Dante's Inferno

[Twigg4075]

It definitely isn't easy. There were a few frustrating parts but nothing is as frustrating as the final boss.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

It definitely isn't easy. There were a few frustrating parts but nothing is as frustrating as the final boss.

Yeah I finally got past a few minutes ago. Got into Limbo and saved at Virtuous Pagans or something like that. Was a little off-putting with the babies - mainly because my daughter also isn't baptized and I thought :bizzaro:

Anyway, I don't know how I'm progressing in terms of my unholy/holy levels. I am currently unholy level 2 and holy level 1. Not sure if I should be further along.

 

[JayDizzle]

Just learn to block and use the stick to dash away.

Also, the Righteous Fury magic attack is a life-saver in the Greed level... without it, you're going to get pissed REAL quick.

...not that the puzzles in it won't raise your blood pressure as well. :bizzaro:

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Just learn to block and use the stick to dash away.

Also, the Righteous Fury magic attack is a life-saver in the Greed level... without it, you're going to get pissed REAL quick.

...not that the puzzles in it won't raise your blood pressure as well. :bizzaro:

In 1-on-1 battles I can easily use block (L2). It's when there are a half-dozen enemies that blocking doesn't work out so well. I use evade (R3) a lot and jump a lot - lol. The puzzles haven't been too hard...yet. I like that they have them though because I would prefer something other than the hack and slash. I'm new to any genre of game besides sports games. I just played UC 2 over Christmas and really liked it. I am enjoying this game as well, just not as much as UC 2. I think I will really enjoy MGS 4. That game looks deep and appears to require quite a bit of strategy.

 

[JayDizzle]

In 1-on-1 battles I can easily use block (L2). It's when there are a half-dozen enemies that blocking doesn't work out so well. I use evade (R3) a lot and jump a lot - lol. The puzzles haven't been too hard...yet. I like that they have them though because I would prefer something other than the hack and slash. I'm new to any genre of game besides sports games. I just played UC 2 over Christmas and really liked it. I am enjoying this game as well, just not as much as UC 2. I think I will really enjoy MGS 4. That game looks deep and appears to require quite a bit of strategy.

If you really want to get creative, start looking everywhere for relics in the game as well as either absolving/punishing every enemy you can get your hands on.

For one, when you do either, you're invincible for a few seconds (a plus) and some of the enemies tend to back up a bit so you can dash away to an open area afterward.

In addition, once the game gives you a "Redemption Meter" you fill it up with souls you collect from enemies (by killing them, Absolving them or Punishing them) and can use it to go ape-shit on those around you. :rockwoot:

Relics to be out on the lookout for (if you go Holy like I did):

Eyes of St. Lucia [deflects 20% of most enemy attacks and knocks dudes back to boot when you level it up all the way]

Saladin's Mercy [You have to get to Holy Level 4 but that's simple enough if you keep absolving everyone around you; ALSO, you get up to 15% health for everyone you absolve... I cannot stress how gamebreaking this is, in a good way]

Ciacco's Bile [You have to get to Holy Level 5 but again, it's easy to do if you absolve everyone; Basically, this relic gives you constant mana regeneration and the more you level it up, the faster you get Mana back.]

Eye of Alighiero [You have to get to Holy Level 3 but if you've beaten Greed, you might as well be there by now if you've been absolving everyone; Essentially, you shrug off some damage from attacks.]

Everything else I've gotten so far is attack-based (like Coin of Plutus [gives you more time to connect combo chains together; useful if you end up on the far end of a map and you're working towards getting achievement/trophies for combo lengths]).

 

[JayDizzle]

Made it all the way across the Styx Marsh with my upgraded cross beating the shit out of those Pest things... only to have been defeated by a Quick-Time Event.

Nothing says "You Suck" to a gamer than getting an eyeful of some huge creature's ass while saying "W-w-wha? What? W-w-what?

 

[riley420]

The devil's got a huge swinging cock, and so does Dante. Just thought I'd tell you.

 

Looks like we'll be getting Dante's Purgatory eventually, too. Paradise should be interesting...I wonder if you fight God. You lose, right away.

 

[JayDizzle]

 

Looks like we'll be getting Dante's Purgatory eventually, too. Paradise should be interesting...I wonder if you fight God. You lose, right away.

 

Wiki'd the whole trilogy the real Dante wrote and if the source material is to be barely followed again, then Virgil will make a reappearance in Purgatory.

Afterward, when Dante makes it to Heaven in Paradise, Beatrice should be his guide until he meets God.

...I'm thinking that Visceral Games can't wrap their heads around images of "good" things after coding together demon ladies with spike penises and undead babies with blades for hands.

 

[Minne]

your right the game is hard. getting into greed now. some of the parts in the game are real frustrating. drives me nuts

 

[JayDizzle]

Violence is fucked.

I got through Greed and Heresy no problem but shuffling through the Woods of Suicide and then finding "Brunetto Latini..."

You need to absolve him to get the "Old Friend" achievement/trophy as well as the "The Damned" achievement/trophy but if you sit through all the stuff he tells you... :smh:

 

[Twigg4075]

I decided to relent and beat the final boss on Easy.

I just started my second play through which lets you play through with all your abilities. I'm playing on Easy to blow through and get all the trophies I missed. And when I get to the final boss I'll put it back on Normal so I can sleep better at night.

 

[Twigg4075]

Just beat it for the second time and I beat the boss on Normal. With the proper relics maxed out (mainly the mana regen one) he was a piece of cake.

The thing that ticks me off is that somehow I was about 800 points from unlocking level 7 of the Unholy skill tree. Fucking bullshit. I had over 30K souls but couldn't spend them.

 

[jms493]

mana regen.....going to have to get that one!

 

[Twigg4075]

mana regen.....going to have to get that one!

It's easily the most important relic in the game. And getting it to level 3 for the final boss is a must.

By the way, I got my first Platinum Trophy with this game. Woot!

 

[JayDizzle]

I finally beat the game...

Lucifer is a bastard and a half to beat on anything other than Easy.

Luckily the shame and guilt of ending the game after playing on "Hellish" throughout got me to reload and beat it fair and square.

27 Pieces of Silver, all of the Damned Absolved, all of the Beatrice Cross pieces, Holy Level 7, all of the Holy Tree upgraded, all of the Virgil convos... this game is a trophy-whore's wet dream. :ko:

 

[hoodyallen]

I've only gotten an hour in so far. I've been concentrating on ME2, also it's difficulty turned me off a bit. After I beat ME2 I'm going to actually sit down and play.

 

[Minne]

just got to anger. probably stay up and finish off the game tonight...hopefully

 

[Minne]

Just beat it. only got to unholy level 6 though. had to beat the boss on easy. he was still had. game was pretty frustrating at times but pretty cool.

looking forward to the second one

 

[Twigg4075]

Just beat it. only got to unholy level 6 though. had to beat the boss on easy. he was still had. game was pretty frustrating at times but pretty cool.

looking forward to the second one

It was mostly jump related. I remember one jump that I had to do in order to get one of the silver coins. I swear it took me well over 50 tries. It was a fucking joke.

 

[young2rice]

Yeah I just played the demo too and found it surprisingly good. Maybe since i've only played like 1/2 way through God Of War 1 it makes me less jaded then others that do nothing but compare it to GoW and automatically write it off as a decent game.

(obviously it's a clone, but it's a damn good one so why knock a good game?)

Plus I like the lore/setting. Been considering picking this up.