Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

Academy Award Winner joining Mictlan

We have another great news to share with you, our great Mictlan community.

Academy Award Winner, Carlos Cortes, winner of the Best Sound Oscar for the movie The Sound of Metal, is now a member of our team!

Without a doubt, Mictlan, is in the process of becoming something very special for Mexico and the world, we are speechless and couldn't be more proud to receive the support of titans of the industry, to help us give life to the mythical tales of our ancestors and control the narrative of our culture!

Mictlan is a dream come true!

[h3]Want to see more?

Want to see our first official trailer?[/h3]

We will present it to our community at the launch of our Kickstarter campaign.
But in order to launch the campaign, we need at least 20k people to register to the page. It literally takes a minute to do so, but it would mean the world to us.

[h3]Mictlan community, help us out![/h3]

Pentamuti

Hello Mictlan fans!

What character would you like to see represented in Mictlan from one of the many Mexican pre-Hispanic cultures?

Our intent is to give visibility and representation in our game to the great civilizations that existed throughout Mexico.

In this concept art, you can see the Pentamuti, or Purépecha or Tarascan priest, the person responsible for watching over the Cuerauaperi cult, mother goddess of the Purepecha culture.

As you can see, the character wears a richly decorated xicolli or nightgown, accompanied by ornaments of bronze and gold, since the Purépecha were renowned goldsmiths who worked metals, especially copper, and their knowledge gave them an advantage over their Mexican rivals. This character also wears a funerary mask, possibly for a mortuary ritual. Hanging behind him, a huge dry gourd that serves either to store water for libations in honor of the gods, or as a deposit of medicinal powders used to heal the sick.

What do you think?

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!

The fire that destroyed the temple

For the Aztecs, omens were important events that predicted danger of the empire.

As a matter of fact, in the years before the arrival of the Spanish, there were a series of events which the Aztecs interpreted as bad omens.

The third omen was when a bolt of lightning hit the temple of the god of fire, Xiuhtecuhtli. Sahagun sources indicate that the bolt of lighting had no thunder nor sound associated with it. The inexorable fire and flames overcame the temple and destroyed it.

This temple, historically described as a thatched roof structure, has been reimagined by our extremely talented collaborator @kuzeh75. Taking elements such as the statues of Huehuetéotl, Xiuhcoatl, and a pyramidal structure with a wooden shrine covered by stucco, he brought to life a unique interpretation of the third dire omen.

What do you think of the WIP of the Temple of Xiuhtecuhtli? Do you like it?

What do you think about the omens? Let us know in the comments!

If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickstarter and follow Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale!

Terrible omens

Omens and divinations were part of Mexica mysticism, so it is not surprising that the wise men and Tlatoanis interpreted the strange signs that appeared before the conquest of Tenochtitlán as signals sent by the gods, a warning about the end of an era and of the cyclical battle between the gods.

The passing of a comet, the lightning strike at the Xiuhtecuhtli temple, the sudden fire of the Templo Mayor, the appearance of a "weeping woman" in the streets, crying out in the night, warning her "children" to flee.

The final omen was when a two-headed monster was discovered in the city of Tenochtitlan.

All the omens revealed the uncertainty of the future of the Mexica nation in the face of fate.
A grim future indeed.

Yohualtepoztli

This is the story of one of the most frightening beings in Tenochtitlan: it exists to torment nocturnal travelers, a beast that appears to the ones who dare to walk alone at night.

A humanoid creature, that has no head. Its chest is wide open: a revolting, bloody cavity displaying its heart, trapped in the ribcage.

Thud. Thud. Thud.
You'll hear it coming, like an axe being driven into wood.
That's where the name of the Yohualtepoztli comes from: yohualli, “night”, and tepoztli, “axe”.

Faced with this creature, there's little you can to: either flee or try to rip its heart off its chest.

So, what will it be?