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Dante Works on his Abs for New EA Game

Posted by Cole Stryker

 

How horrible is EA's Dante, yet another ripped meathead hero? Wouldn't it have been cool to play as a frail old dude? Can we just assume that a medieval poet isn't going to have access to a bowflex? Why not provide the player with a frail character who has to overcome certain obstacles that arise simply because he's not Sylvester Stallone? Maybe something with nuance that speaks to the human condition. No? 

There's such a wealth of source material here, but from the looks of this character design, it will be all but squandered on depressingly typical design. Also, is that his skin peeled back to form a cross? Not sure if that one's historically accurate, though there were the flagellants around that time...

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Joe Keiser said:

I just read Play's cover story on this game and holy crap, this is not even the tip of the iceberg. The lengths they went to just to get back to "typical" are incredible.

It looks like there's some atypical stuff in there too, but not in a good way. You should definitely read it; it will certainly sate your curiosity about the game.

February 18, 2009 3:48 PM

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