You managed to create a prequel, that, IMHO is superior to the original Echo novel in almost every aspect.
Playing and replaying the routes is super enjoyable, all of the characters leave an impression. Samuel, the MC is extremely likable, you can relate to him, but they managed to do that by writing Sam with a strong personality and interesting traits, he's not just an empty vessel for players to project onto.
Both the romanceable characters, the four main routes, and their supporting characters are extremely well-written. And the lore feels properly constructed, you guys did spend your time creating an interesting, complex, haunting, and, captivating story.
Story/Plot: 100/10
Art style: 10000/10
Music: 10000000/10
Characters: 100000000000000/10
Overall score: 1000000000000000000000000/10
Must play it now and recommend it to everyone.
Edit: I'd personally love, love to see more from Yao, Jebediah, and Todd, they were amazing additions to the story and they improve the enjoyment of the routes by a lot. I really wish I was more articulated in English so I could compliment this vn better.
In Murdoch's Route in his question about dilution to half a quarter, shouldn't the correct answer be 700ml???
adding 100 would halve it (100ml solution/200ml total volume = 50%) adding 300 would quarter it (100ml suolution/400ml total volume = 25%) adding 700 would be half a quarter (100ml solution/800ml total volume = 12.5%)
can I ask you where this game have stored save files in Windows? Every time when I download new version there are my saves. Even I don't keep previous versions of the game.
Damn, ive played every route that i can and what i can say is i absolutely love the lore, about the echo. The cave, the girls, the monster, the mystery. Sure i like the romance, its more like a dessert than the lore im chasing.
Wait, i thought the game was finished. Damn. Oh well. Another game to wait for in a endless agony. Also, is there a posibility that Cynthia is going to be a romanceale character? I love Nik and Reed as much as the next guy but Cynthia is so cute and wholesome that I can't help but to fall in love of her.
No disappointment here. I'm happy to have her as a sisterly character, can't wait to see more of her in the future. Back in the day I played Echo thinking it was a strictly gay focused VN but dude, Jenna? Chef kiss with that girl's personality and her story in Route 64 was also good tho short, so i thought that you guys would make Cynthia romanceable as well.
Echo was (and still is) an amazing experience to me, horror and romance wise (thank you, echo project crew for feeding my most gruesome nightmares). Keep up the good work and take as much time as you need to finish The Smoke Room, I'll be here scratching lines on the wall like in cliche prison movies. Thanks for replying😁
I have a question. All my old game saves are corrupted. What happens to my choices if I start the game in the 'Extras' tab and select 'latest update'? Will my choices from other chapters be kept? I'm playing the Windows version.
Ok so i just figured something out which is absolutely brilliant of The Echo Project... Spoilers ahead.
So if you remember in carls route, back in Echo, when they were in a cabin they saw a bonfire, and people dancing and the same drumming that can be heard on cliffs route during the... wait for it... disagreement... and what was happening in carls route? a disagreement between the two ghosts... just another layer of lore and just overall story building that honestly cant get any better... but if they can think of that, im sure its going to get better...
I honestly didn't want to go through the rest of the routes after playing Nick's because I liked it so much that I wanted to keep it, uh, "special" for as long as I could. In the end I gave in and read through William's and oddly enough, now I seem to simp Todd lol.
alright so goddamn, i love this game. and there's one specific element of its story that i think makes it so intriguing when compared to both Echo and Arches (both of which are excellent). the POV switching between characters lends such intrigue to the relationships they have with each other and allows for the player to have a more in-depth idea of their thought-process, which is absolutely major in a more character-driven game such as this. and the increased amount of small choices during these sections are also a great addition. also: smayers my beloved <3
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You managed to create a prequel, that, IMHO is superior to the original Echo novel in almost every aspect.
Playing and replaying the routes is super enjoyable, all of the characters leave an impression. Samuel, the MC is extremely likable, you can relate to him, but they managed to do that by writing Sam with a strong personality and interesting traits, he's not just an empty vessel for players to project onto.
Both the romanceable characters, the four main routes, and their supporting characters are extremely well-written. And the lore feels properly constructed, you guys did spend your time creating an interesting, complex, haunting, and, captivating story.
Story/Plot: 100/10
Art style: 10000/10
Music: 10000000/10
Characters: 100000000000000/10
Overall score: 1000000000000000000000000/10
Must play it now and recommend it to everyone.
Edit: I'd personally love, love to see more from Yao, Jebediah, and Todd, they were amazing additions to the story and they improve the enjoyment of the routes by a lot. I really wish I was more articulated in English so I could compliment this vn better.
is there any guide?
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In Murdoch's Route in his question about dilution to half a quarter, shouldn't the correct answer be 700ml???
adding 100 would halve it (100ml solution/200ml total volume = 50%)
adding 300 would quarter it (100ml suolution/400ml total volume = 25%)
adding 700 would be half a quarter (100ml solution/800ml total volume = 12.5%)
Hi everybody,
can I ask you where this game have stored save files in Windows? Every time when I download new version there are my saves. Even I don't keep previous versions of the game.
Thank you for your answer.
Awesome. Thank you :)
Well, that escalated quickly.
Damn, ive played every route that i can and what i can say is i absolutely love the lore, about the echo. The cave, the girls, the monster, the mystery. Sure i like the romance, its more like a dessert than the lore im chasing.
Wait, i thought the game was finished. Damn. Oh well. Another game to wait for in a endless agony. Also, is there a posibility that Cynthia is going to be a romanceale character? I love Nik and Reed as much as the next guy but Cynthia is so cute and wholesome that I can't help but to fall in love of her.
No. This is an MLM game. The protagonist is gay. Happy you enjoy Cynthia as a character though. There is a lot more of her coming.
-George
No disappointment here. I'm happy to have her as a sisterly character, can't wait to see more of her in the future. Back in the day I played Echo thinking it was a strictly gay focused VN but dude, Jenna? Chef kiss with that girl's personality and her story in Route 64 was also good tho short, so i thought that you guys would make Cynthia romanceable as well.
Echo was (and still is) an amazing experience to me, horror and romance wise (thank you, echo project crew for feeding my most gruesome nightmares). Keep up the good work and take as much time as you need to finish The Smoke Room, I'll be here scratching lines on the wall like in cliche prison movies. Thanks for replying😁
What's the song called that plays when Cliff gets punched in the stomach in the beginning?
I like it.
Never mind.
Maurader's what it's called.
I have a question. All my old game saves are corrupted. What happens to my choices if I start the game in the 'Extras' tab and select 'latest update'? Will my choices from other chapters be kept? I'm playing the Windows version.
The skip function should ask you what your choices were.
-George
Wow, I'm shocked with what happened a with Murdoch, I don't know whether i should hate Jim or feel bad for him now!
I can't download the android version for the new update :(
Nvm i figured it out,
If anyone has problems with the android version, you need to delete the app before downloading the new version
Won't that delete everything?
It doesn't matter, old saves don't work for newer updates
not to sound rude or anything, but how much of the game is finished? i can't get enough of this..
by my calculations approximately 57 to 58%
I heard that we're in the middle of Murdoch's route
Ok so i just figured something out which is absolutely brilliant of The Echo Project... Spoilers ahead.
So if you remember in carls route, back in Echo, when they were in a cabin they saw a bonfire, and people dancing and the same drumming that can be heard on cliffs route during the... wait for it... disagreement... and what was happening in carls route? a disagreement between the two ghosts... just another layer of lore and just overall story building that honestly cant get any better... but if they can think of that, im sure its going to get better...
If you follow Cliff and Murdoch to the cabin you can see that is the same cabin of Carl's route and we see a type of ghost that probably is Jhon Begay
Thats a cool detail, thanks for sharing!
Anyone else having issues with the android version?
Everytime there is a new update
and who's the first favourite?
Best choice.
Mine is tied between William and Nik
I honestly didn't want to go through the rest of the routes after playing Nick's because I liked it so much that I wanted to keep it, uh, "special" for as long as I could.
In the end I gave in and read through William's and oddly enough, now I seem to simp Todd lol.
(Todd isn't the only good thing about his route, obviously, but to me he, for some reason, is the best part.)
Oh no! I don't think I can wait to know what happens next in Murdoch's story! Ahhhhhhh!
some CRAZY stuff, you're gonna love it
Hi, just wanted to let you know that YOU GUYS'RE FREAKING AMAZING and oh boy am I lucky to find such a gem.
Wish I could donate and I probably will someday, but not now, due to some unfortunate life circumstances.
Anyway, I loooooove your work, and so do many others
Which route is the most developed so far? And is it past the half-way mark yet?
I see, thanks. Although I'd prefered if they just stick with one and have some kind of "finished product", maybe it's for the best.
What date is the next update might be,
I first go to William story I want to end, it first before I'll go to cliff story .
idk probably next month
William's drawings are so cute!!!
Will and Sam are so cute together!!!
How many builds will there be
YASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my god...
Slayyyy
ahem
william
Agree
is it finished yet ? i want play it so bad.. should i play it rn or waiting for the game released full ?
sadly its not finished yet. it still has a looong way ahead to be finished so its up to you if you want to play it rn or not.
Play it right now. It still has a pretty sizeable gameplay
George said that Murdoch's route has reached the midpoint with the latest Patreon build, if that helps
minor spoilers, so be warned!!
alright so goddamn, i love this game. and there's one specific element of its story that i think makes it so intriguing when compared to both Echo and Arches (both of which are excellent). the POV switching between characters lends such intrigue to the relationships they have with each other and allows for the player to have a more in-depth idea of their thought-process, which is absolutely major in a more character-driven game such as this. and the increased amount of small choices during these sections are also a great addition. also: smayers my beloved <3
Where do I report text typos?
Echo Project never fail me for doing a amazing Story Game, thank you Echo Project for sharing these amazing games
Thanks again, george!
Loved the update!
(Spoilers)👇
The part when sam is dragged actually spooked me lmao, keep up with the nice job
AYOOO NEW UPDATE
Doesn't the public build release a month after the patreon build? Was there some sort of delay, they forgot, or am I missing something here?
I'm wondering that too. I heard Arches is being released for public this week, but not tsr :(
Hullo! I was taking a break for the holidays. Update should be up today~
-George
Nice, at least there wasn't a problem. Can't wait to play :)
Oh thats fine. I'm glade you took some time off.
I've got a question lol. Why that .exe icon?
True, but you can actually replace it with a custom one.
They did that for Echo, I guess they haven't gotton around to it yet for tsr.
mmm interesting
Oh I didn't know it
Wasn't there a Christmas Special to this game?
Yes, you can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/seasons-from-60308549
Why i can't update the game :(