Good animations can take a game with a mediocre story and make it great. I like the DK animations made in VAM - are there many other devs who create their animations from VAM scenes?
I like the idea of having a bro to turn to when stuff gets weird for the MC, appearing more infrequently than other characters. Almost more like dude has most of his own life and MC has theirs.
Usually self insert of keep default for MC. I only change other character names if they are the same as people close in my life that would take me out of the 'alternative reality' of the game.
Ravenous seems to ride the line pretty well. When I think of horror a lot of times that means gore or slasher type horror which I don't really want in games, but I think some borderline upsetting supernatural or even realworld scares can make a game super fun and unique if it's done well.
For me it truly is just a fantasy. The thought of anything actually happening in real life churns my stomach and just makes me feel bad since deep down I know the situations that I'm fantasizing about are just so utterly unrealistic.
I just realized I have enough for members+, but my lurking non-posting self needs to grind the requirements before I can buy it... Father's day feels like the perfect day to reach that goal.