Love Mythos: Origins

Monsters and mythical creatures are almost a common occurrence in video games, which is why it’s pretty difficult to come up with some new ideas in the field. You can find everything from dragons, to goblins and mythical gods, each one of which is designed to cater to a specific audience. More often than not such creatures are the enemies you have to face, but there are times when they can be great allies.

Love Mythos: Origins is an interactive visual novel with a focus on choice and character development, in which you play the role of a creature called selkie. The game looks and feels like a traditional visual novel at first, but the main difference is that you are free to alter the story quite a lot along the way, and there are a few interesting mini-games to spice up the action as well.

As mentioned before, your character is a selkie, which is an ocean creature used to living in solitude. One day, you are captured by a human ship for some nefarious purpose, except that you are rescued a short time after that by some mysterious benefactors. To make things even weirder, you are taken to an island that’s some kind of support group for creatures that have been hurt by humans.

Your character can be customized in terms of gender and sexual orientation, but the freedom of choice does not stop there. There are many situations where your approach decides how the story evolves, and you can follow multiple routes throughout the adventure. You can also take part in various mini-games that bring a bit of variety to the experience, not to mention the many possible endings you can reach.

As far as the artwork is concerned, the artists have put quite a bit of work into it, since there are many CGs and different characters to admire along the way. The colors are mesmerizing, even if they can be a tad flat sometimes. There’s a soothing soundtrack playing in the background at all times, which certainly helps with the atmosphere.

In the end, Love Mythos: Origins is a tad more interactive and enjoyable than most visual novels out there, which should help it attract a decent number of fans. This is only the first chapter in an upcoming trilogy of adventures.