Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

[h3]Dear all, today we are very excited to share with you a big news![/h3]

We can finally unveil our partnership with Horacio García Rojas, as he's going to be a main character in our game!



Horacio is a talented, handsome actor known for his roles in series like Diablero and Narcos: México, as well as for his outstanding performance as the Tlamemeh Painalli, in the 2016 Alan Jonsson Gavica film La Carga.



His role as one of the first leading actor with dark skin in a Neflix original series has been crucial to break stereotypes commonly relegating actors with darker skin to roles as villains. Horacio's work makes viewers appreciate both the cultural richness that exists in Mexico City and in the country.



Proudly Mexican, proudly Mestizo, Horacio García Rojas uphold the good name of México and of its culture and traditions, taking them to the big screen as an actor.

Now he will also lend his talents to our videogame and that's why we feel extremely honored, proud and grateful counting on our collaboration in Mictlan.

It's also worth mentioning that Horacio is a big fan of comic books and geek culture, he's also part of the gaming community!

[h3]We look forward to great things to come from our partnership![/h3]

The world and underworld of Mictlan will be populated by the most amazing creatures waiting to make your acquaintance. While some of them are just downright cute (have you seen our Axolotl?), others may be a little, well, a whole lot scarier!

Today we are excited to present to you Cipactli: a voracious, colossal, primeval sea monster, part fish, part crocodile, with gaping mouths at all her joints.

The embodiment of chaos existing before the creation.



This monstrous being was conceived as female, and it was so insatiable that, one day, the gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca set out to destroy her, descending from the heavens to ban this horrible creature from roaming the world. The two of them, assuming the form of serpents, coiling themselves about Cipactli as she lay on the surface, ripped her body apart.

The upper part of her body ascended to become the sky, while its other half fell to become the earth. From the hair of the monster, the gods created trees, from her eyes springs and caves, from her mouth rivers and lakes, from her nose valleys, from her shoulders volcanos and mountains.

Nevertheless, it is said that otherworldly sounds of Cipactli's crying could still be heard, demanding human blood, wishing to devour human hearts as repayment for her sacrifice.





We would like to remind you that we are getting closer to our Kickstarter goal, but we still need more subscribers! For those who have not registered, it is very important that you do so, it only takes a few minutes. It is a necessary step to be able to launch our campaign and raise the necessary funds to develop Mictlan!

Thank you very much for all your support!

The world of Mictlan will be populated by the most amazing, dangerous, ancient creatures... and also the cutest ones!

Meet the Axolotl, the funny, adorable little guy who will accompany you both across the wide, wondrous world and the perilous underworld of Mictlan. You'll have the chance to mount the Axolotl as you dive through the depths of the ocean.



We have finalized the animations for our lovely walking fish thanks to the help of a very special member of our team: Axel, the pet Axolotl we keep in our studio! He's almost two years old and we carefully studied its movements to recreate a more fluid and realistic animation of the Axolotl in our game! Take a look here, and here.





[h3]NAMING CONTEST[/h3]

We have done our part, now we want to hear your voice!
Unleash your imagination and tell us which name would you choose for the Axolotl. Choose something mystical, magical, and if it is in Nahuatl it would be even better!

To do so, join our naming contest for the chance to win a free copy of our game on Steam or Playstation/Xbox (Collector's Edition) and, of course, the joy of seeing the Axolotl you named gracefully swimming around the world of Mictlan!

Read the rules to join the contest below:

1) Like and share this Facebook post, and comment with the name that you would like to give the Axolotl

2) Tag 5 of your friends in the same post

3) Subscribe on Kickstarter
4) Add our game to your Steam wishlist,
5) Sign up for our Newsletter
6) Follow us on all our social network pages
Instagram (Mictlan)
Instagram (Guillermo Alarcon) Twitter Facebook

If we reach 50k likes, 50k shares, and 25k comments on the post we will announce the winner!


[h3]STUFFED WITH CUTENESS[/h3]

But that's not all, folks! If you have already fallen in love with the Axolotl and you feel that a virtual one is not enough, worry not, 'cause we've got a super-soft piece of news for you!

As part of our Kickstarter campaign, you will have the chance to get our Axolotl peluche, 100% made in Mexico. It will be available for our top contributors, in the premier tier, ready to be shipped to you from Mexico and USA.

At the moment we are still choosing the design for our stuffed Axolotl, so we want to hear from you which one do you like more, helping us decide on the cutest version!

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Can you resist those jelly eyes?

We’re happy to introduce you to our Art Director and Concept Art manager: Yashaswi Karthik, from Pune, India.
His talent and experience in the field and his deep knowledge of Mesoamerican history and architecture will be an immensely precious asset to our team.
Yash is currently working as a Concept Artist at Ubisoft and he is now leading our concept art team as Art Director. He will be guiding all the talented Mexican artists working at Mictlan’s concept art, making the attention to the details a top priority to give you the best visual and gaming experience.

Take a look at some of his ideas and stay tuned for so much more!

• Don't forget to sign-up to our Kickstarter campaign helping us reach the 5000 fan goal, allowing us to launch the campaign!
  
  
• Please join our bilingual community on Discord!
  
  
• Finally, don't forget to add our game to your Steam Wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411900/Mictlan_An_Ancient_Mythical_Tale/

We are very excited to share with you the layout of the game map we’ve been working on so far!



Here are some WIP images from Mictlan’s semi-open world, currently measuring 30 square KM!
We plan to expand the game map to the North of the country and various areas of Central America, such as Tikal in Guatemala and El Mirador, which is home to the largest pyramid in the world.
You’ll be free to roam from southern Mexico and Guatemala to the northern deserts of Mexico.

Of course there will be plenty to explore in these vast lands and, in future expansion packs, we plan to represent different indigenous groups from the North of Mexico, such as Seri and Yaqui people.

• Don't forget to sign-up to our Kickstarter campaign helping us reach the 5000 fan goal, allowing us to launch the campaign!
  
  
• Please join our bilingual community on Discord!
  
  
• Finally, don't forget to add our game to your Steam Wishlist

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411900/Mictlan_An_Ancient_Mythical_Tale/