Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

Today we're showing you the first WIP images of an ancient, legendary creature:

[h3]Ahuizotl, the Thorny One of the Water[/h3]

The Ahuizotl is often represented as a lethal creature with spiky fur: it resembles a dog with a slick body and pointed ears, but in place of canine paws, the Ahuizotl has hands and feet like a monkey's.

This creature is believed to have haunted many fishermen's sleep.

It would use its long, prehensile tail to grab its unsuspecting victims to pull them under the water. It would hold them there, until they drowned. The Ahuizotl would then feast on its prey's eyes, nails and teeth, leaving the rest of the body floating in the water.



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We believe that creating believable characters is the best way to evoke genuine emotion and reaction from players. Visual attributes can be purposely used in order to communicate aspects of a character's personality, producing a more immersive and enjoyable gameplay.

That's why the anatomy and appearance of Mictlan's characters is the result of thorough research and planning, achieved by studying pre-Hispanic codices and colonial writings.



This research has led us to discover that body modification and attires used by early civilizations carried with them not only social symbols and status, but they spoke of people's literacy, wealth, and also their religion.

The body was a vessel for the most precious gift the Gods game men: life.

The study of anthropomorphic imagery in Mesoamerican cultures offers meaningful information and a better understanding of personhood, conceptions of the body, and relationships between humans, nature, and the divine.

The artificial alteration of physical appearance was of the utmost social importance in the Mesoamerican world, it transcended pure aesthetics and was imbued with social significance, religious beliefs and also had a divine function: it represented a bridge, a medium between the natural and divine worlds.



Taking into account these kinds of research, the work of our talented concept artists becomes a process of creativity in which designers come up with scenarios, attires and color schemes appropriate to the historical period in which our story takes place.

They proceed by modeling a three-dimensional mesh for each object, natural and architectural elements. They define the anatomy and bone structure of animals and people, shaping their realistic movements. Final touches are added by adjusting the colors, textures and lighting for each scene.

Of course, everything is also adjusted to meet aesthetic criteria, game-related necessities and the amount of realism that we wish to convey.





The creative process, resulting from dynamic and collaborative teamwork, is aimed at developing interesting and compelling characters in which players can identify. When you immerse into a video game, you want to become one of the characters who exist within that universe, a character you get to know and share an epic journey and experience with.

[h3]The immersion into another world, is all about characters.[/h3]

In the case of Mictlan, players will be able to travel back in time, living, breathing a mythical tale, immersing themselves in the history and identity of ancient Mexico.


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If you close your eyes and listen to the unearthly, cosmic sounds of this soundtrack, they will take you to a distant, perilous land on an epic and immersive journey.

We are overwhelmingly proud and excited to announce our collaboration with two of the most talented music producers, pioneers of Goa trance psychedelic music, pillars of the music scene since the 80s:

[h3]Etnica[/h3]

Etnica group is composed of Ibiza-based (Soundfarm Studios) producers Max Lanfranconi and Maurizio Begotti from Milan, Italy.

Max and Maurizio are currently working on the production of Mictlan's soundtrack, lending their knowledge and experience to our music team.

Their thorough research on ancient sounds from Mexico and Latin America has resulted in a perfect mix of sounds for the Mesoamerican world in which our story takes place.

Mictlan's soundtrack will be a huge part of the game and its vibe, setting a mythical tone for you, the players, who will live a unique sensory experience, taking you to cross the line between life and death, truly entering the dark world of Mictlan.

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A while back we launched a contest on our Facebook page to choose three fans among you who would become a character in Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale.

Well, Ladies and Gentlemen,...

[h3]🎊We have THREE lucky winners!🎊[/h3]

Congratulations to...

*drum roll*

• Ángel Arrazola
  
  
• Luis Fernando Ortega
  
  
• Carlos Rubio
  

[h3]These three lucky members of Mictlan's community will officially become NPCs in our game![/h3]

💗 We want to thank each and every one of you who joined the contest. In doing so, you have really helped us spread the news of our upcoming video game: more and more people are getting to know the project and taking an interest in our story!

😭 If your name didn't get picked and you're still hoping to live a truly immersive gaming experience by becoming a character in our game, don't fret!

👉 There are still some available characters to choose from on our Patreon page. All we need is your photo and we will turn it into a realistic character in Mictlan!



Check the Patreon page or this post to have more detailed information about the available characters.

You'll be able to make a dream come true, while we'll be getting closer to our development goals!