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Absolutely fantastic update. Got shivers from sentimental moments and audio design. Worth the half a year wait.

pretty amazing. here for the characters and stayed for the characters.

(press on a certain someone's nose in the menu screen if you still somehow can't find it)

does the dev have a reason why they abandoned the public site???

this is amazing. the story,  atmosphere,  sound effects and the visuals made for a eye-opening and daunting experience. assuming this is your first time developing a visual novel, it has a lot of potential. looking forward for more 

finished and it was worth the wait

Will the Archives function be our album for all the CGs and soundtracks? If so, I really want to revisit all the art without having to going to old save files. 

crazy cliff hanger for build 15

this shit saur good

Yes!!! the way everything was executed in this short novel is excellent. I hope we get another cast of characters like these again. Their characters, struggles, and interactions feel so realistic/heartfely. I'm telling you man these Echo writers are experienced fucks.

I love the epilogue. It's a realistic depiction of recovering from trauma. They realize things will never be the same as it used to be bc of echo. But even so, they yearn for a future that may or may not exist. 

When is build 8  going to be public?

genuinely hot as hell like-

It would be nice if we had an in-game gallery to check out all the cg art. I know we can just look in the image files but ya know.... it would look neat and presentable. 

It was a journey following the development of this project. It was truly a pleasure to see the end product

While I agree with Cameron obtaining psychic powers from drugs is incoherent and illogical to the rest of the echo series, I don't agree with how this compromises Howly's writing in the future. 

Of course, I get this is all up for speculation and we'll only be able to fully criticize this further once the plot continues on.

spoilers

Splendid update. Absolutely loved how Cameron tied in with the entities of Echo. Hope to see more coming from Howly and Arches characters. 

I'm confused on what you mean by, "there'd only be one". Can you please clarify?

I saw the ending of Day 24 coming but damn that buildup was beautiful.

Samuel is definitely the type to dance in gay parades wearing only a jockstrap. 

Zesty mofos

Take the CW as you will. Personally, I'd highly recommend reading it because of the characters, atmosphere and horror.

see y’all soon :)

OMG YAYYYY

Spoilers

Build 19 has to be my favorite update so far. The short music video, the music, the new UI, the plot. I didn't expect the perspective to change so quickly. It's safe to assume this will be a continuing trend within the other routes as well. I do miss Samuel's monologues because his commentary always had that pessimistic vibe to it. 

Props off to the music video, it was so frickennnn adorable and catchy. Seriously, I don't think I've ever fangirled this hard before. 

Cliff's route is currently setting itself up  from what I read. The town's clergy, the townsfolk, Jeb's suspicion on the town, the atmosphere, everything was pretty good.

10/10! The wait was well worth it. See you guys next time when Arches Build 5 releases to the publc.

[VERY GOOOOOD]

When is Public Build 19 coming out? I'm not trying to rush here but I'm just curious.

frickkkkkkkkkkkk. I saw it coming but didn't know when it would happen. The main character needs to stop being attached to Ranok and rely on himself. Ranok himself is not very transparent at times and keeps hurting the MC because of it(even shown with his past relationship with Tano).  The MC is even aware in the end Ranok might not be real but he still goes for the bait. Main character is shooting himself in the foot. I see no hope of their relationship coming into fruition. 

The sex scene on the other hand....hmmmm, ehhhh. It was VERY out of place. Especially the aftermath. It was very hard to get into the mood when we just had a serious conversation and Ranok was clearly very uncomfortable with the idea. It was disturbing to say the least. But that was most likely the point. 

Just like MEMEME, Ranok is only an image of what the MC's ideal boyfriend is.  Remember guys, this story will most likely NOT have an happy ending. So don't get too attached. 

Heh, amazing job Kael. The world building and characters are so thought provoking. 

Just finished the build 6 and WOWW, still strong with the mysteries and emotions. Such an underrated gem. Now we just have to wait 2 months for another build :(

God damn it, what an evil way to cliffhang us, Echo Project :(((. I really enjoyed the music and sound design when it came to the horror. 

I agree and I friggen loved this build. Also, Umineko chad :)

Bro my heart.....

My anti-virus keeps insisting the game is a virus. I can't open the game.

I didn't even notice it lol 

One thing I'm noticing here is the absolute detail with the characters. When we know in detail about the characters thoughts and feelings, the characters and story begin to feel immersive. 

(SPOILERS)I have a few questions which I still don't understand after reading through the story: 

Who and what is this "spirit" that controls Chase (and eventually takes on Flynn too)? 

In Leo's route, how did Flynn know Chase was in the mines(or to better state it, why was Flynn in the mines in the first place because it's highly unlikely Flynn knew where Chase was). 

This might be a no-brainer question to some, but who was the true culprit involving Sydney's death?

Does the end of Flynn's route imply Flynn is the true monster and in this story? 

What is the true cause of the mass hysteria in Echo? I feel as if something deeper is at play other than, "Chase's bad energy made everyone crazy". 

What the hell even happened in Carl's route? It made so many references to the Smoke Room, which I don't even understand. The ending was sweet compared to the others imo. 

I know most of these questions are probably still unexplained but these questions were seriously nagging my brain and I couldn't hold it any longer.

In day 28 for Darius's route, Richard's sprite is glitched and it keeps crashing my game. I hope this can be fixed because I can't progress through the story with this bug

I didn't know people would be so dramatic over a furry video game. Just leave the creator alone and move on with your life's necessities until an update comes out.

Its so fat and adorable  

The wolf looks so goddamn foreign to me after all that waiting.