Hell Maiden has an undeniably striking appearance.
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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.
Throughout the remainder of the trailer, AstralShift presents rapid glimpses of what lies ahead in Hell Maiden, akin to a flickering eye: radiant angels gliding through the sun's embrace, a woman's hand emerging from a delicate white rose, a shooting star – or rather, a girl with flames in her gaze – descending from the icy peaks of paradise.
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 young girl, my deepest aspiration was to become a Medieval poetess wielding the forces of light and darkness. (Prior to that, I dreamed of being a mouse ballerina.) Therefore, I'm eagerly anticipating that Hell Maiden will set a new standard in gaming that will overshadow all others, and I can hardly contain my excitement.
