OH MAN. I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING AT ALL.
Don't wanna give any spoilers or anything in here but WOW!! The slow build-up to that ending was SUPERB! Especially since after the twist, everything made so much sense! You did such a brilliant job of setting everything up, from the character dialogue, to the slow reveal of details. Just absolutely wonderful all around.
I LOVED the choice to be able to customize the characters—from choosing which protag you want, to even choosing your partner! I went for both a male Shearsmith and a male Volkham in my first playthrough, though now I'm so curious as to how things might be different with other combinations. At any rate, it was a really unique touch that at least to me, also helped me resonate even more with the story and chars, perhaps because I somehow felt even more invested after choosing them LOL
The voice acting was EXCELLENT. So incredibly well done. And COMPLETELY voice-acted, too! So for once even though I've almost never done it in the past, I just put it on auto and let the characters come to life for me hehe. I think one reason especially the voice acting works so well (besides just being wonderfully done) is because this is very much a dialogue-based story. You do such a wonderful job of introducing us to the characters, weaving together their story, and setting things up using almost entirely dialogue with just a few narrative bits here and there. The back-and-forth ripostes between the two officers feels incredibly natural and enjoyable to listen to.
The art is fantastic! Love how you've done so much even with the minimal setting of just a car! The sprites are incredibly well done and all their expressions a delight. And the music fit so well to set the mood—subtle and mysterious at first and building as the game goes on.
Just overall a really wonderfully done story with an excellent twist and nicely done character that will pull you in right away with its engaging dialogue and keep you wondering where it's going all the way up until the end! Fantastic! 💕