# What classic piece of literature do you want to get the Dante's Inferno \[game\] treatment? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 16, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193 "2010-01-16T14:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/21 "2010-01-21T02:34:03Z")
> [@MeDrewNotYou](#): > > A RTK-style strategy set in the classic world would be great. KOEI already did a medieval fantasy and Genghis Khan themed game of the same type back in the SNES days, so it isn’t like they can’t take the same mechanics to a different setting. > > The _Dynasty Warriors_ series is somewhat unique, in that you’re one general or officer in an army fighting against the enemy numbering in the 100s to 1000s. The best comparison I can think of is _God of War_ style combat in a giant battlefield with your own army. Maybe you could call it a hack-and-slash game set in the Three Kingdoms era, but seeing a video of the game is probably best. Genghis Khan might have been the best Koei game they made, although Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 was REALLY good, too. ---
**Author:** ![MeDrewNotYou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/22 "2010-01-21T02:49:41Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I believe Koei is making a game from Greek mythology. Their Canadian division is in charge of it, if memory serves me right. Unfortunately, I think it’ll be more Dynasty Warriors (crappy) than Romance Of the Three Kingdoms (good). That’s the best gaming news I’ve heard since the new Diablo, but I’ve been hooked on the game play since DW2, so… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/23 "2010-01-21T03:57:20Z")
What the hell…_A Confederacy of Dunces_. (I just want to hear the screams) ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/24 "2010-01-21T04:52:01Z")
> [@MeDrewNotYou](#): > > That’s the best gaming news I’ve heard since the new Diablo, but I’ve been hooked on the game play since DW2, so… 😉 Ugh. Hate Dynasty Warriors. It’s a good game, except it’s packed with bad game goodness. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/25 "2010-01-22T01:51:43Z")
Starship Troopers. (what?) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/26 "2010-01-22T14:55:12Z")
Finnegans Wake ---
**Author:** ![footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9f8e36/32.png) [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/27 "2010-01-22T15:54:03Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > _Crime and Punishment_ and _Lolita_. > > ETA: Also, Kafka’s _The Trial_. Please tell me more. I can sort of see the first part of _Crime and Punishment_ as a third person hack and slash game, but what about the rest. I would say that _Lolita_ would at least enable you to chose to play Humbert Humbert or Lo herself. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/28 "2010-01-22T17:15:23Z")
The Illiad (as a RTS) or the Odyssey (RPG/adventure) seem like the best bet. Paradise Lost starts immediately after the part of the story that would make a good video game ends. Satan’s revolt as a RTS game would be cool, but after that he just sneaks around tempting people. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193/29 "2010-01-22T17:16:50Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Paradise Lost starts immediately after the part of the story that would make a good video game ends. Satan’s revolt as a RTS game would be cool, but after that he just sneaks around tempting people. It would be a stealth game, like the Thief series. Except you’d have to catch your target alone for a conversation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-classic-piece-of-literature-do-you-want-to-get-the-dantes-inferno-game-treatment/525193.md?page=1)