I like realistic, but it depends on the characters of course. And realism gets to a point where it all looks similar you know, the more realistic it is.
A cartoon style has the advantage that it can be very distinct and have its own unique look
Depends.
Certainly no jumpscares, and I once remember playing a FNAF parody where you had to be caught by the monsters to get a sex scene, that is really annoying I want to win but I also want to see the porn so they need to handle it differently.
Not really VN's but I did learn most of my english trough media and the internet, plus the base I got from school. But I still remember being a little kid and asking my mom what "To be continued" meant when I saw it at the end of some cartoon.
I'm someone that likes to see all the scenes im interested in and then not play the game again, so I will play and then just unlock the gallery if possible. So I like the approach of a game like WVM where the only choice is "do you want to fuck this characters yes/no?"
One of my favorites with my favorites tags, remake is bittersweet cause it sets us back on some characters, but hopefully it will be better when we get to where the original was