Ok. Can anyone name an FVN that has a better soundtrack than Arches? I mean, c'mon, Roadside, Monochrome, Pines, Solace, Soldering, Still Yearning, Clockwork, Arches, and the best imo, Bridges. I dare someone to say there's a better soundtrack.
After finishing the game, i can finally access the gallery menu and it looks great but when I reach the last gallery part. I noticed there's a lock CG for two of them I think, so I don't know how to get them.
Youre likely missing the two side stories "Halloween" and "Vessels". To get Halloween you'll need to re-download the game and start from scratch and click on Cam and Dev in the main menu instead of Start. Once the main story is complete do the same thing and you'll get "Vessels".
If you're thinking of reading this after finishing Echo, I would urge caution. Unlike Echo, which juggles many emotional threads in a way that alternates tension and release, this story is like diving into your favorite lake and sinking ever so slowly to the bottom before something grabs you to keep you there, the pressure of the water crushing your lungs as you starve for air. Even after it lets go and you come back up, the lake never feels the same. An undeniably powerful experience, but one I almost regret for how it haunts my memories of its predecessor.
Wow! That's an apt description of how fucked it makes every emotion a human being is capable of feeling, and possibly some we have yet discovered. This story is so good it honestly should be made to be released so it reaches the main stream. It could have a cartoon or animated film made of it, it's that well written. Though I'm not sure the public would be ready for the emotional disembowling it inflicts on the reader.
The question I ask myself everytime I finish it, "How can something so brutal, horrifying, disturbing and dark, also be so beautiful, heartwarming, adorable, inspirational and perfect 👌‽?!" It's just not possible. It's like a Volvo with a gun rack, it's just doesn't belong and I worry Arches may break reality as we know it if enough people read it.
Fantastic, genuinely life-changing story that handles the connection between the paranormal and the psychological with incredible grace. While it is not a sprawling, multi-perspectived narrative like Echo, don't let that fool you: Arches is a distillation of many of Echo's best traits without its low points or pitfalls. The art is spectacular, the writing is poignant and mature, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. An incredible experience.
I have the strange hankering to reread this after a year and a half of time away. I might not finish it like I did last time, but it is still worth shaking the dust off of it and giving it another moment in the spotlight every once in a while.
I wanted to pay my respects to this beautiful game that taught me so much (Small spoilers ahead!!)
Arches helped me in a way that I have never seen about gay relationships before. It helped me open my eyes to something big about Cameron and Devon. They felt real in every aspect throughout their story and struggles together. It showed me that not every relationship is perfect as I thought it would be. This visual novel brought me a bigger picture about these two lovable husbands, that they care for each other deeply and endearingly.
One scene in particular that will always stick with me is when that moment when I saw Cameron and Devon holding each other desperately and vulnerably, right before losing everything in their whole life, what they were building for what they were fighting for made me feel so uneasy and horrible for them. It only took me a second time to look back at them in the gallery right before the trigger was pulled and I started to cry. I felt like if they lost everything they were working through, I never felt this awful for someone before, I never felt this genuine about my feelings before between these two
That image will forever sink in with me it showed me that love isn't just about choosing the right partner, it's about knowing when it's the right time for you to be a part of something even more bigger in your life, I hope one day I get to find my devon someday in the future but until then I hope I get to find myself first at the end
Thank you Echo and for the rest of the team for creating this wonderful visual novel, thank you for saving my life before I fail myself <3
You don’t have to become greater, and you don’t have to fear failure. The person who love you will still love you, no matter how you change or whether you succeed or fail.
Don't be self-limiting, maybe you will find your Cameron someday－who knows?
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Ok. Can anyone name an FVN that has a better soundtrack than Arches? I mean, c'mon, Roadside, Monochrome, Pines, Solace, Soldering, Still Yearning, Clockwork, Arches, and the best imo, Bridges. I dare someone to say there's a better soundtrack.
Question, is this game going to be continued? If it is, would love to play it again!
Haven't you played the update?,
How do I get two missing CG?
After finishing the game, i can finally access the gallery menu and it looks great but when I reach the last gallery part. I noticed there's a lock CG for two of them I think, so I don't know how to get them.
Youre likely missing the two side stories "Halloween" and "Vessels". To get Halloween you'll need to re-download the game and start from scratch and click on Cam and Dev in the main menu instead of Start. Once the main story is complete do the same thing and you'll get "Vessels".
If you're thinking of reading this after finishing Echo, I would urge caution. Unlike Echo, which juggles many emotional threads in a way that alternates tension and release, this story is like diving into your favorite lake and sinking ever so slowly to the bottom before something grabs you to keep you there, the pressure of the water crushing your lungs as you starve for air. Even after it lets go and you come back up, the lake never feels the same. An undeniably powerful experience, but one I almost regret for how it haunts my memories of its predecessor.
I love your review. Couldn't phrase it better. Even after years after reading, this novel still feels like a soul crushing apathy.
Wow! That's an apt description of how fucked it makes every emotion a human being is capable of feeling, and possibly some we have yet discovered. This story is so good it honestly should be made to be released so it reaches the main stream. It could have a cartoon or animated film made of it, it's that well written. Though I'm not sure the public would be ready for the emotional disembowling it inflicts on the reader.
The question I ask myself everytime I finish it, "How can something so brutal, horrifying, disturbing and dark, also be so beautiful, heartwarming, adorable, inspirational and perfect 👌‽?!" It's just not possible. It's like a Volvo with a gun rack, it's just doesn't belong and I worry Arches may break reality as we know it if enough people read it.
Fantastic, genuinely life-changing story that handles the connection between the paranormal and the psychological with incredible grace. While it is not a sprawling, multi-perspectived narrative like Echo, don't let that fool you: Arches is a distillation of many of Echo's best traits without its low points or pitfalls. The art is spectacular, the writing is poignant and mature, and it doesn't overstay its welcome. An incredible experience.
I have the strange hankering to reread this after a year and a half of time away. I might not finish it like I did last time, but it is still worth shaking the dust off of it and giving it another moment in the spotlight every once in a while.
oh you think you're soo FUCKING FUNNY don't you????
This VN will FUCK YOU UP in every way known to humanity, but in a good way.
I agree after finished this VN, It Fucked up to me but in a good wa
I found the obscene amount of crying was refreshing in a way. I still to this day can't watch or read the ending scence without losing it.
I wanted to pay my respects to this beautiful game that taught me so much (Small spoilers ahead!!)
Arches helped me in a way that I have never seen about gay relationships before. It helped me open my eyes to something big about Cameron and Devon. They felt real in every aspect throughout their story and struggles together. It showed me that not every relationship is perfect as I thought it would be. This visual novel brought me a bigger picture about these two lovable husbands, that they care for each other deeply and endearingly.
One scene in particular that will always stick with me is when that moment when I saw Cameron and Devon holding each other desperately and vulnerably, right before losing everything in their whole life, what they were building for what they were fighting for made me feel so uneasy and horrible for them. It only took me a second time to look back at them in the gallery right before the trigger was pulled and I started to cry. I felt like if they lost everything they were working through, I never felt this awful for someone before, I never felt this genuine about my feelings before between these two
That image will forever sink in with me it showed me that love isn't just about choosing the right partner, it's about knowing when it's the right time for you to be a part of something even more bigger in your life, I hope one day I get to find my devon someday in the future but until then I hope I get to find myself first at the end
Thank you Echo and for the rest of the team for creating this wonderful visual novel, thank you for saving my life before I fail myself <3
-David
Yes, but no.
You don’t have to become greater, and you don’t have to fear failure. The person who love you will still love you, no matter how you change or whether you succeed or fail.
Don't be self-limiting, maybe you will find your Cameron someday－who knows?