1/ it is not because you talk about a game or even compare it to another that you say it is a rip-off particularly when you consider GoW is A LOT less deep in term of gameplay than DMC but still deliver a lot in term of "fun". You also can't say GoW is just a copy.

At the opposite, Dante is just a copy of GoW outside new settings.

28/ lol at """it isn't the gameplay that makes God of War stand out, it is the story, acting and voice narrative"""

you play GoW to see Kratos talk ? I m not even able to remember if he talk to anything outside boss before killing them !

you play GoW because of the accessible gameplay that give you badass feeling, amazing art style, and insane scale.

Just wait a little for january massive preview that will kick some serious butt (like best looking title on console) and putting back Dante in the Lumb

The voice actor who does Kratos does a great job with him.  Yes, the voice acting is limited in God of War, but it is effective. What I was saying pretty much is that it isn't the gameplay that is the notable part of God of War, it is the other elements, including the atmosphere done by the art direction, and also the voice narrative, and story.  I will admit though that the story of Dante's Inferno piques my interest more than God of War, mostly because I am curious to see how badly EA will mangle it in an attempt to make a videogame based on it.

Dante Inferno story : save the princess

1/ and fight her at the very end because she has became the Queen of Hell
or
2/ become your self the King of Hell

I m sure they will copy GoW and give to Dante a God of Hell status ala GoW ...

That definitely would be as bad of a mangling of the original story as one would expect.  I was thinking of the mangling not being the ending, but what happens in the game.  The God of War/DMC/etc... style combat is definitely a deviation from the novel.  Less of a mangling would be that Dante does find redemption through the journey (unlike Kratos).  I will fully say Dante's Inferno is a blatent rip off of God of War if the game ends with Dante leading the forces of hell against the gates of heaven.  As of now, I am putting Dante's Inferno in the same category as Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, and God of War, and seeing how it will pan out.

It was kinda creepy, how similar, it was. At least there wasn't any learning curve to me.

It's not a bad game. But it's so ridiculously similar to God of War that I can't help but compare it to its far superior older brother, and of course it falls short.

even down to the way you knock enemies up in the air and immediately follow them to continue your combo in midair, it is extremely similar, which isnt such a bad thing Ill still probably play it but they couldve made something a little different. Its crazy how many mechanics and such that D.I. "borrowed" from the gow series. And to the people saying gow is a clone of dmc obviously has never played either series of games because while they belong to the same genre, they feel and play much differently. There may be some aspects that are similar but not to the degree of with dante's inferno feels like, which is like most people said on here, god of war reskinned. As a matter of fact that should be the name of the game, cuz thats what it is.

lol, if this is from the Dead Space team, then I expect great things, honestly. I liked Dead Space a LOT, lol.

Anyway, I see your point. I was pointing out that DMC invented the sub genre that GoW chose to join. Just copying the basic formula of a completely original games is a huge ripoff. After years of people ripping off DMC with revisions of very similar games, copying the adjusted formula of one of those revisions isn't necessarily as bad as copying the original formula in the first place, imho. The genre has become such a stale one as of late, and I'm hoping that innovations from God of War, DMC, and Bayonetta will change that.

No, certainly Dante's Inferno wouldn't be here if it wasn't for GoW, in its current form, but GoW wouldn't be here, in its current form, if DMC was never created. The game would be totally different. The layout of these 3D actioneers isn't obvious, it just seems that way, becasue one game invented the structure around which Ninja Gaiden, DMC, GoW, Rygar, modern 3D castlevania's, Bayonetta, and Dante's Inferno were formed. Sure GoW has differentiated itself, but it is still built upon the same basic gameflow and structure pieced together all those years ago in DMC.

In short, Dead Space was great, lol. You shouldn't hate on a game because it copied another game, because your favorite game probably copied a game you hate, and wouldn't exist in its current form if that game you hate, wasn't created for it to rip-off. Very few games are ever released that invent new genres or subgenres.

Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry, Super Mario Brothers, MGS, Final Fantasy, Mario 64, OOT, Ogre Tactics, crap like that. I'm not necessarily talking the best games ever made, I'm talking about the games that inspired the best games ever made. Without those games, what would Uncharted 2 or God of War be? Certainly something different from what they are.

How many times to i have to hear about it being a god of war rip off?

And yes,, of course GoW is very different from DMC, but it would not be the game game it is without DMC. There is no question that it drew influence from at least some portion of the DMC formula, it is very similar. The gameplay is different, the music and gameflow is different, and the games themselves are VERY different, but the structure is the same. At its basic wire frame heart, the games share a similar build, and that build was invented by DMC. Saying that isn't true, is claiming that the two games similarities are purely coincidental, which is absurd.

Anyway, it seems this might be leading to at least one person claiming that DMC had no influence on GoW which would make me a little physically ill, so I'm just gonna leave it at that.

DI is a direct ripoff of GoW, yes, but GoW(and most other games ever created) isn't a very original game anyway, so pots don't call the kettle black. I don't know why anyone would be upset that a game is ripping off another one. Dead Space was great, there is a PS3 exclusive ripping off Gears of War, and I'm sure that most games derive from others ideas. It's evoution, and it is a good thing for gaming.