"the basic game concept and mechanics are so far afield from the themes of Dante's work, that it makes it look like the creators completely don't get"

more jonathan knight eainferno dante's inferno suck!!

http://www.destructoid.com/visceral-true-poetry-fans-love-dante-s-inferno-game-155879.phtml


@Ghil : You nailed it. It's not that the game should be a direct reconstruction of the Inferno. It's that the basic game concept and mechanics are so far afield from the themes of Dante's work, that it makes it look like the creators completely don't get it, and also don't care. It's hard to feel good about that if you're a fan of the original epic.

It's not about violating the orginal -- if McDonald's comes up with a "Mona Lisa Burger" tomorrow, I wouldn't feel that it ruined the Mona Lisa, but I'd still be like, "That's super-lame of you, evil clown corporate conglomerate. And claiming that it will 'raise awareness' of art is similarly lame."

http://www.destructoid.com/visceral-true-poetry-fans-love-dante-s-inferno-game-155879.phtml

Yes, it will make more people read the poem but...will they not feel deceived when they read something that bears no similitudes with the game they played?

I know it seems stupid to ask ourselves this but: would Dante approve? It's his masterpiece after all. I know I wouldn't accept to see my most significant achievement bastardized like so.

http://www.destructoid.com/visceral-true-poetry-fans-love-dante-s-inferno-game-155879.phtml