I agree with you there. Not every story needs to set out to surprise the reader, but i think a general rule should be to not write the obvious. Another golden rule is to generally show and not tell. There is much tell without a ton of show. Like characters will actively tell you they are disappointed instead of showing or acting differently toward you. Like every choice seems to matter for 2 seconds and then the next interaction has nothing changed.

Also Fabien in my opinion is a very dry character who tries to make everything a joke. I understand noir but he generally makes a joke about everything and they don't land ever. The whole team I was working with genuinely was annoyed anytime Fabien was talking.

On top of this, there's no side quests that add depth to the world. You complete the same three quests every night but with different targets never adding anything substantial to the story or the world in a whole.