>>60091352I saw a comment on her twitter post that says she apparently got a special ending that comes from having a good bond with Toro, honestly that just made it feel sadder. That's the most I can gather from this game's ending though so I guess he does leave no matter what like you said. I hope the next game has some remark about him knowing you because of the previous save file so this doesn't feel as sad, I wonder where she even found this game if it was never re-released as it sounds like it's quite rare.
