Interesting idea, but even at the best of times, controlling the character doesn't feel great. I don't like the fact that I'm locked in to the phone screen whenever I bring it up, I think being able to flick back and forth between the phone and the road and having a time limit on text replies would be more satisfying and lead to the same sense of being 'out of control' while still leaving the player with some agency.
On a positive note though, I'm a big fan of the art style, it's a really interesting aesthetic - cycling underwater? And with an old brick cell phone to boot!
Congratulations on getting it done, I hope you keep at it in the future!