I liked this a lot more than I initially anticipated. It has its quirks and issues but overall I thought the experience was really solid

I am a sucker for these pixel type games. I always enjoy the style. And Kathy Rain is another example of it. The colors are very warm and pleasant here.

The music was actually quite good. There were certain pieces that were extremely unnerving and disturbing, but fit the tone those moments were going for.

I liked a lot of what was going on in the story conceptually. There's many moving parts and reincorporation of previous elements. Most of the characters are somewhat memorable and there's occasional funny banter. They did something interesting with the narrative near the end that felt engaging to go through.

I quite enjoyed playing the game and solving its puzzles. They didn't feel too hard or complicated, but they had enough going on to where as long as you're paying attention everything will click. There were some sections that had really clever ways of handling a situation.

I have gripes like I said. I think the voice acting was pretty solid overall, though there were moments where the direction didn't really work. Something crazy or serious would happen and then you'd interact with an object in the room and the delivery was totally flat. I also think Nathan's voice did not work at all for the character they were going for.

A lot of the dialogue in general can be annoying. Kathy in particular has really bad one liners. She's a part of a very very long and annoying list of modern characters who are really rude and arrogant and snarky intentionally to try and make them seem tough or cool. But it just comes off as her being a huge jerk. I don't actually dislike the character overall, she has a lot going on with her backstory and how she has processed her life. But I think the character could have been a touch more likeable. In general, the way the game kicks off with the mystery feels weird as a result. She is investigating her grandfather yet she came off like she didnt give two hoots about the the guy. She was late to the funeral so she could go smoke some cigs.

The last third, while interesting, felt a lot weaker than the rest of the game, it was a lot of buildup and intrigue, yet the section feels very rushed through and short. Theres a lack of payoff and real meat or substance. It's like they just kinda ran through it quickly because they ran out of time to develop it further.

Finally, I did like most of the puzzles, but some have the typical point and click trope of being needlessly complex. You'd have items you couldn't interact with the entire game, yet suddenly when you interact with it 4 hours later you can now pick it up. Many puzzles felt well thought out, then there were some where they just threw something together to draw out the game.

I should also mention on Switch load times were fairly long. The game in general feels a bit slow. It needs a run button.

Those seem like a lot of gripes, but they were all mostly minor because I really enjoyed the experience overall. A lot more than I thought I would.

If you like point and click adventure games, this one is a great recommend.