Oh my God, you managed the Devotress in this mangled english translation... Let me shake your hand, my friend.
As for Pathologic being just a game - well books, movies and games as such are a reflection of the reality we live in. (That's what I personally like about the game - everyone acts like they would in normal life: they may tell the truth and lie, they may betray you... And all this on a much higher level than in most mainstream movies nowadays. ) As a reflection - you can look in the mirror and see something which you couldn't by looking directly. This game changes lives. Maybe slightly, but it does.
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How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
---- Alexander Pope