I cried so hard

I'll preface this with I have not beaten the game yet.
I'll start with what I like.
I usually hate "cozy" games, because they end up like stardew valley, which I find stressful to play. This game is, actually, cozy. Yes it is about death and all that but it does not feel edgy or anything. The gameplay is not rushed and there aren't really any time limits. Things stay until you get rid of them and there doesn't seem to be any terrible consequences for forgetting about something for a bit.
The character design is great. The animal forms really add to the overall personalities of the characters, and the animations are also quite good.
Hugging is a game mechanic. I love it.
I've found that so far, when the emotions hit, they really hit hard. But its also a toss up; how much are you attached to each character? Who do they remind you of in your own life? My grandma has some memory stuff going on, subsequently I cried like a baby when Alice left. On the other hand, with Giovanni, I barely felt any reaction at all. I think it really does depend on what I already mentioned, and also if you are the kind of person who cries over video games. Please take that into consideration.
I find the sound design to be intuitive and fun, and also not super abrasive, with the exception of Atul randomly sawing things and giving me a jumpscare the first time I heard it.
As far as things I don't like, the resource grinding is a little bit annoying. At one point I had forgotten about some mechanic that would have made my life easier, and instead spent an hour going between all the crates trying to get marble. When I remembered whatever that mechanic was, I was able to continue the story, but that does not erase the hour I wasted or the fact that early enough in the game, grinding shouldn't be a priority. I'm not a game designer; I don't know how you fix that. I'm just saying it.
My last gripe is personal; as someone who is a sound designer professionally, and someone who is autistic, I think the eating noises are unnecessary, and distracting. In my opinion you don't want to hear someone eating unless you want the audience to be disgusted.
That's my whole essay.

Is someone chopping onions in here?