<h2 class="bb_tag" >Description</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >ORPHEUS: ECHO OF HADES is a visual novel based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story is narrated by Hermes — an ironic and decidedly biased participant in the events.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Along the way you will encounter Charon's crossing, the throne room of Hades, the schemes of the goddess Hecate, and the hardest trial of all: three steps to the exit, with nothing but silence behind you.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >The game will offer you:</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Three endings — the canonical one, the happy one, and the one the poets chose not to write down. Which you reach depends on your choices throughout the game.</p></li></ul><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Rhythm mini-game: play Orpheus' song before Hades — the outcome determines how the lord of the dead responds and how events unfold from there.</p></li></ul><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Video effects, atmospheric scene transitions, and dynamic character sprites.</p></li></ul><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >A single ending takes about 45 minutes – 1 hour. All three branches — up to 3 hours total.</p></li></ul>