Is there any way that you could still do the original idea? And maybe allow the player to be friends with Echo?
Unfortunately, not anytime soon. Right now, I'm doing a marathon: making 6 jam games, one game per month. Each one is in a new genre to help me improve my skills. Once I'm done, I'll pick my favorite project and turn it into a full game. So I can't promise anything just yet. But thank you again for your interest in the project. Comments like this really motivate me to keep creating games! :)