History YMMV / DantesInferno

*** The 1986 Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar film had TheHero Kenshiro's traits of MessianicArchetype emphasized [[FauxSymbolism to egregious extremes]]. John VIckery, who voiced Kenshiro in the English language dub of the film, now ironically provides the voice of {{Satan}} in this game.
*** In Manga/RurouniKenshin, Shishio, voiced by Creator/SteveBlum in the American English dub by Creator/MediaBlasters, occasionally compares himself to being a demon (granted he [[NecessarilyEvil believes that he is right]]) and expects to go to Hell when he dies and, [[spoiler: following his death via internal combustion, is shown along with Yumi and Houji in the underworld with the ambition of taking it over]]. Later in 2010, Blum would provide the voice of {{Satan}} himself in VideoGame/DantesInferno: [[AnimatedAdaptation An Animated Epic]] [[spoiler: who in turn has an ambitious goal of his own in ruling all three realms (Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven) of the afterlife]].

* HilariousInHindsight: In a meta way. This HackAndSlash game is an obvious clone of ''VideoGame/{{God of War|Series}}'', a Sony-owned series that was created [[DuelingGames to compete against]] (and partly inspired by) the ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' series... which was in turn inspired by Dante Alighieri's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. So it now seems things have gone full circle.

* HilariousInHindsight: In a meta way. This HackAndSlash game is an obvious clone of ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', a Sony-owned series that was created [[DuelingGames to compete against]] (and partly inspired by) the ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' series...which was in turn inspired by Dante Alighieri's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''. So it now seems things have gone full circle.

* RonTheDeathEater: The Historical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alighiero_di_Bellincione Alighero di Bellincione]] gets this treatment from some people who are too lazy to do any research on the real person and foolishly assume the fictional Alighero in the game is an accurate representation when [[{{Expy}} he isn't him]].

** The Hoarder/Waster. They don't do much damage, but they have an annoying spin attack that lasts a whole lot of time, knocks you over and potentially keeps doing it if it hits you again and it's completely immune. It may not be a big deal when you have only that enemy, but having many enemies at the same time can make it incredibly annoying.

* HilariousInHindsight: In a meta way. This is a HackAndSlash game that is a ''Franchise/GodOfWar'' clone of which that Sony owned series was created [[DuelingGames to compete]] against and partly inspired by the Franchise/DevilMayCry series which was in turn inspired by Dante Alighieri's Literature/TheDivineComedy. So it now seems things have gone full circle.

* DudeNotFunny: This game is one of the reasons EA is well known for [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity intentionally controversial marketing ploys.]] Aside from the "Sin to Win" contest that required entrants to harass booth babes, there's also the fake protestors they hired to picket in front of EA headquarters. Neither are very well regarded nowadays.

* DesignatedVillain: The first three bosses. Death is... well, [[TheGrimReaper Death]], Charon is just there to move souls, and King Minos only sorts the souls into the proper circles. Not terribly glaring, though; no one likes Death when he visits, the other two "work" for Hell regardless, and all three [[KnightTemplar got in Dante's way]].

* ThatOneLevel: One or two of the bolgia (sub-sections of hell) of the Malebolge.

* DisappointingLastLevel: Many reviewers have praised the game's first several levels, but have stated that the later levels fall into this. That is, Malbolge is just a series of trials and Cocytus is nothing but the FinalBattle.

** At (almost) the top of the other side of the upgrade path, you get the passive ability to regain mana... By killing things. that's right, the game lets you go invincible, regain health while doing so, then regain mana by killing the enemies you can't be touched by.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The main line the reviewers are taking is that it's a very competently-executed ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' clone -- [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks but still, ultimately, a]] ''[[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks God Of War]]'' [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks clone]].

* RatedMForMoney: Somewhat subverted as this was meant to be a realistic depictions of what hell is said to be like. Which would be horrifying and filled with nudity (especially in lust) and violence, not to mention people only go there for one reason. While it did change the basic story of what the book was about, it was pretty faithful to its core message of redemption and ends on a peaceful note.

* ValuesDissonance: Remaining relatively true to the source material, Dante's former mentor is in Hell for being a homosexual who engaged in sodomy. The dissonance may be why you earn an achievement for absolving him.
** This may not be that bad, as some speculate Dante's mentor is actually in Hell for being an unrepentant child molester (a more reasonable excuse to place someone in Hell). Either way though, there will be dissonance. If you believe the mentor is in Hell for being gay then you'll at least have [[ValuesResonance a nice Achievement to be gained by sending him to Heaven via absolution]]. If you believe the mentor is in Hell for pederasty, then getting an Achievement for sending him to Heaven may feel like a slap to the face.
** FridgeBrilliance: Absolve him if you believe he was an innocent gay man BornInTheWrongCentury, Punish him if you think he took sexual advantage of his young charges.
* UnfortunateImplications: In the original tale, Beatrice is a proactive woman (albeit [[FairForItsDay not very much]]), who actually "saves" Dante. Here, she is not only a DamselInDistress, but actually rather harshly condemned in a "Eve's fault" kind of way.

* HellIsThatNoise: Some of the background music is eerily reminiscent of the theme music from the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Shadow Temple]].

** This, however, [[FridgeBrilliance makes sense]]. Demons hate crosses, ''and'' the cross belongs to Beatrice, who is a symbol of purity and innocence.

* DudeNotFunny: This game is one of the reasons EA is well known for intentionally controversial marketing ploys. Aside from the "Sin to Win" contest that required entrants to harass booth babes, there's also the fake protestors they hired to picket in front of EA headquarters. Neither are very well regarded nowadays.

* RatedMForManly: Dante is now a very muscular Crusader who neglects to wear a shirt...so the player can easily see the cloth-tapestry cross that he's ''[[FanDisservice sewn onto his skin]]''.

* RatedMForMoney: Somewhat subverted as this was meant to be a realistic depictions of what hell is said to be like. Which would be horrifying and filled with nudity (especially in lust) and violence, not to mention people only go there for one reason. While it did change the basic story of what the book was about, it was pretty faithful to its core message of redemption and ends on a peaceful note.

** The fully charged blast of the cross comes to mind. It is very powerful, has a long range and area of effect, breaks all defenses and knocks the enemy over. The only downside is of course a charge-time which isn't very long though. Single enemies (even some bosses) can just be spammed to death by it and even groups can be reduced to dust pretty quickly if you let them hug together on a tight area.

* NightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGvjueo_Mlg Cerberus]], a beast who resembles a giant mutant hydra.

** Virgil claims that the sinners are wallowing in mud for all eternity. But given the context of the level, ''that's not mud.''

** It's not one of the more talked-about parts of the Inferno nowadays, but one of the central themes of the text was that Dante needed to unconditionally accept God's will as completely just, and to not feel any sorrow or sympathy for the damned whatsoever. (Early in the poem he feels sorry for the shades, but later on when he shows no sympathy for any of the damned, the poem treats it as righteous character development) Because the video game wasn't produced in a fundamentalist compound, Visceral wisely chose to scrap that theme completely, allowing the player to use their discretion as to whether individual souls deserve their torrid fate or if they should see paradise.

* ScrappyLevel: One or two of the bolgia (sub-sections of hell) of the Malebolge.