Spoilers ahead, i wanted to give my honest opinion about this because i have my own fair share of religious trauma which drew me to this game
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I want to make it clear that i'm not particularly squeamish when it comes to blood or gore, and i don't want to give the impression that i want to police the depiction of such things in media, especially media as clearly vulnerable as this is. I also don't think that an ambiguous or unsatisfying ending is necessarily a bad thing. With all that being said, i really couldn't get on board with this game's 3rd act. I was absolutely sold on the first 2 acts based on the religious horror and character drama. I related to Magda quite a bit and was quite invested in her story. Unfortunately, it lost me when the game started giving graphic descriptions of violence and gore. I was sold on the premise of the horror being how the had manipulated and ultimately failed Magda, turning her into the thing they despised, and her heel turn in the 3rd act didn't really feel consistent with the rest of the game's thematic setup.
Still, that isn't to say that i didn't like the first 2 acts. They were very well crafted and tense. I especially like the scene where Eve confronts Magda in the woods and she starts having a panic attack. I thought it showed excellent use of the medium and it deeply affected me. I just think it's a shame that the landing didn't do it for me.