This was a terrific sequel to Daughters of the Sun! The voice actor did an excellent job and the writing was great! Hippolytus is such an interesting character, especially when you compare him to Phaedra. Phaedra blames Aphrodite for her feelings and for what happened to her mother and sister. While Phaedra is somewhat sympathetic, she is the one who fell in love with her own stepson, and seems to see herself as the victim. The real victim, Hippolytus, while also blaming Aphrodite and Phaedra, blames himself for the most part, wondering what he did to cause Phaedra to fall in love with him and upset that he couldn't strike her down like his father struck down her brother, the Minotaur. It's sad to see, especially because other victims in similar situations also tend to blame themselves instead of their attackers. This was heart wrenching but such a good game!
Hi again and thanks for your enthusiasm about the sequel!! You exactly caught it: The Daughters of the Sun is meant to paint Phaedra as a victim of a curse, and then Son of the Woods is meant to question this: is Phaedra trying to find excuses? Isn't Hippolytus the actual victim in this situation? Which is even more ironic considering Hippolytus, here, does see himself as a culprit, when he is, as you say "the real victim". And you also caught the deeper theme of it: self-inflicted victim-blaming.
I'm glad you enjoyed this game too, thanks for your support!! (And once again, I agree: the voice acting is excellent, Dylan was terrific in this role!!)