This is one of the most "mature" games I've ever played, in that it treats really awful and sensitive subject matter with so much tact and respect. Nothing comes across as exploitative or edgy - it genuinely hurts and haunts.

There's a scene with Angela near the end of the game that might be one of the most affecting things I've ever seen. Angela's story is already incredibly tragic - she's always confused when James meets her, almost infantilized by sexual abuse the game only hints at - but she's incredibly lucid when she denies James the comfort of "saving" her. Even mocks him for being more in denial than she is. As she turns her back on him and ascends a burning staircase, James remarks how inexplicably hot it is. To which Angela replies, "You see it too? For me, it's always like this..."

That single line completely contextualizes everything in the game, and I always get chills watching that scene. And then I watch the dog ending to calm down with some levity. This game really has it all.