if you cant affort dont do it lololololol. what bs neo-capitalistic answer is this? you should be ashamed of yourself. but hey, if you cant afford food, just dont eat. ez.
ima not wait til some rich fuck decides to make a porn game and im glad that even poor devs are making games. the more the merrier and the more diamonds we will find.
ever used honey select or koikatsu? doing models and scenes with it is a chore and doesnt even look good. not to mention that you also need to code the game, write the story, do the audio, the balancing, compile it properly, make sure it doesnt lag like shit and so on. time is essential here. dont forget the game is on rpg maker. using 3d models in 2d style game with cartoony looks feels out of place. you can do it but personally im glad he chose not to. id rather have stolen art at this point.
saying that htmls are low quality just shows that you barely played em. pregmod e.g. might be the biggest and richful slave management game so far. and that game is on html, coming with 4 different art styles.
my tip for you: dont play the game if you feel like stolen art hurts your ego. i will gladly play them and have a blast with em