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This game is aooo fuck goood!!!!!

I don't care what people say, but for me, this is truly a masterpiece. Everything is just so perfect.

I'm lost and trying to connect all the pieces. Gonna be in my head for the next few months. Don't do it for me, ok, I'll do it. I'll figure it out!

It doesnt let me play it. Evertime I open the app it takes a few seconds for it to crash. (´TωT`)

Someone please help I wanna read it.

-Spoilers ahead-








WOWOWOW couple things:

1- BYE BRIAN FINALLY GOT WHAT HE DESERVES

2- The emotional whiplash of thinking everything is ok months later, suddenly Devon is alone and Cam DEAD, to lol just a dream had me FUCKED. UP.  ECHO PROJECT NOT COOL (jk was well written had me believing and in tears for that moment.)

3- HUSBAND!!! legit screamed when I read that.

Lastly, my favourite line:   ...it doesn't matter, it isn't worth figuring out, and that I need to focus on us. -Devon

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Arches fucked me up more than anything else from Echo Project did. Most likely from the story's relevance to me. Honestly? If someone asked me, I would be tempted to say don't play it. It's the best thing Echo Project has written but it's fucked. I had warnings for the other games echo project has but the other games did not hit me as hard as this.

Overall 10/10 story with an almost unbearably realistic ending, considering everything that happened throughout the story and everything is written, the experience the characters felt were real, but everything else? That's for you to decide and the writers certainly did their job to make it seem either way.

(Also i say this is "the best thing produced by echo project" but its easier to perfect something short rather than their longer projects! The team does great.)

I didn't cry, but i will randomly think of this story and the bittersweet arch shaped place it has in my mind.

Is this story actually finished? I'm halfway through Echo now (Carl and Flynn done, working on Tobias now) and I was intrigued by Flynn's end credits peek at Arches.


Searching about online sa yes it's done but here and some other places says it's not done/ongoing, what's the deal? 😕

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Its completely finished. They want to do a typo check and minor dialog edits iirc but its very much in a finished state.

Thanks for the clarification! 😌 I've added it to the cue!

I'm still chugging away at Echo and plan to do Route 65 next (once I figure out how to force it to work on Android, S23 Ultra here), then Arches.

That should keep me occupied for a while 🤣

I know TJ's route might not be cannon but if it were... 😬😬😬

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This game made me fully ugly cry, 10/10.

Isn't supposed to have a new update today? 

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holy shit just played through it, such a rollercoaster of emotions. great vn overall, art, writing and etc., my only real criticism being the lack of player input/choices, but i'm fine with that. i just wonder how it would be if maybe in some parts you had to make a choice, and depending on it, something really bad happens, kinda like the train part in echo, specifically leo's route. but again, i don't mind the lack of player input and really enjoyed this vn, keep it up guys

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About to try this VN out !! it looks good so far !

Wow... Just wow, that's all I have to say. I cried at least 3 times reading this

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its shit like this that makes me realize im not immune to horror, its just that most horror is not this well-written

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maybe playing echo back to back with arches wasn't a good idea...

Also 10/10, shout out howly and everyone else involved in these games :)

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Ijust finished reading Adastra, and now have Post-Adastra depression.. great, but now I want a new start for visual novels... is this going to make me cry like Adastra? Or is this bearable... please-

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I highly recommend that you play echo, the smoke room and then this game or you probably wouldn't understand

will I cry in Echo or smoke room?

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They're both... psychologically terrifying more than anything else, but GREAT reads(if you can handle it) and are a bit funny. BUT THIIIIS VN RIGHT HERE WILL DESTROY YOU PLS READ IT LAST

ps, The smoke room has TOOOOONS of p*rn ;p

TSR is not quite as light as Adastra (and yes, Adastra is the lightest of the series to stomach imo), but is certainly less heavy than Echo and even less heavier than this game lmao. TSR isn't finished yet, but would probably be the next step if you want to make somewhat of a more gradual descent into the deep end that is Echo and Arches. It's also my fave of the series, but that's just me ;p

I caught a massive continuity issue they refer to Lake Emma as a reservoir in arches when Chase refers to it as an ancient natural lake and the Echo Reservoir is a unique location showcased in Jenna's Storyline in Echo when Heather attempts to flood the town 

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i had a whole long post previously, but i have changed my opinion since replaying jennas route. the river that feeds the lake was augmented by the dam when the town built it upstream, and a reservoir is essentially a dammed river—so it doesnt seem entirely false to use either term for lake emma. i read more about reservoirs than i ever thought i would, but i think no one would be terribly remiss in calling lake emma a reservoir, given that the hyperlinked hydrological website states that 'large artificial impoundments, frequently called reservoirs, are waterbodies typically created by placing a dam across a stream or river.' lake emma comprises whatever water is permitted to pass from the dam further downstream, so even if its not officially a reservoir itself, its damn (heh) close to one.

and if it was simply a mistake on the part of the author, i dont think its relevant enough to be a major concern to the events of the plot

Oh my gooooooood,I can just say  it's the best,it's the best vn.It touched my heart when I read it.I resonate deeply.Oh,It's really tear-jerking.:(

I love it a lot, it's great

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Omg its good

Im here to just say good its too good

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Ho-lee-sh-

Where do I even start on this one? I only made this account now to comment here. I just...- God. Wow.

This has been a true masterpiece. Something that will forever stay with me. The writing, the story, the characters, the visuals, the sounds, everything is perfect. Everything is so fucking perfect. . .

I resonate especially well with Cameron, having experienced life in really similar ways to him, and Devon has been the exact character I would imagine being together with. So just from the characters, how real everything felt, the connection I have with them on a personal level, I immediately knew that this would be the Novel of my life. Something to always remember as the best one I've read so far. I had read Adastra, I had also read echo, and everything had effects on me that will last an eternity, however this one in particular... I am speechless. I had always delayed reading it. I guess I just felt like I was not ready, and also waited for the final release, but now that I had gone ahead and did it?...

I don't want to do spoilers, just in case others read my comment, therefore I won't say why, but I can say that I had cried and sobbed, and held the edge of my bed , grasping for air in so many places. It has been a true emotional roller coaster, and the way Howly writes, the sudden jumps in time and places, and things real and not real, it really took me to the edge. I cried out of fear, I cried out of anxiety, and I cried of relief, and of happiness. I cried, but I felt the need to move and know what happens next and just hoped the ending would be happy.  And I can't tell here if it was. But I can tell you that when I saw "The End" I knew I want to come and tell how thankful I am for this. It had taken me to places I never thought possible, and it also helped me understand my very own self more. It also serves as a giant inspiration not to give up making a VN myself. I always felt like it probably won't be noticed or that it won't make people feel anything.

But to someone it might be as life changing and beautiful and thrilling and horrifying and euphoric as this one was to me. I cannot begin to talk about how much thankful I am for everyone involved. I- am at a loss of words. Yeah. I don't know. Just read it, if you haven't. And I am eternally thankful for everyone involved in the making of this. As well as releasing it for free. This is a priceless work of art, deserving to be in a digital museum, archived and taught from generation to generation. I cannot rate it with numbers, nor words, as they would be too small to do so. I just. I don't know.

yeah. Thanks.

An eternal fan,
~ Foxoup

Hanggang ngayun umiiyak parin kiffy ko sa takot , galit at saya.

ANTE GRABE KANA WAHAHAHAHA

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What happened to the side story 'Halloween' for arches

I've seen the wiki mention it, but can't find it anywhere, was it taken down?

This is the only image I could find, please help

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it's in the game, you can access it if you click on cameron in the menu

thank you

How did I not notice, lol

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F&%$ man... I can't keep doing this. ;.;

10/10

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This was the most Emotional, beautiful, painful, and wholesome vn i think i've read. Personally this  VN hit me right to the heart.. Ive struggled with abuse,  suicide,  and anxiety attacks..   but this story..just really got me to thinking about my life..I had no idea a visual novel could make me feel so grateful, for my boyfriend who's been there by my side through my pain.. All i wanna say to the Echo team is.. Thank You. ^^

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Your review nearly made me hit download with you saying it was great, even though you were struggling... until I read the part were you had a bf.. I might just uhh- not download

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Heartrending and beautiful.

My personal favorite story from The Echo Project.

Arches was a very, very cathartic story to me. I cannot stress that fact enough.

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just a quick question is therre any nsfw scenes ?

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In terms of graphic representation, there are no sexual scenes (There is only one suggestive scene in the prologue). There are a few violent scenes though, but no hard gore or anything like that.

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Damn, this one went from 0 to a 100 in not even like first ten lines, I'm not sure I'll be strong enough...

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If anything happens to these two my wrath will be unmeasurable

so how do you feel after readin

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Ok? I think.

I'll try to keep it mostly? spoiler free for anyone reading, because I unfortunately peeked at some comments and was a bit spoiled.
I'm really glad that it wasn't a repeat of Echo, I don't think I would've survived another Leo route, my blood was boiling whenever I saw THAT bear. The story was intense, I almost had a heart attack when the thing happened to Arturo. And the whole thing answered some questions I had about the town of Echo.

SOME ENDING SPOILERS
Despite all the trauma the ending felt sweet, even with all the long lasting damage it felt like they survived, like they managed to escape, which was not the feeling I got from Echo, there it felt like the influence of Echo was still looming over them.
The alternate Devon and "Cameron" gave me the creeps tho, it also supports the whole thing about Echo having "alternate universes", and creating some sort of "echos" of people.

So yeah, I ended up liking it :3

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read this in like. a day while bored recovering from top surgery- i feel all the emeowtions and the story just felt so raw and relatable annd i see a lot of myself in cameron (even tho i dont deal with psychosis or hallucinations i do dissociate and struggle with my perception of reality)

i want him and devon to be happy together forever- same with artie and maria

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Congrats for the surgery!

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A master piece, i just finished it and I'm actually in awe 

**SPOILERS AHEAD**




Brian, as much as i hate him, is a masterly crafted character and is the only character to ever make me feel pure hatred, fear, and sadness on a level i didn't think possible for a fictional character. That fake/alternate moment where Cameron's head was shot point blank by the shotgun and gruesomely described pulled me out of the world i was living in for a moment and i actually felt shocked like I watched a real person die in that traumatic way. Even when i reminded myself that it isn't real, the pure terror i felt is like nothing any other game has ever given me. I could talk for hours about this but ill just say: I don't think any piece of media can top the immersion and horror that i felt in that scene, and quite frankly, the novel as a whole.

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Exactly. Also, the moment you described, made me curl up on my bed and cry, cry cry. Something has broken in me, and all I could tell me family when they asked me WTF happened to me was: n-no... Cam..........

I was... entirely broken. To my great surprise, luckily that was just another vision, and cam was actually alive a scene later. A scene later, that I only managed to read after catching my breath. I don't know how anyone can write in such an emotionally intense way, but I agree with you.  Not a single piece of media can top the immersion and horror I felt there. And with your own words, the novel as a whole. This one will forever hold a special place in my heart.

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That was the best thing I have ever read. I had to make an account to share how good this was. This VN literally made me cry for about an hour and a half. And it just kept going with I absolutely loved. Time to read Echo!

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I absolutely love it, and no I wasn't sobbing while reading it...

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had to make an account just to comment here. Echo was one of my favorite stories ive ever read, so many emotions. But this, wow, absolutely tore my heart to pieces. The ending seriously got me thinking so much about my own life and how little effort ive ever put into trying to be happy. i know its just fiction but seeing the emotion and effort that Cameron and Devon put into being happy despite everything that happened. i dont think i can say that anything has made me feel what this story has, it made me realise i wanted to be happy again. Thank you very much for this story

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is there a thumbnail for the game? every time i put it on my desktop its an anime character with a snake lol

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A lot of games made with renpy have that thumbnail

I loved this VN so much. Personally for me, it made me feel fear, happiness, and sadness. It made me care for the group so quickly. All the diaglouge sounds natural. I just wanna say that I really recommend it. Like really.

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! Spoilers ! ! Spoilers !





Just finished it, and man. Not even sure what to say. The fear and horror in this VN was really cranked up to eleven with this one. Echo made me a little disturbed, but Arches had me full on scared for Cam and Dev, Brian is such a good antagonistic force. Not to mention the high quality SFX of every punch, kick, slam, spurt of blood and breaking of bone only added to the fear and despair with an added squeamish factor. Speaking of despair, despite the fact that everyone makes it out alive, they're certainly not okay. Cam still sees and hears things, sometimes with the voice of the man who caused him so much pain both physically and mentally, the drugs given to him to help alleviate this issue barely work and sometimes cause him even more pain and has guilt over what happened to Artie. Devon is going to copious amounts of stress with trying to keep Cam together, and can't even take out the anger of the monster responsible for it, and Artie now suffers from a stutter and the fact the right side of his body is compromised. Regardless, Cam and Dev do adjust to a new normal despite their trauma together, and Artie has Maria. Despite all the awful things Cam and Dev went through their honestly the healthiest relationship to ever to touch Echo, and watching them reassure each other in dark moments is always so heartwarming to see. They might be both fucked up, maybe for life, but at least they'll be fucked up together. 110/10.


ALSO BRIAN IS DEAD #RIPBOZO YOU WILL NOT BE MISSED #PACKWATCH

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Yeah Brian is so ick

So is this VN complete? 

A bit confused due to one of the dev logs mentioning a 1.0 version (or did that mean the 0.8.1?)

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The main story is finished, but they will release a 1.0 version that includes a new short story and polishes/fixes

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Just ended up reading this and... wow. I`ve been waiting the end of that vn and the only thing I can tell that I cried at the end. Music and visuals were giving me shivers and goosebups while reading it from the begining and until the end. I can`t even find a word that will describe all my feeling to the developers and their vns. Echo, The Smoke Room, Adastra, Arches.. Adastra was my first and then I started to read the whole Echo seires. and I`ll definitely keep watching for other projects. In the end of all, just want to say that EchoProject doing a great job, y`all are amazing and wonderful creators and I will follow your projects forever. Continue in the same spirit, you`re amazing!

Il y a pas de version française ?

nan faut aprendre lenglais

merci 

As other have said: Very good 10/10

Those last few scenes were pretty emotionally devastating for me. Hit very close to home.

-very minor spoiler-

I can really relate to Cameron wanting Devon punch him whenever they have an argument.

10/10

Literally a masterpiece of writing, art, characterization, and narrative flow. I don't know what more I can say, except that this has raised my bar for visual novels extremely high

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