mythology

[myrmidon]

I noticed the other day that there is so many game's out there with Greece myth and So little with nord, viking, Aztec, and some other Indian tribes and what not. i was wondering why.

[Renevent]

You think so? My impression is there is a lot of games based on those mythologies...some of them being hugely popular (like Tomb raider).

I know I've played tons of Viking inspired games as well.

[myrmidon]

i never realy played tomb raider. ive only seen like 2 games about vikings not including lost vikings.

[Sile]

I don't know a lot about Norse mythology ( well much of any mythology for that matter) but I guess I know the most about greek mythology.

And I think that goes for most people. As to why? Maybe greek mythology is just more interesting than the others. Maybe there is more story, more "recorded history" of greek mythology.

When someoen says Viking or Norse mythology to me.. all i can see is tin hats with horns, some long blonde beards and maybe a few tatts.

However, Greek mythology just conjours up sooo many images of gods, monsters, heros, landscapes etc.

[ASYLUM101]

Sile, just FYI, Norse mythology has its own pantheon of gods and monsters, like the Greek mythology.

I don't know much about the lore behind it, but I do know there are TONS of monsters and gods, half gods, etc. You've got brotherly rivalries (Thor and Loki), and warmongering fathers like Odin...there's a ton of stuff there just like the Greek history.

Same for the Aztec. The ONLY game that I've seen do anything with aztec/mayan stuff was Tomb Raider. NOTHING else(besides loki), and I find tomb raider quite boring. (not the new one though) I mean, an ARPG with an aztec theme? would be pretty cool, though the armor might be quite prehistoric and limited. Check out the Loki Aztec, lol. All thongs and straw wrist warmers.

I ignore loki because they don't really tell much about the aztecs, just mention a few gods, a random feud, and that's it.

[Druthers]

There are lots of games that have inspiration from Norse mythology.
Games like Odin Sphere, Valkyrie Profile, Entrian Odyssey and Riviera: The Promised Land.

Pretty much any game that has mentioned Ragnarök or Asgard has Norse influence. The games are all over the place, its just like you said Norse myths are not as popular as the Greek ones, so they slip by under your radar.

[Opal Monkey]

Age of Mythology had Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology in it. It was actually a good game, I spent a fair bit of time on it back in the day (aka. about 7-8 years ago). Even though it was a RTS, the campaign actually had a decent amount of myth and storyline in it.

Hmm... Makes me want to reinstall it. I think the disks are almost within arms reach

One thing I haven't seen a lot of is Asian mythology. That was something I always liked about Titan Quest. Going through China, beating in Tigerman and Terra Cotta Warrior heads was pretty interesting the first few times.

[myrmidon]

well there was one of the dynasties warriors game

[Harlequin]

Originally Posted by Druthers

There are lots of games that have inspiration from Norse mythology.
Games like Odin Sphere, Valkyrie Profile, Entrian Odyssey and Riviera: The Promised Land.

Pretty much any game that has mentioned Ragnarök or Asgard has Norse influence. The games are all over the place, its just like you said Norse myths are not as popular as the Greek ones, so they slip by under your radar.

Mind that those all are japanese games. Only few of them had any mentionable success in US or EU.

[Renevent]

Other Norse/Viking inspired games I can think of:

Rune
Too Human
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Loki
Konung I - III
Dusk of the Gods

Those are the ones I can recall (my memory stinks lol) and are more heavily influenced by Norse mythology...but if you look at half the RPG's and other games out there it's hard to find one without at least some references to Norse mythology. Even World of Warcraft is influenced by it...Final Fantasy has them...it's just everywhere.