i'm not gonna lie! i read some comments and i brushed it off; i read someone say they wish they had more control over TJ's route, and i now get that completely! i wish i had significantly more control over the ending, and hope in the future that we get good/neutral/bad endings, because tj's really fucked me up! i finished it last night and i've been pretty upset since because i got really attached to him, i wanted to build a good relationship, but then that had to go and happen?? i'm sorry?? please at least give me a happy ending where tj and i get to spend the rest of eternity together consensually PLEASE oh my god i can't STAND the current ending it's so upsetting. i haven't and probably won't complete routes for a few weeks because tj's fucked me over so mentally lmfao, but everyone seems.. so real. they're real people in a game, which not many games can reaaaaally say.
I agree, TJ's route was just really bad! Like I couldn't believe it ends like that!
Yeah, TJ is soo cute and fluffy! But I don't even know how to describe how I feel about that ending! I like your idea of three ending for each of them, that would be good. Leo already has a bad ending and a neutral ending.
I got that feeling too that they all truly seem real, and I felt sad when bad things happen to them.
I was immediately gunning for TJ's route- expecting it to be kinda sad, like he gets physically hurt or something, but nope! Of course, this game isn't meant to be happy-go-lucky, as it gives a warning, but I do hope that they make other endings for everyone! I feel like 1 ending for certain characters isn't satisfying enough, plus it would add a lot more replayability and feel like you're in control rather than choosing one route, and then nothing else matters because you're already on the path to that one ending. I hope they take into consideration this suggestion, likely not, though
Totally agree! A good, bad and neutral ending for all the characters is a great idea! I'll even implement it into my visual novel whenever I get started on it...
Anyway, I wonder if the Echo writers ever see these comments?
To be a truly great author, you should take into account what others think. And I don't see a reason adding happy endings would really change what the story is about! Like Chase and Leo could get back together, but the town is ruined, Chases project is ruined and maybe he won't be friends with one or more of the others anymore? Actually in a "happy" Leo ending I think things won't turn out good for Flynn!
I'm sure they probably receive notifications, but if I had to guess, they don't have many staff members, so it's hard for them to get to the comments? I've seen them comment on one of the comments multiple weeks ago, they're busy people, I'm sure they want to read, but don't have the time. I guess for TJ's Good/Bad/Neutral, Neutral could be just a plain friendzone, or it leaving off with TJ struggling to figure his sexuality out, Chase helping him along. Good could be them getting together and working on the project, taking hikes, etc. and Bad would be his current ending- I haven't completed anyone else's routes, working on Leo's right now, actually, so I can't add onto anyone else's routes.
Lol! My fanfic is an actual happy ending though.
Here if your interested https://archiveofourown.org/works/28432443/chapters/69672135