5 Most Popular Mythological Games Part 1
The inspiration for making a game can come from anywhere. There are some games that inspired by history in the real world, from everyday life, and even purely fictitious result of the imagination of the developer. From many sources of inspiration, mythology is one source of inspiration which is favored by many developers. There are also some creative developers that wrap it in a modern way so it is interesting to play. The following are most popular mythological games.
Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology is slightly different from most strategy games. Many things are inspired by mythology three races available that are inspired by three world-famous mythologies, Greek, Egyptian, and Norse. In addition, some missions that provided also are inspired by events in mythology such as the Trojan Horse War and the sinking of the continent of Atlantis. The units are quite diverse in which you can portray human units like Hoplites from Greek mythology or creatures that exist in Norse mythology, Valkyrie and others.
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| Age of Mythology |
Titan Quest
In this game, you play a hero who must be adventurous in a world that combines many mythologies ranging from Greek mythology, Egypt to Asia. During the adventure, your character will meet the monsters from mythology such as the Centaur. You are required to fight it all to restore the balance of the human world as usual because it was abandoned by the gods.
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| Titan Quest |
Legendary
Legendary asks us to fight against the creatures that exist in mythology ranging from Minotaur, Griffin, to Kraken giant octopus which is loose because of the opening of Pandora Box. Pandora Box is a mythological box that is actually a wedding gift from Zeus and has considerable strength. Then Deckard, a professional thief who steals the box from the museum, then opens it. The dreaded thing happens, these mythological creatures are finally released and cause chaos.
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| Legendary |
Too Human
In the Too Human game, the Norse gods turned into cyber human beings who are faced with the task of guarding human life against the attack of the machine army against Loki. You act as Baldur, one of the sons of Odin who does not have the same cybernetic as other gods. This story is certainly similar to some other mythological stories such as Odysseus, a son of a god who further highlights the human side.
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| Too Human |
Enslaved: Odyssey to The West
Enslaved: Odyssey to The West is based on an epic novel in China titled Journey to the West. This novel tells how the journey of a Buddhist monk to India accompanied by an ape-man who can be controlled through a ring of magical power. However, Ninja Theory packs the story of Journey to the West in a modern style. You play as the Monkey, but here, the monkey is a wild man who acts under the control of a girl named Trip on the way to the west.
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| Enslaved: Odyssey to The West |