So the therapist in me is having a field day with this one. Our protagonist, right? He's got the classic avoidant attachment style wrapped in a mystery burrito. Leaves the perfect city life, the amazing job, and this girlfriend he's still clearly jerking off to the memory of. Moves to bumfuck nowhere to dig graves or whatever. That's not a fresh start, that's a man actively choosing to bury himself alive while he's still breathing. The cemetery setting isn't subtle. It's practically screaming at you about his psychological state.

The localization on the spicy scenes is interesting. When he's with the new townie girl, the dialogue has this detached, almost clinical feel even during the messy parts. Like "she guided my hand to her breast" type stuff. But then the flashbacks with the ex hit and suddenly it's all raw and desperate and filthy in a way that feels real. The writer clearly understands that dirty talk isn't just about body parts, it's about the history between two people. The ex knows exactly what to whisper to make him lose his mind because she's mapped every inch of his fucked up psyche. There's this one scene where she's riding him and just says "you're still mine" and the way the text describes his reaction, that mix of terror and the hardest he's ever been, that's good writing. That's someone who gets that the hottest organ is the broken brain.

The comedy bits with the weirdo cemetery coworkers feel jarring sometimes. Like you'll be deep in this brooding atmospheric dread, dick in hand, and then some goofy slice of life nonsense happens. I complained about the UI once, the save system is clunky as hell, but I can't stay mad. The mystery is what hooks you. What did he do? Why is he hiding? The game dangles these little breadcrumbs during sex scenes which is a bold choice. Post nut clarity hits different when you're also piecing together a potential crime. Not sure if it's genius or just messy. Probably both.