woahh I’m absolutely blown away by this game - the writing is incredible and I was fascinated by the story the entire time! the art and music are fantastic as well and the characters are all likeable in their own way ^^ definitely one of my favourites that I have played in this game jam!
spoilers!
I wanted to go for Niko’s route initially because I loved her character design and also found her very charming in her first interactions with Olga, but somehow I accidentally ended up in Katusha’s route instead aksjdh
That said, Katusha’s relationship with Olga is also very sweet and I didn’t want anything bad to happen to her, so I was stressed (and mildly betrayed) when Niko showed up on the train in the end. But I’m happy that there was at least one ending where things kind of worked out…? ^^;;;;
Even though Niko played a more antagonistic role, I still found her incredibly charming and she was definitely my favourite. While she was a little suspicious at first, I honestly didn’t expect her to become the antagonist and to turn out so unhinged in the end aksjdha but!! that did not detract from her appeal at all and I still love her a lot, although her endings don’t feel like the happiest for Olga… I did feel a bit bad for Katusha as well, especially since the historical reference to her family’s assassination is pretty dark.
As for Olga, she is a fantastic protagonist that I felt incredibly sympathetic towards and her immortality is so so tragic. The flashbacks of her backstory - her village being massacred and her past with Vassa - were devastating and she has been through so much, I just wanted to her to be happy. Regardless, I enjoyed the more bittersweet feeling of some of the endings and the tragedy of the darker ones as well.
Overall, thank you for making this amazing game! I don’t usually read historical fiction but I was absolutely immersed in this one as the plot and emotional beats are excellently executed!