Echoed Memories
- November 5, 2021
- Echo607
- 6h median play time
Get on SteamSequel to "Gaia's Melody: Echoed Melodies." Echoed Memories is a dark psychological love story, with character development, understanding and acceptance at its core. It holds a balance of bright and cheerful to emotional and depressing, and follows the protagonists as they come to terms with their traumas.
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Reviews
- The game is a labor of love, showcasing the developer's passion and care in its creation.
- The characters are well-written and relatable, making players genuinely care about their struggles and journeys.
- The story is engaging and emotional, providing a satisfying conclusion to a long-awaited adventure.
- The combat system is unbalanced, leading to inconsistent difficulty where players can either dominate or be overwhelmed by enemies.
- Some gameplay mechanics, such as the in-game economy and character selection, feel flawed and could use improvement.
- There are occasional technical issues, including freezing and unclear plot objectives that can disrupt the flow of the game.
- story57 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 77 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The game's story is praised for its emotional depth and well-written character interactions, though it does lean heavily on anime tropes and includes some filler arcs. While the narrative is coherent and engaging, players may find certain plot objectives unintuitive, which can disrupt the flow of the story. Overall, the game is recommended for its storytelling, but newcomers should be aware of significant spoilers from the previous installment.
“The story is coherent and touching, the environments are beautiful and the characters have depth.”
“The epilogue quests are definitely one of the best parts of the game, since it gives proper time to wrap up various plot threads and prevents the pitfall of having rushed and unsatisfying endings.”
“The story is amazing and so emotional, and I love it so much.”
“As a consequence, this game is much longer than the previous, which is both a good and bad thing, since some arcs, such as the school arc, feel like filler, while others feel relevant to the overarching plot concerning the gate.”
“- Some of the plot objectives are not intuitive when it comes to keeping the story flowing.”
“Whereas some events automatically progress the story where you least expect it when you're trying to explore the area or talk to story characters.”
- gameplay8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been described as having a solid foundation with engaging characters, but it suffers from notable flaws in its gameplay loop, leading to a mixed overall impression. Reviewers suggest that these issues prevent the game from being fully recommended.
“Overall, it was a good game with a great cast of characters, with a few gameplay flaws.”
“Overall, I'll have to give a barely recommended score to the game once again, since a game really shouldn't neglect its gameplay loop.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be significant, particularly due to the lack of shared experience points, which necessitates leveling up multiple characters for story challenges. While boost mode offers some relief by increasing experience gain and reducing enemy stats, it is seen as a temporary fix for deeper balancing issues, especially on hard mode where the grind becomes even more pronounced.
“It's also very grindy to make sure everyone is strong enough for story challenges, since the game doesn't have any shared experience.”
“For the difficulty settings, boost mode increases experience gain and lowers enemy stats, which can make the endgame grind less tedious, but it still feels like a band-aid solution to the overall balancing issues.”
“Hard mode multiplies enemy stats and lowers experience gain, and it would take massive amounts of grinding to catch up to them.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its coherent and touching story, complemented by beautiful environments and well-developed characters, which collectively evoke strong emotional responses from players.
“The story is coherent and touching, the environments are beautiful, and the characters have depth.”
“The story is amazing and so emotional, and I love it so much.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users report that despite enabling performance options, the game occasionally experiences optimization issues, leading to inconsistent performance.
“Even with the performance options on, it still does this from time to time.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features impressive graphics that enhance the overall visual experience, complemented by engaging combat mechanics.
“The game features stunning graphics that enhance the overall experience.”
“The visuals are breathtaking, making every scene a joy to behold.”
“The graphics are top-notch, bringing the game world to life in incredible detail.”
