My 2nd 1st time finishing the game last night, and I'm extremely emotional. (Spoilers ahead, so be cautious)
I know the title is weird, but here's some context. I did finish the game way back when it first came out, and I started playing it again a few days ago. But by this time, I had forgotten pretty much everything about the game other than I loving it when I first played it, and one of the big twists of the game that Sissel was a cat.
But since that was all that I knew, it didn't affect much outside of understanding the subtle hints throughout the game, which I enjoyed. But other than that, it was basically a blind playthrough. Now, onto the rest, which contains a whole lot more spoilers.
That ending killed me. I can count the number of games that destroyed me like that on one hand. It was definitely a mix of sad and happy. >!The way you find out Sissel was Yomiel's cat. How Yomiel saw Sissel as his only friend. And how sad Yomiel was when he found out he killed Sissel and apologizing for it. And now Sissel gets to be with his new family for a very long time cause of the meteorite. And then there's Missile. He does so much to save his family. He tells you to leave him dead so he can help Lynne and Kamila. Seeing him get shot and ran over was already a lot for me. But hearing that, and then seeing Lynne carry his body away. And then the biggest reveal that this was all set in motion by old man Missile just so he can save Lynne and Kamila.!<
>!All of that just culminated in me turning into a crying wreck. I think the biggest reason for that is that I've had pets, especially cats, my entire life (I'm 38 now), and I love all of them so much. So when Iit was revealed that this game has a pretty big emphasis on pets, that's what did it.!<
I don't actually make main posts on reddit, but this was the first time I was really compelled to since I needed to air out my emotions to people who know what I'm talking about. Anyways, game's great.