The Player and their Niko embark on their pilgrimage side-by-side, a journey in which you, the God, are physically present. You can see, hear and touch everything in the world as your could your own, and your role as the omnipotent protector remains unchanged. This means, however, that you are forced to make these decisions and watch the story unfold until the bitter end; right up until it starts back from it's roots.
Very quickly, you learn that you have become trapped. One ending does not grant you the resolution you anticipated, and going through the motions a second time for an alternate path does not grant you the satisfactory ending you were hoping for. Everything remains the same. Niko's memories of you and the previous cycles are wiped clean, while you must retain every event that has happened thus far with frightening clarity. You're not sure if any of your choices mean anything, anymore.
You can't find a way out.
You can't save Niko.
You were only supposed to have one shot.
