You’re probably talking about Simone, and it’s one of the highlights of the whole game. Enjoy!
Same here - the part about dying over and over and having to restart in the beginning of the game, that is. It’s not my favorite game ever and I kind of thought it was a little over rated, though to be fair, I never did finish it.
But I am glad I stuck it out - I was so close to calling it quits and thankfully, didn’t encounter any other such sections in the game. I did find it enjoyable, but I wasn’t wowed by it. I’ll return to it at some point as I am curious about the ending(s) and I liked where the story seemed to be going.