What's your hidden gem IF & your vastly overrated IF?
Im partially looking for good games I haven't tried yet that are preferably finished projects, or at least finished books. I prefer to have solid romance options, and I don't care for school settings. Im just too old at this point. It's hard to be in your 30s and read about school age kids and not think of them as well... kids.
But I also want to hear people's genuine opinions about games and what makes or breaks it for them. Im relatively new to IF but did grow up on cyoa goosebumps books when I was a kid.
You can list as much or as little as you want, but please keep it to valid criticisms where possible, or at least qualify why it makes your list. I'll comment mine below though right now I only have vastly overrated. I hope to find some gems.
Edit to include: im using the term overrated, but I mean that in a personal sense. Just about every work has it's audience which is why I'd ideally like to also hear your reasoning behind it.