Should this approach worth the hype? [v3]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.

I tried three different approaches and none of them felt quite right. Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard.

I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts.