But here’s my question: When will David Jaffe be receiving his royalty checks?
And that is because Dante’s Inferno is nothing less than a studied, rigorously shameless high-definition knockoff of God of War, the 2005 action masterpiece created by Mr. Jaffe for Sony, and God of War II, the more-than-worthy sequel published in 2007. (God of War II was essentially the swan song for big-budget production on the PlayStation 2, the best-selling game console yet.)
Imitating God of War is no travesty. The God of War series, which depicts the adventures of a swashbuckling antihero through a dark rendition of Greek mythology, is rightfully one of the most influential game franchises of the last decade. And Inferno, which depicts Dante as a swashbuckling antihero blasting his way through the nine circles of hell to rescue Beatrice, is the best God of War pretender yet.
Bring on the knock offs. GOW was awesome (...when I watched Billy play it).
