>>42543561being tone-deaf, both in writing and in looks is one that comes to mind most often
Snakewood comes to mind as the most egregious example, though admittedly half of it was taking the piss
Other notable ones are the Reborn family of fangames, Adventures Red (both suffer from VN-syndrome, the former at least tries to supplement it with gameplay though) and Quartz (which also adds an insufferable MC - seriously, mute MCs are a staple, if you want to veer from it at least make them good)
>>42544583I think it has a lot in common with the common mainline story, something like a merger of Lillie with an MC from most gens:
>8 'badges' to obtain (with a SM-esque 'trial' spin?)>gathering these takes a trip around the entire region>an overarching plot involving a legendary (taking a 'Nebby' to the 'Ruins'?)>a 'friendly rival' that tags along (that may take a far more antagonistic role later - a reverse GSC rival? would be a nice subversion)I'm not criticizing you by pointing these similarities out btw, what I mean to say is that it actually sounds like a concept for a story GF could release, and therefore far from 'too much' - the devil will lie in execution though
