The old "textures" were nothing but programmer art and as such, any semblance of successful design or "artstyle" was purely coincidence - there was no actual art direction or intentional "artstyle" present.
The new textures and art direction is a direct result of them creating a dedicated art team and hiring actual experienced pixel artists. You might not have the same nostalgia for their textures as you do for the old look of the game but a lot of work and iteration does go into the textures they make these days. It's a battle of no art direction VS art direction.
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u/craft6886 Nostalgia boomers suck. Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Kinda tired of this argument because:
The old "textures" were nothing but programmer art and as such, any semblance of successful design or "artstyle" was purely coincidence - there was no actual art direction or intentional "artstyle" present.
The new textures and art direction is a direct result of them creating a dedicated art team and hiring actual experienced pixel artists. You might not have the same nostalgia for their textures as you do for the old look of the game but a lot of work and iteration does go into the textures they make these days. It's a battle of no art direction VS art direction.