For me there's nothing particularly special about the renders in this game either. These are renders that a developer with a little bit of knowledge could produce. Yes, they look pleasing to the eye because the developer chose pre-made daz models with high quality textures. But that's it, nothing extra. Taken under flat lighting, not bad(because of the good textures), but not good enough to stand out from others. Nothing exceptional.
As for the animations, yes, they’re currently better than 90% of other games, but that’s mainly because the developer was able to hire people solely for animations after reaching a large subscriber base. Any developer earning $30,000 a month could do the same by hiring staff. If you look at the animations in the early episodes of the game, you’ll see what I mean.
If you ask me which games actually have renders that truly stand out, I’d say A Wife and Mother. You can clearly tell there was extra effort put into the lighting and post process.