14 Reviews:
Anuj
I never really got when game reviews said something along the lines of "I started this game at 5pm and then little did I know, 10 hours had past and it was 3am". It was never believable to me, whenever I play games I'm CONSTANTLY looking at the time to see when it's time to stop the session. However, this actually happened to me whilst playing this game, I just never wanted to stop playing, I didn't even want to look at the time because I constantly wanted to see what was coming up next. Every time I would beat a screen, I just had to keep playing and see what Echo had in store.
The difficulty balance in this game is really well done! The gimmicks at first may seem overwhelming but Echo never takes it too far and none of the saves feel too precise. The gimmicks are always really well done in this game and never feel like a hindrance nor do they feel too complex to understand.
The game has overlapping areas and different paths I could have taken at various points, which really adds to the sense of journey from this game, something that many needle games fail to do! Now, obviously needle games don't need branching paths to create the feeling of a journey, but in this case it adds really nicely to the progression that is usually missing in a lot of needle games.
There is one complaint I have with the game, which is not a fault of EchoMask but instead of a fault of me, the player, and that is that I want more. That's not to say this game feels incomplete, not in the slightest, this game feels like it is absolutely finished. But I enjoyed this game so much that I just want more, I spent many hours playing this game and yet I just want more. I think there's this underlying feeling of greed in the fangame community where nothing will ever be enough, this EchoMask game should definitely be enough and I am satisfied with it, but I want this x10. I hope it's understood that this is a compliment and not an ungrateful comment, but really I shouldn't even be thinking this, and should just be happy with the game as it is. There is a stark difference in wanting more from the maker, and wanting more from the game, in this case I absolutely want more from the maker because of how much I enjoyed this game.
Anyways! This is one of my favourite needle games, and with that probably one of my favourite fangames in general, very nicely done Echo.
Some spoilers up ahead! I didn't plan on writing too much in specifics about the game, but there are sections that I feel like I have to talk about in greater detail.
Reveal Spoiler
[3] Likes
The difficulty balance in this game is really well done! The gimmicks at first may seem overwhelming but Echo never takes it too far and none of the saves feel too precise. The gimmicks are always really well done in this game and never feel like a hindrance nor do they feel too complex to understand.
The game has overlapping areas and different paths I could have taken at various points, which really adds to the sense of journey from this game, something that many needle games fail to do! Now, obviously needle games don't need branching paths to create the feeling of a journey, but in this case it adds really nicely to the progression that is usually missing in a lot of needle games.
There is one complaint I have with the game, which is not a fault of EchoMask but instead of a fault of me, the player, and that is that I want more. That's not to say this game feels incomplete, not in the slightest, this game feels like it is absolutely finished. But I enjoyed this game so much that I just want more, I spent many hours playing this game and yet I just want more. I think there's this underlying feeling of greed in the fangame community where nothing will ever be enough, this EchoMask game should definitely be enough and I am satisfied with it, but I want this x10. I hope it's understood that this is a compliment and not an ungrateful comment, but really I shouldn't even be thinking this, and should just be happy with the game as it is. There is a stark difference in wanting more from the maker, and wanting more from the game, in this case I absolutely want more from the maker because of how much I enjoyed this game.
Anyways! This is one of my favourite needle games, and with that probably one of my favourite fangames in general, very nicely done Echo.
Some spoilers up ahead! I didn't plan on writing too much in specifics about the game, but there are sections that I feel like I have to talk about in greater detail.
Reveal Spoiler
Rating: 9.6
Difficulty: 69
Aug 21, 2024
KingSlendy
I really really enjoyed this game, it's really good and satisfying
Sadly apparently the maker stated that I hate everything I play so... 0/10 I guess?
Sadly apparently the maker stated that I hate everything I play so... 0/10 I guess?
Tagged as: Needle
[1] Like
Rating: 8.0
Difficulty: 70
Sep 6, 2024
Peddy
A truly great piece of work! Despite some crazy designs, the game made me forget how long I'd been playing.
[0] Likes
Rating: 9.4 94
Difficulty: N/A
Aug 26, 2024
Religion
Really good smooth gimmick needle. My only complaint was the save where a lot of moving spikes were at the end, which took me a long time to get familiar with, and it's the hardest part of the game imo.
[0] Likes
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 70 70
Aug 22, 2024