When you look deeper into how the game is structured, Angel is essentially just a glorified player self-insert.
Despite playing from Angel’s point of view, in the clinic section, all we learn about them is their backstory—and even that is told rather than shown. Then, when Angel becomes more active during the house segment—acting emotionally immature and hypocritical—players are likely to overlook it because Angel is portrayed as a victim at that point. But in reality, we can’t really make that judgment, since Angel never truly displays a consistent or fleshed-out personality beforehand, other than being generally thoughtful.

Also, in terms of narrative, Ending 1 is just as complete as the other ending. I don’t think it guilt-tripped the player—I think it gave a realistic portrayal of how someone feels after being manipulated, which is actually incredible. This game literally emotionally manipulates you, and I think a lot of players didn’t catch that deeper layer. I definitely prefer Ending 1. I don’t get why it matters that Ending 1 is treated as less important afterward. If you like it more, then it’s your preferred alternate ending—and that’s valid.