There are some cliches--but really, when aren't there? But moreover, yes, I'd say just about all of the characters get a chance (in Ep 1 or later) to develop past that. Some, of course, don't really get that chance since we only see so much of them.
I don't think Erica's all that cliched. She fits a certain mold, yes, but there's far more to her than that which we see even in the first Episode. And I wouldn't even say "in a Man's World" because that never comes up. At no point does anyone call her out for being a woman in this game. It's not a plot point, it's never brought up, it's not used against her (or for her, for that matter). Hell, it wouldn't be all that hard to make Erica into an Eric, quite honestly. I love that she's this kind of character and also a woman, personally, but her gender has little to do with who she is or what she does.
And yes, there is some intentional parallels to noir and crime thriller tropes. That is our genre here, after all.
Also--the moment of Scott's death isn't all there is to the game, either. There are tons of puzzles and twists that come long after that moment, most of which are unrelated to it. So I do think it's a shame that someone would judge the whole game on that one moment.
I won't say there aren't some cliches in the game, there are. But there's also a lot more to it and I think we rise above the cliches that are there as well.