I've played this game and others from the Nancy Drew series casually, and I'm wondering the appeal in speedrunning it. Isn't it just a bunch of fast clicking and waiting for dialogue to end?

well, you could describe every speedrun ever as "a bunch of fast/well-timed clicks/button presses".

i can't speak for other folks, but i like running these games because they're fun games, and i enjoy seeing how fast i can finish them.

if you're asking because you're curious about giving it a try, i hope you do! feel free to ask any questions you have in our discord. if you decide it's not really your thing, then thankfully there are plenty of other games out there that people speedrun too.