Some spoilers, but mostly theory. I don't know why but I feel like this is going to be a bad ending. There was a scene at the beginning of the game where Cameron was supposedly dying. I won't be surprised if it suddenly turns out that Brian survived and kills one of the main characters or both. There's also the possibility that Duke will do something we don't expect, or some echo beings will do something to us. Maybe it'll be Brian's ghost or something. There's also the possibility that Cameron will only feel like he's dying but he'll live or maybe become a ghost or something. In this universe, life after death is probably sad and full of suffering and existence in some connection with the material world. Maybe it doesn't apply to all souls, I don't know. Maybe it's not even a kind of soul, but free consciousness without a body (in theory, still a soul). It would also be interesting if there is a reference to the scene where Cameron sees his boyfriend hanged, but this time for real. These are my theories only but something feels that the ending will not be happy or not fully happy. The most likely for me is that Brian is still alive and will kill Cameron who will become one of the ghosts in Echo. I think Devon and this feline friend will survive.
This game was amazing! The characters are very well written and fleshed out, and without spoiling anything, it's incredibly cathartic after playing Echo.
Enthralling, horrifying, profound, and at times creatively humorous, this visual novel has destroyed me completely, but I still regard it quite fondly. "Echo" was authentic and raw digital art, but "Arches" refines the concept with a soundtrack full of yearning emotions and gripping portraits, plus, the writing is excellently crafted, weaving a web of suspense, complex emotions, and an uncanny understanding coupled with genuine empathy for the character's struggles.
(PS: This better end with a fast-forward to them getting gay married or some shit. I am parched. I am starving. I am so absorbed in this story that I would never recover if Devon or Cameron were unable to heal.)
I haven't played this yet... usually I play on a chapter by chapter basis,l like most, but seeing the final build will be out, I can wait, good job with the work everyone.
I'm happy to see dev and cam have a good ending, Their life stories are still long but full of hope，I'm sad that i won't be able to see more stories about them
Man that left me shaking, having just finished the echo paths i didnt know how you could do a sequel to it. But my goodness, 10/10. Can't wait for the conclusion!
I've played a lot of horror games. Most of them are scary, but never as...gut-wrenchingas this one.... Like dear god... The amount of stress, the amount of just- fear this can put into you somehow is just...unimaginable to me. Like multiple times, while I wasn't necessarily scared, I could feel tears in my eyes. oh my god... I need a minute, man...
Brutal and gut-wrenching, but honestly excellent. This is premature to say before the last update, but having passed the climax, I feel confident nevertheless that Arches is the best story Echo Project has put together thus far. Beautiful, morbid, genuinely affecting and memorable. It's found the most distilled essence of the series' themes and executed their exploration and presentation closer to the perfect than any of your previous work, given a real weight with expertly refined prose and aesthetic. The honing of creative strengths and progression of quality is palpable in the succession from Echo to TSR to this. I'm really excited for more.
Mmm Interesting to see a sineario where so called "supernatural" encounters and "extraterrestrial" encounters are not necessarily different phenomenon, but possibly two sides of the same coin. Too bad so many people are rooted either in the "aliens and/or supernatural don't exists" or "they do exists so let's throw out all rational thought" types.
If Echo had at least one real world counterpart it would be Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, where supernatural and UAP events are recorded as happening side by side.
Since the theme of Arches is "breaking cycles" I do hope our dynamic trio far better then the group in Echo did.
Anyways still a good, if not difficult read yet again. Cheers!
I absolutely love your guys' visual novels. When I first played 'Echo' back in mid-December of 2021, I was truly blown away. The writing was amazing, the story pacing was amazing, and the characters were beautifully written. I had never read a furry vn before then. But I know one thing for certain: I'm so glad that your works were some of my first experiences.
All the games by The Echo Project are 11/10, and I highly recommend them!
I have to respect the writing and the world building, as well as the talent latent in it all. BUT.. These stories are nothing short of sadistic. I have to ask.. WHY? Im going to hazard a guess, that there's a really traumatized individual behind the main writing.
These stories effectively suck you in with great character building, only to DESTROY YOU when you're at your most vulnerable. I should know. Echo was one of the main factors behind the big breakdown of my life, a bit over two years ago. Yeah yeah, I have mental issues as well, but it actually broke me, and I'm not the same. Arches is shaping up to be much the same as Echo (and taking place in the same world, of course).
It's impressive that a visual novel can do this, but I guess some of us just wish for anthro people to be real so intensely that this hits exactly in the right spot.
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The end is really sad but somehow Happy
I just finished reading it and wow! I don't know how to describe it, only that I read the very first release and it seems so long ago now.
It dropped
Some spoilers, but mostly theory. I don't know why but I feel like this is going to be a bad ending. There was a scene at the beginning of the game where Cameron was supposedly dying. I won't be surprised if it suddenly turns out that Brian survived and kills one of the main characters or both. There's also the possibility that Duke will do something we don't expect, or some echo beings will do something to us. Maybe it'll be Brian's ghost or something. There's also the possibility that Cameron will only feel like he's dying but he'll live or maybe become a ghost or something. In this universe, life after death is probably sad and full of suffering and existence in some connection with the material world. Maybe it doesn't apply to all souls, I don't know. Maybe it's not even a kind of soul, but free consciousness without a body (in theory, still a soul). It would also be interesting if there is a reference to the scene where Cameron sees his boyfriend hanged, but this time for real. These are my theories only but something feels that the ending will not be happy or not fully happy. The most likely for me is that Brian is still alive and will kill Cameron who will become one of the ghosts in Echo. I think Devon and this feline friend will survive.
PLEASE!!! BUILD 8! PLEASE!!!!
Is the new update gonna come soon? The wait is killing me.
Can't wait for the final update
Patrons get an update one month before the public release. They got the update on 23 April so we should get it soon.
This game was amazing! The characters are very well written and fleshed out, and without spoiling anything, it's incredibly cathartic after playing Echo.
This game broke me. 10/10
my boy arturooo...
I just finished Leo's route and echo and I'm absolutely destroyed but my friend recommended me this
Wish me luck 😀
Enthralling, horrifying, profound, and at times creatively humorous, this visual novel has destroyed me completely, but I still regard it quite fondly. "Echo" was authentic and raw digital art, but "Arches" refines the concept with a soundtrack full of yearning emotions and gripping portraits, plus, the writing is excellently crafted, weaving a web of suspense, complex emotions, and an uncanny understanding coupled with genuine empathy for the character's struggles.
(PS: This better end with a fast-forward to them getting gay married or some shit. I am parched. I am starving. I am so absorbed in this story that I would never recover if Devon or Cameron were unable to heal.)
So true, bestie
THANK YOU 😭😭😭😭💔
This is such a good game! My only criticism is that there isn't more of it 😭
When is build 8 going to be public?
They're usually released publicly a month(kinda) after they're released on patreon
I haven't played this yet... usually I play on a chapter by chapter basis,l like most, but seeing the final build will be out, I can wait, good job with the work everyone.
wow, the final build was quite the rollercoaster of emotions, i loved it
spoilers
I'm happy to see dev and cam have a good ending, Their life stories are still long but full of hope，I'm sad that i won't be able to see more stories about them
I love them so much
I cried. Alot. Goodbye, Arches. :(
waiting so muchhhh for Arches Build 8 - Permanance))))
You can never get it back…
ty guys for this exellent vn <3
(っ • ₃ • )っ🎔 Howly, Paintfox, Kardamon, Anthemics , Orion, Gumdrop Studios.
can wait for the final build to go public, i'm guessing it will be around May 19 based on the average patreon to itchio of Arches
SOO EXCITED FOR THE ENDING (◑‿◐)
Man that left me shaking, having just finished the echo paths i didnt know how you could do a sequel to it. But my goodness, 10/10. Can't wait for the conclusion!
Quando sairá a última atualização ?
Em algum momento deste fim de semana
br em tudo quanto é lugar ksks
I've played a lot of horror games. Most of them are scary, but never as...gut-wrenching as this one.... Like dear god... The amount of stress, the amount of just- fear this can put into you somehow is just...unimaginable to me. Like multiple times, while I wasn't necessarily scared, I could feel tears in my eyes. oh my god... I need a minute, man...
WOW!!!! I loved every piece of this. I hope there will be more sprites and art during the fights!
Spoilers:
Keep Brian alive, I want more drama
No
Yes! 😭
No-
Just curious before i start reading, but which parts of this are unfinished?
The game's like 90% finished now. The last update comes in a month or two. Might be a polish update later too but who knows.
Brutal and gut-wrenching, but honestly excellent. This is premature to say before the last update, but having passed the climax, I feel confident nevertheless that Arches is the best story Echo Project has put together thus far. Beautiful, morbid, genuinely affecting and memorable. It's found the most distilled essence of the series' themes and executed their exploration and presentation closer to the perfect than any of your previous work, given a real weight with expertly refined prose and aesthetic. The honing of creative strengths and progression of quality is palpable in the succession from Echo to TSR to this. I'm really excited for more.
It has one bad thing though...
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It's too short. sobs
Mmm Interesting to see a sineario where so called "supernatural" encounters and "extraterrestrial" encounters are not necessarily different phenomenon, but possibly two sides of the same coin. Too bad so many people are rooted either in the "aliens and/or supernatural don't exists" or "they do exists so let's throw out all rational thought" types.
If Echo had at least one real world counterpart it would be Skinwalker Ranch in Utah, where supernatural and UAP events are recorded as happening side by side.
Since the theme of Arches is "breaking cycles" I do hope our dynamic trio far better then the group in Echo did.
Anyways still a good, if not difficult read yet again. Cheers!
I'm starting to think the reason why samuel and arturo somehow surviving their demise is because of their "cat ancestral privileges".
Having nine lives sure must be fun...
///////SPOILERS/////////
IT TOOK ME A MONTH TO PREPARE
I finally finished the update and i have one thing to say
BRIAN IS DEAD YEEEEESSSSSSS
(Seriously devs, KEEP HIM DEAD PLEASE I HATE HIM SO MUCH HOLYSHIT)
Not even just Cameron, I'm worried about Artie.
Duke, you'd better take him straight to the hospital.
I absolutely love your guys' visual novels. When I first played 'Echo' back in mid-December of 2021, I was truly blown away. The writing was amazing, the story pacing was amazing, and the characters were beautifully written. I had never read a furry vn before then. But I know one thing for certain: I'm so glad that your works were some of my first experiences.
All the games by The Echo Project are 11/10, and I highly recommend them!
I have to respect the writing and the world building, as well as the talent latent in it all. BUT.. These stories are nothing short of sadistic. I have to ask.. WHY? Im going to hazard a guess, that there's a really traumatized individual behind the main writing.
These stories effectively suck you in with great character building, only to DESTROY YOU when you're at your most vulnerable. I should know. Echo was one of the main factors behind the big breakdown of my life, a bit over two years ago. Yeah yeah, I have mental issues as well, but it actually broke me, and I'm not the same. Arches is shaping up to be much the same as Echo (and taking place in the same world, of course).
It's impressive that a visual novel can do this, but I guess some of us just wish for anthro people to be real so intensely that this hits exactly in the right spot.
Sigh.. take care out there.
Nakakapangilabot naman sa pukey yung description ma try nga to.
Awesome Work guys, This so good...