Get greedy with this lengthy Dante's Inferno trailer

by David Hinkle { Sep 10th 2009 at 11:15PM }

If you're looking for a trailer comprised of nothing but gameplay, then you're getting into the spirit of this Dante's Inferno trailer. You're being greedy and your greedy nature will not be rewarded -- that is, unless you're willing to work for that greed. You'll roll up your sleeves and sift through the trailer, extracting all of the juicy portions of gameplay one by one. Sure, you'll have to put up with producers and designers chatting up their version of the fourth circle of Hell, but thankfully all of that hard work is worth it, because there are some genuinely impressive environments and enemies to behold. Enemies and environments you've never seen in any other game ever. Seriously.

Tags: dantes-inferno, ea, electronic-arts, visceral-games

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 10th 2009 11:23PM

Dante even has markings on him to remind him of all the bad things he's done? Jesus christ, do these people have no shame? There's paying homage to a game, and then there's blatantly ripping it off.

HeXeN {KevinConroyDefeatsBatman} @ Sep 10th 2009 11:32PM

You think EA really gives a sh!t.I'm just surprised that they didn't nick name him Kratos just for the heck of it.

Bubbameister33 @ Sep 10th 2009 11:35PM

Sins of War.

WREturns(There was once a dream called Rome) @ Sep 10th 2009 11:38PM

They should have nicknamed him Sotark.

Longhorn Slim @ Sep 11th 2009 12:50AM

the only thing this preview did was make me want GOW3 even more

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 11th 2009 12:59AM

This has nothing to do with EA. It's Visceral's work. (Dead Space developers).
People yelled "knockoff!" about Dead Space as well, then it came out and ended up being a very solid game. At least give them the benefit of the doubt.

They've obviously put a lot of work into the title. It doesn't make any sense to chew them out before the game even launches.

WINterfang @ Sep 11th 2009 9:43AM

Doesn't look original but it sure looks fun.

SoulBlade @ Sep 11th 2009 9:52AM

I agree that they're ripping off a game, but at least they're ripping off a GOOD game. I think it's smart - the MS audience has been waiting for a title like this since God of War hit. I think EA will see great sales with this one on the 360 front. It will be interesting to see how it performs on the PS3.

MechaGamerX @ Sep 10th 2009 11:24PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCkLEo-DT1Q

I had to.

Bubbameister33 @ Sep 10th 2009 11:33PM

Nicely done.May I add some Nino?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RBYqGSb_70

Dave Bruel @ Sep 11th 2009 12:35PM

You win for that one

HippoHero @ Sep 10th 2009 11:29PM

Trailer summary for all too lazy to watch it:

Developers: Dante is a badass
On screen: Dante being a badass
Developers: Torture Torture Torture! Dante is actually a metaphor! Look! Symbols!

Coming soon: Anger

David @ Sep 10th 2009 11:33PM

i feel like i'm the only person looking forward to this. i'm really excited for this game.

i think dante's inferno will be to 2010 what dead space was to 2008....a high quality game from EA that will fly under the radar and not sell as well as it should because of its similarity to other games before, and because it doesn't have a well known franchise name behind it already.

TreND @ Sep 10th 2009 11:52PM

u know im looking forward to it to

just cuz is a copy of God of war doesn't mean the game has to be bad..

but it still kinda sucks that they had make it so damn obvious..

D dogg @ Sep 11th 2009 12:06AM

I agree, I'm DEFINITELY looking forward to this. I'd love to know how many non PS3 owners are bashing this game because it's a "God of War" ripoff... do they realize that if they don't own a PS3, they can't play God of War 3?

And for the record, Coman for the 360 was very similiar to God of War but I still liked the game for whatever reason (prolly because a real man runs around with arrows sticking out of him and bleeding!)

Gears of War is Killzone - Forza is Gran Turismo - ANY platformer is Mario... blah blah blah.

GIVE IT A FUCKING BREAK - This game looks great and fun.

Just like Dead Space was Resident Evil - and I fucking LOVED Dead Space.

Enough, we get it... GOD OF WAR WAS RIPPED OFF.

Can we please move on now!?!?

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 11th 2009 12:23AM

"Gears of War is Killzone"
"Just like Dead Space was Resident Evil".

dudewaitwhat.jpg

Must...control...urge...to...kill.

FYI God of war clone is also a term for this sort of games since no one has made one yet although the correct term should be Devil May Cry clone since I think they did it first but moving on is a clone of God of War,again that isn't bad but what really grinds my gears is that this publicity campaign is pretencious and just plain stupid.

D dogg @ Sep 11th 2009 12:29AM

What really grinds my gears is when someone responds to something I wrote and they refuse to use sentences. It makes it a pain in the ass to read because now I have to decipher the shit with my Orphan Annie Secret Decoder Ring and honestly, I just don't think your response is worth the time investment.

Punctuations are our friends, use them.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 11th 2009 12:33AM

D dogg is not my fault you are retarded and failed reading comprehension.

So get the fuck out and I was actually using puctuation so you fail as a grammar whore too and at least I know what I am talking about asshole.

Freakwincy42 @ Sep 11th 2009 12:43AM

dear manly beefface whatever, i don't think you understand what punctuation is. Nor do you seem to understand the concept of a run-on sentence. Sentence fragments are also a concept you fail to grasp. A single comma in a 4-fragmented-sentence run-on does not constitute correct punctuation. please apologize to D dogg.

D dogg @ Sep 11th 2009 12:46AM

I'm so fucking annoyed that you have the gall to actually call me out on ENGLISH comprehension with incomplete sentences, run-on sentences and improper use of conjunctions that I'm going to fix your response... cocksucker.

D dogg, it is not my fault you are retarded and failed reading comprehension; get the fuck out.

I used proper punctuation earlier so you fail as a grammar whore. Hey, at least I know what I am talking about asshole.

Best $10 (USD) you'll ever spend

Freakwincy42 @ Sep 11th 2009 12:47AM

"D dogg( , it) is not my fault (that) you are retarded and failed reading comprehension.

So get the fuck out(.) (A)nd I was actually using pu(n)ctuation(,) so you fail as a grammar whore too(;) and at least I know what I am talking about(,) asshole."

you see, everything within the parentheses is what I added to make your sentence correct and halfway intelligible. you are welcome.

Freakwincy42 @ Sep 11th 2009 12:48AM

damn, you beat me to it by about 20 seconds.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 11th 2009 1:10AM

Shut the fuck up. Everybody.
You're arguing about nonsense on a web blog.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 11th 2009 1:22AM

I'm not going to correct my last post,I let D dogg clean my posts.

C'mon do it,you missed that spot.

Yes those are definitevily the best 10$ I spent,I just got myself a new clean lady.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 11th 2009 1:23AM

Who the hell cares if he made fun of your punctuation.
Honestly, THAT'S what you're getting so worked up about?
Wow. And I thought I was messed up.

RANDOM G [XBL: NYMZ777, PSN: NYMALICIOUS] @ Sep 11th 2009 1:29AM

Can we not freak out at the drop of a hat, people?

Obie @ Sep 11th 2009 1:37AM

Dead Space kicked ass, these people made Dead Space, hence I will keep my eye on this game.

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 11th 2009 1:49AM

Mr. Manly has officially hijacked this comment section with his ramblings about bullshit punctuation. I congratulate you, sir.

Ubiqutous Oxymoron @ Sep 11th 2009 1:54AM

I am also really looking forward to this game, Dead Space was awesome, one of my favourite games evah!

this looks good, i will get this as well as GOW3.

really awseome art style, that in itself is enought to sell me, you know whay? because i am a superficial kinda guy.

JP @ Sep 10th 2009 11:33PM

I think EA has come up with a very interesting marketing ploy to promote this game. From these videos to the "protest rallies to the checks they sent. (Bad publicity is still publicity for them.)

The material from each of the circles of Hell gives them a lot of stuff to draw from. The downside is that more and more is revealed about the game, which could spoil it for potential players. (Then again, you can choose not to watch the trailers.)

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 10th 2009 11:51PM

That works in the case of books and movies but for videogames it has to be on Fox News frequently like GTA to create a controvery.Is like if you tell me everyone is going to remember Sony for the goat stunt(No I didn't remember it I just read a top 10 list of stupid PR stunts).

Sly Cooper, Attorney at Law @ Sep 11th 2009 12:03AM

wait, what's the goat stunt? i've heard of all of sony's other marketing fails but not that one.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 10th 2009 11:46PM

I know there isn't a way to make a game based on the actual Dante Inferno the same way there isn't a way to make a game about the book grapes of wrath or Machiavelli but it somehow angers me they just took the name for what it seems to be the most pretentious God of war clone ever.

Not to mention that this Dante looks like more like a cross between Dragon's Lair knight and Simon Belmont.

*Drink game: take a drink everytime you see an unoriginal element or name.

chulipin @ Sep 10th 2009 11:47PM

Oh well, this wouldnt be Joystiq if they didn't compare this game to God of War, I liked the video though.

Jack Tretton @ Sep 11th 2009 8:24AM

"[T]his wouldnt be Joystiq if they didn't compare this game to God of War..."

And it keeps getting funnier too!

Joystiq definitely has quite a few hacks on its masthead, just like every other video game blog does.

ybfelix @ Sep 11th 2009 12:00AM

Urgh!.. Another "interview" style trailer. Sorry, while I respect the developers(and their rights to show their faces to players), I'd rather enjoy a trailer video with all the interrupting, plus the comments isn't that insightful, either. Can you place all the developer faces together?

ybfelix @ Sep 11th 2009 12:01AM

edit: "without" all the interrupting

ybfelix @ Sep 11th 2009 12:16AM

Ms Tracy has a nice face, though

zenaxe @ Sep 11th 2009 12:02PM

IDEA: A boss that had all of the developer's heads would be awesome.

Yaanu @ Sep 11th 2009 4:29PM

Zenaxe, I believe that would be Satan.

Weasler @ Sep 11th 2009 12:03AM

To be honest, I'm actually quite happy about how this is turning out. Yes, it does paint a very different picture of who Dante really was, but at the same time, it doesn't need to. It's a re-imagining of the story, and from what it looks like, a damn faithful one.

kentuckyfried @ Sep 11th 2009 12:13AM

Why's he sewing stuff into himself out of guilt? I can't imagine anybody being that bat-crazy to do that...

Anyhow, I've never read the Inferno, I'm hoping the game's a fairly faithful re-telling of it (outside of some artistic license embellishments).

I do want to play it b/c it's from EARS after all, but I also revulsed by the its dark appearance, just like I was with Jericho. Please let this game be not even remotely as bad as Jericho...

ybfelix @ Sep 11th 2009 12:19AM

"Yes, it does paint a very different picture of who Dante really was, but at the same time, it doesn't need to. It's a re-imagining of the story, and from what it looks like, a damn faithful one."

Sir? I fail to understand these sentences, care to explain?

Weasler @ Sep 11th 2009 12:31AM

@yb

I apologize for not being clear, it's been a long three days without sleep X( I shall attempt to make sense of what I had said.

The original story used the fact that Dante was a complete wimp to help show the gruesomeness of hell, as well as employing the idea that he was just a spectator in this place to help show the corruption that sin creates through the eyes of a man. This video game on the other hand tries to take a different approach; instead of Dante being a spectator who is telling what he had seen to the world, he now shows the corruption through his own life, creating an even closer relationship between the audience and the story.

commen-cents @ Sep 11th 2009 12:22AM

im excited to play this, clone or not...

Freakwincy42 @ Sep 11th 2009 12:24AM

I bet this game was a blast to design. If you are a fan of gaming, and loved the divine comedy, having the opportunity to graft the imagery of the Inferno into a God of War clone would be so much fun. I actually have high hopes for this game. i hope there is a tutorial level led by a Virgil character. i would have loved to have worked on this...

JP @ Sep 11th 2009 12:44AM

@ Mr. Manly

Point taken. It appears, though, that EA isn't exactly looking for _that_ much exposure. It looks like they want to create more buzz than usual within the gaming community, not so much mainstream media in general.

Mr. Manly ESC Mcbeefington Ferguson The Second @ Sep 11th 2009 1:02AM

Freakwincy42 oh okay thank you.

No D dogg,you are one who started and no, I'm not a coksucker.Your sister is the one who sucks said part of the male human body.

So scram.

I don't have to take crap from some idiot such as yourself D dogg again you don't have idea what you are talking about.

You are still an idiot.

Freakwincy42 how did I do?