Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

Ixpuxtequi

In Mexica mythology, Ixpuxtequi is a terrible monster that wanders into the night, hunting defenseless, lonely travelers on the road. Its name in Nahua means "broken face", as this creature appears as a humanoid figure, with long, eagle legs and without the lower jaw.

It carries a long staff to lean on, its menacing figure hunting the living beings and their nightmares. Seeing it, meant certain doom.
Considered one of the four deities of death, Ixpuxtequi brings bad luck and misfortunes. Its wife is the goddess of fear and horror, Nexoxco.

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Quinametzin

The Quinametzin are the race of giants that inhabited Mexico in ancient times.

We are working on five different versions of these mythical giants, experimenting with various designs, very different from the first versions that we presented to you when we first started the development of Mictlan.

There are many stories and myths in Mesoamerican cultures about these mythical creatures, So far, we have included in our game three different versions of these giants, and we are also working on different types of mechanics and various body types: elongated Mayan skulls, tree-like creatures, giant orcs...

There are so many Mesoamerican myths that it is almost impossible for us to cover all of them in our game. Moreover, we're hoping that, in time, we will be raising more funds to help our development process, so that we are able to integrate more characters, beasts, and all kinds of creatures from the Mesoamerican folklore in Mictlan.

Remember that Mictlan is an indie project, we need your support to continue with this laborious and expensive process, your help is invaluable to us!

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1) Register to our Kickstarter campaign (We need 20K people in order to launch our official campaign!)

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Tank Jaguar Warrior

Do you remember our Jaguar Warrior we showed you not a long time ago?

Lately, we've been working on different concept art variations for the warriors who will appear in Mictlan. One of these variations is a bulkier or "tank" Jaguar warrior.

This soldier stood out among his peers since his childhood: being the stronger, bigger and braver fighter in Telpochcalli (military school), he earned his name of Quinametzin (Giant).

His weapon of choice was the Quauhololli (mace): with a single blow, he was capable of almost instantly killing any other warrior on the field.

❓ As you'll be playing Mictlan, would you rather fight this mighty warrior in a training match? Or would you prefer to battle alongside him in the defense of Tenochtitlan?

❓ Do you prefer the first or second skin?

💬 Let us know in the comment section! We'd like to receive your feedbacks!

Mictlan presented at the Mexican Embassy in Japan

For our Spanish-speaking fans, take a look at this video: we presented Mictlan at the Mexican embassy in Japan!
It was an incredible opportunity, not only for us, but also to showcase all of the talented Mexican artists, developers, musicians, technicians, writers, historians and team members who are part of our project!

Click on the image to see the video!

Legends, myths, facts, history: Mictlan has it all! We're aiming at including in our game the most incredible stories, and we will continue updating you with news, concept arts, sneak&peeks of our creative process, so make sure to follow us on our social media channels to stay updated!

Mictlan's animated spin-off series: sneak peek

Apart from working hard, with all our heart and soul on developing Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale, we're also creating an animated spin-off series related to the main storyline of our game.

Take a look at this post to see some of the characters we've already designed.

Today we're also showing you another juicy sneek peak!
In the image you can see one of the most important places in the ancient world, the heart of Aztec economy: it's a tianguis, an open-air market where all kinds of foods and artifacts were sold, products coming from different places, other cities, distant lands.

Would you like to see more of this side project? Let us know in the comments!

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