Hiya! So not trying to shit on anyone's parade, but felt like I had to write this given that I felt a bit cheated by the raving reviews.
Maybe it was just the specific route I took, but I was very disappointed by this VN. After getting invested in the characters and the compelling premise, the story turned to a long, laborious and repetitive series of surreal, dream like sequences - kind of what I'd imagine a datura or DPH trip to be like. These sequences didn't seem to serve the plot for much, so I just end up skipping through the rest of the VN (about half). I was a waiting for some kind of conclusion to the plot points I'd already seen, but it never came. It ended kind of abruptly, leaving the vast majority of the conflict unresolved.
I think it's only fair for anyone planning on playing this game to know this. Also your mileage may vary! I'm aware this game has several different routes. I did enjoy the artwork and character design. Lovely characters with a lot of potential. As an alternative, I would highly recommend Adastra (very NSFW), also by the creators of this VN.
If you're still interested in the game don't let me stop you, it just mightn't be the best introduction to the VN format if you get the same route as me and wouldn't want anyone to be put off playing other VNs. <3
I'm assuming you're talking about Flynn's route. It's true that the end of the route is really hazy and confusing, and the change of style is jarring, (as it has been done by another writer) but not nonsensical.
I believe that this portion of the novel is highly symbolic and requires an understanding of the nature of echo and the rest of the routes, i did this route last so i could at least grasp whatever the hell was going on.
It seems to me that as Flynn burns in the mines, he becomes one with the "victims" of Echo, their minds fusing and intermingling into a supernatural being that (i think) already existed. The memories and acts of the being are reenacted as Flynn AND his possessor, Samuel Ayers are assimilated into the being (rumored to be the socket man)
The wiki affirms that the scenes seen are actually being done by Flynn rather than them being memories, proposing that whatever Flynn becomes is beyond linear time, but its up for debate.
The thing is that Echo is notoriously vague and enigmatic and confirms little to nothing about its supernatural nature, so no certainties should be expected, really.
hey neat vn but just putting it out there that while the content warning mentions how the game can be emotionally intense it kind of leaves out that there is a very disturbing depiction of sa during one of the routes so keep that in mind if that sort of thing is something you wouldn’t be able to sit through
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Hiya! So not trying to shit on anyone's parade, but felt like I had to write this given that I felt a bit cheated by the raving reviews.
Maybe it was just the specific route I took, but I was very disappointed by this VN. After getting invested in the characters and the compelling premise, the story turned to a long, laborious and repetitive series of surreal, dream like sequences - kind of what I'd imagine a datura or DPH trip to be like. These sequences didn't seem to serve the plot for much, so I just end up skipping through the rest of the VN (about half). I was a waiting for some kind of conclusion to the plot points I'd already seen, but it never came. It ended kind of abruptly, leaving the vast majority of the conflict unresolved.
I think it's only fair for anyone planning on playing this game to know this. Also your mileage may vary! I'm aware this game has several different routes. I did enjoy the artwork and character design. Lovely characters with a lot of potential. As an alternative, I would highly recommend Adastra (very NSFW), also by the creators of this VN.
If you're still interested in the game don't let me stop you, it just mightn't be the best introduction to the VN format if you get the same route as me and wouldn't want anyone to be put off playing other VNs. <3
RADICAL spoiler alert!
I'm assuming you're talking about Flynn's route.
It's true that the end of the route is really hazy and confusing, and the change of style is jarring, (as it has been done by another writer) but not nonsensical.
I believe that this portion of the novel is highly symbolic and requires an understanding of the nature of echo and the rest of the routes, i did this route last so i could at least grasp whatever the hell was going on.
It seems to me that as Flynn burns in the mines, he becomes one with the "victims" of Echo, their minds fusing and intermingling into a supernatural being that (i think) already existed. The memories and acts of the being are reenacted as Flynn AND his possessor, Samuel Ayers are assimilated into the being (rumored to be the socket man)
The wiki affirms that the scenes seen are actually being done by Flynn rather than them being memories, proposing that whatever Flynn becomes is beyond linear time, but its up for debate.
The thing is that Echo is notoriously vague and enigmatic and confirms little to nothing about its supernatural nature, so no certainties should be expected, really.
hey neat vn but just putting it out there that while the content warning mentions how the game can be emotionally intense it kind of leaves out that there is a very disturbing depiction of sa during one of the routes so keep that in mind if that sort of thing is something you wouldn’t be able to sit through
Spoiler. (And a ton of empty space.)
I find this image very funny.
spoiler tag this er something plz lol
sorry bout that.