Godawful baby-brain gameplay clearly trying to capitalize on the "slow, restrictive, and purposefully un-fun = smart" wave that was taking shape in the gaming industry around this time (one which we still haven't fully gotten rid of). The obnoxious "story is way more important than gameplay" crowd (including my idiot high school self around this time, ugh..) probably ate this up this when it released - with whatever rudimentary mechanics on offer in this garbage (including more oversimplified 'crime solving' elements than The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and dumb-as-nails stealth sections) taking a backseat to this narrative. Though unlike more plot-centric games such as Telltale's The Walking Dead, this story fucking sucks. Hard. Crazy that this was even released - honest to God feels unfinished.