Archaeogaming Live Team Streaming This Fall/Winter 2024

SASA's Archaeogaming Live Team has some exciting games lined up for this fall and winter season. The team is led by Drs. Kate Minniti and Alex Vandewalle, who both love gaming and Ancient Studies. Currently, the team is streaming weekly on Friday at 5pm EDT on SASA’s Twitch channel, playing Age of Mythology: Retold and recently played the demo for Rogue Titan. Upcoming games include Achilles: Legends Untold and Tchia.

Alexander Vandewalle

Kate Minniti

Age of Mythology: Retold is a real-time strategy game developed by Forgotten Empires and World's Edge. You get to play as a mythological god from Greek, Egyptian, Norse, and Atlantean pantheons. All of these cultures co-exist together and are in a struggle for dominance, where you will fight to come out on top. The Archao-gaming team will be taking a look at how the game perceives the subject of mythology. They will also examine how the game differs from its 2002 predecessor. And will look at how the game crafts mythological storytelling.

Achilles: Legends Untold is an Action-Roleplaying game created by Dark Point Games. It focuses on the mythological hero Achilles as he performs quests for Hades. The game is set in Greece after the Trojan War. The Archao-gaming team will be taking a look at how the game perceives the ancient world, with special focus on the dark aesthetic commonly depicted in mythology games. They will also look at the gameplay mechanics, how soulslike games (games  that are similar to the video game Dark Souls). relate to the ancient world. There are also potential parallels/divergences with the epic cycle in the game.

Tchia is an Action-Adventure game set in a fictional archipelago inspired by New Caledonia, an island east of Australia. You play as a young girl who can possess the bodies of animals and inanimate objects. This ability is used to help find your father. For this game, the team will be looking into cultural heritage, representation of minority communities, and how representation differs between indie and AAA games. 

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