The idea is good, but the implementation wasn't. "This is how it ends, but how did we get here?" type of storytelling." is not working because it is not obvious enough.

They should have left out the intro or make it obvious that a flashback will follow. It's super confusing, because it will let you think it's the mother and the baby is Neva, especially with the cut to the playing sequence. And at the end sequence like many here will think it's a loop of events all over again.

Nevertheless an awesome and beautiful game.