This game has approximately 400 unique art assets. How much would your minimum pay be to hand draw the same thing for me today?
Good point. Pity that you did not get an answer. You could have replied that if your game makes that much money you would start commissioning real art.
I am not a fan of AI pics in general. But for some games they are one of the few ways to make a game at all and have visuals. And I think any game developer that has the choice is wise to not chose AI. It is unpopular. It looks boring. There is a reason a lot of the AI games are instantly recogniseable.