Thanks for your detailed feedback, Chatter!
You overall caught Hippolytus very well: he is indeed a more raw character than Phaedra, which reflected in the lines (he's a "son of the woods" unable to love, a beast if anything to most eyes; and he himself embraces this side of him, he is proud of not subjecting to the shameful trials of love).
I'm also glad you appreciated I tried to make the game similar to TDOTS in spirit, despite using different features! Simple effects can convey a lot of things!
I also have nothing to add to the parallelism you noticed between Phaedra (putting the blame on everyone and everything that isn't her) and Hippolytus (self-blaming himself).
Thanks once again, I'm happy you enjoyed the game (and the voice-acting, I am also very pleased with Dylan's performance!!)