> People who grew up with Nintendo and Sega really like pixel art.
As one of those people, I really don't like pixel art at all.
Today's pixel art looks nothing like games did back in the day. The simple reason is that those Nintendo and Sega games weren't played on 27" 4k LCD monitors or 65" OLED TV's but on on the barely 14" CRT in my bedroom. We didn't have huge pixely sprites, they were small and blurry. It had a way softer look than todays pixel art does.
To me, the whole pixel art craze looks like false nostalgia. People longing back to something that never existed that way.
As one of those people, I really don't like pixel art at all.
Today's pixel art looks nothing like games did back in the day. The simple reason is that those Nintendo and Sega games weren't played on 27" 4k LCD monitors or 65" OLED TV's but on on the barely 14" CRT in my bedroom. We didn't have huge pixely sprites, they were small and blurry. It had a way softer look than todays pixel art does.
To me, the whole pixel art craze looks like false nostalgia. People longing back to something that never existed that way.
this image demonstrates it nicely: http://i.imgur.com/lQFPG14.png