but this does remind me of a Glory Hounds x Arches crossover idea I had
In it, the Devon from the bad timeline (the one where Brian killed Cameron, and a ghost demon Cameron possessed Devon), becomes a kind of Echo-slayer, going around finding Echos and stopping whoever is feeding them, by whatever means necessary, over the years he becomes increasingly unhinge and ruthless due to the influence of ghost Cameron, eventually he makes his way to Batavia, the now 39-year-old Devon (putting him in the time-frame of glory Hounds) tries to slay the Echo of Schippersburg (the mysterious entity that talks to Alex and revived him in issue 3), to defend itself the entity sends him across the multiverse into the timeline of Glory Hounds, where he would make it his goal to kill Alex (because he is "feeding" the city's entity)
Just finished Echo for the second time, and came to check out more from this team only to see this was finished today and got even more excited to see it's about the bear and coyote seen at the end of one of the paths.
Have really enjoyed reading these, and I expect this to be maybe the best one yet given how passionate the author is about it.
Thank you to everyone at Echo Project for making these awesome stories with incredible art.
Edit: Finished the whole thing. Loved it! And the "alternative reality" part would make for a sick episodic series, IMO. Like a kick ass buddy cop thing with a paranormal twist. Would love to read more about that whole premise. 😃
Personally, I don’t consider Arches to be a romantic story, and I hope others don’t either. It feels more like an autobiography of Cameron, with Devon being more of a “witness” to a legend.
It's not a romantic story in that the romance is the focus; but I feel like the romance between the main characters adds heavily to the elements of horror because you're made to care just that more about them.
At the end of the credits there is an option to view the gallery and ??? when I click on the triple question marks I see a quick flash of images but then it brings me back to the title screen, and I cannot seem to find the short stories.
Basically we got "Vessel" side story, which is set in an alternate universe which Cameron is kill.ed by Brian and a little addition in "Halloween" side story, which is happend before the main story.
I started reading furry visual novels this year and have read 8 so far, but Arches is still my number one spotlight. The story really touched me, and I love the relationship between the main characters. My favorite scene so far is the one in the car. After what happened in the motel, I thought the intensity would go down, but it just keeps getting better and better. Thank you for creating this masterpiece. I hope that one day I can be like Devon and find my own Cameron.
The ending had me reflecting on my own life long after I finished reading it, Last chapter was so bittersweet but THAT'S one of the best part about this vn :')
I just finished this game and what an amazing game, intense and alot of feeling there was always something happening, the writing is really good to, i loved it from the start to the end i was telling myself i just wanted an happy ending and i'm so happy it got one, i love Dev and Cam they are so sweet they truly deserve to be happy, what incredible work this people made, i don't really know what much to say it was just an amazing expirience
Incredibly grateful I was able to experience this story. It's hard to find tales that capture such an intricate blend of loss and perseverance, not out of spite or blind optimism but steadfast love and a small spark of hope. You've created something really beautiful here that I'll carry with me for a long, long while.
Thank you for creating this. Thank you for helping me unfurl years of bottled up emotions into one, 15 minute long cry when I finished this game. I still dont know what Ill do with this, but I think this game truly just changed my life forever.
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finally read Dev's short story...
i'm not okay
but this does remind me of a Glory Hounds x Arches crossover idea I had
In it, the Devon from the bad timeline (the one where Brian killed Cameron, and a ghost demon Cameron possessed Devon), becomes a kind of Echo-slayer, going around finding Echos and stopping whoever is feeding them, by whatever means necessary, over the years he becomes increasingly unhinge and ruthless due to the influence of ghost Cameron, eventually he makes his way to Batavia, the now 39-year-old Devon (putting him in the time-frame of glory Hounds) tries to slay the Echo of Schippersburg (the mysterious entity that talks to Alex and revived him in issue 3), to defend itself the entity sends him across the multiverse into the timeline of Glory Hounds, where he would make it his goal to kill Alex (because he is "feeding" the city's entity)
Oh god, not a new update, ill have to play this again.... (trauma.)
Just finished Echo for the second time, and came to check out more from this team only to see this was finished today and got even more excited to see it's about the bear and coyote seen at the end of one of the paths.
Have really enjoyed reading these, and I expect this to be maybe the best one yet given how passionate the author is about it.
Thank you to everyone at Echo Project for making these awesome stories with incredible art.
Edit: Finished the whole thing. Loved it! And the "alternative reality" part would make for a sick episodic series, IMO. Like a kick ass buddy cop thing with a paranormal twist. Would love to read more about that whole premise. 😃
Personally, I don’t consider Arches to be a romantic story, and I hope others don’t either. It feels more like an autobiography of Cameron, with Devon being more of a “witness” to a legend.
It's not a romantic story in that the romance is the focus; but I feel like the romance between the main characters adds heavily to the elements of horror because you're made to care just that more about them.
How do you access the side stories in the 1.0 version?
You have to run through the credits, and they will be unlockable.
At the end of the credits there is an option to view the gallery and ??? when I click on the triple question marks I see a quick flash of images but then it brings me back to the title screen, and I cannot seem to find the short stories.
Try clicking on Cam and Dev separately.
Oh, got it, thanks!
Cool I'll replay this then!
How do I get the Cameron side story?
I tried clicking on Cam in the main menu but it didn't work
Try going through the end credits. It should be unlocked afterwards.
OMG A new release!!!!
I wanna read it how so bad, but i have to focus on school😩
Imma treat myself to this after I'm done with school in a few weeks. Thanks @TheEchoProject!
what the difference between build 8 and last release ? since ive been finish the main story do i have to play it again ?
Basically we got "Vessel" side story, which is set in an alternate universe which Cameron is kill.ed by Brian and a little addition in "Halloween" side story, which is happend before the main story.
Thanks!
Do I have to play the other games to play Arches?
Well, technically yes. It can be a good story by itself, though, some things will seem random. I do suggest reading Echo first!
You can watch it directly. Different from TSR, the connection of them isn't strong
Thats odd, I got a notification that this was updated. What happened?
Same. Also not available to download.
Huh, odd.
Nevermind. A slight delay with the update.
Ah, yeah ok then.
I would suplex the living crap out of the developer if they didn't update this GAME
when is the update coming out?
the short story Vessels has been on patreon since April
You're in luck, it just released an hour ago
Speechless, so many emotions. Amazing VN. Devon and Cameron deserve everything. 10/10
TW is surely there for a reason (I had a full breakdown during this), still amazing thou
peak fiction
Is this before Echo or do I read one route and then this?
after Echo
After but there’s some timeline foolery.
I started reading furry visual novels this year and have read 8 so far, but Arches is still my number one spotlight. The story really touched me, and I love the relationship between the main characters. My favorite scene so far is the one in the car. After what happened in the motel, I thought the intensity would go down, but it just keeps getting better and better. Thank you for creating this masterpiece. I hope that one day I can be like Devon and find my own Cameron.
The ending had me reflecting on my own life long after I finished reading it, Last chapter was so bittersweet but THAT'S one of the best part about this vn :')
I just finished this game and what an amazing game, intense and alot of feeling there was always something happening, the writing is really good to, i loved it from the start to the end i was telling myself i just wanted an happy ending and i'm so happy it got one, i love Dev and Cam they are so sweet they truly deserve to be happy, what incredible work this people made, i don't really know what much to say it was just an amazing expirience
Incredibly grateful I was able to experience this story. It's hard to find tales that capture such an intricate blend of loss and perseverance, not out of spite or blind optimism but steadfast love and a small spark of hope. You've created something really beautiful here that I'll carry with me for a long, long while.
Thank you for creating this. Thank you for helping me unfurl years of bottled up emotions into one, 15 minute long cry when I finished this game. I still dont know what Ill do with this, but I think this game truly just changed my life forever.
Thank you
Game was intense but nice
Cameron Wilson: agreeable ISTP with developed Se and Ni
Devon Mateo Ortega: agreeable ENTJ with developed Ni
Arturo “Artie” Herrera: ESFP
Duke: INTJ with developed Te
Brian Dubois: disagreeable ESFP