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RPGs where you explore a Pyramid?

SumDrunkGuy

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There's an underground pyramid in one of Dark Souls 2's DLCs. Some would argue it's the best area in the whole game.
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Not good but Dungeon Siege multiplayer had a couple o Pyramids in middle o desert, and Aranna expansion had a bunch o ziggurats cos o south america-ish theme.
 

Zerth

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Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag.
The pyramid of Umas from Legend of Grimrock II, puts together everything you desire for an Egyptian inspired fantasy setting: coffins, giant cobras, mummies, medusa etc. also has a pretty hostile barren desert as outskirts.
 

mondblut

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I think Descent to Undermountain had a totallynotegyptian-themed level?

Ravenloft 2 is obvious, it's all about pyramids.
 

Gunnar

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Dragon Quest 3 has a pyramid dungeon which nullifies magic, contains traps and puzzles and a secret item that makes you get attacked every step.
 

Covenant

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DC:SS (roguelike) has ziggurats as a late-game optional challenge; you descend through the structure fighting your way through increasingly large levels for loot and glory. There's no real aesthetic sense of being in a pyramid though, it's just a structural thing. There is a Tomb level though which is very Egyptian-themed.

Also, not a CRPG, but seeing as how Dragon Quest was mentioned above - Illusion of Gaia on the SNES had a pyramid level as well as a few similar dungeons.

Edit: Didn't see you'd already mentioned Might and Magic.
 

Cael

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You went to memphis in Titan Quest if I recall correctly. I don't remember too much about the Egypt section.
Multiple pyramids in Titan Quest. The Valley of the Kings has 7 of them and then there are the great pyramids at Giza together with the Sphinx.

Also, IWD2 has that Yuan-Ti temple which is basically a buried pyramid.
 

Hyperion

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Final Fantasy 5 - Laden with pitfalls inside. Quick sand outside. Gameplay is instantly recognizable, has a great job system to boot.


Secret of Evermore - You and your dog get separated, and have to help each other proceed to reunite, step on switches for each other to pass, find a weapon with the power to knock down certain walls, etc. Gameplay is like Secret of Mana, Seiken Densetsu, etc. Of note, this is Jeremy Soule's first work as a composer, and he had some help from his brother.


Shining the Holy Ark - South Temple is essentially a Pyramid, sarcophagi are treasure chests, most of which are rigged with a mummy-type enemy that sends your party flying back a square. May also contain hidden stairways to the next level. Walls block your way with a certain symbol that require a magic pickaxe. Some are destroyed, some are monsters in disguise.
You also find a stone that allows you to run through a spiral staircase, whereupon the entire dungeon needs to be traversed on the ceiling, so you can bypass certain obstructions on the ground.
Final room has a (somewhat simple) mathematics problem in order to break a seal on a Sacred Treasure.



Edit: Late addition, just remembered Persona 5. 4th dungeon is a gigantic pyramid that has you weave in and out of it, solving some puzzles along the way, avoiding boulders Indiana Jones-style, even fighting some Egyptian mythological creatures, which you can of course capture and use yourself. Like all dungeons in Persona, stealth is a mechanic for getting past, and surprising monsters.


Earthbound. You wander through a desert, and enter a subterranean pyramid through a Sphinx, by solving a puzzle. Much like Shining, treasure chests are all sarcophagi, enemies are mostly Egyptian-themed, but tongue-in-cheek. Basically Dragon Quest set in modern times in terms of gameplay.

Illusion of Gaia. SNES top-down ARPG. Historical fantasy version of Earth. You explore the actual Egyptian Pyramids. It's been so long since I played, but I do believe there is a puzzle involving a giant Condor to gain entrance inside. Other real life ancient wonders included are Angkor Wat, and The Great Wall of China. Tower of Babel is also in it I believe, as a small bonus.


Added a video clip of each game, sans earthbound (5 video limit). Alas, I couldn't find gameplay of Shining the Holy Ark without some clown talking over it. I know I hate hearing some dweeb talking over game footage, and figure most people here feel the same.
 
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