Dante's Inferno Guide
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Table of Contents
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DI1. Intro
DI1A. Controls
DI1B. Mechanics
DI2. Walkthrough
DI2A. Acre
DI2B. Florence
DI2C. Shores of Acheron
DI2D. Limbo
DI2E. Lust
DI2F. Gluttony
DI2G. Greed
DI2H. Anger
DI2I. Heresy
DI2J. Violence
DI2K. Fraud
DI2L. Treachery
DI2M. Dark Forest (DLC)
DI3. Gates of Hell Arena
DI4. Collectables
DI4A. Silver Pieces
DI4B. Beatrice Stones
DI4C. Relics
DI5. Upgrades
DI5A. Holy Path
DI5B. Unholy Path
DI6. Dante's Journal
DI6A. The Damned
DI6B. Bestiary
DI6C. Virgil Commentaries
DI7. Rewards
DI7A. PS3 Trophies
DI7B. XBOX 360 Achievements
DI8. Version History
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DI1. Intro
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This guide is very long. If you need to find something quickly use the "find"
function on your computer (Ctrl+F on Windows and most other PC's and Apple+F on
Macs) and type in the code that has what you are looking for and scroll
through. This is my first time writing for games like this so, hopefully it
doesn't seem like a giant wall of text. Thanks to chaosticsoul (PSN) for
pointing out a huge mistake I made in giving both Violence and Fraud the same
search code in the guide, without giving the code for Violence in the Table of
Contents
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DI1A. Controls
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Playstation 3
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Move Dante: Left analog stick
Dodge: Right analog stick
Light Attack: Square button
Heavy Attack: Triangle button
Holy Cross: O button (Need to unlock first)
Grab: R2 button (Need to unlock first)
Jump: X button (Press twice for Double Jump)
Use Magic: L1 button and X, O, Triangle, or Square button (Need to unlock
first)
Object Interaction: R1 button
Block/Special Combo modifier: L2 button
Systems Menu (Pause): Start button
Options: Select button
XBOX 360
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Move Dante: Left analog stick
Dodge: Right analog stick
Light Attack: X button
Heavy Attack: Y button
Holy Cross: B button (Need to unlock first)
Grab: Right trigger
Jump: A button (Press twice for Double Jump)
Use Magic: Left bumper and A, B, Y, and X buttons (Need to unlock first)
Object Interaction: Right bumper
Block/Special Combo modifier: Left trigger
Systems Menu (Pause): Start button
Options: Back button
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DI1B. Mechanics
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This section is mainly to help understand some of the mechanics incorporated in
this game
Fighting
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When you first begin the game, you will be wielding a halberd. After your
encounter with Death in Acre, your weapon of choice will become Death's scythe.
There are two main attacks with the scythe: Light and Heavy Attacks. Light
Attacks are quick, slashing attacks and don't take much time to execute. Heavy
Attacks take a little longer to pull of than the Light Attacks, but you will
inflict more damage. As you increase the Unholy Path, you will be able to
purchase more powerful attacks to dispatch your enemies. Another attack that
you will gain access to before entering Hell in the Holy Cross attack. After
finding Beatrice's soul in the church at the beginning, you will be able to
perform the Holy Cross attack. To perform the attack, press O to hurl a cross
of light at an opponent. Pressing O again will send a wave of 3 crosses towards
opponents. This is NOT a regular Magic attack so pressing L1 is not required to
perform the attack. As you increase the Holy Path, you will be able to purchase
an upgrade for this attack the will send a third wave when you press O a third
time. Using Holy Cross will not deplete your mana
Blocking and Counters
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The creatures of Hell won't let you beat up on them without fighting back. To
block their attacks, hold L2. Some attacks are too powerful to be blocked, so
your only option is to dodge the attacks. You can dodge attacks by jumping or
by moving the right analog stick in the direction you want to move. To counter
attacks, you will first need to purchase the Repayment ability, which can be
purchased early on in the game. If you can time a block against an enemy's
attack, Dante will glow momentarily, which is when you want to attack
Magic
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As you progress through Hell, you will be granted magical spells. There are
Holy and Unholy Spells. When you gain access to a new spell, you will be able
add it to your repertoire. You can customize your spells and choose which of
the face buttons you wish to assign it to. You can cast the spell at any time
by pressing L1 and whichever face button you assigned that spell to. When you
run out of mana, you will be unable to cast anymore spells. To refill mana, you
will have to find a Mana Fountain, which have a purple liquid flowing from
them. As you increase the Holy and Unholy paths, you will be able to upgrade
the spells.
Judgment
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While fighting bigger enemies, near the end of the fight, an R2 icon may appear
above the enemy. When that appears, you can choose to either absolve the
creature or punish it. To absolve the creature, press the O button and to
punish, press the Square button. You will have to follow the button prompts
that appear on screen to complete the judgment. You can also judge smaller
enemies by grabbing them with the R2 button and choosing whether you want to
absolve them or punish them. You can also punish or absolve the Damned, mortals
who played important parts in history. The Damned have a glow around their body
when you come across them. If you choose to absolve the Damned, you will have
to go through a Forgiveness mini-game. You will have about 40 seconds to
capture sins, which appear from above, below, right, and left. When the sin
crosses over the face buttons, press the corresponding face button to capture
the sin. If the sin reaches the center, you press the wrong button, or you
press the button early, you will lose a captured sin. After time has expired,
you will receive bonus souls equal to the captured sins times 30. If you have
collected all three Beatrice Stones, you will be able to auto-absolve the
Damned in the Forgiveness mini-game. This mini-game is similar to one that
appeared in Jak III for the PS2. Absolving creatures will add to the Holy Path,
while punishing them will add to the Unholy Path
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DI2. Walkthrough
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When the game begins, you will be given a brief background on Dante and the
Third Crusade. You will then see a cut scene of Dante alone in the woods,
stitching the cross to his body. The game will then begin and you will take
control of Dante in Acre. Just as a quick note, I am writing this using the
Playstation 3 version. If you are playing the XBOX 360 version, everything will
be the same except for the buttons that you will need to press in order to
perform any actions. The buttons on each controller are the same as their
counterpart (ex. The X button on the Playstation performs the same functions as
the A button on the XBOX 360).
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DI2A. Acre
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Before you take control of Dante, you will see a prisoner standing across from
Dante. Once you take control of him, many armed guards will begin appearing to
fight you. There will be plenty of enemies for you to fight and this is a good
chance to get 50-hit combo. Once you kill the prisoner that was shown across
the docks before the fight started, you will receive the "Slaughter at Acre"
Trophy. After all enemies have been killed, a boat will crash into the docks.
Jump onto the boat and then onto the ledge on the left and follow it around.
You will find yourself alone in a courtyard. You will then watch a prisoner
come up behind Dante and stab him. Death will then appear and say that your
soul has been punished to Hell for your sins. Dante will then protest that the
bishop said that the Lord has absolved the Crusaders of their sins and Dante
challenges Death
***Battle vs. Death***
You and Death will teleport to another dimension and then the fight begins. At
the beginning of the fight, Death will only have two attacks. His first attack
is a close attack. Death will slash at you a couple times with the scythe.
Blocking or dodging can easily avoid this attack. His second attack is a ranged
attack. He will swing his scythe in a circle a few times, sending shockwaves
outward. To avoid this attack, you will have to jump or block. You won't be
able to just run from Death; he is able disappear in a cloud of smoke and then
reappear nearby.
Once you get Death's health down around 50%, he will begin using a third
attack. This attack will also be a close attack. Death will turn his scythe
into a spear and stab at you. Any method will work in avoiding this attack.
After Death's health gets down to about 25%, you will take the scythe from
Death. Now that you have his scythe, Death will no longer attack and will just
try to run and hide. When an R2 icon appears above Death, follow the on-screen
button prompts and destroy Death. Afterwards, you will arrive in Florence.
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DI2B. Florence
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After defeating Death, Dante will return to his family home in Florence, Italy.
When he arrives home, he finds that the house has pretty much been turned
upside down. He then sees his father with his cross stabbed through his eye. He
then rushes out back to see Beatrice, lying on the path, in a graveyard. He
runs to his side and the runs his finger along her lips. Her spirit then
escapes from her body and is then surrounded by dark smoke and then disappears.
You will then be "locked" in the graveyard and Undead Minions will appear.
Undead Minions are relatively weak and it shouldn't take many hits to kill
them. At some point during the fight, you will gain a few abilities: Diabolic
Ascension and Death's Grasp. For Diabolic Ascension, Hold Triangle and Dante
will slam the scythe into the ground launching any nearby enemies into the air,
leaving them defenseless. Death's Grasp the ability needed to increase your
Holy and Unholy paths. To use Death's Grasp, press R2 to grab an enemy. Once
you have an enemy, you will be able to either punish or absolve the Minions.
Absolving the Minions will earn you about 10 Experience points for the Holy
Path. However, Death's Grasp will only work against small enemies. You will
also be prompted to spend souls on Upgrades. This will appear once you have
collected 1,000 souls. At this time, you will only be able to purchase Impaler
or Vile Wind (Both are Unholy). Once all the Undead Minions have been killed,
the flames at the end of the graveyard will go out, allowing you to proceed.
After leaving the Graveyard, follow the path to the church. Before you enter,
go to the Health Fountain to the left of the of the door. Press R1 to interact
and then hit the O button a few times until the fountain breaks. Breaking
Health Fountains will refill any lost health. To the right of the door is a
Statue of Beatrice. Whenever you come across one of these, press R1 to interact
and you will be able to save your game. Now, go to the door and press R1. You
will enter the church and see Beatrice's spirit on the altar. When you walk up
to the altar, Beatrice's spirit will be taken by black smoke again and the wall
behind the altar will break down.
Once the wall breaks, Undead Minions will spawn, and this time, they won't be
alone. This time they have teamed up with Pests, which are flying creatures
that will shoot fireballs. However, you also have a new trick up your sleeve:
the Holy Cross attack. Holy Cross is very useful against flying opponents. You
will want to try and kill all enemies that appear as quickly as possible
because the floor will begin to break away. Once all enemies have been killed,
a wooden cross will fall across a gap. Cross the cross and you will come to a
bone ladder. Take it and descend below the church.
Once you land on the ground, you will have to kill all the Undead Minions that
appear. There will be a giant barrel rolling slowly down behind you. Once you
have killed all the minions, follow the path until a few burning beams fall
down, blocking your progression. From the fire will spawn about 5 Fire Minions.
Fire Minions can't be killed with the scythe directly. To kill them, you must
first hit them with a Holy Cross attack and then slash at them with the scythe
to kill them. Once you have killed about 5 of them, the wood will disappear.
Now you will have to fight a lot of Undead Minions. There is a chance you may
be able to get a 200 hit combo on all of the Minions. Once all have them have
been destroyed, you will come to another Statue of Beatrice. Drop down the bone
ladder and open any fountains you want. Then talk to Virgil. He will tell you
that Beatrice has asked for him to guide you on your quest. He will give you
the Magical Spell Righteous Path (Holy Spell).
After talking with Virgil and selecting a button for the spell (if you want),
some Undead Minions will begin to spawn, along with some Pests. After killing
off all the Minions and Pests, one of the walls will break, revealing a much
bigger creature. You will fight a Beast Tamer and an Asterian Beast. This is
pretty much the same as fighting a Rancor in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
The Beast has two main attacks and both are close attacks. One is a stomp,
which it will usually only do when you are close to its feet, and a ground
slam, which has some range, but not much. Eventually, an R2 icon will appear
near the beast and you will need to hit Square, Triangle and then the O button.
After killing the Beast Tamer, you will ride the Asterian Beast. More Undead
Minions will appear and you will have to use the Beast to kill them. To stomp,
press Triangle and to slam the ground, press Square. Now that you have control
of the beast, you find out that is has a third attack, as well. Pressing the O
button will allow the Beast to breathe fire. Once all the Minions are killed,
go to the door that was behind Virgil and use the Beast to open it.
You will jump and when you land, there will be a Beatrice Statue in front of
you. You will then have climb along the Wall of Damned. As you follow the wall,
you will see a fountain in front of a waterfall of souls. Break open the
fountain for a few souls. When you get near the end of the wall, you will have
to jump across the gap by moving the left analog stick to the left and pressing
X. Once you get off the wall. You will see Virgil again. Talk to him and he
will tell you a bit about where you are and you will receive the commentary
"Into the Blind World". Talk to him again and he will give you the Death Blade
Relic (Unholy). You need to have be Unholy Level 1 to equip it. After Virgil
disappears, double jump to the left of where Virgil was to find a fountain.
Opening the fountain will reward you with a Piece of Silver [SP01]. Follow the
path around to find yourself on the Shores of Acheron
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DI2C. Shores of Acheron
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After talking to Virgil and receiving the Death Blade relic, you will watch
Charon trying to lure people aboard to take them to the gates of the
underworld. After you regain control of Dante, make your way towards the lever.
Pull the lever once and some Minions and Pests will appear. Activating the
lever will also extend a bridge towards the other side; however, it does begin
to move backwards on its own, so you don't have much time to get to the other
side. Take out the Minions before crossing. The Pests will keep spawning, two
at a time, so you don't worry too much about them. After you cross to the other
side, the Pests will stop spawning. Climb down the bone ladder until you reach
the floor below. You will have to kill all Hell Minions that spawn, as well as
the Guardian Demon. The Guardian Demon it stronger in battle than the Minions
and is unable to be grabbed due to its size. The Guardian Demon does have an
attack that cannot be blocked. Whenever its sword begins to glow orange, either
dodge or jump because the attack will still hit you, even if you try to block.
After you absolve or punish the demon (You can also kill it), a crank will
appear in the center. Use it to raise the platform until you see a door in the
center. Before you go through the door, raise the platform as high as it will
go. On your left in an alcove is a fountain. Break it open to find another
Piece of Silver [SP02]. Go back through the door and talk with Virgil. When you
talk with him, you will receive the commentary "Shores of Acheron". He will
tell you more about Charon and the Shores of Acheron. Proceed along the path
and fight off the Hell Minions, Pests, and Guardian Demon that appear. After
killing off all the creatures, continue towards the door. Before you go through
the door, you will see a glowing figure in front of the door. This figure is
one of the Damned, mortals who played an important part in history. You will
have to choice to absolve them of their sins or punish them. When you interact
with the soul, you find out it is Ponitus Pilate. If you choose to absolve him,
you will play a mini-game that will have you collecting sins. For each sin you
collect, you will gain 30 souls at the end of the mini-game. Then proceed
through the demon door. You will have to press the O button quickly to open in.
When you first enter the room behind the door, you will see Beatrice's soul
once again and this time the black smoke will take the shape of a human. After
watching the scene, Beatrice's soul will disappear, and a fight will ensue. You
will have to fight your way through many Hell Minions. As the fight progresses,
a few Guardian Demons will also enter the fray. After all enemies have been
vanquished, the door will open, revealing a Statue of Beatrice. Now you will
begin to make your way towards Charon. Before climbing across the rope, go
behind the statue holding the rope to find a fountain with a Piece of Silver
inside [SP03].
When you get about halfway along the rope, Charon will tell you to stand down.
Dante will beg Charon to take him to Beatrice. While Dante is pleading with
Charon, you will see a Guardian Demon stand next to the statue and cut the
rope. You will now have to climb along another Wall of the Damned. The first
path going up will lead you on, but don't go that way yet. Instead, keep
heading farther along Charon until you see something sitting on a ledge. This
is a Demon Dog and destroying these will grant you relics. Follow the button
commands to destroy it and you will be rewarded with the relic Charon's Oar.
Now go back to the first opening along the wall.
When you climb into the first opening, you will enter a room with a few
breakable objects, a crate, a crank, and few fountains. When you first enter
the room, up above the lever you will see a Damned soul. Grab the crate on the
left side of the room and pull it to the right side. Push it up the ramp and
into the alcove with bars. Go to the crank and move it backwards until you can
move the crate over the platform to the left to the end of the left wall. Jump
up the ledge and open the fountain to find a Piece of Silver [SP04]. Jump back
down and put the crate back on the right side. Move the crate right in front of
the ledge above where the Damned soul is. Use the crank and move the platform
back to its original position. Jump up and you can either absolve or punish
Orpheus. After choosing, climb up the wall. You will find yourself on the deck
of Charon.
You will then need to fight off Minions, Pests, and Guardian Demons. There are
Health and Mana fountains around the edge of the deck. After killing off all
the creatures, you will see Charon turn his head to the right and an Asterian
Beast and Beast Tamer will climb up and more Minions will appear. Once you kill
the Beast Tamer, take control of the Asterian Beast and kill any remaining
Minions. You will then see an interaction point on Charon's neck. Once you
press R1, you will have to press the O button rapidly to tear of Charon's head.
Once you do that the boat will crash and you will have to use the Asterian
Beast to climb up to the top of some pillars. Climbing with the Beast is the
same as climbing with Dante. As you climb, the walls begin to break apart. You
will have to switch sides twice. Once you get near the top, the wall underneath
the Beast will begin to break. You will have to press Square, Triangle, and
then O to have Dante jump off the beast and survive. However, you are not safe
just yet. You will need to keep running as the ground beneath Dante will begin
to crumble. You will get to a point where Dante will stop and the pillar you
are standing on will begin to fall. As you are falling, you will be prompted to
press R1 to use the scythe as a rope and swing through another pillar.
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DI2D. Limbo
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Once you land, you are safe. There is a Beatrice statue to your left and Virgil
is down the path to the right. Talk to Virgil and he will tell you about the
judge of the underworld, King Minos. This is the "Limbo" commentary. Proceed to
the end of the path and you will be able to King Minos in the distance. There
will be a break in the top of the wall and you will have to climb down a Wall
of Damned. Once you land, an Exploding Minion will appear. Grab it and throw it
towards the glowing door to proceed. When you walk through the door, follow the
path and you will see Charon's head. Before you reach Charon's head, the will
be an opening in the wall. Go through it and you will have to fight a Guardian
Demon. After killing the Demon, open the fountain to find a Piece of Silver
[SP05]. Walk up to it and press R1 to push Charon's head over the ledge and
receive the Trophy "Burning Eyes". Continue on past where the head was and you
will come across a Demon Dog and a fountain. Destroying the Dog will give you
the Eyes of St. Lucia Relic. Destroying the fountain next to it will reward you
with a Beatrice Stone [BS1] and the Trophy "Precious". Go back to where the
head was and go to the right and open the door.
When you first enter this room, you will see an Unbaptized Baby. You will then
have to fight off maybe 10-15 of them. If you grab them with your scythe to
punish or absolve them, all the others will back away until you have finished.
After you have killed them all, the wall of flames will die down, allowing you
to progress farther. You will see Virgil standing next to a Demon Door. When
you first talk to him, he will tell you about the Unbaptized Babies, which will
add the "Unblessed Infants" commentary to your journal. Talking to him again
will reward you with the Lord's Prayer Relic. Open the door and you will find a
Mana fountain and a Soul fountain. There is also a spike wheel that will roll
up and down the ramp. Open the next Demon Door and you will see on the Damned
at the end of the path. You can choose whether to punish or absolve Electra. Go
back the way you came and continue on.
As you make your way up, you will encounter a few Exploding Minions so kill
them any way you like. When you reach the top there will be soul fountain next
to a Demon Door. Follow the path all the way around until you reach the end.
You will enter a fight against some Exploding Minions, some Hell Minions,
Unbaptized Babies, and a Guardian Demon. Once all have been killed off, the
wall of the flames behind all of them will die. Open the Demon Door and proceed
through to the next room. Talk with Virgil and he will tell you of the souls
that reside here, unlocking the "Hall of Kings" commentary. Proceed up the ramp
and Dante will have a flashback involving Saladin. Go up the ramp past the
giant statue and go to the left. Double jump off the ledge, to the left and
pull the lever in the alcove. Pull it and the giant statue in the center of the
ramp will disappear. You will see a Demon Dog in the hole; absolve it to get
the relic Saladin's Mercy. I would recommend saving and then activate the lever
and you will be able to swing across to face King Minos
***Battle vs. King Minos***
You will watch a short scene of Minos judging one of the souls. He then will
try to judge Dante and Dante ticks him off and the fight begins. Minos has a
few attacks at his disposal. First, he will use his tentacles to try and stab
you from the ground. Just keep running around in circles until they start
spearing faster. Eventually, he will lean back and will reveal grapple points
beneath some tentacles on either side of the arena. Grapple onto them while he
roars, pretty much. He will then lower his head, allowing you to attack. He
will try and "smell" you and then he will attack with his tongue. If he hits
you, you will be separated from the scythe and a tentacle will appear ready to
stab you. When this happens, follow the on-screen prompts to avoid the attack
and grab our scythe. You will want to do enough damage to him so that he leans
back, covering his eyes, allowing you to attack his stomach.
If you were unable to attack his stomach, you will have to repeat the previous
process until you are able to attack his stomach. If you were able to attack
his stomach, he will summon some Hell Minions to attack you. He will then begin
to attack with his tentacles again, just like before. Once they get faster will
begin to slam the ground with his fist and then he will sweep across the arena
with his arm. When he slams his fist or sweeps his arm along the arena, stand
right underneath either of the tentacles that hide the grapple points. He never
slams near the tentacles and the arm seeps will end just before the tentacles.
He will then lean back, revealing the grappling points again. However, after he
roars, his hand will still be on the arena ground with an R2 icon above it. You
will stab his hand with your scythe and then you will have to hit Triangle and
then Square when they appear. If you do, you will be able to attack his stomach
again.
After attacking his stomach, he will summon some Unbaptized Babies and a
Guardian Demon. After killing all of them, he will begin slamming his fist on
the ground and sweeping his arm along the arena. He will then lean back, once
again, revealing the grapple points. After he roars, begin attacking his face
again. He will attack with his tongue twice. If you are able to hit him enough,
his tongue will fall out. Press R2 to grab his tongue and move the left analog
stick down, when prompted, to pull Minos towards the spiked wheel. After
stabbing his tongue on the wheel, press O and then you will have to rapidly
press the O button to finally kill him. After he dies, you will receive the
Trophy "Sentence the Judge" and the Tail of Minos relic.
After killing Minos, scythe swing across the gorge and follow the path to a
Beatrice statue. You will now begin you descent into Lust. After reaching the
Beatrice Statue, you will need to descend down the rope. You will have to
rappel down the canyon, jumping from rope to rope. While going down the first
rope, you will be told how to rappel. When you get onto the second rope, climb
to the top to find a Piece of Silver [SP06]. Then climb back down and stop
about halfway down. On your right, you should see two bone ladders. Swing over
to them and grab onto one. As you are jumping towards the bone ladders, an R1
icon will appear at the top of the screen. When this pops up, hit R1 and Dante
will use the scythe to grab onto the ladder. Climb up them and destroy the
Demon Dog for the relic Francesco's Book Drop down the ladder on the right and
continue rappelling from rope to rope. Slide down the bone ladder and drop to
the rope. Before you are able to jump to the next rope, you will need to
destroy an object that is in your way. You will have to run at it and attack
the object to destroy it. If you use a Triangle attack, it will only take one
shot. After the object is destroyed, you will have to jump and use scythe swing
to get to the next rope. Some Pests will spawn. Destroy them before moving on.
Drop down the bone ladder to enter Lust
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DI2E. Lust
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As soon as you drop from the bone ladder, you will see one of the Damned.
Before you reach the Damned, you will watch a cut scene that shows Dante
betraying Beatrice. The Damned you can choose to absolve is Francesca da
Polenta. It is recommended to absolve her as part of a Trophy. Make your way to
the bridge. When you approach the bridge, you will see a tower appear and
Cleopatra will climb up it and ask if you are looking for someone. The tower
will then become surrounded by a vortex and lightning balls will from at the
end of the bridge and make their way across, getting bigger the farther they
go.
Begin to make your way down the bridge, hiding behind the statues when the
lightning balls stop in front of them. Stay along the left side as you make
your way down the bridge. When you get to the third statue on the left (the
biggest one), drop down and scale the wall to find a Demon Dog. Absolving it
will award you the relic Filippo's Rage. Climb back up and make your way to the
end of the bridge. Once you pass the big statues, you won't have to worry about
the lightning balls. Drop down behind the fourth statue on the left and scale
to wall to find a Piece of Silver [SP07]. At the end of the bridge on the left
side you will find Virgil. Talking with Virgil will add the "Winds of Lust"
commentary to your journal. As you make your way back to the third statues,
between the third and fourth statues on the right will be a break in the wall.
Scale the wall and destroy the fountain to find a Beatrice Stone [BS2]. Go back
up to the second statue on the left.
In front of this statue will be a lever. Activating this lever will switch the
direction the lightning ball will be thrown for the plate in front of you. When
the lightning ball is about halfway between the second and third statues, pull
the lever to switch the direction. If you timed it correctly, the ball will be
shot towards the plate in front of the third statues and the towards the vortex
surrounding the tower. A hole will appear in the vortex and you will have
limited window to get through it before it closes.
Once you enter the tower, you will meet a new enemy: Temptress of Lust. These
enemies are very quick. They will fight both close and from a distance. When
they attack close up, they will quickly strike about three times. Their ranged
attack is really creepy. They will grow a tentacle from their abdomen and
attack you. After killing off the three Temptresses, go to the crank in the
far-left corner of the room. Turn it until it stops. Go to the mouth of the
snake and attack it's fangs before the mouth closes. Once the fangs are
destroyed, turn the crank again and this time the mouth will open all the way
and will remain open. Jump on the tongue and up to the next level. The game
will cut away and you will see Beatrice sitting on a bed. Before you are able
to reach her, the platform she is on will go up.
Walk to your right and talk with Virgil. Talking with him twice will get you
the Tristan's Desire relic. You will also add the commentary for "Semiramis" to
your journal. Jump from each side to reach a Soul fountain on the right and a
Mana fountain on the left. Go down the path to the left to find a Beatrice
statue and a lever. Go down the path to the right for a Health Fountain.
Pulling the lever on the left will cause the platform to raise until it hits
the one above it. Go to the far end of the platform in the center and pull out
the statue. Go down and activate the lever. The platform will raise, but the
statue will allow you to double jump onto it. Jump to the alcove on the left
and break the fountain for a Piece of Silver [SP08]. Go the alcove on the
right, destroy the fountain for some souls, and pull the lever. The roof above
the platform will open and once you jump on, it will rise up.
The platform will now act as an elevator. Cleopatra will be climbing up the
outside of the tower. While you are going up, you will have to fight two
Temptresses and near the end of the fight, a Guardian Demon will appear.
Cleopatra will break through the tower and flip the platform. You will be
prompted to grapple using L1 while she continues climbing. The platform will
continue to go up. You will then need to fight some Minions and more
Temptresses.
Once the elevator stops, you will see some Unbaptized Babies being born from
Cleopatra's breast. After she places them in the arena, the game will zoom in
on her hand. After you kill the first wave of Unbaptized Babies, a platform
will rise up in front of the Health fountain with 3 Hell Minions. Keep killing
enemies until a platform appear in front of the Mana fountain. Once the
platform appears in front of the Mana fountain, attack Cleopatra's hand until
she pulls it away. Go and pull the lever above the Mana fountain to turn the
stone snakes towards Cleopatra. Kill any enemies and attack her hand again
until she pulls it away. Now pull the lever above the Health fountain. The
snake statues will breathe fire, roasting Cleopatra's breasts. After that,
Cleopatra will climb higher. You will pretty much regain all health and the
platform will rise as well.
You will fight some Temptresses and Pests on your way up. Once the platform
stops, go over to the right and climb down the bone ladder. You find Paolo
Malatesta, one of the Damned. If you absolved Francesca at the beginning of
Lust, before the bridge, absolve Paolo and you will receive the Trophy
"Forbidden Love". Climb back up and go to the left. You will have to navigate
the Wall of Damned, while avoiding the electricity. Make your way to the right
and climb up to the Beatrice Statue. The Damned to the right of the statue in
Semiramis, the Queen Virgil talked of earlier. After punishing or absolving
Semiramis, drop down from the ledge across from her to find a Demon Dog, which
will award you with the relic Arrow of Paris. Double jump back towards the wall
and climb up to the ledge and double jump to the left of the statue to find a
fountain with a Piece of Silver [SP09]. At the top of the second wall will be
the boss fight
***Fight vs. Marc Antony***
When you first get to the top of the tower, you will see Beatrice on the bed
you saw earlier. A cut scene will ensue and Dante will look into Beatrice's
eyes to see Dante breaking his promise. Beatrice will the disappear with
Lucifer and Cleopatra will appear. Cleopatra will talk about Lucifer's plan and
Marc Antony will come out of her mouth to fight you.
Marc Antony has plenty of attacks, but most of them are close range attacks. He
will try and stomp on you, he will slash at a few times, but each time is more
powerful. He will also slam his shield in front of you. For his one ranged
attack, he will slam has shield into the ground and the bottom will glow. If
you move, his shield will follow you until purple spikes will pop out of the
ground, but they will only go in a straight line from his shield. Then he will
lunge with his sword. Cleopatra will also interfere. At times she will slam her
fist somewhere in the arena and if you are close to it when she does slam her
fist, you may become stunned. She will also use a spell that will summon a dark
tornado that will roam towards you. She will also heal Marc Antony. When she
does this, a green aura will appear around Marc Antony. Attack her hand that is
on the arena and she will stop and fall down the tower. She will eventually
climb back up, though.
Antony is plenty powerful by himself. He will use almost any attack at any time
so be prepared. After you get him down around 25% health, he will constantly
slam his shield into the ground and spike will pop out of the ground. Then he
will either use a charged sword attack or jump and lunge at you and stab the
ground. When he uses his shield, the damage your attacks do is greatly reduced.
The easiest way to hit him is to wait and dodge until you can get a clear shot
at him without him being able to use his shield to defend himself. Once you get
him in a position like this, attack with Holy Cross.
Once he is defeated, you will receive the relic Antony's Standard. Cleopatra
will then appear at his side and you will receive the Trophy "Lovers Torn
Asunder". Cleopatra then says that it wasn't supposed to end like that and
talks of some deal and then sets her sights on you. Antony will disappear and
she will begin crawling towards you. You will drop the scythe and start to back
away. She will then jump at you and you will have to knock her off by moving
the left analog stick down and then up. She will then jump and tackle you. Move
the left analog stick in a counterclockwise direction from right to left to
roll over. You will then have to move the left analog stick up and you will
stab her with the scythe and she will disappear. You will also gain the Lust
Storm Magic attack.
The platform will now begin to fall back towards the ground. As you are
falling, you will have to fight some Minions and Guardian Demons. The tower
will also be collapsing onto the platform. When they are about to land, a
purple circle will appear on the platform. The falling debris can harm both you
and the enemies. After all the enemies have been killed, a giant boulder will
fall on the right side of the platform. You will then need to fight 3 more
Demons. Both of you can fall off the edge of the platform the was destroyed by
the boulder. After the Demons have been killed, a boulder will destroy the left
side of the platform. Soon, the only portion of the platform left will be the
top part.
As you are falling, the camera will rotate and you will see the statues from
the beginning of Lust. Some of them now have rappel points. Press R1 to rappel
to the first one and then to the second one. You need to swing from the second
to the next statue. Between the third rappel points and the fourth, there will
be two statues that will still be generating electricity. Double jump when the
electricity has gone down and swing from the last point to the bridge. When you
land, Virgil will be right next to you. He will tell you about Helen, adding
the commentary to your journal.
After talking with Virgil, proceed down the bridge to the bone ladder. Open the
Health and Soul fountains if you want. As you descend, the mouths, will shoot
fire. The fire won't last very long but there isn't much of a break between the
mouths shooting fire. As you use the ropes, to rappel along the wall, the
mouths that you pass in front of will shoot fire, burning the ropes. To move
from rope to rope, run to the right first and then run left and jump because
the ropes won't last long. As you climb down the bone ladder, the mouths that
are lined up in a row will shoot fire one after another, but no two will short
fire at the same time. When you reach the next rope, run right and then left.
You will need to break the object quickly before the rope burns and reaches
you, hurting you for constant damage. Slide down the bone ladder to the rope
stretching across the chasm. First go to the right and there will be a ledge
with a Demon Dog inside an alcove. The is also a fire mouth, but it will allow
enough time between shooting flames to grab the relic, which is Rain of
Gluttony. Make it to the other side to gain information of this new area.
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DI2F. Gluttony
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As you cross the rope, you will see Cerberus in the chasm below. Talk with
Virgil and he will tell you about Gluttony (Commentary) and Cerberus. Drop down
the bone ladder to fight Cerberus.
***Fight vs. Cerberus***
As soon as you land, Cerberus' heads will appear and snap at each other and the
fight begins. Each of the heads will shoot vomit balls at you, not all at once,
but two can puke at the same time. You will first have to take out the side
heads. You can do this one of two ways. You can get close to one of the
fountain-like objects, press R1 and the rapidly hit the O button as if it were
a fountain. When you are doing this, the side head closest to you will lunge at
you. The second way is to lure the side heads to lunge at you, dodge, and then
attack until and R2 icon appear over the head. The first way is a lot easier.
Pick a side to start with and try to open the fountain farther from the head.
Once you open dodge out of the way when the head strikes and attack it form
behind the head so the other heads can't vomit on you. When the body begins to
pull the head back, open the fountain closer to the body and move out of the
way when it strikes. When the R2 icon comes up, you will only have to hit
Triangle when it appears, and Dante will slice off the head, healing you a
little as well. Repeat for the other side head.
Now for the remaining center head. The center head will now strike you whenever
you get close. It will also hurl vomit faster than before. Open one of the
fountains farther away form the body and wait for it to strike. When it passes
through the fire, move the far side of the arena. The head will writhe in pain
for a few seconds and sweep along the arena, swinging violently. Go to the
other side and do the same thing. This time after going crazy, the head will
fall and R2 will appear in front of it. As soon as you hit R2, the head will
attempt to eat you. You will then be prompted to move the left analog stick up,
down, right, and left. The head will then explode and the fight is over. You
will receive the relic Azrael's Apprentice and the Trophy "The Great Worm".
Go across Cerberus's body and follow the path as it begins to rain. After
jumping over a gap you will see a Fountain. You should also see some dirt
rising right in front of it. Use a heavy attack to reveal a Gorger Worm. You
can also just walk over it and it will try to eat you, which is one of its
attacks. To escape, you will have to press the O button rapidly. Open the
fountain for a Piece of Silver [SP10] and continue towards the interaction
point. Open the Health and Mana fountain before descending the bone ladder.
Before you drop you will watch a Gorger Worm kill a minion and another Minion
running away. When you land, you will instantly attempt to be eaten by a Gorger
Worm. After escaping, more worms will appear as well as some Minions. Once you
kill off all the Worms and Minions, the fire wall will drop. The will be statue
on the right, a soul fountain and one of the Damned on the left. The Damned
soul is Ciacco.
As soon as you pass through the open mouth beyond the Beatrice Statue, all
mouths nearby will close and some Pests will spawn. Keep using Holy Cross until
they are destroyed and the mouths will open up again. Jump to the platform in
front of the first mouth ahead of you and judge the Damned, which is Clodia.
Jump back the platform with the rope crossing the river and cross. Go through
the mouth and you will find Virgil. You will receive the "Valley of Mud"
Commentary and the Ciacco's Bile relic. After talking with Virgil, follow the
path and you will see an arch with a glowing door. As you make your way towards
it, a Gorger Worm, Minions, and Guardian Demons will ambush you. Kill all of
these enemies and open the fountain before you go through the arch.
Once you pass through the arch, you will see Gluttons eating other souls. Dante
will then have flashback to Dante's youth. After the flashback, Lucifer will
appear and Dante will begin asking questions about other souls. You will then
watch a flashback that will show how Dante's father and Beatrice were killed.
After the cut scene is over, you will need to fight a Glutton. Due to their
large size, your magic attacks won't have much effect on them. After you have
judged it, the floor will be destroyed and you will have to navigate through
the Mirror Maze.
This maze is fun to try and navigate. Activating the levers will change which
portal you come out of when you enter one. Pass through the portal at the end
of the path you are on and activate the lever after coming out of the portal.
This will turn the portal you just walked through. Go back the way you came and
walk to the far end of the platform and climb the wall. At the end of the first
ledge you reach will be a soul fountain. Climbing higher to the second ledge,
break the fountain for a Piece of Silver [SP11]. Climb back down and pull the
lever. Go back through the portal and jump from the platform that appears to a
ledge with a lever and a soul fountain. If you pass through the portal next to
the fountain, you will fall out of the portal that is above where you started.
Wait until the revolving platform comes in from the left and hovers underneath
and pass through the portal. As the platform moves through the center of the
area, double jump to the right towards the fountain. Breaking this fountain
will reward you with a Beatrice Stone [BS3], which makes 3, if you have found
all of them up to this point. Passing through the portal nearby will also drop
you out of the one above where you start. Once you pass through the portal the
platform takes you through you will be out. This is the only time you will
visit during the game.
After passing through the portal, the platform will crumble after it falls.
Follow the path to find a Soul fountain and Beatrice Statue. Begin descending
the bone ladder. When the mouth underneath the ladder isn't breathing fire,
drop to the vine and swing to the bone ladder to the left. Climb up the bone
ladder into a little alcove with fountain the will reward you with a Piece of
Silver [SP12] and a Demon Dog that holds the relic Octavian's Gold. Descend the
bone ladder to drop to a rope that spans the chasm. Make it to the far left end
and drop down onto another vine. When you get to the bottom, drop down off the
vine. You will have to block the flames coming up from the ground to proceed.
Grab the object you see and pull it back towards the vine. Once there are 4
flame spouts, push the object back over the first spout and throw it over the
other by holding the O button while moving the object. Quickly jump back up on
the vine and swing to the left. Break the object in front of you and drop down
the bone ladder and onto the rope. Make your way to the left end and jump off.
You will have to use the scythe to grab onto the grappling point and swing over
to the vine. Jump to the next vine and slide down the bone ladder into...
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DI2G. Greed
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Greed. Follow the path until you can see ahead into another room. Go up to the
ledge near the doorway, but don't go through. Go to the edge of the ledge you
are on and shimmy over to the right. When you can only see your feet, pull
yourself up and you will find a Demon Dog. Destroying the Dog will grant you
the Crown of Carthage relic. Go back and go towards the opening. In an alcove
on the left are Health and Mana Fountains. As you make your way towards the
opening, jump up on the right side into another alcove with a Soul fountain.
Double jump across and the path to the left and there will be another fountain
with a Piece of Silver [SP13] inside. Go back to the ledge where you found the
Soul fountain. If you look ahead and to the left, you will see another fountain
in an alcove. This one is a bit tricky to try and get to. Run off the ledge of
the alcove with the Soul fountain and as you are falling, double jump towards
the platform. You don't want to do it too early; otherwise you will hit some
rocks hanging over the path. This fountain will reward you with a Beatrice
Stone [BS4], but if you already have 3, you will receive Health, Mana, and some
souls. Proceed down the path
You will watch a cut scene and see the boss for this Circle. Dante will
enlighten you that the boss for this Circle is none other than dear old dad,
Alighiero, and then you will watch a flashback into Dante's past. Talk with
Virgil to receive the "Greed" Commentary. Jump up the moving platforms and then
onto the platforms that cross the molten gold. When you first activate the
lever, a platform will move, but then it will move back. A rock wall will rise
where you jumped over the molten gold. You will then see some pests and a giant
vat coming towards you and on top of the vat are some Guardian Demons. The vat
will then tip and begin pouring molten gold down below you. You need to kill
off the Pests and Demons, and activate the lever again before the gold
overflows. Some Fire Minions will spawn before the lever reappears after the
Pests and Demons have been killed.
Jump onto the ledge to the Beatrice Statue and make your way over to the cogs.
Make it to the top of the first row of cogs and jump left to the second row of
cogs. Once there, jump back onto the single cog just above the top of the
second row. As you jump towards the lone cog, you should start hearing a female
voice. On a cog above the first row, you will see a Damned soul. The soul
belongs to Tarpeia. This will be the first Damned Soul you find after finding
all Beatrice Stones (if picked up at least 3), so this is your first chance to
auto-absolve the Damned. To auto-absolve, press Triangle. If you choose to
auto-absolve, you will not have to play the mini-game or receive bonus souls.
After crossing the cogs, open the Demon Door. You will enter a room and meet a
new enemy: a Hoarder-Waster. This enemy uses a giant club to attack you.
Whenever they start spinning, none of your scythe or Holy Cross attack will
work. The only way to stop them from spinning (other than wait for them to
stop), it to use Righteous Path. After killing the first one, Minions and few
more Hoarder-Wasters will appear.
After killing all the enemies, the lever will reappear. Activating it will
lower some platforms with spikes underneath. First, jump in the alcove and