Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective/Tear Jerker

"Sissel: .....This is all so unbelievably tragic..."
 * The fate of  Kamila, a little girl, built her mother a machine that would   Instead, she sees her invention
 * Sissel even lampshades it.


 * backstory and motivation.


 * This troper was moved when
 * This troper was moved when


 * The truth behind And on a more happier note, the ending after you avert fate for the final time.

"Lynne:
 * When Sissel . This one single moment just screams "We know nothing about that poor guy and he knows nothing either. Everything was wrong, we knew nothing, all the time. We were and are at zero, despite all our efforts. And it's almost Dawn."
 * While we're on the topic, this exchange is one of the most memorable, to me:

Sissel:"

": Those were happy for me. But they weren't happy for . And there was nothing I could do."
 * Lynne's to Sissel near the end, sincerely thanking him for everything he'd done even though  There's just some sort of finality you can see in the animation when she pulls the switch
 * Even worse,
 * Somebody, please look at me... Somebody, please reach out a hand to me...
 * There's just something so utterly heartbreaking about a little creature just begging for someone to notice him, especially when no one can hear or understand him. There's this huge drama unfolding in front of him, with threats and death and fear, and he doesn't understand it at all. He just knows that he's literally crying aloud to them, begging, but no one is taking notice, let alone reaching out to him. It's utter loneliness and despair. I'm pretty stoic when it comes to heart-wrenching scenes, and yet every time I read those two lines, I want to cry.
 * This troper just stopped at the point in the game and frowned, holding back tears., a stray kitten, starving for attention. And stray kittens don't last for long... This troper was glad that, in either timelines   This troper shivers at the thought of an alternate reality where
 * despair about being unable to help.


 * Maybe it was just for this troper, but I thought Dandy was a pretty cool guy I was bawling and throwing my DS on the floor. Needless to say, Dandy is no longer my favorite character.
 * Missile being killed by the assassin, who he just wanted to say "welcome" to. I was very grateful that we got to reverse that one.