I don't usually write often because developers don't usually reply, but given the story you've provided with this VN, I have to tell you that I loved the story enormously, I saw huge potential in the story and an idea popped into my head that could potentially give birth to Echo 2, so I have to propose it to you.
Let's start at the beginning of the idea (i.e. the day Duke and Brian arrived at dinner and killed Janice):
I said to myself, if this is true, Chase is just having a really big nightmare because he knows he'll soon have to leave and stop seeing Leo.
So to begin the story of "Echo 2":
[Chase wakes up from the nightmare, sweating profusely as he tries to catch his breath, then Leo wakes up in turn.
Chase explains what happened, and Leo tries to reassure him as best he can.
In the days that remain before he returns home, he spends his time with Leo, working on his project on the town of Echo and trying to unravel the mystery of the town without finding anything conclusive.
On the day of departure, Chase returns home and promises Leo he'll be back.
For about 3 months, Chase goes on with his student life, except that after he leaves, he continues to hear voices and has terrible nightmares.
Riddled with guilt at not having been able to do anything about it, and fed up with the same nightmares about solving the mystery of Echo, he decides to abandon his studies and return to Echo, still with his friends Jenna and TJ.
Once in Echo, everyone meets up to try and solve the mystery (now it's up to you to decide what the mystery is and how they're going to solve it).
After solving the mystery of Echo, Chase decides to quit school and move in with Leo to live out their lives as lovers.] :3
Naturally, they left the town, leaving it abandoned and giving way to the story of Arche.
Of course, this is a script I've imagined, but it's up to you to decide whether or not you'd like to take inspiration from it (and I hope you do, because the end of Echo "1" was too sad and a bit dark).
It was... something, enjoyable scary it was a horror btw, I got attached legit stayed up all night, a great read/play, I suggest it, Man.. I'm gonna be thinking and idk reflecting for a while... great story gonna play the like prequel one ig, Thanks
the story isnt quite for me tho i do love a mystery and media that gets me thinking about its lore (?) and whatever that entity that lives in chases and flynn's body which please please add a good ending to flynns route leo got two i cant live with this heart break for flynn
and also when flynn gets posessed by the entity when it leaves chase (im assuming its because of the poison in some way that it leaves) that you use the same exact thoughts chase has for flynn in the car ride at the end it feels really wrong however it would make sense if his thoughts had been changed to fit the entity's
It said seven extra stories how do I access it? Also it said gallery but I don't see a gallery or is that patreon only?
Or do you need to finish the game? I have beaten the game before 4 out 5 routes. But in one of the updates it didn't keep my saves so on the newest build I'm only through half of the game.
This is one of the most intriguing, mind sucking novels i have ever read. Whenever i had to stop reading bc life, i kept thinking about when i could come back and keep reading, it really is that good.
I just finished the two endings i could get with my run and i'm going straight back to try and get the rest, i'm SO invested and i'm probably going to think about this story for a really long time.. what exactly happened to Sydney?? why is Chase haunted by that spirit and who is it?? why is Flynn such a mean bitch??
Sydney drowned a few years ago. Flynn is mad because he never got a clear explanation. He was the closest to Sydney he did not cope well at all. To be honest Sydney kinda helped the group stay together for a time. After he died things slowly started to fall apart. His death left Flynn repressing his anger and it coming out around the group
Can't stop loving Leo, man Chase fucked him up. Yes I fully believe everything that happened to Leo was Chase's fault. 1st When one of their childhood friends died Leo yes became protective cuz he doesn't want any of them to die makes sense, and 2 chase left everyone there without any notice which made Leo worried about Chase, and 3 I fully wished Chase would talk some sense into Leo at least it would've been what I would've done. I hate Chase because of his actions in the past.
ok so I finished the vn twice, it's, I mean at least it's not how I predicted and there are actually good happy endings. It's great vn with pretty sad story (only pretty sad because I only played Leo route I've seen people saying the worst as the most idk, sad ones are TJ and Flynn routes so like no way I'm gonna play them, Leo was already sad enough).
(spoilers about Leo route)
I REPEAT
S P O I L E R S BE CAREFUL
never fucking fixing any men again, imagine your first actual ending being ending where you bleed out while cuddling with your somewhat maniacal and unstable mentally boyfriend (and imagining, seeing him as perfect lover forever material while dying) because of which your feet were cut off by a train. "He can be fixed"? nah he can't and well I learned it the hard way, Leo good route though was actually kinda nice, I mean it was kinda sad mainly at the begging but it ended up definitely better than bad Leo ending even though I was crying a bit on both. I just wanted a happy red wolf that can be fixed but he's got too many red flags to fix them all he isn't fixable.
Not a fan of horrors on my side, very hard read for me. I needed to take breaks from time to time (for a couple of months) after each route, because.. MY GHOD how intense it is. Even if you are not a fan of such spooky games, I would recommend a try (pls read warnings!! it's not just for fun there). It is definitely a very unique, and versatile, and really one of the most outstanding VNs amongst other FVNs.
It is not a comfort reading for me. I don't think I'm going to re read it ever, but it definitely affected me in many ways. And I'm just incapable of forgetting something like this outstandish.
[spoiler]
p.s.: Carl's good ending is the only right one for me. idc.
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⚠️POILER ALERT⚠️
Hello Echo team,
I don't usually write often because developers don't usually reply, but given the story you've provided with this VN, I have to tell you that I loved the story enormously, I saw huge potential in the story and an idea popped into my head that could potentially give birth to Echo 2, so I have to propose it to you.
Let's start at the beginning of the idea (i.e. the day Duke and Brian arrived at dinner and killed Janice):
I said to myself, if this is true, Chase is just having a really big nightmare because he knows he'll soon have to leave and stop seeing Leo.
So to begin the story of "Echo 2":
[Chase wakes up from the nightmare, sweating profusely as he tries to catch his breath, then Leo wakes up in turn.
Chase explains what happened, and Leo tries to reassure him as best he can.
In the days that remain before he returns home, he spends his time with Leo, working on his project on the town of Echo and trying to unravel the mystery of the town without finding anything conclusive.
On the day of departure, Chase returns home and promises Leo he'll be back.
For about 3 months, Chase goes on with his student life, except that after he leaves, he continues to hear voices and has terrible nightmares.
Riddled with guilt at not having been able to do anything about it, and fed up with the same nightmares about solving the mystery of Echo, he decides to abandon his studies and return to Echo, still with his friends Jenna and TJ.
Once in Echo, everyone meets up to try and solve the mystery (now it's up to you to decide what the mystery is and how they're going to solve it).
After solving the mystery of Echo, Chase decides to quit school and move in with Leo to live out their lives as lovers.] :3
Naturally, they left the town, leaving it abandoned and giving way to the story of Arche.
Of course, this is a script I've imagined, but it's up to you to decide whether or not you'd like to take inspiration from it (and I hope you do, because the end of Echo "1" was too sad and a bit dark).
It was... something, enjoyable scary it was a horror btw, I got attached legit stayed up all night, a great read/play, I suggest it, Man.. I'm gonna be thinking and idk reflecting for a while... great story gonna play the like prequel one ig, Thanks
the story isnt quite for me tho i do love a mystery and media that gets me thinking about its lore (?) and whatever that entity that lives in chases and flynn's body which please please add a good ending to flynns route leo got two i cant live with this heart break for flynn
and also when flynn gets posessed by the entity when it leaves chase (im assuming its because of the poison in some way that it leaves) that you use the same exact thoughts chase has for flynn in the car ride at the end it feels really wrong however it would make sense if his thoughts had been changed to fit the entity's
Im a bit confused, should i start from Echo route 65 first b4 reading this? Or the other way around?
Carl -> Leo -> TJ -> Flynn -> Echo Route 65 -> Jenna
This is what I've been going by!
So, prob not before
ohhh, I will read the story in that order! Thanks!!!
The order doesn't matter. Just read it all in the end and you'll put 1 and 1 together and get your lore.
It said seven extra stories how do I access it? Also it said gallery but I don't see a gallery or is that patreon only?
Or do you need to finish the game? I have beaten the game before 4 out 5 routes. But in one of the updates it didn't keep my saves so on the newest build I'm only through half of the game.
iirc you have to click on the lake or on the anchor bracelet
Thanks ill try that when i get home.
This is by far one of the best visual novels I've read on Itch.io, and this piece of art is FREE TOO? It was amazing
This is one of the most intriguing, mind sucking novels i have ever read. Whenever i had to stop reading bc life, i kept thinking about when i could come back and keep reading, it really is that good.
I just finished the two endings i could get with my run and i'm going straight back to try and get the rest, i'm SO invested and i'm probably going to think about this story for a really long time.. what exactly happened to Sydney?? why is Chase haunted by that spirit and who is it?? why is Flynn such a mean bitch??
Sydney drowned a few years ago. Flynn is mad because he never got a clear explanation. He was the closest to Sydney he did not cope well at all. To be honest Sydney kinda helped the group stay together for a time. After he died things slowly started to fall apart. His death left Flynn repressing his anger and it coming out around the group
Can't stop loving Leo, man Chase fucked him up. Yes I fully believe everything that happened to Leo was Chase's fault. 1st When one of their childhood friends died Leo yes became protective cuz he doesn't want any of them to die makes sense, and 2 chase left everyone there without any notice which made Leo worried about Chase, and 3 I fully wished Chase would talk some sense into Leo at least it would've been what I would've done. I hate Chase because of his actions in the past.
I am here for Leo and i got punish for it. Nevertheless great visual novel
ok so I finished the vn twice, it's, I mean at least it's not how I predicted and there are actually good happy endings. It's great vn with pretty sad story (only pretty sad because I only played Leo route I've seen people saying the worst as the most idk, sad ones are TJ and Flynn routes so like no way I'm gonna play them, Leo was already sad enough).
(spoilers about Leo route)
I REPEAT
S P O I L E R S BE CAREFUL
never fucking fixing any men again, imagine your first actual ending being ending where you bleed out while cuddling with your somewhat maniacal and unstable mentally boyfriend (and imagining, seeing him as perfect lover forever material while dying) because of which your feet were cut off by a train. "He can be fixed"? nah he can't and well I learned it the hard way, Leo good route though was actually kinda nice, I mean it was kinda sad mainly at the begging but it ended up definitely better than bad Leo ending even though I was crying a bit on both. I just wanted a happy red wolf that can be fixed but he's got too many red flags to fix them all he isn't fixable.
Late but still, happy bithday to Carl!
Well... I won't be able to sleep tonight... Great game though!
the world's probably gonna end before i'm ready to play this sadly
I.. finished it...
After two whole years I finally finished it.
Not a fan of horrors on my side, very hard read for me. I needed to take breaks from time to time (for a couple of months) after each route, because.. MY GHOD how intense it is. Even if you are not a fan of such spooky games, I would recommend a try (pls read warnings!! it's not just for fun there). It is definitely a very unique, and versatile, and really one of the most outstanding VNs amongst other FVNs.
It is not a comfort reading for me. I don't think I'm going to re read it ever, but it definitely affected me in many ways. And I'm just incapable of forgetting something like this outstandish.
[spoiler]
p.s.: Carl's good ending is the only right one for me. idc.