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Dante's Inferno PS3 demo does 60 fps

The Digital Foundry blog at Eurogamer takes a closer look at the PS3 demo of Dante's Inferno:

"Overall though, first impressions are favourable. In an industry where the 30FPS is effectively the standard, it's refreshing to see Visceral Games sustain 60FPS so impressively, especially in a cross-platform project. Yes, Dante's Inferno will also appear on Xbox 360, but the corresponding demo won't be appearing on Xbox Live until Christmas Eve, when we'll all be on holiday. If we can sneak a look at the 360 demo during the festivities, we'll see about updating the DF Twitter feed with our thoughts."

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andron5267d ago

Many games claim to run at 60 fps and fall short, so it's great to have a frame rate analysis that shows this game delivers the goods. Still only a demo but it bodes well for the technical side of this game though...

raztad5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

Agree with andron. Many suppsedly 60fps game cant sustain that framerate when things get hectic. Bayonetta, for instance, is more a 30-40 fps game on the PS3.

That said, I enjoyed DI demo but those 60fps came at a cost. Games visuals are not very good.

nycredude5266d ago

Yeah but too bad the game is a complete 1:1 copy but somehow feels empty.

@ALi

you are serioulsy one of the most negative Ps3 owners I've ever saw. Where are you in the Tibetan mountains or something. This demo only took me about 20-25 minutes to download.

himdeel5266d ago

...DI is, if the demo is representative of the final product, a good game. However yes the visuals are lacking a bit of polish.

raztad5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

@himdeel

Thanks but I think you are being a bit generous :D. The graveyard section looked like a PS2 game, I got the impression GoW2 HD looks better. Other sections were ok.

@bellow

Yeah man. Exactly what I mean.

Talking about Dead Space, I got my copy yesterday. Loving it A LOT. It remembers me Doom 3 (I was into Doom instead of Half Life). The claustrophobic/dark atmosphere, and those mutant/aliens poping up at any corner/door. Yeah thats Doom3.

DigitalAnalog5266d ago

You know, I just got off finishing DI's demo then started GOW II HD and I just can't believe that GOW II looked like a game coming out of the PS3 while DI looked like it was for the PS2. I love Dead Space but come ON, what the hell are they doing?

himdeel5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

...I think it's only fair to say it lacked polish since it's only the demo. Even though I'm not expecting a dramatic change. Anyway my Delorean is in the shop so I cannot tell you what the final version is like yet :)

I booted up the GOW3 demo immediately after playing the DI demo and lets just say I haven't booted up the DI demo again :( That being said I still think DI will be a fun game but, in the end there will only be chaos.

YoungKiller255266d ago

i thought the graphics for DI were mediocre at best but did you guys see the cutscenes

THEY WERE UNBELEIVABLE

but i dont really care for graphics on a hack and slash because you cant really stop and say wow because with the camera angles they have you cant really see dante up close, and thats the reason i went back and bought GOW:C because graphics dont really matter in these games and it doesn't ruin the experience

Solidus187-SCMilk5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

but even if it is at 60 FPS it doesnt look that great. I think DMC4, NG2, and GOw 3 all look better. But it was still fun. Ill rent it someday probably.

presto7175266d ago

It seems I have difficulty telling the difference.

jack_burt0n5266d ago

bubs @ raz and DA totally agree.

Minimox165266d ago

I notice the first time i play it the 60 fps can be notice and its very different, but i think you need a good TV or something..

SilentNegotiator5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

*Awkward Silence*

".....so Bayonetta....why don't YOU do 60fps on PS3 like your 360 counterpart?
Obviously it's quite achievable, right Dante and Kratos?"

YoungKiller255266d ago

GOW doesnt do a constant 60fps in the demo

SilentNegotiator5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

But tops at 60fps, staying around 40fps.

And Bayonetta does what tops? 30?

badz1495266d ago

especially the graphic. it's 60 fps but not too polish to be honest! I'd rather having a 30fps game with better graphics than what I've seen in the demo.

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Sevir045266d ago

along With Gow3 I'll totally be in Hack and slash heaven with these 2 games

bacon135266d ago

Yea, i was surprised as well. The GoW gameplay comparisons are blatantly ripped off but I couldn't care less. The GoW formula is so satisfying to play with. I'll wait to see the reviews come in before I kick open the doors to my local Gameshlop.

A LIVING LEGEND5266d ago

Imitation is the finest form of flattery......
Not so much in this case.Recently tried both the GOW3 demo and Dantes Inferno.Honestly,Dante can burn in hell.
I wasn't impressed at all.The two games aren't even comparable.

WIIIS15266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

Why so insecure?

nycredude5266d ago

Why is he insecure for stating the obvious. I happen to agree with him. GOW 1 and 2 Collection was better than the demo. Sorry but if you are a 360 only owner hoping to replace GOW 3 with this imitation do yourself a favor and just buy a Ps3 for GOW 3, and get GOW Collection while you are at it. Thank me later.

This demo convinced me NOT to buy the game period.

PrimordialSoupBase5266d ago

The games are pretty much identical. That is to say, neither is a very good demo.

Gamehead365266d ago

lol identical? you sir, are a dumbass

With that being said, I will be buying DI. It impressed the hell out of me. But nothing can touch GoW3 in my opinion. I've played the demo over 25 times and every time I have busted my video game nut. Nuff said.

PrimordialSoupBase5266d ago (Edited 5266d ago )

Yes, Identical. As in the only thing differentiating one from the the other is setting. Rather than childish name calling, engage my point.

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A LIVING LEGEND5266d ago

Rather unimpressed to be clear.It's a clone and not a very good one at that.Based on the demo I am avoiding the depths of hell entirely.Is that ok?.....or have you a suggestion otherwise?

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar228d ago (Edited 228d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake227d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga227d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx227d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga227d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9227d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler228d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666227d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52227d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott226d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52226d ago (Edited 226d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara216d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52227d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner227d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52227d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster228d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot227d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster227d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned227d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9227d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1227d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster227d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake227d ago (Edited 227d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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The Best Hack and Slash Games of All Time on PS3

Grab your katana, and slice your way through this list featuring the best hack and slash games the PlayStation 3 had to offer.

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darthv72571d ago

Dante's inferno... an excellent GoW inspired game. So sad the sequels will never be.

LoveSpuds571d ago (Edited 571d ago )

I recall enjoying it well enough at the time, but it wasn't a patch on God of War 3 which came out around the same time I think.

I own it and fired it up on my PS3 about 6 months ago and time hadn't been particularly kind to it although it still very much nailed the atmosphere and it is a cool as he'll setting and universe.

Inverno571d ago

Dante's Inferno needs the GOW treatment. No cut camera, with a real hellish depiction of the 9 circles and a story as dark and as serious would be amazing.

Yui_Suzumiya571d ago

Still pretty amazing there was a PSP version that was actually pretty good. I remember playing it 10 years ago. I had the PS3 version when it first came out and loved it.

Hellcat2020571d ago

Ahh the memories of playing Heavenly Sword
Such a amazing experience

LoveSpuds571d ago

Yup, I remember being blown away with Heavenly Sword. I remember holding out hope that they would go back and add trophy support as a incentive to go back and replay the game, but I don't think they ever did?

Yui_Suzumiya571d ago

I couldn't beat the final boss though! Spent several days trying but eventually gave up, lol. Still enjoyed it though.

refocusedman571d ago

heavenly sword was such a short, but amazing game. that game should be prime material to be made into a download only remaster.

YoungKingDoran571d ago

I really enjoyed Castlevania, but struggled to get into it again reattempting it a few years back. I still think it does another of things well; story, presentation, level varietily and art style at least. Gameplay maybe has not stood test of time unfortunately which makes it a chore to get through.

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Dante's Inferno declared "completely playable" on PC through PS3 Emulation

Dante's Inferno at 4K 60FPS!

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jambola1528d ago

Wow
The effort here is overwhelming

darthv721528d ago

Sad this may never get the sequel it deserves. It's still one of the best GoW clones around.

Silly gameAr1526d ago

I agree. I still have my copy, but a sequel would have been awesome.

Ratchet751526d ago

It's the only GOW clone around. 😉

specialguest1527d ago

I would love to revisit my old PS3 games played at a higher framerate and resolution. UC2, TLOU, GOW3, KZ2 & 3, Demon Souls

darthv721526d ago

I know you can with UC2, TLoU and GoW3... just get the PS4 versions. Oh and i think Demon Souls as well.

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Ratchet751526d ago

100% with u on that one.
Could you imagine a dead space on ps4/x1 and maybe a VR version.
And what about that Star Wars game they cancelled? They must have regretted it after seeing JFO's success.
This company is run by morons.

Kombatologist1525d ago

Yep. :( They care more about current trends than making a truly great game. It was their fault Dead Space 3 didn't do as well as 2 because, against the devs' wishes, they wanted it to have co-op because MuLtIpLaYeR > SiNgLePlAyEr. It's scary that companies like EA have so much influence on the industry.

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