what a beautiful game! the discussion surrounding android ethics, capitalism, immortality/inhumanity of an android, as well as the parts where sofiya compared sonya to sonia were all delicately written. the monologue surrounding sonia's passing by sonya was also really touching. the slow, uncomfortable knowledge about how sofiya was sure to die very soon also really crawls on the skin, as from the pov of sonya, it's an inevitable thing that will happen, regardless of the blight. the trope of someone creating an android either in their own image or in a loved one's image is also a personal favourite, so i grinned a bit upon the reveal, especially as sofiya talked about how she kept feeling like sonia was still alive through sonya. also, stories set in russia/places with a lot of snow seem to hyperfocus on the weather, which is not a bad thing in any way, but it does surprise me as someone who lives somewhere that doesn't have any snow at all, lol. it sort of paints this oppressive, but beautiful scenery, as the snow brings with it a lot of death, i guess, and it's no different in hoarfrost wires. speaking of the death, [SPOILERS FOR THE ENDING] the part where sofiya and sonya visit sonia and alik's graves was a really fitting, melancholic ending. i thought it would be a bit more grim, with sofiya dying in sonya's arms, but this is much more fitting.
thank you for sharing your work!
HI thank you so so much for the review! <3<3<3
This is my first visual novel so this really means a lot.
One of my main worries was that I would come across as not trusting the reader to be able to infer things on their own. I'm so happy I was able to convey the oppressive atmosphere and Sonya/Sofiya/Sonia's dynamic well enough to you.
Again, thank you so much for the compliment!!!