I enjoyed Kathy Rain despite some cringey moments/ lines here and there at the beginning, but nothing too bad to take me out of the experience playing this game (Believe me, I've played games with worse story and dialogue. Not to say this game is bad or anything.). The characters are well-written and likable, even Kathy. Although Kathy was pretty annoying at the beginning, she wasn't terribly written, and despite her daddy issues, it didn't really affect the character all that much, and she became much sympathetic and likable as the story goes on. The mystery definitely got me glued in from beginning to end. The creator of this game cited Twin Peaks as Kathy Rain's inspiration, and I can definitely see that in the some of the dialogue, writing, and horror-fantasy elements (besides a few obvious references to that show). The puzzles were not too hard to figure out (for the most part), but definitely left me stumped a few times (although that's just me and not to criticize the game for how hard the puzzles are, but a few could be explained a little better.). Overall, it's a fun point and click adventure game, pretty old school, and I highly recommend it.