Before the Echo

Before the Echo
Developer(s)	Iridium Studios
Publisher(s)	Iridium Studios
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games), Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
Release	Xbox Live Arcade May 5, 2011 Windows October 20, 2011 OS X, Linux October 15, 2015
Genre(s)	Music, role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Before the Echo (formerly known as Sequence) is a music role-playing video game developed and published by Iridium Studios for the Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Indie Games) and Microsoft Windows in 2011, and for OS X and Linux in 2015.[1] The game received a sequel, There Came an Echo, in 2015.

Development

The game was renamed Before the Echo in 2015 due to a copyright claim from the makers of the board game Sequence. The developer of the game, Jason Wishnov, stated on NeoGAF that he did not believe the copyright extended into electronic software, but did not wish to risk legal proceedings, believing that the claim amounted to "bullying".[2]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	(X360) 68%[3] (PC) 67%[4]
Metacritic	(PC) 70/100[5]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Edge	(X360) 8/10[1]
Eurogamer	(X360) 9/10[6]
GameSpot	(PC) 5/10[7]
IGN	(PC) 6.5/10[8]
RPGFan	(PC) 72%[9]

The PC version received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5]

References

1. Edge staff (May 9, 2011). "Sequence Review (X360)". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
2. Whittaker, Matt (March 30, 2015). "Iridium Studios Bullied into Renaming Its Debut Title". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
3. "Sequence for Xbox 360 Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
4. "Before the Echo for PC Reviews". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
5. "Before the Echo for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
6. Reed, Kristan (May 6, 2011). "Download Games Roundup". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
7. Walton, Mark (November 22, 2011). "Sequence Review (PC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
8. Neigher, Eric (November 3, 2011). "Sequence Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
9. Barker, Andrew (June 19, 2012). "Before the Echo (PC)". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

External links

• Before the Echo at MobyGames