“Echo” left a very strong impression on me.
The story I got on my route turned out dark, emotional, filled with psychological tension and the gradual mental breakdown of the main character. The TJ route especially hit me the hardest: their connection, the tension, Chase’s obsession with TJ, the mental issues - all of it is portrayed harshly and honestly. That’s exactly why I don’t even want to play the other routes; for me, “Echo” is this specific story I experienced.
The novel isn’t perfect. Sometimes it feels like certain themes could’ve been pushed further, and the visual side suffers from the fact that different artists worked on it — the character designs occasionally shift and break immersion. But if you look past that, the overall atmosphere and artwork are still stylish and memorable.
In the end, “Echo” is a work that stands not on visuals, but on emotion, psychology, and character writing. And in that regard, it succeeds brilliantly.
8.5/10