I'll just shamelessly plug my own story about a guy who reincarnates as a dungeon
The Pharaoh remake on steam. It was apparently quite a mess at launch, but the latest patch makes it feel about as buggy as the original, which could also be a bit of a mess at times. Probably worth it to wait for it to go on sale, unless you're jonesing for a taste of the OG.
to answer the thread title as someone who knows very little about Russia: I get the feeling the govt at large largly ignores the populace, for good or for ill. Political intrigue is in the govt, and the normal person doesn't care because it really doesn't effect them. But the down side is that the country is like a colder wild west, but with track suits and vans, rather than cowboy boots and horses.
It's an interesting dynamic he has with his son. The player thinks Kratos would make a terrible dad, and Kratos would agree. He was very deliberately not a father to his son, until his wife died. He may be the ghost of Sparta, but he would still rather not throw his son to the wolves, so they both have to grow.
And, you know, carve a bloody path through the Norse Pantheon, too, because they won't leave him and his kid alone.
Because that worked so well for budweiser.