Try these zodiac-themed games over the Chinese New Year holidays.
They serve as the games tertiary antagonists, and eventually form its final boss.
The Zodiarchs are quite obviously based on the Chinese zodiac calendar.
This power is unlocked throughout the course of the game by completing constellations to release the Celestial Brush gods.
Kabegami is attributed as the cat who was tricked out of the 12 Zodiac animals by the rat.
However, because the company cant use the True Crime franchise name, the game was renamed Sleeping Dogs.
you might see everything regarding the Chinese Zodiac is implemented in the game.
For example, the zodiacs are tied to how Wei Shen, the protagonist, improves his martial arts.
Shen needs to collect all twelve Chinese Zodiac statues to perfect his skills.
Each time Shen gets a statue, he can exchange it with Sifu for a new move.
The second was the DLCs.
Sleeping Dogs has two DLCs that reference the Chinese Zodiac.
The game doesnt focus on the Chinese Zodiacs, but has characters whom each have qualities associated with them.
For example, Edelgard is resourceful, ambitious and cunning, likened to the Rat.
Then theres Dimitri, who is strong, reliable, and hardworkingmuch like an Ox.
In fact, all twelve animals are represented by a character in-game.