The End Is Nigh: Dante's Inferno Super Bowl Ad
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na, but on another note what about a tit during a what now and where is it on youtube?
na, but on another note what about a tit during a what now and where is it on youtube?
Well it is certainlly hyping people. I didnt know much about Dante`s Inferno n then i was reading all these insane PR stunts on the Escapist News room.....i mean seri9usly has a game ever had such an awesome marketing campaign. Id love to see Blizzard do something like this. I mean they dont rly need it. But they got the cash n knowing them it would kick-arse 
Youtube FTW on 7th of FEB. I bet that commercial will raise more than 1 eyebrow
Youtube FTW on 7th of FEB. I bet that commercial will raise more than 1 eyebrow
I'm not ashamed to admit that this will probably be the 1st game I will buy simply because of its advertising. I think EA should be applauded for a) strongly supporting a new IP and b) being imaginative in their advertising. The demo played well and I'll be needing a random hack and slash for when FFXIII's grinding gets too much.
This gets on my nerves, we know it has nothing to do with the poem, its very loosely based on the poem ... very very loosely ...ProfessorLayton said:
Sorry to single you out Prof!, its just I keep seeing this on the internet about how EA are raping some sacred work.
Funny that, I had issues with a spartan taking on the fates (not even the gods messed with those girls) and winning but I still enjoyed the game.
So some pointers to everyone
1) we are all aware that this game is not the book
2) stop believing the hype around the book, the majority of people who say "its great" haven't read it.
3) don't be such hypocrits, when EA rape a hyped up book you should then go back and ***** about God of War for not sticking to the actual myth's its based on. "artistic licence"
4) Too Human (yeah that stuck to the origins of the story didn't it?) "artistic licence".
Blah de blah de blah, anyway, once again sorry to the Prof for what may be perceived as singling him out which was not my intention.
edited; because I suck!
I know what you're saying, but imagine if they made a game called, I don't know, Forest Gump. Then when you play it, it has Forest Gump running around with chains on his hands murdering everyone from his past... actually that sounds like an awesome idea... but that's beside the point. The point is that it was just a bad idea to begin with and they're trying to market the crap out of this game most likely because it will suck.ColdStorage said:
damn it, I now have to think for myself on the whim to reply to you as opposed to the idea I've commented on which i've had for years (the one about raping works of art), damn you professorLayton... next you'll have me do your maths homework to cross a bridge! DAMN YOU!ProfessorLayton said:
Seriously though, the whole Forest Gump thing your using falls in line with my previous comment, that the bitching with regards to a loved work getting changed for a game is hypocritical.
If you dislike this game for not being like Dante's Inferno then you must by logic, hate God of War for not sticking to the proper myths (The Fates getting their shit fucked up by one guy?, no just no, never .... no no no no)
as to the marketing, I think its a very clever marketing strategy, when RockStar pulls this sort of shit people praise them for how avant garde they are, EA does it and its "Big bad EA".... and the game will most likely not suck, the engine is solid and the combat looks fun... from all the demo users I hear its fucking great fun!
But yeah, Forest Gump with chains around his hands murdering everyone is pretty cool, I mean that guy is unrelenting! did you see him get shot in the ass and still jog through all of Vietnam?.
I'm actually looking forward to this game, not because I want to buy it right now, I just want to taste it, the glutton that I am.
Well the reason why I don't hate God of War for that is because that one is loosely based on the myths, except instead of calling itself The Odyssey or something it's God of War and took ideas from it. Dante's Inferno has the same name! It's based off of a book, not ideas. Take this for example. If there was a game in the future made about Christianity, that would be different than if someone made a game about a book about Christianity. What about Resident Evil? The movies were good, but had nothing to do with the games. I honestly think that the Resident Evil movies could have been named "Zombie Movie" and no one would have been able to tell that it was supposed to be Resident Evil.ColdStorage said:
Also, the marketing is a bit overboard, in my opinion. That's just all. There's really no reason why they would spend this much time and money on advertising alone.
This is the difference between God of War and Dante's Inferno, Dante's Inferno uses the names to something that is solid and then create's a back story to it with the main title, while God of War makes a backstory out something which others may have a different view on.ProfessorLayton said:
Dante's legacy is solid, since it is a book and the view on that will remain as such, while Greek myth is not, its not a book but a compendium of idea's and as such, is ok to sacrilege.
