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In case you didn’t already know Dante’s Inferno is base on Dante Alighieri’s love poem, and today Visceral Games announced that Academy Award-nominated writer Will Rokos is the lead writer on the game. When writer Will Rokos, & Dante’s Infernos’ Executive Producer, Jonathan Knight, were ask what they felt the addition of Will Rokos add to the game, and how Will felt about writing for the hell inspired game, This is what their responses were.
“The task of adapting a revered and classic piece of literature for the gaming medium was a tremendous challenge of. “Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece forms the foundation of the game’s plot, but Will’s take on the Dante/Beatrice story brought the necessary conflict and action that made the material really work dramatically. It was an enormous thrill to partner on the script with someone as creative and talented as Will.” Dante’s Infernos’ Executive Producer, Jonathan Knight
“Taking such a naturally rich and deep universe and adapting for the video game has been one of the most interesting and challenging projects I’ve worked on,” “I really got into re-imagining Dante as a flawed hero with a dark past, and his determination to save the love of his life from a terrible fate. It was a truly unique experience to re-create one man’s hell, one circle at a time.”
Dante’s Inferno releases on February 9, 2010 in North America, and in Europe on February 12,
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