Little Goody Two Shoes developer AstralShift recently announced its next title, Hell Maiden, which AstralShift says is an "action-packed" retelling of Dante's Inferno starring a gorgeous anime girl who I'd be happy to marry, if I must.
"L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle," or "a love that moves the sun and other stars," begins Hell Maiden's teaser trailer, which borrows the sugar-soaked line from Paradiso, the final section of the Divine Comedy. A pulsing red heart appears behind it, twisted in barbed wire that holds a burning candle.
For the rest of the trailer, AstralShift flashes previews of what's to come in Hell Maiden quickly, like a twitching eyeball: haloed angels swimming around the sun, a woman's outstretched hand breaking through a white rose, a falling star – no, a girl with fire in her eyes – raining down from the snowcaps of heaven.
In other words, I'm going to lose my mind. AstralShift hasn't yet shared much information about Hell Maiden's content yet, though it provides a short description of the game on the new Hell Maiden Twitter account: "Remembered as a grand poet of the Renaissance, Dante Alighieri once again embarks on a journey through the afterlife — this time, however, as one of Hell’s many sinners." Dante, in this case, being the aforementioned anime girl, whose black hair makes the shape of a giant bow while her dress is covered in brass buckles.
As a girl, my truest dream was to become a Medieval poetess who harnessed the powers of good and evil. (Before that I wanted to be a ballerina who was a mouse.) So I'm fully expecting Hell Maiden to become the game that ruins all others for me, and I can't wait.
