluster graphics, and an utter lack of original ideas.

[finbars75]

I understand where your coming from but GOW3 will not be beaten by Dantes Inferno.Although I have to say I was very impressed by the dantes inferno.It plays good and looks awsome but playing the GOW3 demo again right after Theres just no way.GOW3 played alot smoother and Graphics are much more detailed and beautiful.But Im going to give EA alot of credit for bringing some stiff competition to the GOW series.What it truely comes down to is that We will have 2 great games to play next year.Bring the pain.

[wxer]

wait wait

i thought the media was all about Bayonetta is better that God of war
so why not comparing Bayonetta to Dante's Inferno ????

lol

F*ck all haters
this right here shows that GOW ass rape's all the other games out there
and thats a FACT

[Chubear]

LOL, seems like the author has never played any GoW games cause he/she would have known DI is a big copy n' paste of GoW1,2, CoO and dabs of elements of GoW3 that were shown behind closed doors in the past 2yrs.

How the hell does an original fear a blatant imitation? You think Prada and Gucci are scared of Pradah and Gucchi?

[sikbeta]

"Lets join to the PS3 bashing bandwagon... again"

Enough with this crap, what the hell are this assumptions about a demo of a game that is not even out

[callahan09]

I thought the demo was very good, but it's clearly not better than God of War 3. The level design isn't as interesting, there weren't as many varieties of enemy, there weren't as many moves, combos, and abilities, there was not as much brutality, and the graphics and animation don't hold a candle. And I'm purely comparing demo to demo here. Dante's Inferno is nice, though, and I plan to buy it. But the demo really isn't as visceral or as diverse or as well-designed as God of War 3's demo. At least the God of War demo gave us a taste of some puzzles and interesting platforming and diversity like the vertical shaft you fly up through. And it gives you a sense of the epic scale you're in store for. The Dante's Inferno demo just lets you kill some bad guys in a stylish fashion, but it doesn't offer all that other stuff, so I'm not sure why people are already saying it's surpassing God of War. It's just more stirring up controversy for hits, I suspect.

[travelguy2k]

Where do i find the GOD OF WAR 3 demo?

[FACTUAL evidence]

Enough with the "PLZ let teh god Of WaR fail, tis game will surpass it!" articles. I played this demo yesterday, it's a rip of GOW! And for those who disagree go play GOW, then play your DI demo. Anyways DI was pretty cool, but this game couldn't even come close to GOW1's epicness..i'm outtie.

[NightmareCV]

I have played it actually and I stand by my statement in the preview.

[Monkey521]

I pre-ordered the game from Amazon. So try pre-ordering it somewhere.

[pixelsword]

...I don't understand.

*Reality time for a sec*

Okay, I would assume that everyone's played Bayonetta's demo and saw what a weak comparison that was to GoW, and now that this game's demo is out, I knew that the rest of the boneheads would make this comparison and say that this game would be better. All of you so-called reporters really need to quit saying what till be better until at least the games come out; all you are doing is giving a "game killer" status to a game that never asked for it. Not to mention looking foolish.

*okay, back to the demo*

Don't get me wrong, Dante's Inferno was pretty great overall; I liked it a lot. The very first opening scene was very well done, but from there, the style they chose to use made the quality of the game slide downhill a few steps for me; but the action is solid... but you want to know why? Dante's Inferno shamelessly ripped-off GoW in just about everything and Heavenly Sword's countering (countering... Hey, GoWII had countering, didn't it? Bah, I can't remember). But still, I loved it as a game to take Castlevania's place for now.

Virgil's look and feel matches Eric Lecarde from Castlevania Bloodlines more than anything, and therefore it felt more like a Castlevania game than a GoW game. That, and the Middle-Aged Pseudo-Christian characters they use puts this game squarely in the Castlevania/Ghouls and Ghosts category.

The only things i didn't like is

- It has too many different types of media for the cut scenes; you have In-engine, In-game-engine, Middle-age stelae and animation; so it feels half-done and all over the place instead of cohesive.

- The story's dialogue and actions by the characters are fairly weak, taking away the strength of the characters. When Virgil died the dialogue from him was entirely feeble, but the Death Caller (to save the spoiler) was the best-looking I've seen in a game... just to have him act like a punk in the end.

The enemies felt more like Castlevania as well so I think this is worth at least a rent, if you really like it, buy it if you don't have a PS3 or are sick of waiting for a Castlevania game to come out this gen; because although still a shadow of GoW in comparison, this is probably the closest I've seen a game get to it thus far.

[ABizzel1]

There's a difference between borrowing elements, and completely ripping someone off, and DI ripped off GOW and didn't do as good of a job as GOW so it doesn't deserve praise, instead it deserve ridicule so no one else will dare rip someone off as much as this game has.

[beardpapa]

It surpasses GoW3 ? But it's a freakin clone! You know what DI reminds me? Those cheap B-movies that get released at Blockbuster when a big Hollywood movie comes out. You know? Like The Day the Earth Stood Still (hollywood) vs blockbuster exclusive b-movie The Day The Earth Stopped. Or hollywood 2012 vs netflix 2012: Dooms Day. And do you guys remember when Armageddon came out back in 1998, what other movie with a similar theme was out competing against it? That's right! Deep Impact with Morgan Freeman.

[Fishy Fingers]

First Bayonetta, now Dante. Personally I'll withhold judgement, but my prediction is these comparison junkies are going to look foolish come March (or January when the new footage releases).

[DelbertGrady]

Silly comparisons and baseless speculation. That's sadly what's become of gaming journalism.

[Chubear]

Well there's a reason the gaming media and PR groups are pushing the hell out of DI, Darksiders and bayonetta real hard in the Q1 2010 before GoW3 comes out.

There's a reason these games are being pushed for launch before GoW3 comes out. I'll just leave it at that.

[evilmonkey501]

but I'll probably get all 3 of those eventually.

[beardpapa]

And how come we don't get stupid articles like Bayonetta vs DMC? Heck it's a ripoff of DMC with big T&A instead. I'd be furious if a developer came with a complete clone of Half-Life and the media starts praising it like it's better than HL.

[SilverSlug]

is at least its own game. I just finished playing the Dante's Inferno demo and it just reminded me wayyyy too much of God of War. First of all, the dodge, same as God of War. The plot premise, about the same, they take your love ones and you go out for revenge (obviously not word for word the same).

What about the life fountains? They have the same color as God of War and even have R1 to open them. ... QTEs feel the same for brutal moves.

Wish the developers tried to make it their own instead of making a game that God of War fans will feel easy playing. If I wanted to play God of War, I'll play God of War Collections till 3 is out.

[KillaManiac]

Ya it was so much GoW rip it wasn't funny.
Like you when I saw the life fountain and the moment I pressed the square square square combo and its a big circle combo swing (same as GoW)it was just TOO alike.

I think the game is fun and worth playing 100%, but it IS 99.9% trying to be GoW.

Now when it comes out everyone (360) will say its better....since they cant get the other game (ex: Infamous vs Prototype).

This is only the start of this garbage.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I'm glad its a 1 to 1 rip, we've seen what happened when they try to knock of god of war with their own ideas (Conan, Beowulf, etc)

[nycredude]

Hey I liked Conan and still have it. That game is what you would call inspired by GOW. Dante's Inferno is a 100% carbon copy, albeit a decent one, but a copy nonetheless. In the world of literature it is called plagerism, and is illegal.

[Jamescagney]

What are you going on about you complete numpty? Pretty much every game out now copies a style or feature of another game out there. Look at UC2, take a second or two to think of the games that UC2 takes a bite out off. Does it matter? No, because UC2 takes those ideas and uses them to make the game a better experience.

Every game since the day of PONG has used previous games as a stepping stone. There are very few games now that are innovative, hardly any. You can't knock a game when it is similar to another, you can criticise it if it is a crap game, but not for being similar.

[Gothdom]

DI is just a 95% copy, but it's still plagiarism. I mean, DI is not only a copy of God of War, but it has the same elements. Like when you get your first magic by the big door... exactly like god of war. And the refils are the same.

I felt the environment effects were interesting, but the character models are "meh" and when you copy a game that much... it just feels lame. I had great expectations for the game, as I love the theme, but having played the demo, I'm not even gonna bother.

[pixelsword]

That's the problem; DI ISN'T bringing you a better experience, it's bringing you a somewhat LESSENED experience and ripping-off just about everything from the GoW series to do it.

It' like how Street Fighter came out and then you get 1,000 games with two guys wearing red and white Gi's. Sure, games like Tekken pulled it off, but Dante's Inferno is like that one Street Fighter clone with the characters that have names like "Ben" and "Ryo".

And what makes it more of a joke is when boneheads turn around and say that that game is better than Street Fighter.

[beardpapa]

"Now when it comes out everyone (360) will say its better....since they cant get the other game (ex: Infamous vs Prototype).

This is only the start of this garbage."

Shoot. Come to think of it. That's pretty smart of the gaming industry. Make a copy cat game of the other console's exclusive and sell it as a multiplat so the other console's userbase gets a taste of the action. AND since it's multiplat, it'll sell more than if it was exclusive! Genius!

[Raoh]

it's infamous vs prototype all over again..

[FwanK]

It never ends...

[exnihilonihilfit]

Infamous Vs. Prototype was a decent comparison especially since they're both new IPs. Dante's Inferno is a carbon copy of GOW 1&2, but it's still quite obvious that it doesn't come close to GOW3. When you play the GOW3 demo you feel like there has been an improvement over GOW1&2, when you play the DI demo you feel like you're playing a great re-make of GOW1&2. That's not meant to take away from DI, I'd say it's better than GOW1&2, but only as much as it should be because it's in the next generation of console games, whereas GOW3 feels like a real leap forward. To be honest, and though I never agree with the guy, HHG put it best: compared to other games this generation, GOW3 feels like a PS4 game, not just PS3.

[ultimolu]

...*slowly c*cks head on a side*

...

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Okay, you know what I should really get to my Bayonetta disc. I mean, the demo was great, I liked it a lot and I may get the game when I have the money or it's cheaper but seriously...STOP COMPARING IT TO GOWIII. First it was Bayonetta and now Dante's Inferno?

[Jsynn7]

The gaming media has been real funny with GOW3 lately. They keep making these comparison to DI and Bayonetta and some have gone as far as to say they're better. I think it's an exclusive thing. I think they're trying to say "Don't be glum non-PS3 owners! You can get something like GOW3 that even better on the 360/Wii!". It was the same thing with Infamous/Prototype. If GOW3 was a multi-console title, GOW3/DI/Bayonetta would be on the same level. I lol at these "gaming journalists". Just nothing better to do than to say bizarre and untrue things.

[nefertis]

It will never end ultimolu, it seems like some journalist want sony to fail if that happen sony fans will start riots. I will quit gaming if sony stop supporting the us.

[free3sixty]

Flop of War 3 is just another GOW, nothing new just updated graphics which dont even look next gen.

Multiplattform games own this gen.. also the PS3 droids prefer buying multiplatts instead of Sonys so great exclusives which nobody plays online, lol.

[Double07]

Ahahahahaha

Christ almighty, Ive been a member of this site for a few months now and Im pretty sure that your comment is the dumbest Ive read in that time so I'd just like to congratulate you on that but also thank you for the laugh you just gave me with your comment.

[Nitrowolf2]

they get allot dumber,

[cereal_killa]

Says the poor pathetic Muppet who has nothing to play. Jealousy is strong with this one. Wheres all your little butt buddy's Muppet staying away from PS3 threads for a while so they can bubble them selves up and start the fanboy trash again.

[nefertis]

free3sixty your comment fail, do some gamers and journalist realise that if sony not in the game industry it will be boring nothing innovative would ever be the same. We all know sony is the only company that will take risk by creating there new ip and tech unlike microspit.

[sam2236]

Yeah, because it's God of War 3! 3! The THIRD game in the seies that's called God of War!

Jesus Christ, you're retarded.

[SoapShoes]

Will this stupidity end? These claims are being made about every game now... *Insert Title Here* surpasses GOW. These sensationalist headlines are just being made because they know they can not compete without them and to create hype where there is none.

What's funny is that they are ALL still comparing themselves to GOW. Funny huh? For being so much better, these "supposed" kings should be standing on their own legs rather than comparing themselves to other games and putting down the competition. You can not even make the claim that this game deserves to sit next to GOW3 considering that this punk has never played GOW3, GOW3 IS NOT OUT!

[Unicron]

Man, the hate for God of War 3 is strong. Guess fanboys fear it so they need to try to tear it down.

I'm buying Dante's, Darksiders, Bayonetta, and God of War, and I will enjoy them all!

[DasBunker]

me too *hi five*

altough i think ill buy some of them trough the whole year.. too many great games coming out.. i still wanna buy NGS2 :)

also ill get castlevania LOS

EDIT: @belos

everyone? oh you mean here in N4G.. you know our opinion doesnt count.. its all about what eurogamer or games radar say.. after all theyre the "professionals" and their articles are the ones being published here.. -_-

for them multiplats are always better than sony exclusives and font hesitate to let the world know.. but with 360 exclusives is a whole different story.. theyre always AAA and doesnt matter if theyre more of the same.. sony exclusives always have to innovate to get the same scores as 360 exclusives..

i expect some GOW3=GOW2 in HD from edge and the likes to bring the score down.. altough other games got a free pass for the same sin..

[Timesplitter14]

The hate for GOW3 is strong? It's the complete opposite.

Look at all the comments and see how everyone's trying to kick DI in the corner.

[raztad]

I think Unicron is talking about "journalists" and fanboys. GoW used to be quite a respected game but no anymore.

*Look at comments*

I dont see that many people kicking DI to a corner. In any case the demo just showed DI is too "inspired" from GoW and people noticed it. I liked DI demo but hardly it can top GoW when it's just ripping it off.

[nycredude]

Timesplitter

Just stop it DI is 100% a copycat of GOW and it's a disagrace. I don't care what anyone says it is a disgrace. They are totally plagerising and not one once of this game they can call their own. There is no defending it.

I was siked for the game but after the demo I will now be passing on it. Both Bayonetta and DI will be passes as ther are too many games in the 1st quarter for me on both consoles to buy a complete copy of the real thing coming in March.

[TheBand1t]

PROTOTPYE IS VASTLY SUPERIOR TO INFAMOUS!

...Wait, I'm late for that party? Damn.

[eagle21]

ROTFLMFAO :)

[Nitrowolf2]

towards gOW3 from the Media
Honestly DI is a awesome game but i prefered GOW3 so much more, but the way i see it i see DI the same as GOW just set in Crusades time rather then greek mytholgy time, either way i might get them both (GOW3 for sure) so its still a win, win (for ps3 owners)
But honestly like i said in another post this game feels just like GOw (more gow then Bayonneta).

what will be next comparison? Darksider? honestly i thought this would be the game that would be more compared to GOW

[Anorexorcist]

as the PS3 itself continues to gain market share. My god it is so odd how when the PS3 exclusive titles are revealed and are proven to a certain degree (such as the case with the GOW3 demo) to be imminent blockbusters, the pathetic partialized sector of the gaming media all embark together on a mission to discredit the PS3 and it's titles by grabbing ANY multiplatform title they can see and mindlessly giving it more credit than a PS3 exclusive.

This is officially the most pathetic generation of fanboys I have ever seen, and I have been witness all the way back to the NES generation.

[ArmGunnar]

It's funny, isn't it ? LOL

I have God of War III demo and Dante's Inferno demo and don't need to talk !!!

GOD OF WAR III > Dante's Inferno !!

I'm not a fanboy but play and compare. God of War >>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>> Dante's Inferno

[Nitrowolf2]

Needs to stop
why?
because one they are comparing GOW3 demo from june wich obviously had bugs (as it stated)
Thats ridiculas why don't they wait till they get done with both games (if DI isn't done)
same with the Bayonetta
Why does it seem like wen they do a comparison they sound like they have played GOW3 final version wen they are using an old build demo.

[MajestieBeast]

I guess gamingbolt is sour that they didnt get to go see the new gow3 footage that all the professional journalists went to so now they need to take it out on Sony i mean i played the demo and it doesnt even come close to gows e3 demo.

[PStu'rd]

GoW franchise is heavily overrated. Its way to simplistic. The only thing it still has going on is the presentation. Easy to see why kids like it. Bayonetta and dante will probably steamroll it

[Somnipotent]

if it's multiplatform, then it's automatically better than any exclusive... ?

beyonetta better than god of war
dante's inferno better than god of war
prototype better than infamous
modern warfare better than killzone 2

what else?

[Jsynn7]

You hit it right on the head, my friend

[raztad]

... better than any PS3 exclusive?

Fixed. MS games get free passes constantly from some big sites.

[thornh]

though Bayonetta and Dante's Inferno are good (and I will be getting both) they simply do not compare to the GOWIII demo...at all. Bayonetta is, like most people have been saying, much more comparable to the Devil May Cry franchise. Dante's Inferno is a complete GOW clone. But I'll give it a shot.

The game that really interests me though is Darksiders. I really look forward to getting that one. Here's my list of must have games in early 2010:

1. God of War 3
2. GT 5 (if it's released in NA)
3. Heavy Rain
4. Final Fantasy XIII
5. Darksiders
6. Dante's Inferno
7. Bayonetta
8. MAG
9. Bioshock 2
10. White Knight Chronicles
11. Battlefield Bad Company 2

[Nitrowolf2]

Darksider is the one that i thought would get a GOW comparison, but that game does look like it could be great

[Rhezin]

keep dreaming "PStu'rd", with a name like that I can assume your IQ is under 50. Bayonetta is boring with outdated graphics, looks like a stranglehold clone. Dante's inferno looks sweet and I will be buying it ONLY because its from the people who made dead space. But it will NEVER EVER EVER surpass God of War's awesome gameplay, violence, puzzles, and graphics. God of War is a proven franchise. Dante's Inferno= NEW IP. Why can't you xbox f@gs realize that. Just blow your brains out already and spare us your dumba$$ rants.

[OGharryjoysticks]

Every first person shooter releasing next year will be hailed as being better than Halo Reach.

So even though every game due out next year is all of a sudden better than GOW3, I'm sure the media will use the same mentality on Halo Reach in due time.

(Oh, and if you can't sense sarcasm - because we all know the media would not dare suggest anything negative about Microsoft's advertising machine then please note the prior statements were made to make a point and do not reflect reality)

[divideby0]

another author will publically demonstrate his ineptness in forecasting when these games are released. GOW is going to own all games being compared to it...

[Neo604]

it's a cheaper version of GOW.

[MajestieBeast]

Where were the dirt 2 is superior then forza 3 articles?

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the only thing original about this game is the storyline. Everything else about this game screams "God of War", from the way the levels are mapped out, to the way tutorials are presented in-game. However, I think if you're going to rip a great game off, this is how you do it. It's extremely polished, the framerate remains constant throughout, and the fighting is just flatout fun Dante's Inferno is a great game (from the demo that I played) and I will no doubt be purchasing this to hold me over until God of War 3 releases.

[Nitrowolf2]

yes its a great game
Oh well no point in arguing about this anymore point is
I can have them all on my one console

[DarK-SilV]

day one for both titles ,I wish people would stop bashing DI and GOD of war ,this is a joke ,both are great games ,one of the reason I am buying DI is because of Dead space Dev,

[exnihilonihilfit]

The story line isn't original, it's based on a classic epic poem, just modified a bit to make the main character a warrior who's in love. I mean they didn't even bother to change the title, in fact, the use of the phrase Dante's Inferno is to identify both the author and the book, like if you were to say Homer's Odyssey or Ovid's Metamorphoses. The title should just be Inferno.

[emk2004]

the demo is alright but gow still way better.

[Gen0ne]

... it was good. But if I were to list it in my own personal order.

1. God of War 3
2. Bayonetta
3. Darksiders
4. Dante's Inferno

Bayonetta beats out Darksiders because of the combat system. ( which does in fact put DMC and many others to shame ) Wish they would bring out a demo for Darklsiders so I can compare. The fact that they haven't, makes me a little nervous so close to release. Either way, all 4 are day ones.

[Timesplitter14]

This is all very sad.

We ALL know people on N4G are downplaying DI because they don't want to give the Xbox guys weapons against GOW3 (DI being a multiplat, X360 fanboys would just say there's no need for GOW3 since they have DI anyway, etc...). Yes, even I, as a PS3-exclusive guy, can realize that this place is crawling with PS3 fanboys who seriously sicken me sometimes. I think I spend more time fighting off PS3 fanboys (in order to not look completely ridiculous as a group) than X360 fanboys.

Stop all this biased hating and just appreciate the games for what they are. DI's demo was awesome, and it DOES look on par with the GOW3 demo. The artile doesn't say it beats GOW3. It just says it has the POTENTIAL, which is true. We all know how great Dead Space was. Visceral games knows what they're doing.

So let's just wait till both are released before you all DECIDE that exclusives are always better

[Gamehead36]

I am tired of reading the same downplaying as well. With me though, I hate it from both sides. IMO, it is clearly evident that the media is trying to downplay GoWIII. Now, I am not saying their agenda is to kill all ps3 exclusives or anything like that. Maybe they are doing it for hits. Either way, all they are doing is flattering GoW so if it is the former, then it will most likely backfire on them.

It is also clearly evident that PS3 owners are doing what you explained in your post, and it is quite sickening to read. I am too a PS3 only owner. And as a game lover, and a HUGE GoW fanboy, anything that remotely replicates GoW3 will be in my hands as soon as it comes out. I will definitely be buying DI and definitely Bayonetta. You fanboys are ridiculous, and while it is fun reading all of the sad comments, it eventually makes me think "wow, these people really are serious." Sad stuff.

Speaking of Bayonetta, I don't understand the hate. I heard comments complaining it was a sub par GoW clone. That struck me the worst because anyone who has played DMC will for one know that is most similiar to that. More sad though is that the creator of DMC spawned all of these action adventure hack and slash games that fanboys are saying Bayonetta copied!!

GoW copied many things from the DMC(DMC release date 2001, GoW 2005). I don't see you guys mentioning that. Nobody should give a sh!t who copies what. If nobody copied anyone, we would have one game for each genre. Just play the damn games and stop making everything a war. GoWIII will be the best, but DI and Bayonetta will be great games too. So play them and STFU.

And thank you Timesplitters for showing everybody here isn't a fanboy. Bubbles +

[DarK-SilV]

I blame the media for all of this and the fanboys from both side

to me both games are great ,I am buying both of them

I am waiting for Dead space 2

[bjornbear]

haven't played either of them.

However nor has anyone else (safe for maybe the developers) so ehm...how about we stop assuming anything else before we look stupid

*looks at author of the article*

[Shadow017]

Playing Gow3 demo then playing dante's infernodemo . Dante's inferno felt like a dumb downed version of ninja gaiden

[Jamaicangmr]

I played the demo and honestly i really don't see what this guys is talking about. It just felt like a they are trying hard to copy GOW and while it felt ok. Really it didnt do anything particularly outstanding. Graphics where nothing special just enough. The gore is laughable almost none existent really. It seem like an ok game and i can't understand anyone hyping beyond that.

[DragonPrince]

but ripping GoW shouldn't earn it more than a 'good'.

If I ran started a business that became successful, then someone comes and copies EVERY thing I did, then made money off my ideas, I wouldn't call it an 'homage' or 'flattering' at all. Would you?

[GoAheadAndDisagree]

The demo was awesome.

It has the potential.

Nothing more we can say for now

[Christopher]

Is it now the 'in' thing to take any multiplatform game and say it beats a PS3 exclusive?

Prototype better than inFamous!

Uncharted 2 can't compare to Modern Warfare 2!

Bayonetta dethrones God of War 3!

Dante's Inferno not only as good but better than God of War 3!

Seriously, do people not see how ridiculous it is to try and hype up multiplatform titles just to trash an exclusive title? I mean, hey, some of them are great games, but why use them as ammo to some how downplay the offerings of a console that is able to play these 'better than that one' games in addition to the ones that they're being compared to?

[Darrius Cole]

It looks like Microsoft's viral marketing campaign is still hard at work.

Microsoft doesn't have any games that fit within some of these genres (like hack 'n slash) so Microsoft's viral marketing machine is hyping up multi-platform games trying to take attention away from the fact that there are more AAA releasing on PS3 than are releasing on the Xbox 360.

[PimplePopperMD]

Dante's Inferno : God of War as Prototype : inFamous

[GoAheadAndDisagree]

Really? JUST because it's a multiplat it means it will be the same thing all over again?

No.

[supremacy]

another forza versus gt article? wait a minute oops im sorry wrong clone i mean article excuse me for a sec, i thought i was looking at something like saints road vs gta type of media hype bull article. wait a sec it is one of those articles aint it?

im so tired off all these big companies cloning each other its sickenin competition is a good thing it helps improve and keep the market fresh, but recently the market hasn't been feeling that appealing let alone fresh. i mean band hero? to my already established rock band? whats next..

just like i waited for a motorstorm clone (cough pure), and singstar clone im now awaiting for a little big planet one as well.

first it was conan, now this.

Bayonetta belongs in the same category as DANTE may cry oops i mean devil may cry and castle venias with them ninja gaidens talk.

God of war is an original master piece and should be left alone in its own little world. you know what i noticed?

david jaffe is often criticized but it now seems apparent to me that whatever he creates gets cloned, the media then hypes and supports that as to say hypocrites for criticizing the man who gave birth to what you now praise?

first it was twisted metal>vigilante 8 and now this god of war>dante's inferno, and yes i could care less if some or a few of the original god of war team are and or worked on this fabricated clone.

lets see, modnation racers, the eye of judgment, the agency, agent, mag, heavy rain among others just shows you how far a company like sony is willing to go for its loyal fanbase, it knows its base wants originality as well as establishments such as the kings of their very own perspective genres.

below are the games that are and will always be king of kings in their genres, no questions ask.

Twisted metal=king
God of war=king
Granturismo=the definitive king
Singstar=king
Little big planet=king of the new modding plat-former trend

360 kings

halo=king of the shooting world of xbox

xbox live= king of the online gaming space (on consoles)

call of duty=king of the overall multiplatform shooting world

mario=king of the platforming world period

final fantasy= king of the rpg world its success cannot be match.

grand theft auto= king of the sandbox world

street fighter=king of its genre, whether you like to admit or not its been around for ages and still the heavily favored amongst gamers everywhere.

legends below

metal gear
metroid
mega man
streets of rage
zelda
jet moto
sonic
socom

[freddy99]

of DI. IMO its an ok game, nothing else. i know I will get bored playing this game for more than 1 hour, so i will not buy. Bayonetta on the other hand felt so much better. have already paid for my copy of bayo. Hope darksiders will be alot better than DI, than ill be that game.

[Digitaldude]

GOW Rip off, hardcore.

[jalen247]

Come on...Lol. This is so funny. I played DI last night. It was enjoyable and very smooth. It is definitely a GOW clone but I am okay with that because GOW is my favorite franchise. But seriously DI can't hold GOW III's jock strap. I replayed the GOW III demo right after I finished the DI demo. There is no comparison in graphics...GOW III wins by miles. I think DI is going to be a very impressive game but GOW III is just more epic and Visceral.

[jalen247]

I haven't played Darksiders but from what I have played and seen of all 4 hack and slash games, I would rank them in this order

1. GOW III
2. Darksiders
3. Dante's Inferno
4. Bayonetta

[dorron]

LOL

Just played the demo. DI is a good game, but far from GOW's greatness.

Still, I think I'll buy it when I find a good deal about 20€.

[llMurcielagoll]

Wanna bet?!

[Kakihara]

I'm honestly shocked that people enjoyed that demo. After looking forward to it for ages that was one of the worst demos I've played this year. The graphics were like a 360 launch title, there was no atmosphere whatsoever (which is weird for a game by the makers of the most atmospheric game I've ever played, Dead space). After playing the DI demo I went back to playing GOW2 and it's so much more atmospheric.

Now ... the actual gameplay, ugh. Clunky, slow. It's like God of war without the fluid movement or the pacing. God of war might make you grind through a bunch of lesser enemies at points but there's always some quirk to the environment at that time or some strategic thing you're supposed to do that adds to it. So far this game seems to be, open flat surface, throw a whole bunch of the same enemy at Dante and repeat. The two quirky parts were straight out of the God of war (killing all the enemies before the moving wall crushes you) and jumping on the back of the cyclops ... I mean, uh, whatever it was, then driving it around.

Also, the death fight? What the Inferno was that?? I kept looking around to try and find what the particular quirk or strategic element of this boss battle was but it turns out all I was supposed to do was block and hit attack for a long ass time.

[Obama]

Remember how some of the delusional ones think prototype will be a better game than Infamous? Turns out that Infamous is a much better game. The same thing will happen agaIn and we all know some of the media is trying to downplaying ps3 exclusive as much as possible.

[XxThe-RemedyXx]

Yasure.

[crematory]

i would say give me 1000 games like god of war style i will buy it all day one(dantes inferno)
give me 1000 games like ninja gaiden series i would buy it all day one
give me 1000 games like devil may cry 3(bayoneta) i would buy them all day one

note: dantes its not a clone of god of war
its different story,different animation,different finishing moves,different magic spell

between why i'm not seeing anyone talk about cod4,cod:waw,mw2 as a clone ,really weird!!!!!!!!

[Hanif-876]

I will because alot of my friends are getting God Of War 3....Dante's inferno, what?

[exnihilonihilfit]

Doesn't hold a candle to GOW3. Actually the graphics on this game were better than I thought they would be, but still not close to GOW3. The frame rate was really nice, but the animations were a bit stiff. The game play was classic GOW with no innovations, but that's okay because GOW was a great game, I just hope that the full game has some real gameplay variations that aren't exactly like the GOW franchise. The story I find very interesting because unlike most people on N4G I actually read Dante's Inferno, and I love seeing games that take classic works of literature and poetry and then put a spin on them so they can become a game.

As for comparisons between DI, Bayonetta and GOW, I'd like to propose a new rubric for same genre comparisons. We need to split the genre (I like to call these types of games Hack and Slash Action Adventure games, or just Hack and Slash [HS] for short) like is done with Western (US, UK, EU, OZ) RPGs and Japanese RPGs. People don't often make comparisons between Final Fantasy and Mass Effect, and that's because they are very different types of RPGs. The stories, graphical styles and combat mechanics are so different between games that are made in these different regions that they're almost completely different genres. Dante's Inferno, God of War and Darksiders are all Western Hack and Slash games; Bayonetta, Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden are all Japaneses Hack and Slash games. Bayonetta, is from what I can tell, the best JHS game I've played (a demo of) so far, but I never really liked NG, and the last DMC game is fairly old. GOW is easily the king of WHS games, and nobody is taking the crown anytime soon. There's one game that I think might bridge the gap between the two regions and that's the new Castlevania, but in all truth, it's really a JHS game, and since there has been practically no in game footage released, no body can judge how its going to turn out.

Being a westerner, though, if I had to choose any of these games, it would easily be GOW3, no questions asked, as graphically and mechanically its clearly the most sophisticated console game (aside from maybe GT5 & Heavy Rain) on any system in any genre.

[gersh]

Has potential to surpass God of War 3?
I totally agree...NAW!

[Magna Farta]

...and while I was blown away by it, it's definitely isn't GoW3.

I will still pick this up, but people need to stop being stupid and saying it will surpass GoW.

[TukkerIntensity]

to convince me to get both GOW3 and DI. Both are a lot of fun - I just wanted to keep going when they both ended. Is one better then the other? meh - who cares....they are both good and if you throw 60 bucks at either or both I think it would be a good thing.

[Justin_bristoe]

i'm about to play the demo so we'll see.

[TwistedMetal]

Kratos would literally rip both there freaking heads off and use them as a soup dish.

[Tomkar]

Kratos would rip Dantes' heart out!

[sam2236]

Both are good, there's no need for comparison.

Should I compare Cursed Mountain to the original Resident Evil? Or Splinter Cell to Metal Gear? How about GTA to Saint's Row? I know, I'll compare Fifa to Pro Evolution Soccer!

How come no one has b!tched about Splinter Cell being like MGS? Or Saint's Row being like (And is better then, at least for now) GTA?

Hell, Fairytale Fights should be compared to Devil May Cry!!!

EDIT: You do know that GoW is a rip off of DMC? And DMC is a rip off of Ninja Gaiden? And Ninja Gaiden is a rip off of Golden Axe? And Golden Axe is a rip off of whatever hack 'n' slash game that came out at the time?

Seriously, quit your b!tching!

[lawrence360x]

but I get what you are saying and I agree ................

[gameraxis]

but aside for what game is actually better, GOW will remain my favorite series of all time, until it doesn't... but i just don't think any other character will get the hairs on my neck and arms raised like kratos... perfect voice, perfect dialog, perfect setting, perfect story, and perfect animations make it MY favorite series of all time.

[Obama]

After completing the demo, I can safely say that Dante's Inferno has nothing on God of war 3. The graphic is much inferior , and the game play style is much too smiliar to GOW. However, the combat just isn't as fun as GOW. The only thing I like from the demo is the cg cutscene.

Bots you know damn well it's Prototype vs Infamous again, and we all know which one came out victorious.

[doomsonyman]

YES IT DOES U SEE I JUST GOT THREW PLAYING DANTES INFERNO AND FIRST OF ALL WHAT UMUST KNOW ISTHAT THE GAME SUCK NOT FOR THE FACT THAT ITS BAD BUT BECAUSE U CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT AND THIS IS CUMING FROM A TRUE HARD CORE GAMER AND GOD OF WAR PLAYER BUT WHAT DANTES INFERNO FAILS TO DO IS CAPTURE THE PLAYERS RAW UNTAIMED EMOTION LIKE GOD OF WAR DOES WHILE HAVE MANY ANNOYING SIMILARITES TO GOD OF WAR AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT FAILS AT EVERY TURN EVE-R-Y TURN THIS ARTICAL IS A DISSAPOINTMENT AND SO IS DANTES INFERNO GOOD DAY PEOPLZ

[insomnium]

was it a blatant ripoff of GOW. I almost couldn't finish the demo I felt so awkward playing it. A good game if you never played the GOW series but boy whata ripoff!

The graphicks on cinematics were great but ingame they were actually weak. Is this really the final build?

[bubb13gum]

I just feel its tooo God of War for me...if felt like that wolverine game(which was good) but I cant pay for this...not with GOW dropping 30 days later...Kudos for EA though...looking forward to dead space 2. Dead Space> resident evil 5

[MANTIIS]

Dante's Inferno to GOW III is most likely in terms of what Dark Sector is to Gears of War. Or, better, what Conan was to God of War. Both games have redeeming qualities, but they do not come close to what they are trying to emulate. Trust me. I have the GOW III E3 demo, and I can safely say even at the development level GOW III was at last May, it was enough to bury the $hyte out of Dante's Inferno. GOWIII may not keep Dante's Inferno from greatness, if it truly deserves that type of mantle, but on March 2010- GOW III will cast such an enveloping shadow over that lesser game that no one will really give a damn.

[bosnian_gamer]

I played the dante's inferno demo yesterday and honestly I see NO WAY how that game can come even close to god of war 3. I just dont get the same feeling while killing the enemies as I get it when I play god of war. It feels like a bad clone for me. And anyway its stupid to argue about that because a multi platform game on ps3 can never surpass a ps3 exclusive especially, not the ones made by Sony.

[Shane Kim]

I can't understand how a game can surpass another game when it is an exact copy. Seriousl, when I played Dante's it was like playing GoW only in a medieval setting.

[Captain Hotpot]

DI's Graphics are Horribly Dated, the gameplay is a weaker version than GOW and its story is taken straight from a great piece of Literature. GOW III will win Hands Down.

[devilhunterx]

This blogger's brainless rant have opened my eyes. I see the truth now!

(cancel Dante's Inferno pre-order)

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

So why comparison between God of War and Dante's Inferno have anything to do with the XBox 360. This site is just silly with it.