EA's Dante's Inferno really caught everyone off guard. Such a random spin-off idea for a game, and why ALL the publicity? Well, Dante's Inferno is based off of the epic poem "Dante's Inferno". Okay, great - so why am I saying any of this?
In the poem, Dante stumbles upon hell because he was lost in the woods. Virgil, an angel sent from heaven to guide Dante, is going to help our hero through. The game has Dante plunging into hell willingly to save his beloved Beatrice who, in the poem, was actually the angel who sent Virgil to guide Dante.
First problem - Beatrice isn't a damsel in distress, she's actually the "hero".
Second problem - Dante didn't dive into the fiery depths of hell, he stumbled upon it.
Moving on, Dante is a poet, not a warrior! But let's be honest, that's a liberty that I think (and a lot of people would agree) was necessary, unless of course this poet was good with a sword, ha ha. And some big big red flags here all in succession... Dante wasn't the worst person ever! So when Dante dies in the game (Spoiler), he shouldn't have fought Death. He was actually set on going to heaven.
Third problem (that's FINE) - Dante is a poet, not a warrior.
Fourth problem - Dante never died, was going to go to heaven, and never FOUGHT death. Where as in the first 30 minutes of the game, Dante is dead and hell-bound after killing Death..?
Don't get me wrong, I give the game a 9 out of 10 and can't wait to try to downloadable content! But in the first hour, so many problem arise. A lot of the details actually are in fact there, and accurate. But all those little things added on with some big red flags really aren't quite accurate... At all! But here's some quickies for you:
Fifth Problem (that's FINE) - Charon is actually a person with a boat, not a giant head on a cruise ship XD
But heck! Play the game, it's great! And if you care about accuracy, then please by all means read the poem, because it's really good! But a little messed up (as is the game -_- WHEW).
