Dante's Inferno Sequel Rising Out of Visceral Games?

Dante's Inferno

Written Thursday, November 24, 2011 By Richard Walker

Twitter-based detective Superannuation has been at it again, this time digging up some info on a possible Dante's Inferno sequel, based upon the blog of writer Joshua Rubin, which credits him as “sole writer for a Major Unannounced Sequel”. He's also said to be helping Visceral Games in “creating a major new unannounced IP for a AAA game company.”

While this is clearly open to a variety of interpretations, the blog also features a link to the Superbowl commercial for the first Dante's Inferno, which suggests the "unannounced sequel" could be Dante's Inferno 2. But then again, it could be Visceral's Dead Space 3 too.

This is the second rumour that's pointed to Dante's Inferno 2 though, with a job description looking for an Environment Artist back in May. However, Dante's Inferno Producer Jonathan Knight told The Escapist: “I’ve read the entire Divine Comedy and I’ve given it some thought, but there are no plans”, with regard to a sequel shortly after the first game released.

So, will they or won't they be making a Dante's Inferno 2? For now, it's just a rumour, but then again, stranger things have happened.

[Via BeefJack]

User Comments

Forum Posts: 3324	Comment #1 by Alex Fly Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:07:32 AM	(2)
	Honestly I wouldn't mind a sequel at all, I really enjoy the first game. In fact I wanted one for a while. Oh and I want a Dead Space 3 too of course !

Forum Posts: 56	Comment #2 by crapstain101 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:12:34 AM	(0)
	I really hope they do!

Forum Posts: 104	Comment #3 by Carbs91 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:17:35 AM	(3)
	I hope they continue with Dante's Inferno.

Forum Posts: 1805	Comment #4 by Frost Monarch Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:28:43 AM	(0)
	A sequel would be well welcomed. I wasn't really satisfied with the ending.

Forum Posts: 859	Comment #5 by Banacheckfps Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:41:41 AM	(1)
	Dante's Inferno was supposed to be a trilogy as said by the developer anyway, so there is going to be Dante's Inferno 2 sooner or later.

Forum Posts: 253	Comment #6 by InfiniteRefrain Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 12:04:49 PM	(0)
	The problem is that is says "creating a major new unannounced IP for a AAA game company." A new IP means that it is NOT Dante's Inferno because that's already an established IP.

Forum Posts: 117	Comment #7 by BaronSamedi Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 12:38:16 PM	(1)
	Plus Dante's Inferno is hardly a AAA title.

Forum Posts: 250	Comment #8 by Endorenna Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 01:11:17 PM	(0)
	Wait...wasn't Dante's Inferno kind of a fail with critics? I'm not saying it was a bad game, necessarily, as I've never played it and therefore can't make a pronouncement, but I thought it failed commercially and critically--seems like I always hear that it's a God of War ripoff, except boring. Well, if it is DI2, I hope those who enjoyed the first game like it. :p

Forum Posts: 129	Comment #9 by Finlandguy Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 01:15:19 PM	(0)
	Hopefully they'll add something new on the table, not a neutral gow wanna be game.

Forum Posts: 221	Comment #10 by Aboelsas Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 01:29:43 PM	(2)
	This is day one for me Dante was a great game i really enjoyed it besides it was my first Platinum this is where is all started !!

Forum Posts: 1902	Comment #11 by Shadowrider50 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 01:54:10 PM	(-5)
	pft boring

Forum Posts: 2	Comment #12 by Lee_M_G_Smit Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 02:42:36 PM	(0)
	picked the first game up for about £10 and absolutely loved it, hope they make a sequal

Forum Posts: 284	Comment #13 by brandaman69 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 03:54:10 PM	(1)
	i hope they make it closer to the original story this time around because that would make more sense

Forum Posts: 256	Comment #14 by B0SS Zombie Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 04:55:58 PM	(0)
	There can never be enough God of War games or God of War imitations. Let them make another one, the first was great.

Forum Posts: 98	Comment #15 by Solidgear3 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 05:31:17 PM	(0)
	@8 Kinda backwards. I loved Dante's Inferno but the God of War games are either boring are frustrating. Except for God of War III, that one I do love.

Forum Posts: 20	Comment #16 by CaptenMidnite Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 05:52:29 PM	(-8)
	i dont mind. just make it hard to plat. a lot of people say dantes inferno was an easy game to plat. well i dare you to play infernal mode and complete saint lucia's trials. lets see if if you can complete the trophies 100%, you f'cking noobs

Forum Posts: 555	Comment #17 by Fragpuss Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 05:57:39 PM	(-1)
	i hope it's dantes inferno 2 aswell (or would that be dantes purgatoria?) either way i loved dantes inferno, it was vastly superior to god of war (kratos is kind of a dick that i just couldn't like), plus i played dantes inferno first, it was an impulse purchase that paid off as i couldn't put it down.

Forum Posts: 67	Comment #18 by KyLeKhAoS Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 06:50:35 PM	(1)
	DI2 would be awesome as I feel the first game was highly under rated. I am a huge GOW fan as well, so I don't mind seeing more of these games others deem as "GOW Rip Offs". The first game was great with a well written story. If DI2 becomes a reality, make a trophy for completing the hardest difficulty this time =P

Forum Posts: 510	Comment #19 by MeganiX Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 06:57:06 PM	(-5)
	Part 1 was seriously one of the worst games i've ever played (Gaming since C64). Hopefully a part 2 will us be spared.

Forum Posts: 24	Comment #20 by Cozad2112 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 08:16:11 PM	(1)
	Im looking foward to DI2 if they keep it close to to Epic as possible while making it playable/fun also. i got the plat for Inferno when i was drunk lol. anyways, if it doesn't get made, at least i had fun with the first one. ;)

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #21 by abel1389 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 08:49:47 PM	(0)
	despite the fact that the first one broke story from its source material pretty strongly (which was entirely expected, of course, and logical), it was a great game, and a blast to play through and to look at. Purgatorio and Paradiso both have just as much potential, since the story has already been broken, and i would love to see what Visceral could carry through on for both of them. Dante's Purgatorio? bring it on; i'd definitely go through it. and Dead Space 3 would be great, too. :D

Forum Posts: 529	Comment #22 by Armored_Oso66 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 09:45:08 PM	(1)
	well seeing how this game is supposed to be based of the books shouldn't the title of the next game be Dante's Purgatory?

Forum Posts: 2434	Comment #23 by Eternalchaos72 Thursday, November 24, 2011 @ 11:32:43 PM	(0)
	I really really enjoyed this game i really do hope the release a sequel.

Forum Posts: 252	Comment #24 by NTKrist Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 01:02:06 AM	(0)
	Loved the first one and have nothing against it being a GoW clone, games have always been like that. The setting in DI appeals more to my tastes than GoW, greek mythology bores me and Kratos's quest for vengance got old after the first game, just like Dantes obsession with his Beatrice, still good games, just bothers me I can't jump over all of the cutscenes :p But having read Divine Comedy a long time ago I seem to remember 2nd part being kinda low-key compared to the others, hope they do their own take on it, would even be lovely to get to got against heaven this time around since hell's been taken care of, still waiting for a game where I get to fuck up ol' J.C. & his dad (apart from my own mod of Doom back in the day of course)

Forum Posts: 98	Comment #25 by Solidgear3 Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 01:32:15 AM	(2)
	In reality, wouldn't God of War be a Devil May Cry / Ninja Gaiden / Legacy of Kain rip off? Those all came before God of War.

Forum Posts: 528	Comment #26 by DMCV Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 06:17:54 AM	(0)
	Dante's Paradiso? Dante's Purgatory?

Forum Posts: 432	Comment #27 by terryfu Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 08:10:08 AM	(0)
	Dante's inferno was the first game I looked out for after obtaining my ps3. The reviewers were spot on when they said the game trailed off somewhere in the middle but I love it especially the counter moves effects schwing. Would look forward to the sequel very much and further explore this mythology.

Forum Posts: 2645	Comment #28 by dante_kinkade Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 11:59:57 AM	(0)
	aka lets make another game because the huge crap we took all over the epic poem didn't screw things up enough and we want more idiots playing this instead of reading the epic poem that unlike the game is good.

Forum Posts: 22	Comment #29 by prongs Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 12:25:00 PM	(0)
	I can see them making Purgatorio, but not sure Paradiso would make much sence in this genre of gaming.

Forum Posts: 561	Comment #30 by Dinos Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 01:23:27 PM	(0)
	To be honest, I really enjoyed Dante's Infero, I've read the poem and I would love to see a sequel but it's kinda lame. This was Dante's tale, it was bassed on a poem/story and they completed it. I don't think there is much for another game.

Forum Posts: 0	Comment #31 by kid_Jump94 Friday, November 25, 2011 @ 01:59:22 PM	(0)
	didnt something big happen to Visceral games i thought they closed or had to cut alot of jobs, oh well.. am happy they're still here, coz i reaqlly like theyre games ;p

Forum Posts: 21108	Comment #32 by Terminator Saturday, November 26, 2011 @ 09:51:17 AM	(0)
	@31: All that happened was they closed down their Australian studio, all their others are still up.

Forum Posts: 1519	Comment #33 by The soul of link Saturday, January 21, 2012 @ 04:09:23 PM	(0)
	I'd like them to make sequel but a dead space 3 would be better.

Forum Posts: 3	Comment #34 by TheSephiroth Sunday, February 05, 2012 @ 08:51:24 PM	(0)
	It's due time to Dante's Purgatory !!!! Really Bizarre would be to have a Dante's Heaven. The man ravaging the paradise to be with Beatrice. Would be God of War Vania: God-killing maniac

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Developer: Visceral Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Action Release: US: February 09, 2010 Europe: February 05, 2010 Japan: December 02, 2010
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