Guess the biggest problem is live2d pictures.... well, since I don't know how live2d works, so I can not say anything with that.
Maybe building a long term game Like other game developers? Making a long story game by showing a series of demo like version 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and adding changelogs? That way you can take some time working with live2d and various types of other characters, story and etc. Of course the same problem of drawing and your effort could be added but i think it would be worth it. Since dickdown dual was a unique and one of the only games with card dual system(and it shows nearly a perfect battle system) i am sure a ton of people will come and wait for it.
live2d is actually a godsend, since it lets me get animations out of a bit more effort compared with drawing a simple pic
its the drawing in general thats painful for me.
ever since i found my talent in coding i became painfully aware of how much energy i have to put into drawing, its never fun and its never what it was in my head. i cant even draw chibis consistently
the only long term game ive ever completed was damsel quest 3, which took a year to finish and caused a 5 year long burnout.
at the start of dq3 i made the demo in 2 weeks, which involved drawing at least 20 pictures
by the end i was barely drawing one picture a month
making dickdown duel was the only other time i had anything resembling those first 2 weeks where i managed to do 2 live2d models 2 days in a row 3 times in a 2 week period to finish the game, like day 1 id do the main battle live2d and 2nd day id do the defeat lying on the ground model (after battle not mating press)
but i mean to even make a demo of a slay the spire style thing, id need live2d for the 1/3 characters, at least another model for the boss game over, and 40+ card arts, then whatever id need for events
it makes me wish i could use spine pro but every time ive tried i havent even fully rigged anything because the software is completely annoying to use
p.s
i wish i knew why cosplay crisis was such a flop. it was so fun to make but i didnt have time to wait for wishlists to build, so now im just wasting away drowning in my own dying motivation and eroding skills.
i was working on sylphy 3 when my mother doubled my rent and rendered it impossible for me to finish a game before running out of money (feb is probably the last month i'll be able to pay but i've been struggling to feed myself since there are no cheap meals i can eat every day, i like spicy instant noodles but the spice is bad for me so i cant have it consecutively)
cosplay crisis doesn't even have a thread on here, thats how much of a flop it apparently is