chrisbailey Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I'm not sure of the exact background to Grim Fandango, but I've read plenty of times that it's based on Aztec and Mexican mythology and so on. It just struck me last night as rather odd - how could the Aztecs believe in a number 9 train before trains were invented? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Well, it is based on the myths, but they have mixed in lots of film noir elements and invented something themselves. I mean that even if it's based on something it doesn't have to follow it religiously. based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Heh, I think that you answered your own question with the word "based". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampireNaomi Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 What is going on? I can swear that I read Thrik's comment before posting my own, and yet it looks like I posted before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Hee, it looks like we both posted at the same time and it had to choose which case first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbailey Posted August 13, 2004 Author Share Posted August 13, 2004 Well yes, it must be really really loosely based then! Still a cool story though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawaJoey Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 It's not "really really loosely" based. No matter what they do, it's very grounded in the mythology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ck Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I definatley think it was based on the Aztec and Mexican mythology, butin modern times. Didn't anybody notice the whole modern 1920's Art Deco theme which ran though the whole game. As that was like "the steam train era" kinda thing, i bet the train was just a mordern way of explaining the the journey to the ninth underworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray the Chao Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Does anyone know the actual mythology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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