"When I see that someone can do much better than most or better than they did before"
thats the exact point, if devs keep doing "remakes" just because a render engine update is released, and never actually finish the story, which is the case in so many instances, then they never have really done anything before.
as i said, these are NOVELS, not 4K VR porn. might aswell play those 'uncover the girl' puzzle games, or belt off to fashion rags, if the story is never finished.
and "within expectations for a given genre" (ie: full-page comic book format) is not the same as "half baked". your fallacy of false equivalence makes your argument invalid.
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If you don't want to wait for production, and don't need graphics, go read a novel. You know, a book. Do you see your fallacy?
This is NOT a novel. This is a VISUAL novel. VNs are a separate medium that has evolved far beyond mere novels with illustrations. The combination of quality animation and quality story is what makes the core appeal of a VN. Neglect either, and you end up with a plain old novel, or plain old porn.