Some nice shit here, hella glad I read that made me cackle hard at some points. Also it's always funny seeing things you mention in your videos or streams in the art you put out, like duh people put their experiences in their work but it catches me by suprise still.
Hammer can get it everyday, all day. Preaching to the choir here but I needed to get the words out about how he's one of the baddest bitches to be bad. This applies Blake too but they scare me.
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Damn plain dry bitter end, out of all the 'sex fails' the one with osgood was straight heartbreaking thinking about how long those two might've been friends for. The last scene with the message from the fossa did brighten things up for sure (literally) but I wasn't expecting things to end up that. In hindsight, it's true to life and just true to the premise being some guy's furcon experience and your time there could end however.
Honest to god hope you keep writing shit I really enjoy the few literary works you put out. Like a pdf, vn, anything really.
Enjoyed this one! Having a headache really enhances the experience for sure.
Slight spoilers but also sensing some internet creepypasta insperation, at least in the way the plot is presented. Having the story be told from another character's perspective and the r/nosleep reference gave me that vibe.
Ya'll got me back into fvns with this shit my god actually perfect so far. I'm so fucking sorry and annoyed that Cienie's in the middle of being twitter discourced atm.Mfs need to shut up and be making fan creations of the characters whether it's them living through the horrors, or fucking eachother in the ass.
10/10 will be following this. good shit
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Oh I fuck with Aya heavily you did a good job with a character we're getting properly introduced to in a short pdf file. Fuckin takhi tho, it's one thing to be told what went down but to essentially be in the moment where she's made to slaughter a bunch of brainwashed victims holy hell. For her sake, I hope she at least got laid by Aya before she set off into the blackzone.
yeah I think cutting the fluff would be the way to go.
Even though this is like the only story in recent memory that I actually like the filler in, we've already got a good amount of that in the beginning. On top of that I could see it becoming kind of a slog and getting weighing the vn down in the long run. So yeah go for that shit.
Though, I would be willing to wait 4 years for you to finish the vn if you go about it the way you've been doing it, which I still really like.
About the route order, don't be afraid to just go with your gut. Part of what makes this game special and fun is the unique way people experience the story and how you may react to plot relevations based on the info you're given.
I played flynn's route first, the one that people usually recomend somewhere last or middle but this ended up becoming my favorite game ever made because the story is structured in a way were a route order won't have a negetive effect on your playthrough.
I've never seen anyone like echo anyless because of the route order they played. The "reccomended" order is there but the fact that I've seen around 5 different versions of it shows you should be fine to go about the game how you want and it's only there for people who want a curated experience.
I think the currrent implementation of voice acting is good, just having I guess "key" scenes voiced. I was actually looking forward to the voiced lines while playing. I think it's fine to have fun moments to be voice acted, doesn't all need to be serious shit but occasionly the conversation would be as mundane as "Do you sit or stand when you piss" and that line would be voiced for some reason. It doesn't need to be removed but just something to think about in the future.
The only other thing i could mention was the quality of the some voices which isn't really a big deal. You're a indie dev not expecting s teir shit, I get it. Don't get me wrong, I actually like some of the acting but I won't name names since I'd feel like a asshole for being a snob about it.
This is a really good demo! You got your hands on some great artist and musicians, I barely notice when the background songs loop and they sound good too
The dialogue/internal monologue is well written and character related shit is my priority when it comes to fvns so thats a plus. I'm not expecting some ambitious story or character study, not that I'm opposed to that but I'm a sucker for simplicity.
Wish you guys good look with this vn definently gonna keep my eye on this one.
not really, people just over complicate the timeline shit and that isn't entirely the fanbase's fault since this game encourages using context clues and deep analysis to understand certain aspects better (especially the characters).
The way timelines work in this game is the same as any other vn with multiple routes but no cannon one. There's no cannon route in echo, they work together to tell a single story and arches decided to tell a story that takes place in neither of them. The devs confirmed that the events of echo did happen before arches with the crew and all, but not in the way it did in any of the routes.
So how long is this vn? I played this 3 or 2 years ago (before the UI change) and remeber really liking it. But I also remeber it being long as fuck even from those older builds with a shit ton of days where the plot doesn't progress and you talk to a bunch of minor side characters.
I want to get back into this vn but with all that in mind I'm just kind of intimitated. Because If most of the plot progression takes place in the prologue then I have no clue if I should bother getting back into this since my taste have changed a bit.
I played this a couple months ago and this visual novel got me back into furry vns after a long burn out i had of them. It's just the perfect balance laid back fun and some good drama to keep me intrigued along with some memorable characters. Just a blast to play all around and I find myself thinking about it everynow and then. I don't know what the current status is on the hiatus for ya'll but I hope shit has been looking up recently and even then you guyscouldn'tpick a better place to leave it off on. great vn rated it 5 stars and good luck
