A Week In Comments

You have to bear in mind that Italians see Dante as their greatest poet, as an embodiment of a glorious past and of the absolute best that our country is capable of. It’s hard to convey just how near-mythical he is. The first words in that video, “Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita”, is the one verse that every Italian child (and, by extension, adult) knows by heart.

To me, trying not to associate the game with the literay work is simply impossible. The fact that my grandfather was named after Alighieri adds a personal emotional connection that makes it all the harder to accept Dante as a scythe-wielding badass.

If that means I’ll miss out on a great game, so be it. But it’s like something in my DNA will prevent me from enjoying the game. Some things are just so deep-rooted into your personality, your culture, and the very fabric of who you are, that you can’t switch them off, even temporarily.

I know this may sound absurd to a lot of people, and I’m absolutely not blaming EA – videogames take great liberties with history and literature all the time. I don’t mind that EA took that (commercially safer) road, I just won’t be joining them on it. To me, it’s like someone tried to turn One Hundred Years Of Solitude into a Sims expansion pack with the Buendia family livin’ the life in the new and exciting Macondo neighbourhood.

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Inevitable Wii port. 🙁

…then resume masturbating.

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