Kind of in a bind since I decided to do a remake of Final Warrior, and reason is that when I redid the art I realized that I also had to do the enemy/boss/hero animations in a new style, but I'm not an animator nor do I have the time to do so - just enough time in my day to do the environmental work. So I was wondering (and wanting opinions, obviously) about which art direction I should go with; 8bit or the artsy. Here's a few screenshots of both:
Also, a bit off-topic: if I'm going to do either one, it'd be great if I had some help on this. I can't really pay much due to my budget, but when I get this new position at another company (hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks), I can pay more (around $300/month).