I have so many thoughts about this game.

Most of them, almost all of them, are good; for example, the scenery was gorgeous. Regardless of which world I was in, whether it was springtime in one world or hellfire thunderstorms in another, I was constantly looking around and just soaking in the view. I thought I was going to be really turned off by all of the religious visuals, but it's all viewed through the lens of a questionable priest so it's actually pretty rad. The grotesque things were actually really gross, and the brothel level was particularly so (which was perfect). Visually, this game was stunning. Emotionally, it threw some punches, and I'm here for it.

But then there's the story. I'm not going into too much detail to avoid spoilers, but that was not the ending I expected -- and to be honest, I'm not sure what ending I expected. In the cemetery, there were a couple of gravestones that indicated that the story was based on real people and real events. Since we're in Romania and dealing with orphans and the church, I was prepared for Sad Ending About How Horrible People Are. But then it starts to lean into David being...the anti-antiChrist? Like, he's not the proper Christ, nor the Second Coming, but he's also probably(?) not the devil. He's Special, regardless. Okay, so we're going with the Golden Child ending, cool. BUT THEN. Out of nowhere, we get our Good and Bad endings, which have the audacity to question themselves. Like. How should I feel about the last 10 hours I've spent with this game?

I did enjoy this game. I would definitely recommend it, even to people who might be all "ugh, Jesus stuff" like I was at first. But this game reinforces, to me, why I don't enjoy those unreliable-narrator thrillers everybody else seems to be into. Like, obviously don't spoon feed me the context and narrative, but also don't leave me with so many questions that I'm left confused (and maybe also slightly grumpy because harrumph).

I am not fond of religious theme but it was nice to play this game. It has great visuals. Musics are awosome, there are some classical and church musics. Story is intriguing. 8/10

Very good game, a walk sim/puzzle horror story with philosophical and religious takes. Beautiful graphics and sounds, always fitting the atmosphere. The story is quite dark but it keeps you immersed and stuck in your screen wanting to go on.
Very intriguing despite the themes.