The demo was made during and for the 2022 NaNoRenO jam. As of today, the game is a WORK IN PROGRESS. If you see this message, it means I am working on it. When this message disappears it means the full game has arrived.

A reanimated corpse (that being you), a sentient ring, and an amnesiac fiend walk into a bar. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke? It’s not. It’s your life from the moment you woke up on a morgue slab.

Your number one priority? Escape the clutches of the mad Warlock. You’re an (aspiring? re-aspiring? You’ve done it once already, damn it) eldritch being, not a lab rat!

lore-heavy interactive story (linear with choices),
custom MC (name, pronouns, personality),
2 gender-changeable ROs + 1 hidden route, *
9 illustrations to collect, *
X time and words per single playthrough.*

*in the full game.

Genre: dark fantasy, romance

Warnings: This game is intended for a mature audience and includes topics such as: slight gore, body-horror, temporary amnesia (not MC), depersonalization, mention of past child neglect (not MC), small spaces, coffins, depictions of violence, themes of death, mentions of mind-altering substances, suggestive themes (nothing explicit but one of the ROs is a cambion. [half-demon offspring of an incubus, succubus, or other demon and a human.])

1.Is WYC:Reprise a direct sequel to I’m the Echo when You call?

A: Yes and No. This game can be considered an AU, and it follows the Ending 4 of ItEwYc. If you achieved another ending, this game doesn’t happen in that universe. That doesn’t mean Ending 4 is the canon one: it’s an interactive fiction, there’s no such thing as canon. I just wanted to explore the setting more.

2. Do I need to read ItEwYc before playing WYC:Reprise to understand what’s going on?

A: Nope! Between ItEwYc and WYC:R passes three hundred years. MC can be easily considered a completely different person and their past is irrelevant save for a plot point that will be explained at large during the game.

3. What happened to Echo???

A: Play and find out! [Hint: Echo’s not dead]

4. When will the whole game be finished?

A: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

5. Will the full game be paid?

A: Yup! Around 7 USD, depending on how many extra features I end up implementing.

6. Will this be a partial or full release?

A: Full release! I’ll upload the game in parts (as soon as they are done) on Patreon, then once the entire game is finished it will be released here.

7. Can I record/share/stream/etc the playthrough?

A: Yes, but only the common route so as to not spoil the entire plot. Additionally, please refrain from posting ‘no-commentary’ videos. Thank you! <3

MC: an eldritch god who was once a mortal.

Name (given by the Warlock): Veter - the old one.

True name: [customizable]

Personality [customizable]:

[] higher grace: having discarded abject emotions for the sake of maintaining balance, you have long forgotten how to be human, and what that means.

disinterested by mortal’s affairs, either good or bad,
dubious (by human’s standards) morality,
regardless of actual feelings, the outward appearance is calm and composed.

[] core of steel: neither truly godlike nor fully human you balance on the blunt edge of madness, easily swayed from side to side, though never truly falling towards either.

unpredictable, slightly chaotic,
leaping towards the unknown without a moment of thought,
prone to outbursts when faced with matter that are liked/disliked.

[] touched by the Void: despite your transformation, you’ve retained shards of your former humanity.

sensitive to social injustice, genuine and open,
straightforward, doesn’t consider dishonesty,
gentle demeanor, cries easily.

Trivia:

spent the majority of your mortal life searching for knowledge that would make you immortal,
as any self-made god, you've lost a few decades (centuries?) to madness. Whatever you did during that time remains a mystery.

The Fiend: recently amnesiac, Pluvia wandered into the Warlock’s hut seeking shelter from the storm. Bound in a contract seemingly without an end, [he/she] was made to serve the Warlock’s every whim... or would have been, if the Warlock remembered drafting the contract in the first place.

Name (given by the Warlock): Pluvia

True name: ???

Alias: the Fiend

Likes: food, literature, peace, and quiet

Dislikes: cheerful people, mornings, violence

Personality: Which parts of Pluvia’s personality presented due to amnesia and which are carved into [his/her] core is hard to guess. The fiend is a bit of a stuck-up, though curious and rather bold. The eloquent way of speaking suggests that back home [he/she] carried some sort of position, be it an official or a courtier. It couldn’t have been anything major, though, otherwise somebody would have been sent to find [him/her] by now.

Trivia:

doesn’t remember [his/her] past, but somehow remembers most, if not all, stories [he/she]'s read. Likes to quote them often,
forever hungry, Pluvia likes to eat, but is never satisfied.

The Ring: a petty thief sentenced to death by hanging, only to end up in the Warlock’s hands. The first successful attempt at the body-soul separation, and thus a valuable member of the Warlock’s collection of oddities.

Name (given by the Warlock): Carcer

True name: N/A

Alias: the Ring

Likes: music, storms, "three good things” game

Dislikes: silence, authority, injustice

Personality: [his/her] good-humored, happy-go-lucky attitude seems to rub Pluvia the wrong way. Carcer doesn’t worry about that. Well, [he/she] doesn’t worry much about anything, at least, not since [he/she] died ‘on a technicality.' Carcer would ‘strongly prefer’ to have [his/her] body back, but seeing as it’s no longer possible, [he/she] is determined to make the best of this un-life.

Trivia:

the mood ring changes colors to suit Carcer’s... you guessed it, mood. The choice of a ring was purely accidental, though,
in [his/her] new ‘container’ Carcer can’t see nor smell, but [his/her] auditory perception and tactile sense are greatly improved.

The Warlock: a case in point that with immortality comes a great... decrease in sanity. There's not much to be said about [him/her] other than the rumors. Some say [he/she] having the morals of a toddler, plays with all sorts of creatures as though they are dolls with re-attachable limbs. Others insist that [his/her] actions have a reason. They all agree, though, that aside from collecting rare artifacts, ???’s interest zones on experiments and experiments alone.

True name: ???

Alias: the Warlock

Likes: forgotten knowledge, rare artifacts, people-watching

Dislikes: touch, noise, lies

Personality: cold, apathetic, absent-minded. At least that's what you've heard.

Trivia:

likes naming things. All the things. Yes, even you,
might or might not have been cursed at least once in the past. Can’t talk about it.

The prequel: [I'm the Echo when You call]

Engine: [Ren'Py by Tom Rothamel]

Writing, GUI, coding, art: PDRRook

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Proofreaders/editors: [Steph 'Jeneara' M] [Dom]

Beta players: [Steph 'Jeneara' M] [Dom]

Textures: [ambientcg]

Fonts, Free for Personal and Commercial Use:

[Catharsis Requiem]

[RM Almanack]

When You Call: Reprise screenshots