The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline is a fascinating tribute to the Italian poet, offering an original take on the descent into Hell through striking art direction, well-designed puzzles, and excellent Italian voice acting. Unfortunately, an unengaging story, excessive downtime, and beautiful yet sterile environments hold it back. Still, it’s an...
The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline is a beautiful disappointment. Its atmosphere carries real craft, and the puzzles occasionally demand actual thought, which I appreciated more than I expected. But the story never justifies the journey, the environments repeat too quickly, and the performances undercut the mood they are meant to sell.
It may well be that a better-crafted story could have helped the uncomfortably short The Alighieri Circle, but given the quality of the puzzles and the weightless dialogue, not even a sermon from the pulpit could save it now. What's more, it hardly matters that lavish visuals pour out at our feet if the muddled storytelling fails to evoke any feeling...
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline offers a dark and atmospheric descent into the underworld, built around challenging and varied puzzles that reward careful exploration and observation. Its strong atmosphere and thoughtful puzzle design make for an engaging experience, although the lack of a hint system and some repetitive sections can test the...
The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline is a fun game, and it manages to successfully integrate creative moments with weird ones.
