thanks for your feedback! i'll keep that in mind.
do you have any mostly text-based games (i have a limited skillset, yo) that does this pixel art sprinkle you speak of? :) would love to check it out and learn from others!
Ahoy made a great video about the evolution of text based games. The video is called RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island. In the first few minutes he talks about text games with art, after that it gets to "animated text adventures".