Apotheon

Apotheon is a 2D action game whose art style and narrative is based on Ancient Greek mythology. I was thinking about this game after our conversation about appropriating art, and I think this game does a good job of celebrating and appreciating this style rooted in Greek culture instead of just borrowing parts for the aesthetic and failing to really represent the culture it’s based on (but correct me if I’m wrong, I’m no Greek mythology expert). I also just think games with unique art styles are super cool because games are such dynamic mediums. It’s like trying to frame movie shots without having control of the camera. The different ways developers try and guide the player’s point of view and form scenes that can be engaged with functionally in many ways but are still visually pleasing regardless of the player’s choices are really fascinating to me.