Well I died rather quickly haha. The attack is so short range that I kept getting hit every time I went to attack something. After dying the game didn't really give me any options to do anything, so I had to exit then restarted. I got through the first level my second time playing, though.
Definitely some classic character archetypes going on. What's available obviously sets up characters, but I'm curious why it's called a Murder Mystery. Would love to see where it goes when it's finished ^^