History VideoGame / EchoNight

* DownerEnding: Some of the multiple endings. Such as one ending in ''Beyond'', in which [[spoiler:Richard kills himself]].

** Played straight in ''Lord of Nightmares''. You need the oil lamp to find one ghost (that another ghost relies on), but you lose the oil lamp for good once you are imprisoned. If you don't find that ghost within that window you can never finish collecting the Astral Pieces. In addition, seekers of the GoldenEnding can lock themselves off if they make a mistake during a quest that completes the mission **without** getting the Astral Piece.

* GottaCatchEmAll: We know there are 26 Astral Pieces to collect in the first game, and that ''Beyond'' doesn't, but what about ''The Lord of Nightmares''?

** Played straight in ''Lord of Nightmares''. You need the oil lamp to find one ghost (that another ghost relies on), but you lose the oil lamp for good once you are imprisoned. If you don't find that ghost within that window you can never finish collecting the Astral Pieces.

The third instalment was released in 2004 as the series' only entry on the UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and it also jumps the series into the year 2044. ''Echo Night: Beyond'' sees Richard Osmond and his fiancee Claudia Selfer about to fulfill their dream of being married on the moon. But before landing, their shuttle takes severe damage, and Richard wakes up outside the station disoriented and alone.

* CuteGhostGirl: the first game's Claudia briefly becomes this after being reunited with her dolly.
%%* FetchQuest

%%* LateToTheTragedy: A recurring theme in these games.

* ThemeNaming: The ship in the first game is called ''Orpheus'' and the airship in the second game is called ''Eurydice''. The [[ClassicalMythology story of Orpheus]] [[RescuedFromTheUnderworld rescuing Eurydice from the underworld]] holds a lot of symbolic relevance to the games, especially to ''Lord of Nightmares'', in which the main villain's motivation is [[spoiler:to save his wife from death, but ultimately fails]].

* MultipleEndings: ''Echo Night'' and ''Beyond'' each have four endings, while ''The Lord of Nightmares'' has two.

* OminousFog: In ''Beyond,'' fog will actually make the shades more hostile, so Richard must find ways to clear away -- of, if failing that, avoid -- the fog.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Appearing as black shades, they usually require some trinket that will resolve their UnfinishedBusiness.

** Played straight in ''Lord of Nightmares''. You need the oil lamp to find one ghost (that another ghost relies on), but you lose the oil lamp for good once you are imprisoned.

The original ''Echo Night'' opens with Richard being called to the torched remains of his late father's house. While sorting through the rubble, he stumbles across a hidden room with a mysterious painting... which abruptly transports him onto the deck of the Orpheus, a ship whose passengers and crew met a mysterious end decades ago. All appear to him as mere shadows, bound to the ship by past regrets; as he helps them resolve these issues, he gains strange crystals called Astral Pieces. Of course, not all of the ghosts are patiently waiting to be freed, to say nothing of the mystery surrounding what happened to the Orpheus in the first place...

The second game in the series, ''Echo Night 2: The Lord of Nightmares,'' [[NoExportForYou never saw its planned English release]]. Richard's girlfriend Rebecca Morgan has vanished; his search for answers leads him to a beautiful-but-haunted mansion, and to pictures of a woman who looks exactly like Rebecca despite having lived ages ago.

The third installment was also the only entry on the UsefulNotes/{{PS2}}, and jumps the series into the year 2044. ''Echo Night: Beyond'' sees Richard Osmond and his fiancee Claudia Selfer about to fulfill their dream of being married on the moon. But before landing, their shuttle takes severe damage, and Richard wakes up outside the station disoriented and alone.

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''Echo Night'' is an obscure SurvivalHorror series that debuted on the UsefulNotes/{{PS1}} by Creator/FromSoftware. Each of the games uses the [[AdventureGame First Person Adventure]] format, putting the player directly in the shoes of the unfortunate Richard Osmond, solving puzzles and struggling to survive while helping ghosts.

* Foreshadowing: The only character that seems alive is Kenneth. [[spoiler: When you find he is a android, it hints on how you managed to still be alive as well]].

* NamesTheSame: Richard Osmond is the name of all three protagonists.
* NoExportForYou: ''The Lord of Nightmares'' did have a North American release planned, but it was cancelled. A fan translation is available now.

* ApocalypticLog: Found throughout ''Beyond''.

* FetchQuest: ''Oh,'' yes.

* GhostlyGoals

* [[HauntedHouse Haunted Mansion]]: The setting of ''The Lord of Nightmares.''

* LateToTheTragedy: A recurring theme in these games.

* LostForever: {{Averted|Trope}} with the Astral Pieces in the first game -- the whole ship can be explored any time to collect any missing Astral Pieces.

* ObviouslyEvil: The medium from ''Echo Night.'' Whatever his deal is.

* SolveTheSoupCans
* UndeathAlwaysEnds: See below.

The third installment was also the only entry on the {{PS2}}, and jumps the series into the year 2044. ''Echo Night: Beyond'' sees Richard Osmond and his fiancee Claudia Selfer about to fulfill their dream of being married on the moon. But before landing, their shuttle takes severe damage, and Richard wakes up outside the station disoriented and alone.

''Echo Night'' is an obscure SurvivalHorror series that debuted on the {{PS1}} by Creator/FromSoftware. Each of the games uses the [[AdventureGame First Person Adventure]] format, putting the player directly in the shoes of the unfortunate Richard Osmond, solving puzzles and struggling to survive while helping ghosts.

The second game in the series, ''Echo Night 2: The Lord of Nightmares'', [[NoExportForYou never saw its planned English release]]. Richard's girlfriend Rebecca Morgan has vanished; his search for answers leads him to a beautiful-but-haunted mansion, and to pictures of a woman who looks exactly like Rebecca despite having lived ages ago.

* GottaCatchEmAll: We know there's 26 Astral Pieces to collect in the first game, and that ''Beyond'' doesn't, but what about ''Echo Night 2''?
* GuideDangIt: Some parts of the third game give no explanation as to what has to be done, and to make things worse, certain objects that you examine cannot be examined a second time, meaning you can miss important information clicking around on the walls.
* [[HauntedHouse Haunted Mansion]]: The setting of ''Echo Night 2''.

* JustifiedSavePoint: Phones in ''Echo Night''. This begs the question: who's on the other side of the line when Richard calls to save the game...?

* LostForever: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the Astral Pieces in the first game--the whole ship can be explored any time to collect any missing Astral Pieces.
* MultipleEndings: ''Echo Night'' and ''Beyond'' each have four endings, while ''Master of Dreams'' has two.
* [[NamesTheSame Name's The Same]]: Richard Osmond is the name of all three protagonists.
* NoExportForYou: ''Echo Night 2'' did have a North American release planned, but it was cancelled. A fan translation is available now.
* ObviouslyEvil: The medium from ''Echo Night''. Whatever his deal is.
* OminousFog: In ''Beyond'', fog will actually make the shades more hostile, so Richard must find ways to clear away--of, if failing that, avoid--the fog.

* PensieveFlashback: In the first two games, Richard can enter the {{Flashback}} memories of various ghosts in order to learn how he can help resolve them. He can also carry items from these flashbacks to the present, and vice versa.

* ReplacementGoldfish: In ''Echo Night: Beyond'' [[spoiler:Richard]] is a robotic copy of the original made by [[spoiler:Claudia]].
* RoboticReveal: In ''Echo Night: Beyond'' [[spoiler:Kenneth and the player character, Richard]], are both android copies of their human counterparts.

* UnfinishedBusiness: You help every ghost fulfill their dying wish in exchange for [[PlotCoupons glowing purple crystal spheres of unknown significance]].

* CuteGhostGirl: Claudia briefly becomes this after being reunited with her dolly.
* FetchQuest

* GhostShip: The ''Orpheus'' from ''Echo Night''. Also in ''Beyond''.

* GottaCatchEmAll: There're 26 Astral Pieces to collect in the first game.

* [[HauntedHouse Haunted Mansion]]
* InUniverseGameClock: First game includes an Internal Game Clock, which is tied to certain puzzles. Also, the on-board casino closes at 6:00 AM, and Richard will get kicked out if he's still gambling at that time.
* JustifiedSavePoint: Phones in ''Echo Night''. This begs the question who's on the other side of the line when Richard calls to save the game...

* LostForever: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with the Astral Pieces in the first game - the whole ship can be explored any time to collect any missing Astral Pieces.

* NoExportForYou: ''Echo Night 2'' did have a North American release planned, but it was canceleld. A fan translation is available now.

* PensieveFlashback: In the first game, Richard can enter the {{Flashback}} memories of various ghosts in order to learn how he can help resolve them.

* RoboticReveal: In ''Echo Night: Beyond'' [[spoiler:the man (Kenneth) and the player character, Richard]], are both android copies of their human counterparts.

* BettingMiniGame: In ''Echo Night'' Richard can play roulette, Blackjack and the slots.

* CreepyChild: Various ghost children; in the original game, the first 'aggressive' ghost you have to deal with is a constantly giggling little girl named Claudia.
* CuteGhostGirl: Claudia briefly becomes this after being reunited with her dollie.

* FlyingDutchman: The Orpheus.
* DownerEnding: Some of the multiple endings. Such as the ending in ''Beyond'' where [[spoiler:Richard kills himself]].

* LateToTheTragedy: A recurring theme in each game.
* LifeMeter: Represented in ''Beyond'' as an EKG readout, which starts out at 80 bpm; strange encounters can make it rise, and if it reaches 300+, Richard dies.

* NoExportForYou: ''Echo Night 2'' did have a North American release planned, but it was canceled. Only way to see the game is if a fan translation shows up.

* OminousFog: In ''Beyond'', fog will actually make the shades more hostile, so Richard must find ways to avoid or clear it away.

* ReplacementGoldfish: In ''Echo Night Beyond'' [[spoiler:Richard]] is a robotic copy of the original made by [[spoiler:Claudia]].
* RoboticReveal: In ''Echo Night Beyond'' [[spoiler:the man (Kenneth) and the player character, Richard]], are both android copies of their counter parts.

* UnfinishedBusiness: You help every ghost fulfill their dying wish in exchange for PlotCoupons.

The second game in the series, ''Echo Night 2: : The Lord of Nightmares'', [[NoExportForYou never saw its planned English release]]. Richard's girlfriend Rebecca Morgan has vanished; his search for answers leads him to a beautiful-but-haunted mansion, and to pictures of a woman who looks exactly like Rebecca despite having lived ages ago.

The second game in the series, ''Echo Night 2: Master of Dreams'', [[NoExportForYou never saw its planned English release]]. Richard's girlfriend Rebecca Morgan has vanished; his search for answers leads him to a beautiful-but-haunted mansion, and to pictures of a woman who looks exactly like Rebecca despite having lived ages ago.

* CutGhostGirl: Claudia briefly becomes this after being reunited with her dollie.

''Echo Night'' is an obscure SurvivalHorror series that debuted on the {{PS1}} by Creator/FromSoftware. Each of the games uses the [[AdventureGame First Person Adventure]] format, putting the player directly in the shoes of the unfortunate Richard Osmond, solving puzzles and struggling to survive while helping

* GhostShip: In ''Beyond''.

* RoboticReveal: In ''Echo Night Beyond'' [[spoiler:the man (Kenneth) and the player character, Richard]], are both android copies of their counter parts

* UndeathAlwaysEnds