Really good game, I enjoyed it a lot. Even in spite of the mostly light-hearted tone, there were moments where I shuddered with existential dread....... and even in spite of everything he did, I can't help but sympathize with Eugene.
I know too well, how one small incident can spark an obsessive fear in you, one that consumes everything. Death is a terrifying, unknowable thing, and people try their best to grapple with that fear as best they can, through religious beliefs, or trying to "live life to the fullest", or trying to ignore/run away from it....... but for some of us, the only way we know how to deal with it, is to try and "control" the uncontrollable. I've dreamed a million times of finding my own "haunted house", my own magical timeloop, or immortality potion, or guarantee of reincarnation/reformation, etc........ I can't say that if I was in his position, I wouldn't also be consumed by the house. By my fear.
And, it's especially understandable when you feel that you've been "robbed" of a huge portion of your life, by isolation, excessive responsibility, or trauma.
Of course, that doesn't excuse anything else he did, he had no right to treat other people as pawns or playthings, or to take out his fear and frustration on them. But I feel sadness for him, on top of the anger and disgust. If only he'd looked beyond himself more, at the people and the world around him. It wouldn't have cured his fear, but it could have led to a happier outcome for everyone involved, including himself, I think.
Anyways, sorry for the long ramble. On a lighter note, I also enjoyed that there was so much little extra dialogue to discover, even for small things on subsequent loops, it endeared me to Oliver and Ángel a lot. They had really good chemistry. I love gay people.