Hi everyone!

@macblo: Yeah, the fights are hard. It's because this game is meant to be a survival horror themed RPG (enemies are supposed to be a huge threat), plus the battle mechanics are actually emulating a pen and paper game (it even rolls a dice to determine if you hit or not) so fights are dangerous and if you battle every enemy instead of being smart, you WILL die. That said, I will probably tone them down a little in the full game. It also depends on which character background you've chosen -- Priests will die much quicker than Detectives, while Journalists have a crap Combat attribute so they'll take longer to destroy the enemies.

You should have some EXP now, from the first fight and maybe from utilising your non-combat skill (Persuade, Investigate or Occult Lore), so I would suggest heading to the Save Room and increasing your Guts and Combat. You can also sell your supplies for more EXP if you like, and spend it on resting up and learning more powerful skills. Throughout the demo, resting only costs 1 EXP, so it is possible to slowly kill all the enemies if you go back and rest between each fight.

Of course, if all else fails, you can always go into the Config menu and turn on Easy Mode. It will make EXP boosts cost less and healing items will become more plentiful.

@WolfSpawn: Please go ahead and make a video if you want to. You can even add it here by using the Submissions menu :)

Hi again Macblo. Thanks for telling me about those bugs. The demo ends right after you insert the Demon's Crest anyway, so you didn't miss anything.

And I knew I forgot something! I noted that problem with the van while playtesting but I forgot to actually fix it! I'll upload a new demo immediately :)

Pen and paper RPGs aren't generally difficult, but because many of them use dice rolls to determine the player's success, you can have very random failures and successes. I've played many games where I got an unlucky roll and nearly died because of it. A tip for playing as the Journalist is that they have a very high Intelligence attribute compared to the other two classes, so you can purchase the Psychic Assault skill and use it to deal quite a bit of damage in combat.

@kartersaint: It wasn't really intended to be "big" at first, just a short game for the Indie Game Maker Contest. It's only after noticing how many people were excited by the game concept that I decided to withdraw it and expand it into a fully fledged game.

@macblo: No need for a PM. I've added you to the list :)

No worries! I'm hoping to begin beta testing some time in August.

Sure, I'll add you to the list. Don't worry if you can't do it when the time comes. Everyone will have a chance to back out.

Hey everyone! Guess what? Beta testing begins tomorrow!

Will you be one of the lucky ten people chosen randomly from the list? You'll have to wait to find out...

Seriously though, this means Mythos is one step closer to release, and so I can now start thinking about an actual release date. Once beta testing is underway, I'll have some good news.

Stay tuned!