Video games have long looked to ancient tales for inspiration, though it's fair to say that they've historically been a bit loosey-goosey with the source material. From Age of Mythology's toybox scenario of 'who would win in a fight between the Ancient Greek, Norse, and Egyptian' pantheons?' to that time a fallen Greek God suddenly found himself embroiled in Midgardian family politics after single-handedly dismembering most of his own deities, games haven't exactly been known for their nuanced handling of mythological matters.
16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West has also had its fair share of game adaptations, including the rather underrated action-adventure from Ninja Theory, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. But again, Ninja Theory's sci-fi romp through post-apocalyptic America was a pretty far-out take on the original story.
