These'll be kinda rambly, in no particular order.
This case had a really good twist culprit. I wasn't expecting the nervous sweeper to actually have committed the crime. But she's a really well-developed character and her moment of reveal was very unexpected. I enjoy cases with twist culprits so this gives it bonus points.
The reverse-twist of the doppelganger being completely unrelated to Dot is intriguing. Though I find the fact that they were wearing the same exact clothes to be a biiiit of a stretch. Is there any reason for this? I wouldn't assume it was a common type of clothing given the Judge and Alonzo's reactions. It does require a bit of suspension of disbelief. It could be then that the doppelganger is really a witch, but didn't communicate with Dot in their dream. That's my best theory so far.
While the thought of there potentially being a bad ending (from Dot's execution, to being betrayed by Billy, to Dot herself having some kind of hidden secret) was in the back of my mind, I'm ultimately glad of the more hopeful, positive ending in this case. In that way, it works as a subversion of expectations... while subverting the expectation of what a subverted expectation would be here, a bad ending (if any of that makes sense). Unfortunately, it's only an alternate history, but still it can give us hope for a more tolerant tomorrow.
I stand by the points I made at the end of my video, namely that I don't actually mind the "easyness" of this case. After all, it makes it more accessible, which in turn allows more people to experience this story (and it should be experienced by many people).
The social commentary is impeccable and is absolutely the best part of this case. I'm fortunate enough to not have an identity which would be considered "heresy" in San Ignacio, yet it would be extremely ignorant to say transphobia isn't rife in (so-called) modern human society. Nothing exemplifies it more clearly than what happened
today, with the (unelected) Prime Minister of my own country making a
transphobic comment during the PMQs while the mother of a
teenage trans girl who was murdered in a hate crime last year was present. At the very least Sunak's, like Alonzo's, bigotry is on full display so there can be no doubt. It may not affect me personally, but this kind of needless hatred makes my blood boil thinking of it. So I really appreciate the approach this case took to delivering its message, a message that is still very much needed in our society. It's very clear that much of this is drawn from the author's personal experiences, and it has clearly struck a chord with many players who have struggled with their own identities, as I could tell after reading the other messages in this thread.
Dot is an amazing protagonist. I gave my rationale in my closing thoughts of the video, but I'll add that Dot's final answer about their identity being that they're not sure, but that's alright is an added stroke of genius. It reminds me of the ending monologue given by Butters in the South Park episode "Cartman Sucks". People try to fit everything into neat little boxes, and thus don't tolerate people who are "confused", or "uncertain". But why is that even a problem in the first place? I experienced this kind of thing myself with the amount of times I was asked what I planned on doing with my life. My only answer was that I wasn't sure. Still not sure, in fact. (I know it's quite a different situation to someone who is confused about their gender identity, but it's the closest comparison I can make).
The pacing was good. I didn't get bored of this case or want to take a break once. I recorded the first three videos with only a 5-10 minute break between each to get a drink and then immidiately got back to it, only stopping when it got too late in the night. That alone is testament to how good this case was.
The other characters were all great. Their distinct personalities made it easy to voice them in the videos. Props to you, GuardianDreamer, for developing 4 seperate absolutely rotten characters with distinctive personality traits within one case. Each one having a different brand of bullsh*t to deliver onto the player.