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Very great so far! Will definitely be following the Progress of your VN with Great interest!

My only concern is with the way I tend to play social sims. As a long time fan of Games like Persona, I often try to "complete" every character's social events.

I understand your intent is to make sure every choice has a weight to it and making it impossible to see everything in one read. I just have to know, are people like myself who take a more "social butterfly" approach and try to balance hanging out worth everyone find a narratively satisfying conclusion to everyone's arc by the end of a playthrough, even if that means sacrificing a deeper connection with the cast? 

Or do I just have to bite the bullet with how I usually play these kinds of games and explore each character in depth by only managing 1-3 per playthrough, if I wish to see a more complete depth to a character?

That's not to say I'm against interacting with the story this way, just wanting to know if I have to shift my playstyle/expectations based on what I want. I do understand the intent of writing the experience this way is to promote the reader to experiment across multiple reads and find new things and permutations a seemingly infinite amount of Times.

Overall it has been very fun and I have enjoyed weighing all my options and navigating the complex relationships of the cast. I feel as though every choice, even small dialogue ones have been purposeful and dynamic. Very excited to see how it progresses along with the main story!

Side note: Did I miss something about Tulemeni not having a uniform, despite everyone else needing to wear one? Or is her normal outfit considered one somehow?

I really liked this one! The pacing can be a bit odd starting very fast then slowing down to a more casual pace. Then the ending was also pretty abrupt and, in my opinion, left quite a lot of drama within the story unresolved.

Knowing that there are bonus chapters to be added I really hope to see some kind of epilogue or slight time skip to explore some of the emotional rifts still left in the cast. As well as a few plot points that weren't explored. Especially involving the MC, Mar and his parents.

Overall a pretty solid read, with only minor spelling and grammar errors; very impressive for what I'm assuming is a first VN for a solo creator.

SPOILERS FOR THE END BELOW PLEASE READ THE VN FIRST

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This first point is a personal preference, but I'd love a content warning/skip option for the cheating scenes. I understand as a writing decision to have it move the plot forward and change the character dynamics. It is just I personally find that kind of explicit content uncomfortable. and would like a bit of a heads up before hand.

My second spoiler point reiterates  one of my earlier points; all the drama between  the Angel, Mar, and Damian love triangle feels completely unresolved and unexplored. They just go through a major tragic event together and the game ends with a scene of them cuddling. 

I've grown to really care for and want to see these characters happy, so to see all the tension involving the cast kind of swept under the rug to just time skip to a happy ending was a bit disappointing in my opinion.

Even with my minor criticisms towards the VN I really hope to see more! Definitely one of my top 5 VNs and I hope you can see my criticisms come out of a place of care and joy for the experience. :)

Playing one route is enough to rip your heart out, so naturally I did all of them, now I'm sitting here after finishing all of what's currently out of the Echo universe, eagerly awaiting the next amazing, twisted thing the team makes.

This game and series in general is a masterpiece, the best way I could describe it is that it's a beautiful tragedy. The game makes you care for the cast and wants the best for them, even though you're digging through all their flaws and baggage you still want them all to heal and escape this horrible scenario.

One of my favourite games, and pieces of fiction in general. 

10/10, Can Recommend even if you're not gay or a furry, but those things do help the understand some subtext and a better grasp on some of the themes, especially relating to gay  co-dependency and small town homophobia.

Very interesting premise, can't wait to see where the story goes!