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Myth is a series of games started by [[Bungie]]: real time tactics in a fantasy setting. Along with [[Marathon]], Myth is one of Bungie's classic (pre-Halo) series. | Myth is a series of games started by [[Bungie]]: real time tactics in a fantasy setting. Along with [[Marathon]], Myth is one of Bungie's classic (pre-Halo) series. | ||
Bungie made the first game ("Myth: The Fallen Lords") and the second one ("Myth II: Soulblighter"). In a way that is not unusual for Bungie, there are multiple references to Myth in Oni, from [[Music/Myth|musical themes]] to quotes and other [[Easter eggs]]. | Bungie made the first game ("Myth: The Fallen Lords") and the second one ("Myth II: Soulblighter"). In a way that is not unusual for Bungie, there are multiple references to Myth in [[Oni]], from [[Music/Myth|musical themes]] to quotes and other [[Easter eggs]]. | ||
The third game ("Myth III: The Wolf Age"), was developed by Mumbo Jumbo for [[Rights|Take 2]], after the Microsoft acquisition of Bungie in which Myth was acquired by T2; development was rushed and fans generally agree that the game did not fulfill its potential. | The third game ("Myth III: The Wolf Age"), was developed by Mumbo Jumbo for [[Rights|Take 2]], after the Microsoft acquisition of Bungie in which Myth was acquired by T2; development was rushed and fans generally agree that the game did not fulfill its potential. | ||
Unlike | Unlike Oni, Myth was shipped with multiplayer and was mod-ready to begin with; Bungie also released some of their development tools. Later, the Myth II source was provided to some fans through an [[wikipedia:Non-disclosure_agreement|NDA]] with T2, which has allowed them to continuously maintain the game application and improve it down to the modern day, while maintaining compatibility with the Myth I and II game data. The current developer group is called Project Magma. | ||
;Community links | ;Community links | ||