Echo (Visual Novel)

## 制作人员

### 写手（们）:

Howly (Carl, TJ, Leo, and pre-route split) McSkinny (Echo: Route 65, Flynn, and Jenna)

### 画师:

Hiccupby (Sprites and Backgrounds)
Scratch (Sprites)
StardustPup (Sprites)
Stranj (CGs)
Kardamon (Additional Artwork)

### 作曲家:

Abyuse
Hop-Skip & The Chewtoys
Anthemics
Various Artists (royalty free)

## 相关游戏

Echo: Route 65
Echo: Benefits
The Smoke Room
Arches

*"我就知道你会回来的... 即使再次回到这里，你也会试图逃离... 停下吧... 因为就像这个镇子一样... 你永远都在原地打转..."*

—小说开头的一段摘录。

《回音》（Echo）是一个以心理恐怖和以解构常见约会模拟元素为主题的视觉小说。它是Echo项目开发的首个主要VN，其最初的演示版于2015年8月发布，完整版于2021年4月发布。该游戏主要由Howly和McSkinny编写，CG艺术由Stranj和Kardamon提供，音乐由Abyuse和Moe创作。

Echo有三个相关的视觉小说：《The Smoke Room》，一部设定在1915年的前传；《Route 65》，一个短篇前传，讲述主要角色在2008年万圣节的故事；以及《Arches》，是Echo事件发生5年后的间接续集。

## Premise

The story centers around Chase Hunter, as he returns to his hometown of Echo to complete a school project surrounding the town's history. He is joined by five of his childhood friends, who take advantage of the opportunity to have a reunion.

Things are not like they were, however, as time drives a wedge between old friends.

Events soon spiral out of control, and Chase's reunion is plagued by rising tensions and disturbing occurrences as past tragedies loom large. Haunted by forces both internal and external, Chase and his friends are forced to confront both the secrets of the town, and their own past.

## Characters

### **Chase Hunter**

A river otter majoring in journalism who returns to his troubled hometown after three years away at college.

### **Leo Alvarez**

Chase's ex-boyfriend, a wolf determined to recapture the love and kinship between Chase and his old friends.

### **Jenna Begay**

An assiduous fox with a history of familial abuse, currently pursuing a psychology degree.

### **Tobias "TJ" Hess**

A sensitive Canadian lynx with Christian values who acts as the moral center of the group.

### **Flynn Moore**

A blunt and promiscuous Gila lizard, overcome with guilt and rage from the death of a close childhood friend.

### **Carl Hendricks**

A ram from a wealthy family who smokes marijuana as a means to cope with his anxiety about both the past and his future.

## Side Stories

As supplements to the main story, Echo contains seven prequel vignettes that take place prior to the fateful reunion in 2015 and follow the characters at important moments in their lives. All are set between the events of Route 65 and Echo. They can be found by clicking on Lake Emma from the title screen, and then on the broken window in the bottom-right corner of the CG gallery. The seven stories are:

**Date** - TJ goes on a date. Set in January 2010.

**Runaway** - Chase helps Jenna leave Echo. Set in May 2010. Written by Redd/Gausk.

**Lights** - TJ has a strange encounter. Set in November 2010. Written by Scratchel.

**Phone** - Jenna and Chase play a prank on Leo. Set in May 2012. Written by Howly

**Party** - Chase has a bad drug experience at college. Set in October 2012. Written by Redd/Gausk.

**Metaphor** - Flynn and Leo have a talk. Set in September 2014. Written by Zeke.

**Trip** - Carl tries LSD for the first time. Set in October 2014. Written by Howly.

In addition, the short side game **Benefits**, a separate download, explores the dynamic between Carl and Flynn. Benefits was written by Redd, then known as Gausk.

## Trivia

* Echo was originally Blackgate Project 'C.'
* The order in which the routes were completed throughout Echo's 6-year development is: Carl > Leo > TJ > Flynn > Jenna
* The suggested playthrough according to the creators is largely congruent with the release date of the routes, albeit with Flynn's or TJ's route as the final one, due to specific revelations in their endings.

## External Links

* Download links on itch.io
* Benefits download link on itch.io
* Echo Project Official Patreon
* Echo Project Official Twitter

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