heya Kami, thanks for the feedback and comments.
So on the rework, the models would stay the same but I'm sure you've noticed that the beginning of the game is poorly lit and just looks crappy. The idea is to make the beginning look graphically like the ending does. The game is just me progressively getting better I think.
I'm also glad that you were able to relate to parts of the game even though (and I just made a few comments like this in the post above) that it was sorta designed as a bro game. I wrote what I was comfortable with but a lot of existential thought and self discovery is very personal revelations but the focus or method of accepting those can be a bit more general. I'm glad it holds up to someone who has a very different orientation than I do and that it just seemed "normalized" to you.
I appreciate the desire for the game to get more recognition. I'm pretty lowkey and don't market very well. It's also my first project and I've gotten way more out of this than I ever imagined that I would so I don't need all the attention. I'm certainly thankful for what I've gotten and continue to get. But i do hope that it finds it's way into the hands and hearts of people that could find meaning from it.