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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing
Because Key relies on emotional shock value, it's necessary for you to give a damn about the characters before you care about what happens to them. For Kanon 2k2, Angel Beats, and Air, there was little time for you to grow attached to these people. But Air at least got something together. And of course the characters themselves have to be sympathetic and that really varies.
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I see, then that means it's how fast people gets attached to the characters, right? And how "sensitive" or sympathetic one with the characters or the issue at hand.
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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing
The other problem is that they aren't the most creative bunch and tend to recycle a lot of elements from what I've seen. It can get tiring, and at worst bad Key writing can seem like Moe snuff anime. :S
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As much of a great writer Maeda Jun was, he's still just one writer, and there's bound to be reoccurring motifs and patterns in his works. Afaik many other famous writers have this tendency too (like Gen and R07).