Theres one separate entity that is a force over the town, manipulating people. These people die and become wraiths, shadows of their former selves and are the more....specific entities. The burned creature for example(that Jenna mentions seeing and is seen when they ride in the van in multiple routes) is a specific character. We know who it is. And their actions line up. There is a "boss" so to speak, tormenting people on a very general level, assumidly to feed on their misery or fear or whatever. We MIGHT have seen said boss in Flynn's route, but thats up to interpretation. Depending on that, we have at least 3 known and named entities in the Burned Man(Flynn's route), Chase's shadow(Possibly? End of Leo's route/the Smoke Room prequel for context), and possibly Sydney(again, Flynn's route).
Ohhh that's some important information, I need to play the other routes to know everything better, I don't know what to think about the Burned Man thought 🤔 it's the thing that crashed the car and made everyone fell into the lake in Leo's route right? In the end of his route I first thought that shadow was Sydney but that wasn't making sense, like he was just watching Chase making bad choices, making Leo go crazy and enjoying this madness but I agree that's probably Chase's shadow there, the way he is afraid of his reflection of his form, he even mentioned seeing a dark form just like him watching right? And until where I know that's the only route this happens soo... No wait the mirror thing happens in TJ's route lol, but he's afraid of something that looks like him this I remember, I wonder if there's a way to beat this boss, a way to set everyone's soul free, maybe breaking the cycle? It would be great to have a Echo 2 with all the answers we are seeking for, but I feel like this isn't what the creators want to do, I guess this story is more interpretation style letting the players have their conclusions of what's happening and discuss like how we are doing now you know lol, and they would have to make an ending canon which it wouldn't be cool right what I think it's cool about this game is how each route is different in some ways from another and each one has a completely different story or ending, even the feelings that they bring with the events you know that's amazing or they could make more routes according to the one we choose in the first one, it is a lot of work to do so I don't think it would be possible maybe?
I wont spoil it, Ill just say that when Chase, Jenna, and Leo are together in the hotel room alone, something happens. Its not a jumpscare, its not flashing or loud or anything like that. Something comes on the screen, and its not sudden or even really startling. But it is genuinely one of the most disturbing things despite how simple it is. Actual proper horror, not cheap hollywood yelling BOO and making you jump type stuff.
I got it and I am really hyped for this part now, it's a great kind of horror, it's something made to mess with your psychological you know let you with affliction of what's going on what's going to happen, it's really difficult to do it and this game does that a lot better than those hollywood movies as you said, in the cellphone ringing part I was already like omg something will already happen and the route hasn't even started properly lmao, best horror ever.
If you want "real" horror in a furry VN, download and install the game Second Chance, find a specific scene... and die unhappily afterwards. Well, no, but I compared it to A Serbian Film, the truest horror there is. Echo is almost mild, if you were to put the two against each other, no joke.
#Don'tEverWatchThatShit! (I haven't and I won't)
The rest of the game is really great however...
Kkkkk thanks for the warning, I'll search a bit about it, I have been playing other VN from the same creators of Echo and omg all of their histories involve you so much emotionally they are pros at it, and it's pretty common the protagonist kicks a guy on that part in their histories lol it's almost a meme
I know and hope The Smoke Room will have proper romance, like Adastra (+Khemia). So, please don't let your comment become reality!
"Omg if the spirit that talks with Chase is who I think it is then The Smoke Room won't have a good ending as well :P"
With "don't ever watch" I meant A Serbian Film, not sure if you got that. It's just, no other horror series, movie, and maybe game has reached this level of darkness. Here's the most upvoted review on IMDb:
So the fact I compare Second Chance with this abomination should say a lot... ^
ohhhh I'm sorry I didn't notice it was the name of the movie lol now I got it but yeahh it's horrible Chase deserved this comparison
let's cross our paws it will be a happy ending, my original choice was to tell William the truth straight away at least for that part I hope it ends well so excited for an update
I just finished Adastra and I loved I can't wait to start Khemia (I actually started Khemia first but as I noticed it was too confusing later on I saw that Adastra was supposed to be played first lol I was lucky I didn't get a serious spoiler)