Echo

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Ultra Ultra
Release Date: Sept. 19, 2017

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'Echo' (ALL) Developer Ultra Ultra Shuts Down

by Rainier on May 7, 2019 @ 2:55 p.m. PDT

Echo is a third-person, sci-fi adventure game set within an ever-changing futuristic neo-classical, infinite palace, where you play as the mysterious and headstrong En as she contends with the ultimate opponent: herself.

Ultra Ultra aims to make ‘haute couture’ video games and their first title Echo is most certainly a work of art. With unique gameplay twists, a beautifully developed universe and evocative storyline, Echo will really get under the players’ skin.

Introducing En, a callow space traveler who, after a century in stasis, arrives at her destination: A Palace born of legend, a marvel of an ancient civilisation eons gone, still awaiting its first human occupants. Out here, using forgotten technology, En hopes to bring back a life that should not have been lost...

A character-driven story of introspection and discovery, ECHO quickly develops into something much more unsettling. Stepping into the shoes of En, it becomes clear that The Palace itself studies everything you are, everything that you do; in order to use it against you.

Danish developer Ultra Ultra announced today that it is shutting down, but apparently the ECHO movie is still in the works.

"We’re terribly sad to report that Ultra Ultra has ceased to exist. We are grateful to have had the chance to crystallize something truly from the heart. ECHO will remain available on stores."

The Palace creates ‘Echoes’, with the sole purpose of destroying you. The game will shift and change as you do, constantly evolving its Echoes based your actions - If you sneak, they will get stealthier. If you shoot, they will start to shoot back.

Your only respite lies in the sanctuary of a Blackout. As The Palace shuts down in order to update its deadly copies of En, you have a small window of opportunity to act without consequence. But beware, when The Palace comes back online, your pursuers will now be even more relentless.

The enemy is you.

Echo is available on PS4 and PC.


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