Ooof, the feels. This story is a bit disconnected; it feels like 5 episodes of a series (including the christmas special!^^) The first half in particular feels a bit aimless, but it gets better on the second half (which is also where you played with my feelings, you monster!) The writing is good, and the characters great. It really feels like snapshots of Ransom Wilkes’ life, which from the title is definitely on purpose, so good job!
It’s a bit weird that Elias’ sprite is the only one in color, but they all look nice. The backgrounds work too. The UI is good, and the nvl mode passages look impactful. Nothing crazy visually, but it’s all very competent! The music fits the scenes really well too. And I liked the christmas music near the end.^^
Overall, a bit unequal, but it’s in the service of its framing device. Maybe if I hadn’t read it on stream first, voice acting several characters, I wouldn’t have found it quite so long too, haha!^^ Great job!