VN - Ren'Py - Mythos: Book One [v5.0.1 Hotfix] [Nine of Swords]

Nine of Swords is a fantastic dev. Mythos has a strong and unique story, interesting characters and nicely done rendering. I am very much looking forward to this next installment. Mythos hooked me early on and has kept my attention. Can't wait to see what happens next.

this is just a beautiful game!
and I use the term "beautiful" mainly for the whole package: lots of charm (for example, the individual indroductions for every charakter; the lore), witty writting (the RIGHT amount of funny remarks and situations - what was the name of the waitress again?), lots of individuality for the characters - and their own speech-pattern (! that typicall kind of extra-work you will find here on every corner)

and, last but not least, the absence of the "stare at her *insert body part here*" routine, the lack of "spy at her in shower" or "nude accident" standards (which makes it very well possible, that a woman wrote this)

its just pure fun playing and reading this, without the usuall facepalm reflex
if you are not alergic to fantasy elements, you owe it to yourself to play this game!

If you are looking for a VN with a female protagonist and lesbian content, look no further. Mythos is one of the best VNs on this topic. The dialogue is well written, the characters diverse and deep. The plot has secrets that only slowly unravel. The renders are good, the character designs not off the shelf. Mythos is just a really well done fantasy VN, with and without the sex.

My only problem is that the updates take a while and I'm not known for my patience.

The humor is the selling point of this game, I laughed out loud several times while playing through its content

Characters are great too, diverse in both physical appearance and personality, that's always welcome.

Highly recommended

It's hard to be short and concise with a review of Mythos: Book One, but here goes:

Humor as a selling point: The game is hilarious. The dialog is well-written, either by a native English speaker, or involving someone with an excellent grasp of English (worth mentioning as many games in these genres are sub-par from a language perspective).

Presentation as a selling point: From the transitions, to the introduction of characters, this game has so many things going for it. The renders are solid, the animations do the job and are smooth. There is humor in the presentation itself, beyond the dialog. The addition of the lore book is great for remembering, and very welcome in that it doesn't restate, but rather rewrites with alternative descriptions, what you may have discovered about a character.

Narration and Storytelling as a selling point: A good mystery is presented early on, and the developers do a great job of dropping enticing cookie crumbs as you progress at an inviting pace, keeping me interested in the story itself, certainly in addition to, and either in lieu of lewd scenes, or simply bridging them. As other reviewers have stated, this is a good story that has lewd scenes. Not every AVN pulls that off, but Mythos has so far, for me.

Perhaps the best single thing I can say about Mythos: Book One, is that I have chuckled, or snorted, out loud more than once from legitimate, intended humor. That alone is enough to keep me clicking.

Reasons this got 5 stars from me.

• Story – This is very much a story that has lewd moments more than a lewd after lewd fap fest. I really like good stories that keep you interested in continuing to play. If this were just a fap fest AVN I would have probably skipped it after the first release. But it is an intriguing murder mystery wrapped in a supernatural setting
• Choice of male or female MC – I know for a lot of people this is a drawback, I understand wanting to play as a male but as I have the great fortune to play these games with my wife this was a change of pace for us as a couple to play a game from a female protagonist perspective. We had only tried a couple of other female protagonist games and picked the wrongs ones to try as they seemed more like slut fest AVN. As of this review we have only played Mythos as a female protagonist.
• Diversity of love interests – Mythos has a great diversity of love interests and though we don’t like picking favorites both the wife and I each have favorites. No, they are not the same lol

A game that doesn't take itself too seriously and is a lot of fun. Dev has a great sense of humour as seen in the playful and witty dialogue and player thoughts. I like the story so far, quite enjoyable.

I appreciated that the dev mixes in references from D&D (table top game). Model renders look good and animations are less jarring than many other games.

This game is just top quality.
The writing, the humor, the presentation... wow, I can't believe I've only discovered this now [Ch2.0.4]. Already one of my favorites!

Some random thoughts to end this review:
- Introduction of characters is superb (age: aquarius)
- They might be giants?
- While the sex scenes might not be the hottest (still pretty hot imho), they make up with excellent writing.
I'm so tired of the juvenile "Give me your cock, fill me with your cum"
This game handles the sexy times way better.
- Also: murder mysteries, investigations, choosing paths...
I'm in!

So this one sat on my "to play" list for quite a while and I'm glad I tried it!

The renders are stellar with a variety of body types, skin colors, and personalities.

The writing is excellent with enough subtle (and not so subtle) humor thrown in.

The pacing is nice, on my one (so far) playthrough I think I had 3 lewd scenes which was nice for a .2. There's enough mystery to keep you guessing and I already find myself trying to find clues in the background and in throwaway lines that will hint on the LI's role in the story. Dev will be doing away with the "stat" system, which I am happy for as the stats are not explained as far as relevance to the story.

My one complaint is the first LI's hair! OMG, the HAIR!! (Play the game and she has a really nice hairdo both mid game and end of .2)

Looking forward to more!

You can choose the MC's gender, which is as rare as it is awesome!
Also, the writing is good and I love the dry humor. The characters are likable and interesting (and hot).
I love it and I'm looking forward to more.

Imagine if Pratchett's and Gaiman's collab (a discworld novel set on earth, i.e. Good Omens) had also loosely been based on American Gods.

That should give you a pretty good idea about the tone and feel this story is going for. And so far they are doing a darn fine job.

5/5 (as of ch 2.04)

Well this game was funny as fuck.
Do not play this game for the h-scenes or the renders in general. However it is quite obvious just how much energy and effort is put into this game at a glance.
Great story, actually funny humour, batshit characters. What more could you ask for?

Very promising so far! Good soundtrack, excellent worldbuilding, unique characters that are not one dimensional. Choices seem to matter so far. You can go celibate, pursue a romance, or go for harem with male or female protagonist. Sex scenes are rendered well (though not the best on the site), but not very long

This is one of my most watched games atm, so best of luck dev

What a delightful surprise this game is!
I'm not that good at writing long and exhaustive review so i will make a quick take on all the point:
Renders: Good, seen better, but we're on the high medium level and more than enough to not like them
Animation: Good enough, not a bunch and the one there is show promise.
Story: That what really hook me in, sure there always people that throw random review in saying "i dont like the story" and you wonder what the F their taste are, but the story here is fun and witty, good ol detective story which remind me of old tv show in debut 2000, and i like that.
NSFW: A bunch of scene here and there, could use more render on them coz they re short but at least there is some, which is not the case for some game on this forum even after much more content.

Overall, very fun game that i will follow, hope each chapter with be as good as the 2 i just played.

Nice visuals, hot girls, hot sex scenes.
The story starts to shape up to be interesting. I love the urban fantasy genre.

There were some disturbing things however, so I can't give it 5 stars. If I rated it based on the first half of the first chapter I'd have given it 3 stars at max!
The first 3 LI-s were introduced in such an annoying way. The lots of unnecessary narration describing them made the beginning of the game boring in my opinion. This narration might be intentional to go with the setting at the very start of the game in which the MC tells what happened to some agent at some undisclosed location but it's still annoying in the long run.
MC's character was also lame and irritating early in the game.

After the story starts to gain momentum both of these become much better, or maybe I just cared less because I was hooked by the story. Anyhow, at the end of the second chapter I was thoroughly enjoying the game. So if you find the start boring try to keep up with it a bit any you might find he later parts much better.

this is for 2.0.2 5/5 The main character models are gorgeous especially Rain and Sophia. I havent seen them used in any other game before which is a big plus. The story is well written and filled with humor which is right up my alley. It is not confusing in the least bit and is a fun ride for the two chapters that are done so far. Keep it up dev.

Werewolves: Don't exist, apparently.

Where to begin. This update was SOOOOOO good.
The graphics were top notch. Nine put so much effort into this update it was easy to see. The renders and animations were super over the top, especially with Sophia. Ho mama she was spicy. My FAVORITE renders though were the gala, god they were gorgeous. The best I've seen as a matter of fact.

The music is ALWAYS SOOOOOOOO GOOD holy fuck. It always fits the atmosphere and the transitions aren't jarring, which is a +++++ to me.

The story is so well wrote out also. Honestly this update was phenomenal and the writing was well toned too. There were comedic instances, wholesome instances, dramatic and tense moments as well. 9OS has weaved a beautiful story, and I look forward to more too as it comes.

If you haven't play this yet, please give it a chance, give the story a chance. If you love a good story, good lewd scenes that really tie into the story, and an actually competent main character, this is one of the best games I could recommend.

Eagerly looking forward to more! <3

Review through Chapter 2

Been following Nine of Swords for a while now and with Chapter 2, they have really upped their game.

From a story perspective, you can tell the passion and effort that has gone into this one. The character dialog is great, the humor is excellent, and the meta content is the icing on the cake. Nine has put together a great modern, mystical "who dun it" with a very large cast of suspects. One of the biggest pitfalls of a harem game is of course getting enough time with everyone but Nine is doing a fantastic job on that front and I’m excited to see it continue.

Enjoyed the female\male protag option just to see Nine's additional renders which are very good. You don't often see the option given the huge impact it has on production effort and timeline, but very much appreciate all the extra effort and I think others will as well. The others characters and LIs are excellent not only characters-wise but also art-wise. Nine's skills continue to get better and better; loving the improvements in render quality from Nine's first DAZ work in Ch 1 to this Chapter.

Beyond the traditional elements (e.g., music, story, and art), Nine has added a lot of unique storytelling elements that just make this AVN that much better (e.g., transitions, achievements, hidden items that you can interact with, etc.). All of this gives Mythos its own unique style.

Highly recommend giving it a go!

Truly excellent! Really great writing, interesting and likeable MC and LIs, and so far interesting story (of course it is easier to start a supernatural mystery story well than to end it well, but so far there seems to be hope). Renders and models are good, music very atmospheric.

I'm not great with reviews, so i'll just throw some quick thoughts of the game.

game was recommended to me and it turned out to be really good

it was really funny.

girls looked good.

Cat was best character and entirely made the game.

Game could be enjoyed entirely without the sex scene (But come on, that's not why we're here lol)