Everyone vanished because I spent too long lost in the beauty of the world.
This was an incredible experience. The environment is absolutely breathtaking, I can't remember the last time a game's environment consistently made me go 'wow' every time I turned a corner. The ambience only added to the atmosphere, and the music came up so infrequently that it grabbed my attention every time it appeared. There was so much mystery to the story and each of the characters were really distinct, I will definitely be replaying to get all of the endings and explore each of the stories in full. Everyone ended up leaving because I spent so long exploring, so I'm very eager to actually following their stories through to the end.
Absolutely amazing, this is definitely one of those games that will stay with me for a long time.