Played through this again to see if I could pick up on more in the story because I was worried that maybe I didn't give it a fair shot my first go 'round. I definitely did pick up on more the second go 'round, mostly because I was actively looking out for specific things this time. I think a big issue I have with this game is that it's written/structured in such a way that I spent more time trying to decode what the themes it was trying to get at were, than I spent actually engaging with those themes on any deeper level. And like, even after a second playthrough, there are still bits that are confusing to me, and there are bits that strike me as problematic but I'm cautious of critiquing them too hard because I don't know if I even have an accurate interpretation of what this game's message is. I guess my final thought at the end of this second playthrough is that I just wish there was more clarity.