Dante's Purgatorio

Visceral Games released Dante's Inferno back in 2010. We received a slasher reminiscent of the first four installments of the God of War series and it was based on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

Subsequently, the creators of the game began initial work on a direct sequel, which was to be titled Dante's Purgatorio or Dante's Inferno 2: Purgatorio. In the second game we would find ourselves in the midst of a hellish invasion of purgatory, and by taking on the role of the knight Dante Alighieri, we would have to do everything possible to prevent the hell's forces from breaking into paradise. Ultimately, however, Electronic Arts (the publisher of the brand) gave the project a red light.

Gameplay

In Dante's Purgatorio the action was to be viewed from a third-person perspective (TPP).

Familiar gameplay scheme

The game was planned to be based on the mechanics developed for the first part of the series, so during the game we would traverse the titular purgatory divided into seven circles and engage in fierce battles with opponents. Enemies would be dispatched using a scythe, a cross, and the protagonist's spiritual abilities. The latter would require charging his faith meter and would be useful both in combat and during exploration.

Climbing, bosses, and the Vision Caves

The exploration itself was largely supposed to rely on climbing, as purgatory would be presented here in the form of a mountain, serving as a kind of antithesis to hell. Each section involving vertical traversal was intended to be a unique puzzle, forcing us to maneuver between rock ledges or fragile overhangs.