{"id":53,"date":"2015-02-18T15:54:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gilleslouisroy.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2015-02-18T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T20:55:43","slug":"apotheon-game-review-on-play-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilleslouisroy.com\/en\/apotheon-game-review-on-play-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Apotheon Game Review on Play the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once in a while, I come across a video game that seems to have strong affinities with the Humanities.<\/p>\n

In early February 2015, Canadian video game developer Alientrap<\/a> released Apotheon<\/a>, a Greek-themed action-adventure 2D sidescroller on Steam<\/a>. In a matter of two weeks, the game received widespread critical acclaim<\/a> from the video gaming community, and official reviewers on major gaming outlets.<\/p>\n

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Upon playing the Apothenon, I immediately decided to write a piece about game. Apothenon’s special treatment of Greek mythology, I felt, begged a full rejoinder from a humanities scholar.<\/p>\n

I wanted delve into the game’s aesthetic tribute to Greek Art, and see what new form was being invented in the blending of Ancient and Modern cultural genres.<\/p>\n

It turned out to be a more difficult topic to cover than I anticipated. Here’s the structure of my main argument:<\/p>\n

Apotheon highlights cultural affinities between ancient mythology and modern video games, in the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n