So for the most part I enjoyed it, I don't like to rate first releases, but for a metric for you I would give it a 2.5/5. I like the story that you're laying out, I really love all the characters so far, the combat scenes were decent, and while I hate free roam I do appreciate you keeping it simple and not doing too much like other devs. It is pretty lengthy and has a lot of choices which is uncommon and greatly appreciated for a first release, and you've taken your time to lay the plot out to where it doesn't feel rushed.
The negatives for me outweigh the positives just because of the annoyance of them. I am a fast ready and even with max text speed, there is still forced stoppage at times, and also the black screen transitions take to long and they aren't even necessary to begin with. With some transition scenes there's the lightning effects and blur effects on the imagery in a couple of the fight scenes, it just doesn't look good at rather annoying to look at, especially if someone already has less than ideal eye sight.
It's a pretty good start, it just needs a little tweaking, I am excited to see where this project goes, best of luck.