Pixel art was better when it was a necessity of hardware limitations. Now it's just an excuse for indie devs to be lazy while grasping on to hipster cred for plausible deniability.
most indie devs have low budget
Lot's of indie artists have budget limitations therefore they express design/technological creativity in using the styles ofold since advanced technology doing primitive things is cheaper.
>>1570434
The same thing is happening to chiptunes
>>1570434
thats true
>>1570434
smart frogposter
>>1570434
Yes, pixel art was better when wildly creative people were pushing their utmost limits to build an immersive landscape with what tools they had, rather than when a novice halfheartedly uses pixel art's nostalgia value as a crutch for his reluctance to overcome mediocrity.
>>1570434
Pixel art is a necessity for these indie devs because of talent limitations.