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[Boss Doggie]

Let's talk about representation of the Ancient Egyptian mythology in video games. No, none of that "Indiana Jones character visits ancient ruins in Egypt, shit happens" kind of shit. I am talking about actual representation where the game revolves around them.

They're really one of the more interesting mythologies out there, from talking semen to cutting someone into pieces. It's too bad that the "common knowledge" versions of them are so whacked out (shit like Anubis, god of judgment, is seen as Satan and/or a necromancer).

So let's share some games that featured the mythos a lot!

Obviously there's Age of Mythology. 1/3 (and eventually 1/4) of the game features them. While some entries are fabricated (shit like Anubites, I guess they gotta ride that Mummy 2 hype) and some are wrong (Osiris is with the same "tier" as Set and Ra, though they replaced him with Isis), they still manage to get the most of it done.

And then there's Pharaoh and Children of the Nile. Both are city sims focused on ancient Egypt, though the latter has a more mythological aspect on it. Pretty good games too, and the former is in GoG and the latter is in Steam.

 

[Skelter]

Oh, how I would love a sequel.

 

[Tizoc]

Talos Principle's 2nd hub world, or as I like to call it, Bunker B is set to an ancient Egypt motif...there is even a Serious Sam reference that freaked me out the first time I saw it XD

 

[Orniletter]

Sphinx and the cursed Mummy is one of my favourite 6th gen games. It is very similar to Zelda (which happens to be one of my favourite series), but it felt fresh and unique enough to stand on it's own. A bit like Soul Reaver.

It is probably the best game Eurocom (RIP) developed. So good. I have to replay it one of these days.

Edt: Beaten by Skelter. You did good !

 

[Boss Doggie]

I should really get that game, i recall it being mentioned a lot before

 

[PaulloDEC]

Exhumed/Powerslave leaps to mind. Also the original (and best) Serious Sam.

 

[Orniletter]

I should really get that game, i recall it being mentioned a lot before

It's really good if you like Zelda and the GameCube version should look wonderful emulated.

Be warned there is a gamebreaking bug thats easily avoided in the GC version.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

I'm afraid I don't know many games that deal with Egyptian mythology. Wouldn't be opposed to trying some though.

As far as accuracy goes, most uses of any mythology in media are incorrect. I consider myself pretty into mythology, so I'm always correcting movies in my mind. The underworld god = Satan thing is so widespread it just feels pointless to argue with it. Or that Loki is evil, since those Thor movies started coming out. I swear every time he's in a movie I run into a bunch of new people trying to pass themselves off as Norse mythology experts. I like the movies, so I just laugh when someone's shocked to learn that Thor and Loki aren't actually brothers in the myths (I don't have a problem with Marvel's spin on it, since they're clearly making their own version), and got along fairly well with each other.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Serious Sam thread?

 

[Nightengale]

Does Yu-Gi-Oh count?

 

[Ysiadmihi]

Titan Quest.

Edit: Well, it doesn't really revolve around it so I guess it doesn't fit.

 

[Skelter]

Sphinx and the cursed Mummy is one of my favourite 6th gen games. It is very similar to Zelda (which happens to be one of my favourite series), but it felt fresh and unique enough to stand on it's own. A bit like Soul Reaver.

It is probably the best game Eurocom (RIP) developed. So good. I have to replay it one of these days.

Edt: Beaten by Skelter. You did good !

Such a good game. Filling up the museum was my favorite thing ever.

 

[Hayvic]

Age of Mythology was pretty fun! Though it was not only egyptian mythology but a coming together of greek, norse and egyptian.

I am replaying the widescreen steam version at the moment.

 

[Original Famous Ray]

How 'bout Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation. The entire game takes place in Egypt. Sure, its an "Indiana Jones visits Egypt" but I figure the whole game takes place there it should count. Its my second fav classic TR after the first game.

 

[Bomber Bob]

http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Egyptian_Mythology

 

[JordanN]

Smite features the Egyptian pantheon who can combat one another (naturally in a game about gods).

 

[Helloween]

The Secret World has two (albeit some its own mythos) Egyption zones, both are amazing

 

[Khaz]

Does Exhumed / Powerslave count?

 

[FlyingSaucer]

We really need a videogame adaptation of the Masks of Nyarlathotep.

Anyway :



plus several adventure/educational games on PC. It's an adaptation of a classic French comics-book series.

 

[ScriptedReality]

I can't think of any of the top of my head but there should be more

 

[Stranya]

There should be more. I hope the next God Of War uses Egyptian mythology.

 

[GodzillaDB]

Djehuty vs. Anubis

 

[Durante]

Bennu

It's a really neat free physics platformer with coop.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Titan Quest.

Edit: Well, it doesn't really revolve around it so I guess it doesn't fit.

It's more like a semi-Hollywood view on mythology with a PoV from a greek

Djehuty vs. Anubis
http://www.hashtaggaming.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mcqmbkRBcd1rtr1qvo1_1280.png

Bennu

http://www.indiegamereviewer.com/wp.../04/Bennu-game-screenshot-you-want-a-plot.jpg

It's a really neat free physics platformer with coop.

Does it involve forced insemination?

I'm afraid I don't know many games that deal with Egyptian mythology. Wouldn't be opposed to trying some though.

As far as accuracy goes, most uses of any mythology in media are incorrect. I consider myself pretty into mythology, so I'm always correcting movies in my mind. The underworld god = Satan thing is so widespread it just feels pointless to argue with it. Or that Loki is evil, since those Thor movies started coming out. I swear every time he's in a movie I run into a bunch of new people trying to pass themselves off as Norse mythology experts. I like the movies, so I just laugh when someone's shocked to learn that Thor and Loki aren't actually brothers in the myths (I don't have a problem with Marvel's spin on it, since they're clearly making their own version), and got along fairly well with each other.

Still, would be fun seeing gods do weird shit like fuck people randomly, fuck each other randomly, etc.

I blame the "Christianization" of mythology.

 

[Wulfram]

Actual Egyptian mythology seems seriously weird. It could be very interesting, but probably not exactly commercial.

 

[nkarafo]

My favorite Egyptian style/themed levels were Silithus/Uldun in WoW, as well as the Ahn Quiraj raids.

 

[ASIS]

No matter how good some representations may be. You really need people from the country to represent it best. Unfortunately they don't exist (yet, hopefully we see some of them in the future). But so far I haven't seen anything that truly represent the ancient egyptian culture in games outside of cool looking levels in platformers.

 

[struggler_guts]

Wait wait wait, talking semen OP?

 

[Gandalf]

There's some in the free-to-play Vita title Destiny of Spirits. Most of the spirits in game are based on mythology around the world.

 

[Sanctuary]

Nevermind, you aren't counting themes or levels it seems.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Wasn't there a shitty platformer in the Wii? Anubis I think.

Wait wait wait, talking semen OP?

Let's just say furries are tame compared to what beast-headed gods do.