Pentiment

I agree and disagree at the same time. Yes, it can be tedious to go around the whole map all the time to see if people have something new to say etc. At the same time, what you propose would not really solve the problem, but merely replace it with an arguably bigger one. What you propose is to essentially mark all the points of interest on the map, Ubisoft-open-world-style. This would make the player feel like he is doing a boring to-do-list rather than investigate on their own, which could become even more tedious than what we have now.

I think the intention was that the players would only revisit the places/people in which they are genuinely interested in... The problem is that the map is small enough to tempt the player into checking it all. To be honest I don't see a solution to this that wouldn't require a major redesign.

I don't think it's nearly as bad as something like Night in the Woods. Mostly everyone who has something to say, there's a logical reason to speak with them.

Yeah I think a lot of people are not expecting the (at times extremely) slow pace of the game. If you come into it expecting a dynamic murder mystery in the vein of Knives Out or a Fincher movie, you will not enjoy it. Imo the game easily deserves a "slice of life" co-primary.

also it's surprising how many people seem to have lost interest in act 3: the "investigation" portions always felt the least interesting to me, so having them gone and being able to explore with no timer was enjoyable.

game didn't feel that slow-paced, but maybe i was just fitting with the vibe. finished it surprisingly quickly, 13 and a half hrs over two days (the weekend !)

13?? took me 30 lol