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>>8928734
>Most VNs I see mentioned give me the impression that they'd be too cringy to have a good story, too focused on porn to be meaningful, or too based around weeby tropes to have interesting characters.

Here are some VNs I would recommend that don't have any of the problems you mentioned:
Narcissu (especially the first one, but Side 2nd is also good)
Swan Song
Sayonara wo Oshiete (Reddit criticized the translation to the point the guy took it down, but it's not a horrible TL, and you can find it here:
https://erogedownload.com/downloads/sayonara-o-oshiete/))
Saya no Uta
Symphonic Rain (If you're looking for something more relaxed, at least before all twists start coming along)

Yume Miru Kusuri is also pretty good. The character designs seem pretty anime, but the characters are very realistically human