I don't remember exactly what, but I think one of the factors for my initial dislike of the game was the detective theme. Or that I didn't connect with Philly's storytelling. But as I said, I replayed it last summer after playing COBD, and then I ended up loving it. You don't lose anything by...
Some unique style here, or at least different that your standard daz game, and it's an interesting f/d game despite neither of them being related to the MC.
I remember playing this when the second or third episode was released and then it went on a long hiatus, like a year or more. I'm glad I rediscovered it again and it's still active.