Video games tell stories in various ways. Whether it's crafting new ones from new worlds, taking inspiration from history, or placing players in the very fabric of history, there are a lot of things you can count on story wise from games. For Visual Novels though, they take the story even deeper, they want you to truly feel the story come to life in exciting ways and have you watch as your choices shape the very story itself. Take for example Spakoyno: Back to the USSR 2.0.
This game with the very long name takes you to one of the most important and horrifying times in the history of the world. The time of the Soviet Union. More specifically, near the end of the union, where things are falling apart, and people are wondering what's next for them.
You play as a man named Kirill, who is just an average Russian citizen. But one that has a deep moral standing about what should happen to the country he lives in. With people demanding change, or being forced to take action, Kirill has to decide what he wants, and he decides he wants peace. But how does he get that peace? That's up to you.
You may want to try and get your family to support you, but they have essentially abandoned you. Your bother is in the criminal underground, your father is always working, and your mother doesn't care. If you want peace, if you want to save your home, you have to do it yourself.