Dante's Inferno needed a sequel this soon?
First third or so was a real chore for me, chapter 2 was WAY too long, for example. It dragged and dragged, but finally around chapter 4, it picked up. Right around the Lycan king.
The next 6 chapters or so were great fun. I thought the combat was really satisfying, and the story moved along at a decent pace. I loved the items, the locations, the enemies for the most part. Seriously, once you get to chapter 5, it all clicks and becomes really enjoyable.
Unfortunately, the end of the game sort of fell off a cliff, and I don't know what to make of it. Satan? God? All seemed to just escalate into something WAY bigger than it was meant to be all along. And throughout the game, Picard kept saying how evil Gabriel had become. How ruthless he now was, etc. I wish they had changed his appearance somewhat to reflect that change or something. Even in cutscenes, he seemed the exact same as when the game first started to me.
Anyway, yeah, I had nachos for lunch with all the cheese. Overall, I thought the story was rather poorly delivered, and I thought it was pretty clear the game was padded toward the end with puzzles and cutscenes so the game would last longer. It almost outstayed its welcome for me, and I'm sure for others it definitely would.