Beautiful and heartbreaking. I found this game via a video analysis on it, and while I knew exactly what awaited me at the ending because of it, every time I reach the ending scene I tear up a little. I'm not sure if it was intended or not, but on first playthrough I assumed that the crystal fragments we collect throughout the game is the story of the monument, and at the end when we find the singular 'I am afraid', the realization that these were our memories all along hits like a ton of bricks. Every time I replay the game feels like reopening a wound in the best possible way, painful and raw but familiar.

And again, the 'I am afraid' line. Combined with this slow, solemn music and no more bits of stories, no more steps to climb, makes it uniquely horrible in a way that is difficult to describe. After going through all of this, reflecting on our whole life, we weren't able to escape or come to terms with our fate, only knowing that this is it, that the story ends here. The simple statement of 'I am afraid' is somehow so much more vulnerable than all the rest, especially when the monument directly replies. It breaks through the shaky indifference that we have displayed, the disdain, the numbness. All of the dialogue in this game is beautiful, but I truly think that 'I am afraid' is the best line in the entire game. 

I could probably go on and on about this for hours but we don't have time for that and I'm tearing up again, so last thing I'll say is just that this is an amazing game and never gets old no matter how many times I play it.