To this day, I still struggle to come back. What I felt during Adastra with everyone in it struck me, hard. In good ways and in bad. I love the story, and I love the characters in this VN. I'm a big fan of Echo Project and the stuff they make, even if anytime they do something with those who have passed on makes me upset. Looking at you ancestor spirit of a certain goat. What they did here was amazing, just hearing the music of the menu page starts to make my emotions just flow out. If I was ever to recommend a first VN or just a VN to anyone, it would be Adastra.
Sorry, I was referring to the Echo's little trilogy, Echo, Arches, and The Smoke Room (Not in that order mind you, it goes The Smoke Room, Echo, and then Arches if anyone was curious* edited this in)
Here is my review of Adastra from when I first played it:
Last week I finished reading Adastra, then re-read it this week, and I felt like it was a big letdown after being so hyped up to me: the greatest VN, the most popular, emotionally intense, heavy subjects, politics, inspired by Roman theater. So, yeah, it had some big boots to fill, which was too much for this project. As a consequence, this game didn’t live to expectations, which I think I shouldn’t have had in the first place. This game used the Roman culture of ages ago as a loose inspiration mostly for aesthetics and nothing else really, there is very little to nothing that is a good representation of their culture, again, a mistake of mine. Then, please, take into account that my opinion was affected so much by the high expectations people gave me, the description of the game and also my liking for Roman tragedies. With this said, let’s begin:
Art:
The best part of the game and that is not a good sign. Now, HAPS is a good artist, he really did a good job with the characters, they all look pretty good and they are very expressive and full of life. The problem is his art style doesn’t fit this story at all, unless I’m supposed to not take the story seriously, which I doubt. My issue with his art style comes from the cartoony look of everything, and especially the baby face that Amicus makes every time he gets angry, making him look like a huge baby about to start a tantrum than a grown-up man taking things seriously. Again, the art is good, especially when it comes to the backgrounds, but they end up being too cartoonish for me to take the characters of the story seriously, I don’t think this art style was a good fit for this VN.
Music and Sound:
I will be honest, I only remember one track, from the final fight, mostly because most of the game doesn’t really use music as much as it uses background noise to fill the scenes, which sometimes is used well, but most of the time it just comes off as a bit flat, and there are also those awkward long silences that I think are supposed to build tension, but kind of failed. The music is serviceable, but it needed a better use, but the game has enough tracks to fill the blanks. It’s ok overall.
The Universe:
I have to be honest about the fact that the sci-fi aspects and the Parent’s whole mythology exist only to facilitate the story since we never take a deep look at this. The technology is mostly used to make things much simpler like not having servant characters, having drones with cameras, using it as some kind of cellphone, and using it to travel across space. But, we never really get to understand the technology nor is it very well explained, using the excuse of being too advanced because those devices were made by the Parents. Also, the Parents, the “Gods” only have one reason to exist: to give the reader the perfect ending regardless of how undeserved it is. The Parents teach nothing, the Parents only talk once, and they reveal themselves to be the Master Minds behind everything. And, man, they ruined the story so much for me, especially because everything they do is so convenient, so convenient I know our protagonists cannot lose in any way, and Deus Ex Machina at the end just took any kind of tension for this story and any sequel. But, I will explain more of this later with the characters… speaking of which.
MC: Marco:
Boring and very annoying. He does nothing during most of the story other than be a pain in the ass for Amicus, then the Parents come and declare him “Jesus” (let’s be honest, Marcus is Jesus). The fact that he acted like an idiot most of the story and sat around doing nothing while the story plays off screen makes me wish we had another MC and not be anchored to this doormat. I honestly don’t get what Amicus sees in him. I know he is a blank slate so you can project yourself on him, but even other games with the same concept try to make you do stuff to get the romantic interest to like you, Marco does nothing but complain about the Wolven culture until the end of the story, when the Parents come into his mind and literally spell out for him what he has to do. He must be worst protagonist I’ve seen in all the VNs I've played.
Amicus:
Well, if I don’t get what he sees in Marco, I definitely don’t get what people see in him other than being cute and handsome. He is a huge man child who throws tantrums every time he doesn’t get his way, he never thinks things through and he is never shown to learn a single lesson (we are just told he matured). Then we have his conversations with Marco than can be summarized thusly:
“Your culture sucks”
“Yeah, but you shouldn’t say that, baka”
And the writing really did dirty to him, we never see how he falls in love with Marco, since it happens off screen and we only see the results of their falling in love; we never see him mature and being a good politician, we are told that happens off screen; and worst of all, he never learns to think things through, again, we are told that off screen, and we literally never see him take a decision while thinking things through, unless you consider his conversation with the Parents to be proof of that, despite the fact that the only options given to him were “Do you want a happy life or no?". Not only that, but Parents took all the merits away of him, him not thinking things through and him being immature was recompensed with a literal eternity of happiness with his one true love, making any progress he made invalid.
All of this as well as the fact of how useless Amicus is: he failed to get a good pet to impress, failed to take care of Marco, failed to properly teach him the dance, failed in the debate, failed in a fight with a literal blind grandpa and was held hostage by a puny human. Man, the fact that he is alive by end of the story, or even at the beginning, must be a huge miracle from the Parents.
He is just so average, even characters who are just fucktoys have better character development, a better dynamic with the MC and are more useful than him.
Cato:
Who is Cato? Really, who is he? The worst antagonist in a FVN I’ve seen, that's who. He's evil just because he can be. (Well, you could make the argument it is because of his old beliefs and his desire for revenge over the war against the Khemians, but the story never explores that front). He “manipulates” people, which, to be honest, tricking the cast of this game is not a great achievement, especially with how obvious it is from the beginning that he is the villain.
Then, he wants to marry Virginia… because evil dictators do that, mind you, I'm pretty sure an actual evil dictator would choose something better than Virginia. Speaking of which....
Virginia:
Why do you exist other than being a plot device? She does nothing of value in the story other than being a convenient extra character. She is there to bring Neferu, an actually good character, and… I guess she helps taking down Cato, mind you, the human could have used Neferu’s help since all sapients have the same machine. Also, I guess we can add that we learn about the triumvirates because Cassius talks to her, but consider that she does nothing with that info. I really find no justification for her existing in the story other than being a token female character to have the token gender inequality and men are stupid lines.
Alexios:
He is interesting even if the plot twist of him being a spy is kind obvious from the beginning. It is obvious he gave the info the Triumvirates, and he is the first example of this game not having the guts put a finger on the characters. His story is good until we reach the end when we learn that he truly loves Cassius and gets no punishment for his actions, which is essentially the story telling to your face that "Consequences don’t exist". The worst part is that him loving Cassius for real makes him look like an idiot, there is no way he didn’t know about Cato killing Cassius, and the story really makes sure to show that Cassius was more important to him than the mission.
Oh, Alexios, you were so close to being good.
Neferu:
The second best character of this game not only because he moves the plot, not only because he is active in the storyline, not only because he points out Amicus's behavior, not only because is he so damn hot, not only because he has to put up with Amicus and Marco’s dysfunctional relationship and fix it like a pro, but we also see different sides of him and he is the second closest the game comes to a tragedy. We see how he struggles with his mission, being so close to suffer consequences and actually having to suffering some of them and we see him at a very low point in the story. He is a very well rounded character and while he doesn’t develop throughout the story, we explore him as a character and what is said is set in stone with him, we see him taking action and we see him having to deal with his decisions. He really deserved much better than being in this game surrounded by the bunch of idiots. I guess his family really did give him a proper punishment.
Cassius:
My favorite character in the entire game by a long shot and that is just in concept. Cassius is truly the most interesting character in the game. He is the runt of the family, he is ill making him much weaker than everyone else, his siblings don’t support him, his father neglected him, his mother (the only person who seemed to care about him) is dead, he has to hide or reject his love for Alexios because of the social stigma, he is a joke to the empire, and even the Gods of his world reject him and yet he gives a good fight for the throne. He has empathy for his people, having them as a priority, understanding how lucky he is to be born with privileges (unlike his sister), and he loves his family and Alexios and he did want the best for the moon and its people. But then he was killed by Cato, someone I think he really trusted, and is betrayed by his lover, dying alone and being remembered a mere joke of an emperor in the annuls of time.
Or I would say that if the story didn’t spend most of the time showing how he is emotionally unstable, a big manchild like his brother, and taking away of his merits and giving them to Cato at the last minute. He didn’t even rule, he just warmed up the chair for Amicus. And, as if that wasn’t enough, he didn’t die and Alexios did love him.
This was the biggest let down of the entire game for me. This was such a great character, a well-written morally grey villain to defeat, which was hard because he is straight up a better ruler than Amicus. He thinks things through, he planned, he manipulated, and he took advantage of the culture of the Adastra. The story needed two ass pulls to defeat him: Alexios starting the rumor about him dismantling the triumvirates (which would have made much more sense if Virginia did that) and then the Parents rejecting him. And the story, in yet another example of how it didn’t have the balls to tell this story, made him survive the poison and even get his own political role, which again, undermines his whole conflict with Amicus. The whole competition could have been solved with Cassius asking for a position to take care of social health. The entire part with the trials was waste of time and energy.
And I think this leads perfectly into my biggest issue with this game:
The Shocking Lack of Balls:
This game pulls so many punches, and decides to do nothing interesting with the plot at all.
We have a whole new universe to explore and a whole new mythology, but instead we are trapped in a palace with the most unrepresentative population of the moon. We learn little to nothing of how the technology works or how the Parents work beyond surface level. We learn little to nothing of Adastra’s culture (even though they say wolves are very emotional and like to make a show they really have flat dialogue most of the time and that's not even mentioning how most of the debate is skipped), we never learn anything about the politics at a deep level, and instead everything is reduced to “I’m betraying you” and “I’m a spy”. It’s so boring, and that’s just the worldbuilding.
The characters get an even shorter end of the stick, no one suffers consequences, in fact, Amicus is recompensed for his bad behavior, no one that we care about dies, and most of the character exploration is done through exposition instead of looking at it. And man, this could have been one of the greatest stories in the VN field if only the writing dared to put a finger on the characters for more than just shock value.
No, I don’t this game handles any heavy topic right. Marco dies, but no consequences comes from this. Amicus mixes alcohol and pills, no consequences. Amicus makes stupid decisions and he is granted the love of his life. Alexios betrays everyone but gets to keep his boyfriend and not suffer at all. And the only one that dies is the flat 1 dimensional evil villain. This is not a VN for adults, this a Disney Channel show with sex, but Disney shows at least have good comedy, fuck, Disney shows kill characters that the people love.
Conclusion:
A total letdown. I liked little to nothing of this game and I would never regard this as a top FVN in any way, it’s so completely average. And I would really like to know why people put this game in such a high regard since I don’t see it. The art is good, but doesn’t fit, the writing is decent but wastes a lot of potential, the music is ok but not that good either. And, yes, I have to admit I was expecting too much from this, I had the quality bar set too high for a project like Adastra to meet, and that’s my fault, not because it can’t but because it didn’t want to.
Would be better to consider his points and debate if that is the case, no need to get all aggressive against someone who posts his opinion, and a sincere on at that, no throwing thrash, that would be different.
I must disagree with that opinion. While yes, Amicus can be somewhat "dumb" as you said, that's the point. He was the spoiled son of the late emperor and obvious candidate to take the throne being Virginia a female who can't be in a position of power and Cassius having that illness, Amicus had not many struggles in his life to make him act any different way but he was never incapable or a complete idiot like Alex. On Marcus side...well, I do not seem to see why he would be naive, he did all he could to stay alive in an unlikely situation. He waited for his wolf to resolve most of the situations, but only because he was waaaay out of his league having to trust him to bring him back home and he actually never waited to things to be solved on its own, once the cat was out of the bag he went and saved Amicus. Marco's evolution is interesting cause he went to be de dumb silent pet to be will around the palace as it was his own (and probably will be his palace in the future). So yeah, they may have flaws, but I don't think it of bad writing. On the contrary, nothing seems forced or "out of the blue". Even the "lack of character" from Cato was well thought, he wanted to have control to lead the wolves on another war against Khemia, so he would not have the "Tail-raiser son of the former emperor" ruin everything just because he fell in love with a monkey. To resume, they have flaws because they are not perfect and they grow along with the story. They will never be perfect and that is what makes it to be even more believable.
People criticize the writers for making Cato "evil" for the sake of evil, but I really don't get it.
He has great issues with the Khemians because he got brain damage fighting against them. Furthermore, that brain damage might have grown into some sort of psychosis or mental condition that made him hate them even more, in a sick, demented way - even though he was able to hide it for so long. That's also his motivation to kill Amicus' father - who was trying to make peace with them. It's quite simple.
As for being homophobic, well, it's not like he comments it more than once. It seemed to me that it was more of a pretext to accentuate his actions further, not even disgust, though even that would be perfectly coherent with the society he was born in.
What I experienced here is without a doubt, one of the most touching and dramatic experiences I had lately. I'm touched. I'm moved. I feel so deeply conected with the story and the characters. You made an amazing job, the most exquisite writing and I appreciate it tremendously. Thanks for allowing me to experience what this game has to offer.
the bad ending happened when you don't commit yourself to the parents, in that ending, after your throat got thrashed out, the parents won't save you, leaving you to die unlike the good ending where they does saves you
I wonder, do you save Neferu on this ending? Because it seems that without the guide of the parents you take more time to free Amicus... (I do not dare to venture on that route)
It may not be of interest, but I need to share my experience to take it off my chest:
I got to the game out of boredom, I expected waaaay less than I got. Then Amicus appeared and I fell in love with the big wolf, and that is where I understood I was f$-#ed up. I cried, I got stressed, I laughed, I got my freaking heart touched by that stupid wolf. And when I reached the end it freaking wrecked me. That's it, I'm emotionally drained and I don't see that happen much. Now I need to figure out a way to fill this emotional gap I have. For which I have to congratulate who ever wrote this story and they genuinely know how to touch a soul.
I completely agree with this, that's what I was looking for yesterday, fortunately my best friend was there for me, she is not a furry but never judges anyone.
If your looking to fill the emotional gap the way I did it was falling in love with another big wolf from a different VN called "Far beyond the world" and now I have two big wolfs that I can't get enough of
The more people comment I realize just how this story made us feel the same, we love all the characters and that is also the main reason why the ending hurts so much.
I dislike storys where u can only date 1 character or be close to not sure of the relationship as of yet but i love neferu hes pleaseing to the eyes and he says what he wants and i can also not relate to the main character at all 😂🤣 hes quite agresive and dosent really let people in but i know i complained a lot but i truly do love the story so far im exited to learn more and about the only having 1 dateable character urm im probs just a massive slag 🤪 only messing 🤣🤣
You have to realize that Adastra is a Visual Novel (VN) so we get to see a pretty set story with limited options. It sounds like you want something more like a Dating simulator to get more choices so I would suggest checking out "Extracurricular Activities". There are 6 different furry guys to choose from, great art work, and all the stories are really good (but they have good, bad, and neutral ending based on your choices through the 35 days of the game).
yeah i get what u mean im the same with far beyond the world but that is one of my fav visual novels i love the story and all the characters. Adastra is a great game wasnt saying it wasnt. Lastly i have played estracurricular activities it was a good game enjoyed the story dont think i have completed them all but it was good 😁
Yes, I've visited those sites awhile back. Amazon seems reasonable, but I cannot justify spending $200 on Mitgard especially when all the pillows are coming from the same country ready to war with the world...which begs the question, MC...what happen to diplomacy in the PRC!?
Thank you, my LordDakyn. What is your opinion on the Deluxe Grand Siberian; softer or harder than the usual body pillow (I presume are all Basic Soft Polyester)?
I got the Deluxe Grand Siberian and it is nicely soft without feeling a bit chunky like some Basic Soft Polyester. Of course being softer it does compress a bit more easily.
If North American stores sold these size body pillows I'd get one of those but nobody seems to make or sell them, so you gotta do what you gotta do. Get it while you can and then you will have it for all your body pillow covers.
Please note that it took nearly a month for it to get to me, but i did get it through regular snail mail.
Milord may hath saveth me a days worth of indentured servitude! Polyester Microfiber, as advertised. 20" x 72" = 50.8cm x 182.88cm for the price is right, but 10cm x 0cm short for Pawprint pillow sheets. Should the plunge be taken?
Well I bought one of these as well (since the price is so nice) and it should be arriving on the 29th so if you can wait a few days longer I could give you a better idea of how well it fits. It probably will be a bit loose but the polyester fiber one appears from the picture to be much more stuffed then the one I have, not to say it isn't nicely puffy too.
I very much appreciate you for helping out a random stranger from the internet. Yes, I'll be eagerly waiting for your testimony. Shouldn't the Deluxe Grand Siberian be double in size compared to the Basic Soft Polyester judging by the Moe Pillow ad? I assume the microfiber one is similarly sized to the latter; though, I could be wrong.
Oh great, now I have emotional convulsions because of him. Btw it's a lovable game. I really wanted it to be MY life. But, I can't live in two worlds at a time right?
I get what you mean i was COMPLETELY (95%) in shoes of the MC since the name iknow changeable but when he was also 20 i was blown away. I am also caucasian that helped
Thanks a lot! I thought it was a bug at first lol. Glad to know there is an ending without Meera, she somehow scares me a little, even thought the Parents are bitc-... well they're the Parents :P
i love this game, its the best game i ever played. am generaly kinda cold to emotional stories, movies etc. but this made me genuinely cry, maily the part where main character gets killed or when that part when Amicus leaves me in my old room
I must confess right away that I don't usually play VNs, mostly because the stories I come across simply don't captivate me. My heart shrinks (or maybe expands!) as I stay with these feelings, only a few minutes after finishing my first VN, this beautiful story...
I must also confess that I wasn't too hyped up getting into it as one could be, but I was willing to give it a try. I was quickly swayed by everything about the game - from the great though minimalistic soundtrack, to the unpretentious but cool writing, to the ambience, scenery and... all the characters. It truly is absurd... The lengths I went to decipher every expression/sprite... - unprecedented for me!
And to say that all the while I thought things would go south - as I'd been told the game emotionally traumatized people -, I couldn't be more delighted with this ending, which leaves room for so much more and yet feels like a kind stop, an adequate ending, one like we don't often get to see because the openness that comes with it seems - I assume, undesirable...
Truly, even though I didn't relate as much to the MC's personality, or felt like I had too big of an impact on the story with my choices, I'm thankful for every part of it!
This was a remarkable experience, devs.
I imagine you've been told this a million times before, but,
Wolfdad and Tigermom survived the trip! Family is growing; can't wait to adopt Likulau next when PPP restocks him! My room smells like lavender now~(❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ*
Honestly.. I have never felt anything like this from a VN. I-.. I'm at a loss for words. I feel such blissful anguish and loss in the fact that it ended the way it did, leading me to want so much more. I feel so deeply in love with the characters, and I fully supported them in the toughest of times.
I'm doing my best to not give out spoilers to anyone who intends to read this VN. I very, VERY highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the furry fandom/art style. Again, I'm at a loss for words. I have never felt anything so amazing in my life. No one has ever made me cry this hard; feel this deep; or lead me to believe I was actually the main character.
Echo Project; If you read this.. I am infatuated with every word in this story. So much so, to the point where I felt like I *needed* to donate any kind of compensation towards more stories like this, and help support your works of art.
If khemia and Interia are not a continuation of Adastra, but they go in chronology with it, then Adastra is destined to have a continuation, because it would not be very good if the developers simply left us with three different stories that never came to their logical conclusion
my English is too bad, so sometimes I use a translator, I would like to apologize if my last comment did not have the meaning that I wanted to convey. And besides, Khemia basically tells not the story of the MC, but what happened in Adastra.
Understandable, and forgiven. Khemia is actually set 3 years after Adastra AND mentions MC's mission status on Earth; hence, Adastra 2 in concept albeit not in name.
i started play it,and i came here to read the coments,everyone talking about how much they cried...My heart is so fragile,i don't know if i'm ready.Maybe i can find some spoilers to get ready XD.Anyway,thanks for the game,until now i'm enjoying so much.
When is adastra 2? wait did echo rlly plan to make adastra 2? I miss amicus already........also um u guys seems to notice im everywhere at the furryVN comments.....well am i annoying?....i think not i just rlly love furryvn so much and love to comment anyway pls answer my question above i need to know if rumors idc....
there's this theory that the Hum from Echo and the Other from Adastra one in the same, assuming that's true which you would prefer to deal with, the Parents or the Other/Hum, personally i would prefer fighting the Other since as seen in Echo it isn't unbeatable, while i can't see how an ordinary person would be able to defend themselves against the Parents if the take it upon themselves to make you suffer
This VN is perhaps if not one of the best VNs that I've ever played. The story was very detailed to allow a crisp image in my mind. It was very immersive making me think that I was actually in the universe itself. The combination of varies emotion like laughter, anger, betrayal, sadness, a whole roller coaster of emotions. Towards the end, I find myself just crying so much I couldn't contain myself lol. But I was reminding myself that MC only needs to wait 8 years to be reunited, then they have all their lives to be together. I just want to say to the dev team that this is just absolutely phenomenal. Most works of literature/comics that I've read thus far are always straight to sex and honestly it doesn't give me that connection between the character. However, you guys created the best built up towards the most emotional scene. Words really can't describe how I feel about this so I'm trying my best to show my appreciation. I'm definitely support all your works and hoping to see more from you! Thank you for creating such a gift.
If any one of us win the lottery or become doctors, engineers, and whatnot, please fund this side of the furry community. I also want to see animations for Tokyo Afterschool Summoners (TAS) and Live A Hero (LAH) and of course Echo and Far Beyond the World (FBTW). Hope I get to live long enough to see animations come to fruition, then I can die in peace and happiness [alone].
I have played TAS awhile back but moved onto LAH upon release. The latter is what TAS could have been (traditional turn-based RPG) and with better, generous gacha rates where each unit actually mattered (sidekicks support heroes); in TAS, rarity 3 units are auto-trash, sad.
My day has been better. Finished reading a couple of routes from Echo for the first time just a couple days ago; my heart sank, I felt anguish (not the good kind like after reading Adastra/FBTW...), but then I also read some of the side-stories which perked me up. I've recovered yet again!
I actually want to see how the tinfoil hat theorists would respond and react. I can only imagine anarchy accusing and toppling governments throughout the world for hiding cosmic truths from the masses. If you read Khemia, there is actually a "concurrently, pertinent issue" on Earth a couple years into MC's return.
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To this day, I still struggle to come back. What I felt during Adastra with everyone in it struck me, hard. In good ways and in bad. I love the story, and I love the characters in this VN. I'm a big fan of Echo Project and the stuff they make, even if anytime they do something with those who have passed on makes me upset. Looking at you ancestor spirit of a certain goat. What they did here was amazing, just hearing the music of the menu page starts to make my emotions just flow out. If I was ever to recommend a first VN or just a VN to anyone, it would be Adastra.
OMG!! YES!! This is exactly how I feel about the VN as a whole!!
Who is this ancestrial goat you're referring to?
I believe he is speaking of the Monitor
I believe the Monitor is a dragon/serpent/lizard.
I think it is a Dragon but it at first glance it does looks like a goat.
Monitor goat versus Monitor lizard; latter sounds natural to the tongue :p
Sorry, I was referring to the Echo's little trilogy, Echo, Arches, and The Smoke Room (Not in that order mind you, it goes The Smoke Room, Echo, and then Arches if anyone was curious* edited this in)
Here is my review of Adastra from when I first played it:
Last week I finished reading Adastra, then re-read it this week, and I felt like it was a big letdown after being so hyped up to me: the greatest VN, the most popular, emotionally intense, heavy subjects, politics, inspired by Roman theater. So, yeah, it had some big boots to fill, which was too much for this project. As a consequence, this game didn’t live to expectations, which I think I shouldn’t have had in the first place. This game used the Roman culture of ages ago as a loose inspiration mostly for aesthetics and nothing else really, there is very little to nothing that is a good representation of their culture, again, a mistake of mine. Then, please, take into account that my opinion was affected so much by the high expectations people gave me, the description of the game and also my liking for Roman tragedies. With this said, let’s begin:
Art:
The best part of the game and that is not a good sign. Now, HAPS is a good artist, he really did a good job with the characters, they all look pretty good and they are very expressive and full of life. The problem is his art style doesn’t fit this story at all, unless I’m supposed to not take the story seriously, which I doubt. My issue with his art style comes from the cartoony look of everything, and especially the baby face that Amicus makes every time he gets angry, making him look like a huge baby about to start a tantrum than a grown-up man taking things seriously. Again, the art is good, especially when it comes to the backgrounds, but they end up being too cartoonish for me to take the characters of the story seriously, I don’t think this art style was a good fit for this VN.
Music and Sound:
I will be honest, I only remember one track, from the final fight, mostly because most of the game doesn’t really use music as much as it uses background noise to fill the scenes, which sometimes is used well, but most of the time it just comes off as a bit flat, and there are also those awkward long silences that I think are supposed to build tension, but kind of failed. The music is serviceable, but it needed a better use, but the game has enough tracks to fill the blanks. It’s ok overall.
The Universe:
I have to be honest about the fact that the sci-fi aspects and the Parent’s whole mythology exist only to facilitate the story since we never take a deep look at this. The technology is mostly used to make things much simpler like not having servant characters, having drones with cameras, using it as some kind of cellphone, and using it to travel across space. But, we never really get to understand the technology nor is it very well explained, using the excuse of being too advanced because those devices were made by the Parents. Also, the Parents, the “Gods” only have one reason to exist: to give the reader the perfect ending regardless of how undeserved it is. The Parents teach nothing, the Parents only talk once, and they reveal themselves to be the Master Minds behind everything. And, man, they ruined the story so much for me, especially because everything they do is so convenient, so convenient I know our protagonists cannot lose in any way, and Deus Ex Machina at the end just took any kind of tension for this story and any sequel. But, I will explain more of this later with the characters… speaking of which.
MC: Marco:
Boring and very annoying. He does nothing during most of the story other than be a pain in the ass for Amicus, then the Parents come and declare him “Jesus” (let’s be honest, Marcus is Jesus). The fact that he acted like an idiot most of the story and sat around doing nothing while the story plays off screen makes me wish we had another MC and not be anchored to this doormat. I honestly don’t get what Amicus sees in him. I know he is a blank slate so you can project yourself on him, but even other games with the same concept try to make you do stuff to get the romantic interest to like you, Marco does nothing but complain about the Wolven culture until the end of the story, when the Parents come into his mind and literally spell out for him what he has to do. He must be worst protagonist I’ve seen in all the VNs I've played.
Amicus:
Well, if I don’t get what he sees in Marco, I definitely don’t get what people see in him other than being cute and handsome. He is a huge man child who throws tantrums every time he doesn’t get his way, he never thinks things through and he is never shown to learn a single lesson (we are just told he matured). Then we have his conversations with Marco than can be summarized thusly:
“Your culture sucks”
“Yeah, but you shouldn’t say that, baka”
And the writing really did dirty to him, we never see how he falls in love with Marco, since it happens off screen and we only see the results of their falling in love; we never see him mature and being a good politician, we are told that happens off screen; and worst of all, he never learns to think things through, again, we are told that off screen, and we literally never see him take a decision while thinking things through, unless you consider his conversation with the Parents to be proof of that, despite the fact that the only options given to him were “Do you want a happy life or no?". Not only that, but Parents took all the merits away of him, him not thinking things through and him being immature was recompensed with a literal eternity of happiness with his one true love, making any progress he made invalid.
All of this as well as the fact of how useless Amicus is: he failed to get a good pet to impress, failed to take care of Marco, failed to properly teach him the dance, failed in the debate, failed in a fight with a literal blind grandpa and was held hostage by a puny human. Man, the fact that he is alive by end of the story, or even at the beginning, must be a huge miracle from the Parents.
He is just so average, even characters who are just fucktoys have better character development, a better dynamic with the MC and are more useful than him.
Cato:
Who is Cato? Really, who is he? The worst antagonist in a FVN I’ve seen, that's who. He's evil just because he can be. (Well, you could make the argument it is because of his old beliefs and his desire for revenge over the war against the Khemians, but the story never explores that front). He “manipulates” people, which, to be honest, tricking the cast of this game is not a great achievement, especially with how obvious it is from the beginning that he is the villain.
Then, he wants to marry Virginia… because evil dictators do that, mind you, I'm pretty sure an actual evil dictator would choose something better than Virginia. Speaking of which....
Virginia:
Why do you exist other than being a plot device? She does nothing of value in the story other than being a convenient extra character. She is there to bring Neferu, an actually good character, and… I guess she helps taking down Cato, mind you, the human could have used Neferu’s help since all sapients have the same machine. Also, I guess we can add that we learn about the triumvirates because Cassius talks to her, but consider that she does nothing with that info. I really find no justification for her existing in the story other than being a token female character to have the token gender inequality and men are stupid lines.
Alexios:
He is interesting even if the plot twist of him being a spy is kind obvious from the beginning. It is obvious he gave the info the Triumvirates, and he is the first example of this game not having the guts put a finger on the characters. His story is good until we reach the end when we learn that he truly loves Cassius and gets no punishment for his actions, which is essentially the story telling to your face that "Consequences don’t exist". The worst part is that him loving Cassius for real makes him look like an idiot, there is no way he didn’t know about Cato killing Cassius, and the story really makes sure to show that Cassius was more important to him than the mission.
Oh, Alexios, you were so close to being good.
Neferu:
The second best character of this game not only because he moves the plot, not only because he is active in the storyline, not only because he points out Amicus's behavior, not only because is he so damn hot, not only because he has to put up with Amicus and Marco’s dysfunctional relationship and fix it like a pro, but we also see different sides of him and he is the second closest the game comes to a tragedy. We see how he struggles with his mission, being so close to suffer consequences and actually having to suffering some of them and we see him at a very low point in the story. He is a very well rounded character and while he doesn’t develop throughout the story, we explore him as a character and what is said is set in stone with him, we see him taking action and we see him having to deal with his decisions. He really deserved much better than being in this game surrounded by the bunch of idiots. I guess his family really did give him a proper punishment.
Cassius:
My favorite character in the entire game by a long shot and that is just in concept. Cassius is truly the most interesting character in the game. He is the runt of the family, he is ill making him much weaker than everyone else, his siblings don’t support him, his father neglected him, his mother (the only person who seemed to care about him) is dead, he has to hide or reject his love for Alexios because of the social stigma, he is a joke to the empire, and even the Gods of his world reject him and yet he gives a good fight for the throne. He has empathy for his people, having them as a priority, understanding how lucky he is to be born with privileges (unlike his sister), and he loves his family and Alexios and he did want the best for the moon and its people. But then he was killed by Cato, someone I think he really trusted, and is betrayed by his lover, dying alone and being remembered a mere joke of an emperor in the annuls of time.
Or I would say that if the story didn’t spend most of the time showing how he is emotionally unstable, a big manchild like his brother, and taking away of his merits and giving them to Cato at the last minute. He didn’t even rule, he just warmed up the chair for Amicus. And, as if that wasn’t enough, he didn’t die and Alexios did love him.
This was the biggest let down of the entire game for me. This was such a great character, a well-written morally grey villain to defeat, which was hard because he is straight up a better ruler than Amicus. He thinks things through, he planned, he manipulated, and he took advantage of the culture of the Adastra. The story needed two ass pulls to defeat him: Alexios starting the rumor about him dismantling the triumvirates (which would have made much more sense if Virginia did that) and then the Parents rejecting him. And the story, in yet another example of how it didn’t have the balls to tell this story, made him survive the poison and even get his own political role, which again, undermines his whole conflict with Amicus. The whole competition could have been solved with Cassius asking for a position to take care of social health. The entire part with the trials was waste of time and energy.
And I think this leads perfectly into my biggest issue with this game:
The Shocking Lack of Balls:
This game pulls so many punches, and decides to do nothing interesting with the plot at all.
We have a whole new universe to explore and a whole new mythology, but instead we are trapped in a palace with the most unrepresentative population of the moon. We learn little to nothing of how the technology works or how the Parents work beyond surface level. We learn little to nothing of Adastra’s culture (even though they say wolves are very emotional and like to make a show they really have flat dialogue most of the time and that's not even mentioning how most of the debate is skipped), we never learn anything about the politics at a deep level, and instead everything is reduced to “I’m betraying you” and “I’m a spy”. It’s so boring, and that’s just the worldbuilding.
The characters get an even shorter end of the stick, no one suffers consequences, in fact, Amicus is recompensed for his bad behavior, no one that we care about dies, and most of the character exploration is done through exposition instead of looking at it. And man, this could have been one of the greatest stories in the VN field if only the writing dared to put a finger on the characters for more than just shock value.
No, I don’t this game handles any heavy topic right. Marco dies, but no consequences comes from this. Amicus mixes alcohol and pills, no consequences. Amicus makes stupid decisions and he is granted the love of his life. Alexios betrays everyone but gets to keep his boyfriend and not suffer at all. And the only one that dies is the flat 1 dimensional evil villain. This is not a VN for adults, this a Disney Channel show with sex, but Disney shows at least have good comedy, fuck, Disney shows kill characters that the people love.
Conclusion:
A total letdown. I liked little to nothing of this game and I would never regard this as a top FVN in any way, it’s so completely average. And I would really like to know why people put this game in such a high regard since I don’t see it. The art is good, but doesn’t fit, the writing is decent but wastes a lot of potential, the music is ok but not that good either. And, yes, I have to admit I was expecting too much from this, I had the quality bar set too high for a project like Adastra to meet, and that’s my fault, not because it can’t but because it didn’t want to.
SHUT UP HATIN TROLL
Sounds like a minor.
NOTaMINORTROLLER
Sounds like a woke whiner.
whatsWRONGwithBEINGWOKE
Would be better to consider his points and debate if that is the case, no need to get all aggressive against someone who posts his opinion, and a sincere on at that, no throwing thrash, that would be different.
NOTGOINGTOO
SIGNED, MICHAEL ROGERS
HES hating on THE FUCKING ame that stop me from HRUTING MYSLEF
SIGNED, MICHAEL ROGERS
I must disagree with that opinion. While yes, Amicus can be somewhat "dumb" as you said, that's the point. He was the spoiled son of the late emperor and obvious candidate to take the throne being Virginia a female who can't be in a position of power and Cassius having that illness, Amicus had not many struggles in his life to make him act any different way but he was never incapable or a complete idiot like Alex. On Marcus side...well, I do not seem to see why he would be naive, he did all he could to stay alive in an unlikely situation. He waited for his wolf to resolve most of the situations, but only because he was waaaay out of his league having to trust him to bring him back home and he actually never waited to things to be solved on its own, once the cat was out of the bag he went and saved Amicus. Marco's evolution is interesting cause he went to be de dumb silent pet to be will around the palace as it was his own (and probably will be his palace in the future). So yeah, they may have flaws, but I don't think it of bad writing. On the contrary, nothing seems forced or "out of the blue". Even the "lack of character" from Cato was well thought, he wanted to have control to lead the wolves on another war against Khemia, so he would not have the "Tail-raiser son of the former emperor" ruin everything just because he fell in love with a monkey. To resume, they have flaws because they are not perfect and they grow along with the story. They will never be perfect and that is what makes it to be even more believable.
Adastra is nicely written and even its flaws, yes, they are some, it's one of the best VN ever.
I disagree with your judgment on Marco. No, he's not waiting to have things fix on purpose.
You're human. You were abducted on a place you don't
- know the language
- where it is in the galaxy
-know anyone able to help you in the place
you know nothing about their technology about almost everything ( I guess plumbery is quite universal...)
- where to go to get some help, you know nothing about society
- have any money
In fact, you can do nothing. Your only hope is to trust Amicus and follow his lead.
And his ass.
But beware.
Nothing gets close to the Emperor's ass.
( Nothing, not No-one...)
*And his "endowments"
People criticize the writers for making Cato "evil" for the sake of evil, but I really don't get it.
He has great issues with the Khemians because he got brain damage fighting against them. Furthermore, that brain damage might have grown into some sort of psychosis or mental condition that made him hate them even more, in a sick, demented way - even though he was able to hide it for so long. That's also his motivation to kill Amicus' father - who was trying to make peace with them. It's quite simple.
As for being homophobic, well, it's not like he comments it more than once. It seemed to me that it was more of a pretext to accentuate his actions further, not even disgust, though even that would be perfectly coherent with the society he was born in.
I just wanted to comment that long, serious critical reviews like this are something that furry VN's really need to improve and mature as a genre.
I just wish they weren't usually buried in long comment threads.
What I experienced here is without a doubt, one of the most touching and dramatic experiences I had lately. I'm touched. I'm moved. I feel so deeply conected with the story and the characters. You made an amazing job, the most exquisite writing and I appreciate it tremendously. Thanks for allowing me to experience what this game has to offer.
I just accidentally deleted adastra and now all my saves are gone is there a way to get them back at all I'm useing the android version if that helps
hi i'm great wbu
ME TOO
SIGNED, MICHAEL ROGERS
Sup! Getting better now, how bout you?
The ceiling. The sky. The Parents.
Damn the parents like the sky ceiling is ok
Had my second vaccine shot today felling quite good thank you.
i bought the amicus plushy i cant wait
Hi everyone! Could anyone tell me please: what is “bad” ending is about? Thaks ❤️
the bad ending happened when you don't commit yourself to the parents, in that ending, after your throat got thrashed out, the parents won't save you, leaving you to die unlike the good ending where they does saves you
I wonder, do you save Neferu on this ending? Because it seems that without the guide of the parents you take more time to free Amicus... (I do not dare to venture on that route)
Neferu never dies on any route
A relief, though, it would make sense otherwise
It may not be of interest, but I need to share my experience to take it off my chest:
I got to the game out of boredom, I expected waaaay less than I got. Then Amicus appeared and I fell in love with the big wolf, and that is where I understood I was f$-#ed up. I cried, I got stressed, I laughed, I got my freaking heart touched by that stupid wolf. And when I reached the end it freaking wrecked me. That's it, I'm emotionally drained and I don't see that happen much. Now I need to figure out a way to fill this emotional gap I have. For which I have to congratulate who ever wrote this story and they genuinely know how to touch a soul.
Amicus fell in love with another big wolf!? Ooo, wanna see that!
Nope sorry, I skipped an "I", already corrected it
Same here but the pain will go away i promise even got me in a mood where i want to make a game myself
I has already begun to fade, and now it got me on the mood to be better at loving my boyfriend :3
That's so cool!!! <3
I said many time before, we need a support group. So many emotion but no where to put them.
I completely agree with this, that's what I was looking for yesterday, fortunately my best friend was there for me, she is not a furry but never judges anyone.
If your looking to fill the emotional gap the way I did it was falling in love with another big wolf from a different VN called "Far beyond the world" and now I have two big wolfs that I can't get enough of
Will I end up an emotional train-wreck as well? Because I need to heal completely before throwing myself to Echo and end up crying again
exact same thing happened to me i didnt expect much but before i knew it was absorbed by the emotional roller coaster
The more people comment I realize just how this story made us feel the same, we love all the characters and that is also the main reason why the ending hurts so much.
I dislike storys where u can only date 1 character or be close to not sure of the relationship as of yet but i love neferu hes pleaseing to the eyes and he says what he wants and i can also not relate to the main character at all 😂🤣 hes quite agresive and dosent really let people in but i know i complained a lot but i truly do love the story so far im exited to learn more and about the only having 1 dateable character urm im probs just a massive slag 🤪 only messing 🤣🤣
You have to realize that Adastra is a Visual Novel (VN) so we get to see a pretty set story with limited options. It sounds like you want something more like a Dating simulator to get more choices so I would suggest checking out "Extracurricular Activities". There are 6 different furry guys to choose from, great art work, and all the stories are really good (but they have good, bad, and neutral ending based on your choices through the 35 days of the game).
yeah i get what u mean im the same with far beyond the world but that is one of my fav visual novels i love the story and all the characters. Adastra is a great game wasnt saying it wasnt. Lastly i have played estracurricular activities it was a good game enjoyed the story dont think i have completed them all but it was good 😁
This game has thoroughly ruined me, I love it so much
I believe it ruined us all, but gosh how we love this game
Does anyone know of a legit site to buy 180x60cm body pillows around the $100 mark? Also, Basic Soft Polyester vs. Deluxe Grand Siberian?
I bought one from Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K73X4R5?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
And in hunting around I also found the site:
https://shop.mitgard.com/products/hugging-inner-body-pillow-dakimakura-150x50cm-...
Yes, I've visited those sites awhile back. Amazon seems reasonable, but I cannot justify spending $200 on Mitgard especially when all the pillows are coming from the same country ready to war with the world...which begs the question, MC...what happen to diplomacy in the PRC!?
Thank you, my LordDakyn. What is your opinion on the Deluxe Grand Siberian; softer or harder than the usual body pillow (I presume are all Basic Soft Polyester)?
I got the Deluxe Grand Siberian and it is nicely soft without feeling a bit chunky like some Basic Soft Polyester. Of course being softer it does compress a bit more easily.
If North American stores sold these size body pillows I'd get one of those but nobody seems to make or sell them, so you gotta do what you gotta do. Get it while you can and then you will have it for all your body pillow covers.
Please note that it took nearly a month for it to get to me, but i did get it through regular snail mail.
Actually Amazon.ca now has this:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08FRDZGB1?psc=1&smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&ref_=chk_typ_imgTo...
for only $41.89 in case you are still interested. Polyester fiber though.
Milord may hath saveth me a days worth of indentured servitude! Polyester Microfiber, as advertised. 20" x 72" = 50.8cm x 182.88cm for the price is right, but 10cm x 0cm short for Pawprint pillow sheets. Should the plunge be taken?
Well I bought one of these as well (since the price is so nice) and it should be arriving on the 29th so if you can wait a few days longer I could give you a better idea of how well it fits. It probably will be a bit loose but the polyester fiber one appears from the picture to be much more stuffed then the one I have, not to say it isn't nicely puffy too.
I very much appreciate you for helping out a random stranger from the internet. Yes, I'll be eagerly waiting for your testimony. Shouldn't the Deluxe Grand Siberian be double in size compared to the Basic Soft Polyester judging by the Moe Pillow ad? I assume the microfiber one is similarly sized to the latter; though, I could be wrong.
This is probably your best bet, $68.80 and full size:
https://www.amazon.com/vucosfly-Dakimakura-Hugging-Interior-Cushion/dp/B08922RTZ...
Only 1 left though...
Interea for more Marco Amicus Khemia for a new wolf mc and neferu
Both.
Oh great, now I have emotional convulsions because of him. Btw it's a lovable game. I really wanted it to be MY life. But, I can't live in two worlds at a time right?
I get what you mean i was COMPLETELY (95%) in shoes of the MC since the name iknow changeable but when he was also 20 i was blown away. I am also caucasian that helped
There's this gallery image after the last "adult" scene and before the farewell scene that I can't get, does anyone know how to obtain it?
You need to get the first ending (the “standard” one) as opposed to second (the “Meera” one).
To do this (spoilers)
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you need to make at least two of these choices:
plus choosing to submit to the will of the parents (to not get the “bad” ending)
Thanks a lot! I thought it was a bug at first lol. Glad to know there is an ending without Meera, she somehow scares me a little, even thought the Parents are bitc-... well they're the Parents :P
Also, knowing that this Gallery Picture is the Menu picture... it's quite eh xD
I know right!? All that work for the first thing you see before starting the game…
It's very pretty though :>
I loved this, I loved it so much that now I have an emotional void (I'm waiting for updates from both Khemia and from intea)
even so this VN is very beautiful, the art the story the characters, a work of art 100/10
i love this game, its the best game i ever played. am generaly kinda cold to emotional stories, movies etc. but this made me genuinely cry, maily the part where main character gets killed or when that part when Amicus leaves me in my old room
I'm the same way. I don't usually feel sad when watching movies like Five Feet Apart. But this genuinely brought me close to crying!!
dat tells alot about this game
Soooo...i guess this is the end😭
There’s a sequel called Kemia (now in momentary hiatus if I’m not mistaken) and a “in-between-quel” called Interea to this game!
This series is also maybe technically a spinoff to Echo (which also has affiliated games), which is a great series (tho fiy it’s an horror)
Heeeeeeeeyyyyyyyy~
Bruh
You can never escape me
Doing well. you?
VERYVERYGOOD
ILOVEAMICUS
HEYWOLFMAN
im going good, im just making memes about amicus. oh and im making a spinoff game of echo (pawsome)
I usually don't play VNs, because after some minutes they starts to be boring. But this is cool and romantic at the same time.
I must confess right away that I don't usually play VNs, mostly because the stories I come across simply don't captivate me. My heart shrinks (or maybe expands!) as I stay with these feelings, only a few minutes after finishing my first VN, this beautiful story...
I must also confess that I wasn't too hyped up getting into it as one could be, but I was willing to give it a try. I was quickly swayed by everything about the game - from the great though minimalistic soundtrack, to the unpretentious but cool writing, to the ambience, scenery and... all the characters. It truly is absurd... The lengths I went to decipher every expression/sprite... - unprecedented for me!
And to say that all the while I thought things would go south - as I'd been told the game emotionally traumatized people -, I couldn't be more delighted with this ending, which leaves room for so much more and yet feels like a kind stop, an adequate ending, one like we don't often get to see because the openness that comes with it seems - I assume, undesirable...
Truly, even though I didn't relate as much to the MC's personality, or felt like I had too big of an impact on the story with my choices, I'm thankful for every part of it!
This was a remarkable experience, devs.
I imagine you've been told this a million times before, but,
thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Mine too
I believe we all came here not knowing what to expect, at least you got the heads up that the game traumatized people.
I am very good today and you?
Wolfdad and Tigermom survived the trip! Family is growing; can't wait to adopt Likulau next when PPP restocks him! My room smells like lavender now~(❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ*
Yes.
Honestly.. I have never felt anything like this from a VN. I-.. I'm at a loss for words. I feel such blissful anguish and loss in the fact that it ended the way it did, leading me to want so much more. I feel so deeply in love with the characters, and I fully supported them in the toughest of times.
I'm doing my best to not give out spoilers to anyone who intends to read this VN. I very, VERY highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the furry fandom/art style. Again, I'm at a loss for words. I have never felt anything so amazing in my life. No one has ever made me cry this hard; feel this deep; or lead me to believe I was actually the main character.
Echo Project; If you read this.. I am infatuated with every word in this story. So much so, to the point where I felt like I *needed* to donate any kind of compensation towards more stories like this, and help support your works of art.
Thank you for your hard work. - Rix
Yes exactly me it moved mo so much i immidiatelly donated on patreon which ive never done!
I would donate too, but I want something tangible. You hear me, Kael!? For the third time, Ranok and Vulgor plushies!!!
It says updated 60 days ago, did anything change from the update 4 months ago?
If khemia and Interia are not a continuation of Adastra, but they go in chronology with it, then Adastra is destined to have a continuation, because it would not be very good if the developers simply left us with three different stories that never came to their logical conclusion
Khemia IS the continuation of Adastra; chronologically Adastra 2.
Interia is the untold events before the end of Adastra.
Lol @ "not be very good" and "logical conclusion."
my English is too bad, so sometimes I use a translator, I would like to apologize if my last comment did not have the meaning that I wanted to convey. And besides, Khemia basically tells not the story of the MC, but what happened in Adastra.
Understandable, and forgiven. Khemia is actually set 3 years after Adastra AND mentions MC's mission status on Earth; hence, Adastra 2 in concept albeit not in name.
I am quite good thanks
And you?
Hiya Wolf!, doing fine here. Last week was heavy, but this one has been way smoother. Thank you buddy, how've you been?
Is there a Discord or am i just going nuts
YES
i started play it,and i came here to read the coments,everyone talking about how much they cried...My heart is so fragile,i don't know if i'm ready.Maybe i can find some spoilers to get ready XD.Anyway,thanks for the game,until now i'm enjoying so much.
When is adastra 2? wait did echo rlly plan to make adastra 2? I miss amicus already........also um u guys seems to notice im everywhere at the furryVN comments.....well am i annoying?....i think not i just rlly love furryvn so much and love to comment anyway pls answer my question above i need to know if rumors idc....
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
wut?? Wait...u again! Ermm nvm...so it's true?...ok fine shush it is
I think Adastra 2 is Khemia and Intera.
No, its not. Interea happens between a period of months in which Marco, in Adastra, does not narrate it. And Khemia is just a separate story
Khemia is unofficially Adastra 2, 3 years after MC returns home.
ITISTRUE
I almost finish the VN, but I wish it could be in spanish because my english sometimes is fcked up. TnT
Btw (spoiler 0_o) :
i dont know why i didnt cry when the main character almost died in the arms of amicus. (thats was so sad 😭).
I don't think that is the sad part. It's pretty sad tho.
And on another note, Spanish speaker here as well. Saludos desde México jajaja
I just finished your game. I cried with happiness and from the fact that it was over so quickly. It's a beautiful story. Thank you so much.
Wolfman58 works for EchoProject...?
Sit and sulk
HAHAHA! Best reply ever. I've been there xD
spoiler:
there's this theory that the Hum from Echo and the Other from Adastra one in the same, assuming that's true which you would prefer to deal with, the Parents or the Other/Hum, personally i would prefer fighting the Other since as seen in Echo it isn't unbeatable, while i can't see how an ordinary person would be able to defend themselves against the Parents if the take it upon themselves to make you suffer
Spoiler alert?
Oops, Fixed
Thank you buddy ;-)
Um...okay...?
Nothing "wrong," but in your comment...
1) there is no context to Adastra or its related posts here,
2) your choice of words sounds like a minor would say,
3) I just feel uncomfortable, unnerved reading it.
Well, I much rather prefer random off topic comments than spoilers.
This VN is perhaps if not one of the best VNs that I've ever played. The story was very detailed to allow a crisp image in my mind. It was very immersive making me think that I was actually in the universe itself. The combination of varies emotion like laughter, anger, betrayal, sadness, a whole roller coaster of emotions. Towards the end, I find myself just crying so much I couldn't contain myself lol. But I was reminding myself that MC only needs to wait 8 years to be reunited, then they have all their lives to be together. I just want to say to the dev team that this is just absolutely phenomenal. Most works of literature/comics that I've read thus far are always straight to sex and honestly it doesn't give me that connection between the character. However, you guys created the best built up towards the most emotional scene. Words really can't describe how I feel about this so I'm trying my best to show my appreciation. I'm definitely support all your works and hoping to see more from you! Thank you for creating such a gift.
Yes yes yes and thousand times yes i was so sad when it ended i wished ive never even came across this. But now i dont know...
Post depression is real strong with this one lmao
Positive depression, yes. Negative depression, no; you can thank certain routes in Echo for that.
Well, I turned that depression into animating a scene from the story that struck me the most. So i dont feel that depressed now lol
Imagine if the devs remake the story into an Animation.... I would love for that to happen.
If any one of us win the lottery or become doctors, engineers, and whatnot, please fund this side of the furry community. I also want to see animations for Tokyo Afterschool Summoners (TAS) and Live A Hero (LAH) and of course Echo and Far Beyond the World (FBTW). Hope I get to live long enough to see animations come to fruition, then I can die in peace and happiness [alone].
I have played TAS awhile back but moved onto LAH upon release. The latter is what TAS could have been (traditional turn-based RPG) and with better, generous gacha rates where each unit actually mattered (sidekicks support heroes); in TAS, rarity 3 units are auto-trash, sad.
Why?
Mine is shit theres a civil war going on in my country lmao
Right now, in Japan...?
Myanmar lol
Stay safe; flee to Thailand if you must to avoid another potential genocide like Cambodia.
We cant 0w0 the bitch called mal aka mother fucker blocked all transit im pretty sure
My day has been better. Finished reading a couple of routes from Echo for the first time just a couple days ago; my heart sank, I felt anguish (not the good kind like after reading Adastra/FBTW...), but then I also read some of the side-stories which perked me up. I've recovered yet again!
Uhhh, idk? I don't live there?
i kinda want more ngl like what is happening to the mc after he left the hotel thing (i forgot) and i keep wanting to follow him lol
Yeah, I wanted to know how Earth was going to take in all that, and how FOX, CNN, the BBC and DW were going to handle that bomb :V
I actually want to see how the tinfoil hat theorists would respond and react. I can only imagine anarchy accusing and toppling governments throughout the world for hiding cosmic truths from the masses. If you read Khemia, there is actually a "concurrently, pertinent issue" on Earth a couple years into MC's return.
yo look
https://echoproject.itch.io/khemia this is the closest to the second lol
MC went straight to work.