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God of War 3 director praises Dante's Inferno

CVG: Is God of War 3 director Stig Asmussen out for a fisty-cuff with the guy who decided to rip off God of War for Dante's Inferno? No. in fact, he's rather complimentary of EA's brawler.

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dangert125182d ago

I'm not a big fan of these kind of games but dante's inferno did have me interested alot more then bayonetta but was that cause you could't play with a challeging a.i in the demo's still i will get both we the price drops cause they were interesting

Saaking5182d ago (Edited 5182d ago )

the DEMO of GOWIII is MILES better than Dante's Inferno. I honestly did not enjoy the game. It's too repetitive, the graphics suck, and the gameplay is not as fluid. I the only good thing was the holy/unholy mechanic.

execution175182d ago

at least he's not running his mouth off, and he's showing some class act praising another developers work so vicseral should take it as a huge compliment since its coming from Stig A

LeonSKennedy4Life5182d ago

Bayonetta is a THOUSAND times harder than Dante's Inferno...

It's by Kamiya. That means it's one of the hardest games ever made. Lol. You must have played on an easier mode. :)

Bayonetta is the best action game ever made. It's crazy as frick, but it's also fun as frick. You need more of an imagination to enjoy it though. If you're just a streamlined zombie, you're not going to enjoy it at all. Lol.

:)

darthv725182d ago (Edited 5182d ago )

The harshness of some who comment on this game seems unjustified because they feel there can only be one true hack slash game that defines this generation. Not true.

This game may have borrowed a majority of its design from god of war but that doesnt mean that is a bad thing. It has elements that set it apart. Problem is, most wont even give it the time of day to see what it has to offer because they are more centered around gow.

to be honest, games in general are advancements from one another. I have dozens of shmups from generations past that all share the same general mechanic of fly around, shoot enemies, gain power ups and fight end bosses. it is a formula that works and yet each game is individual from the next. This one is no different. It takes the tried and true formula of a hack/slash action game and puts a new coat of paint on it.

Nothing to evolutionary but yet nothing worth getting treated the way it does either. What usually sets each similar game apart is the story and how it interacts with the action on screen. The depth and ability to draw the player into the role of the central character. One of my favorites in this genre has to be old school castlevania. Similar games have come along since then and you could say that games like ninja gaiden, devil may cry, Maximo and GoW are evolutions of that genre now in a 3rd person semi 3d environment.

Dante inferno may not do anything to new but what it does is well within its own right and deserves a run through. The story sets up for sequels much like gow. Where one series is ending another has the potential to carry the torch. There will be other games similar to gow just as there were before.

Dont be so quick to judge simply because of the feeling of insecurity that another game is acting like one you are more interested in. This goes for all games in general.

Sarcasm5182d ago

Well when you're the Michael Schumacher of the Genre, of course everything else is not a threat. The King is Humble.

Ragz0175182d ago

sony 1st party devs always respect other devs..

FreeFalling5182d ago (Edited 5182d ago )

Zipper [MAG] trashtalked a 39 million user base that is Xbox LIVE
PR [Gran Turismo] trashtalked every other racing sim on the MARKET.

Respectful, I think not.

DigitalAnalog5182d ago

Or you are misguided and took the translation/statements out-of-context to justify the constant barraging against real trouble-makers like Turn 10 and Valve.

-End statement

tinybigman5181d ago

glad to see a developer giving respect to another.

as for Bayonetta its a good game 8 at best. the story sucks a$$, there are 2 stages that are longer then they have to be and simply wear out there welcome quickly. the recycling of enemies later on in game is quite annoying.

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ActionBastard5182d ago

Every interview I've seen with Stig Asmussen, he's seemed pretty down to Earth. I love the genre and rather than take swipes at Dante's (which is great AND a GoW rip off), it's good to see the guy who's made what appears to be THE definitive action-adventure game, give props.

iron_sheik5182d ago

a megaflop and garbage looking game

even ps2 games look better than inferno

Natsu X FairyTail5182d ago

let's call it an HOMAGE to GoW3. if Dante is a Ripoff we might aswell start Calling 3Dot Here game a ZELDA ripoff TO. Unless it dont apply to 3dot because it's ps3 exclusive so yeah it's an Homage...

Silly gameAr5182d ago

You people's constant whining about PS3 fans is getting so old. People who visit this site get it already. PS3 fanboys are the scum of the earth.

Can we please move on?

On topic. Dante's Inferno is on my long list of games to get this year. If the God of War 3 director thinks it has potential in the hack and slash genre, it can't be that bad at all.

lightningsax5182d ago

Which was an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons ripoff if you want to look at it that way: 6:23 - http://screwattack.com/vide...

I love citing AVGN!

lightningsax5182d ago

But to original #3, 3D Dot Game Heroes is something you can't bring into this argument. It's a direct homage to Zelda, but Zelda's IP is far too expensive to actually use. It's a nostalgia trip with a few new spins.

Dante's Inferno tries to distance itself as far as it can from God of War in terms of IP, there's no direct homage to anything else here. It just takes God of War 1's fighting system whole-hog and lacks the real level design know-how of the GOW veterans. It was predictable area after predictable area, and that's what disturbed me the most. The design might have been acceptable years ago, but this was ridiculous.

Of course, GOW was heavily inspired by Devil May Cry, and the original creator went on to create Bayonetta, which is now being seen as a God of War ripoff. That was the sound of my head exploding into a billion pieces.

Sarcasm5182d ago

and GoWIII is PWNAGE to everything else.

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Hellsvacancy5182d ago

I still need 2-rent Dantes Inferno, afew mofos on my friends list play it and seem 2-like it, but they still advise 2 rent it (which i was gonna anyway)

Nykamari5182d ago

Did fix your ps3? My ps3 is on the ropes sometimes it will not read the HDD:(
on topic: seems like all of Sony's devs are classy.

Hellsvacancy5182d ago (Edited 5182d ago )

I certainly did fix my PS3 my good man, a bubble 2-u 4-askin

It only took me 40-mins 2-fix, not alot of work involved at-all, i put it back 2-gether a little wrong (theres a silver ribbon like cable that connects the blu-tooth thingy 2 the main motherboard, i put it in upside down lol the PS3 didnt recognize any blu-tooth devices or access my wireless network, but i soon corrected it)

Only advice i can give u about your HDD is take it out of the PS3 and and getta vacuum cleaner on it/in it or back up all your data and format it

:-)

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Ranking Every God of War Game From Worst to Best

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JL2930173d ago

Both requels over 2 and 3? Clowns. Those are two of the most boring games I've ever played.

Snookies12173d ago

GoW 3 was amazing, but I personally hated just one thing. (This is on me alone, because I was dumb, lol.) I hated that you couldn't skip cutscenes on repeat playthroughs. I had to go back through the game a third time because I missed one trophy accidentally on my way to the platinum... The cutscenes were great the first go round, even the second... But the third was pretty agonizing.

Haven't played Ragnarok, but I still think GoW 4 is a wonderful game in its own right. Not sure how I would stack them up against each other honestly.

Monstieur173d ago (Edited 173d ago )

I don't consider the reboot part of the original series. The original series were high-skill games with combos and rewards for mixing things up.

solideagle173d ago

lol square, square and triangle is the only combo you needed. I have played all of them on the hardest difficulties...

Golfcoachh173d ago

Maybe I’m just old school but I just couldn’t get into the last two. Maybe it’s the slower action and more story telling but the original trilogy was by far my favorite.

Crows90173d ago

It's not that youre old school. They're different genres

JL2930172d ago (Edited 172d ago )

Me either, at all. It's just yap yap yap. They try to be a RPG's instead of being action games like they used to be.

Fluke_Skywalker173d ago

I'd put the two psp games over 3 in terms of story any day. But not over 2.

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TheEnigma313173d ago (Edited 173d ago )

My favorite was part 2 and I think Ragnarok is better that 2018.

Shane Kim173d ago

The newer games are better imo.

ravens52173d ago

There is no worst. Except for Ascension, only cause I didn't play it lol. They are all masterpieces. 1,2,3, 2018 and Ragnarok. 1 of, if not the greatest video game franchise...besides MetalGear.

Snookies12173d ago

Oh wow, I actually forgot that Ascension even existed... I never played it either.

Crows90173d ago

I like ascension. It was different and some interesting combat additions.

darthv72173d ago

If you didnt play it, how could you call it the worst? Its not as bad as the media portrayed it. Honestly the worst are those flash games. they arent even considered true GoW games but in name only. At least Ascension is a real GoW game.

ravens52173d ago

Not saying it's a terrible game. Just mean it's at the bottom of my list. I played a little bit of it. Jus to me, compared to the other main games, it's last.

Fluke_Skywalker173d ago

Ascension is the only GOW game I never finished. Hated it.

Inverno173d ago

Can't agree, older games do so much more than the last two. More weapons, magic abilities, enemies are more varied, level design is also more aesthetically pleasing, and agree with those who say that they shouldn't have removed jumping. Was a time I'd agree, but those old games are so so much better, that they really should've looked into bringing into the reboot/sequels.

Crows90173d ago (Edited 173d ago )

If a game is good then a game is good. Doesn't matter what came before or what comes after.

Inverno173d ago

Of course it matters. If not for what what came before there wouldn't be an after. And if something is great before then you strive to make it just as good if not better, after. I personally don't think there's a fair way to judge the new with the old because the newer games are still essentially a reboot, and went a way different direction. But I still believe the old games did it better. I'm probably bias though since I've been going back to old games and have been finding that they lack all the annoying aspects that devs have shoehorned into new games to fluff out game time.

Crows90172d ago

@Inverno

Im not talking about the passage of time here. Im talking about individual pieces of software. If a game is good then it is good. Thats not a controversial statement. You can compare good with good...sure. But you still end up with good. Now if there is a bad game in the mix and you compare you do end up with some differentials between them...makes sense to compare and see where it went wrong.

But theyre different genres and styles which were individually executed very well.

And no. The new games are not a reboot. Theyre a new direction but simply a continuation.
Tomb raider was a reboot.

Inverno172d ago

The new games are definitely a reboot, and a continuation, it can be both which it is. And a good game might be good, but my point is that if there are things done better before it then there's plenty of room for critiquing and trying to make whatever comes after better rather than just good.

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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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GhostScholar211d ago (Edited 211d ago )

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

gold_drake211d ago

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

Cacabunga211d 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👍🏽

Rancegamerx211d ago

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

Cacabunga211d ago

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

H9211d 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

GooGobbler211d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666211d ago

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

ravens52211d ago

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

gpimlott210d ago

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

ravens52210d ago (Edited 210d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara200d 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.

Christopher211d ago (Edited 211d 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.

ravens52211d 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.

savedsynner210d 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

ravens52210d ago

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

Nerdmaster211d 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.

-Foxtrot211d 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.

Nerdmaster210d 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.

BrainSyphoned211d ago

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

H9211d ago

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

BlaqMagiq1211d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake211d ago (Edited 211d ago )

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

Nerdmaster210d 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_drake211d ago (Edited 211d 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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