Hmm. I quite liked the MC from Friends in Need. Probably because you can be a really nice guy or a really asshole without it feeling over the top/comical.
I think it's just like any other kind of art. It can be good or it can be bad. Depends how finished and thought through the end product is.
I mean, if you just take the first pics from like Bing Image Creator and call it a day? Yeah, it's not going to look that good...
Nothing. I just did a random username generation on my password manager and it gave me Magnus. I instantly associated it with If The Emperor Had a Text-To-Speech Device.
Grinding, no. Progression? Sure. As long as I feel there is an actual flow to the game, I don't mind. But if it becomes repetitive and boring, then I am going to have a problem.
Not incest, but 1room: Runaway Girl
Areas of GRAY (by NOTvil), sadly unfinished. But it is still a wild ride, highly recommend. Very much incest. And drugs. Lots of drugging.