Though the plot is poorly delivered, it provides an appropriate context for the role you assume as the omniscient commander. There is an eerie sensation when you realise your PC is actually listening to you. Unfortunately, far too often, it simply isn't.
For now it's a game with a lot to offer, though mostly for players willing to meet its ambitions halfway. I can't help feeling that we'll see this speech mechanic refined and put to even better use somewhere down the line.
There Came an Echo rivals some of the greatest sci-fi thrillers in terms of story. I would've liked to see the gameplay expanded upon a bit more, but its brilliant story will definitely make you think, just not always on the...
A handful of titles have integrated voice recognition into their control schematic, games such as Binary Domain, Project Spark, Ryse: Son of Rome, and a smattering of other Kinect-compatible titles. However, in all instances the voice input is either...
There Came an Echo is the equivalent of walking through a desert for days before receiving an ice cream cone. Yes, water is definitely what this hypothetical traveler desired, but, hell, if that ice cream cone isn’t wonderful.
There Came an Echo started off as a Kickstarter project. The prospect of voice commands seemed a bit spurious at first, though the fact Wil Wheaton was on board from the start was a point of interest (to say the least). Now the complete game is out....
Vocal interaction with video games is nothing new. We've all let fly with a string of choice expletives thanks to a poorly placed checkpoint or a cheap shot that leads to an unfair Game Over screen. More rare are the games that actually listen to what...
There Came an Echo by Iridium Studios launched this week after a successful Kickstarter two years ago I have been a huge fan of squad-based real-time strategy RTS games for a very long time and when I heard of a new game, with a unique, novel way of...
Iridium Studios, la casa de desarrollo detrás del pequeño RPG rítmico Sequence, nos presenta su nuevo proyecto: There Came An Echo. Y en este caso la ambición de Iridium es mucho mayor. There Came An Echo es un juego de estrategia en tiempo real que se...
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