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Sorry, I just want to write again and apologize, I just realized I've been an idiot. 

Its just now occurred to me that the thing about Ada is that all stuff being shared about him on social media was less about "marketing" and was more of you guys, the creators, being very excited about your character, and sharing lots of fun details and lore. (I've been thinking non-stop about the game and talking about it to anyone who will listen.) I recently went though the twitter back log earlier today to read all the bits of trivia about the characters, and it literally JUST NOW clicked to me how much it all makes sense.  I'm so sorry for misconstruing it. I really enjoyed the game and the story, and I'm looking forward to the Ada patch, and I was the who took things wrong. Its like y'all said on the twitter, some details just didn't fit in with the main story (aka the Ada backstory) so it makes sense its not visible, because the story isn't about Ada.  (edit: I also just realized that him being trans actually DOES play into his character arc, but I won't state that here because obvious spoilers. Again, I can't stop thinking about the game and the longer I think about it the more I keep realizing things. I'm also obviously socially awkward, whoopsies.)

TL:DR Today I F'd Up by mistaking fun lore about a supporting character shared by passionate creators as cheap marketing and I sorely regret it. 

Thank you for the clarification! I can't wait for the update!

*Resumes thinking non stop about the game and writing essays about themes in friends DMs*

I just finished it and got all the endings and while I really loved the game I do have some pretty mixed feelings in regards to one aspect of the story. I really love Mishka and his route, best boy! Everything about his story was so good and refreshing and I love what the game has to say in regards to him. It was also really fun going back and doing different choice combinations and seeing how scenes play out differently based on choices.  I love the art, the music, the story, and the characters. As someone who really loves DMMD I really vibed with this game, they have the same energy I think. 

As for my criticisms, I'll put below, and I'll try to keep it as spoiler free as possible but just in case continue with care. 
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Okay so, I feel like they overhyped Ada. I'm a Transmasc NB, and I was initially really happy with how there were two transmasc and three NB characters (NB characters that don't really make any attempt at androgyny which is REALLY nice.) But then it hit me that none of these characters, except for Ada, are really main characters. They don't get romances, they aren't really complex, they're side characters, and that's really disappointing. Why couldn't someone like Sasha or Vadim or Mishka be trans? I'm so desperate for trans/transmasc leads in BL, and unfortunately N/S kinda missed the mark in this regard. 

Ada disappointed me. You wouldn't know he was trans if you went into the game blindly. He was super hyped up on social media and in the marketing, but it doesn't matter to the plot, and its not visible in the game AT ALL. His relationship, if you can call it that, is super unhealthy and toxic, and I can't say more without spoiling the ending but yeah. Not great. I know he's supposed to get a patch later on, but I don't even know if that's going to be accessible to everyone or just exclusive to the people on patreon/kickstarter. IDK, it just really bugged me that they hyped Ada up as trans when it doesn't actually matter and doesn't go anywhere. It also kinda feeds into some unfortunate implications, since trans/transmasc BL does often get looked down on or excluded from BL spaces because its not "dick/dick" porn.  Again, maybe this will get addressed in the Ada patch, which I'm disappointed was not included at launch, but I do hope I'll have access to it when it does come.

Editing to clarify I do REALLY adore the game. It was super fun, I love the Mishka/Sasha dynamic, and their friendship felt really real and well written, they are extremely likable and suck you in. I could not stop playing the game. I actually really hope the soundtrack gets a vinyl release, I would LOVE to have this on a pink/mint record and put it on blast when I just wanna chill out. I just also wanted to share this criticism as well since I do adore the game and would love to see more.  This game was made with a lot of love, and I had a lot of fun playing it, but it did eventually sink in that no one in the Strexa crew was visibly trans/GNC and that did let me down when I realized it.