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she actually uses some Chinese astrology myths where she talks about Qixi, the forbidden love between two stars, some of the girls make passing mention to western horoscopes, the poetry that is often used in reference to the stars is clearly western and eastern in origin, the ever enlarging moon is kind of a more modern mythos in japan that gets put in their video games all the time, though i have no clue what it started from. everything else tends to be western prose and melodrama waxing about the stars and the nature of man. there has been no in game reference to the mayans as of yet either through symbology, stories, or myths. there has been plenty of catholic and christian symbolic references however as well as outright shinto mythology references and visuals.She's not using specific astrology, but she is the astrology character that is named Maya that can also predict the end of the world, and is involved in a cycle. Human sacrifice can be linked to many cultures, but meso america definitely seems to have the most popular version of it. Specifically when it comes to the Aztecs and Mayans, who apparently believe humans were meant to nourish the gods.
It taking place in Japan also doesn't seem to matter much. The game has mentioned the Trinity, Fae, Vega and Altair, etc. Still, like I said I'm not trying to "intersect" anything. Just if some Mayan stuff played a part in the ideas behind the game, I wouldn't be too surprised.
as for human sacrifice being popularized in meso-american culture in the pop culture of the US you may have a point. but the human sacrifice being portrayed in this is not on the scale or style of the meso-american rituals or the fakes ones portrayed in media as of yet.
I'm not ruling it out from being developed into the game in the future, nor am i saying your ideas are bad, just that I think the claim at this point is a bit unfounded.
where is the defeat of the great crocodile and the monkey brothers, I would love some mayan cultural references.
same thoughtsI like your theory, whether it's right or wrong you've still put work into it and it's internally coherent.![]()