I finished the first part of this game, and you certainly have done a good job at world-building and making the absurdity known (those are some goofy characters!) I'm not the hugest fan of the large amount of reading, but it isn't that bad, I'll say. The text is entertaining enough that working through the case isn't too bad at all! I'll be real, the cutscenes are what I found to be a bit long. The Paper Mario-esque textboxes are really fun, but the duration of cutscenes and pauses were a bit long. Some of the art is quite good, specifcally the characters. Simple, but effective! It doesn't need to be complicated to be good. However, the pixel art clashes a decent amount with the rounded art. The transitions were slick, though, but it did feel like other systems could've used that time a bit more (this is more of a personal thing, of course!)
Overall, despite the issues, the story was engaging and interesting, which is of course the most important part!