Two minutes into Neva's opening cutscene, the dog dies. This is not a spoiler; it's the point. Nevertheless, that dispassionate truth doesn't diminish the emotional response this particular death evoked in players. Widely considered the most heartbreaking game of 2024, Neva 'broke' us before we even knew what we were mourning, perhaps because it wasn't really about the dog.
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