I again want to make an honest comment on the new sprites:
While I do like the more detailed and updated looks on many of the characters (especially the more expressive take on the characters), the change of some character’s sprites has had a great and rather suboptimal effect on them. It completely changed their personality and how they are generally perceived, when compared to their sprites before.
The ones suffering from this are (in my view):
-Devon
-Rune
I don’t really mind the new Devon too much because even though I now perceive him differently, he still gives off coach energy, but just slightly younger and a little more approachable than before. I could play Devon‘s route again and still connect with him the same way I did before.
When it comes to Rune though, his character completely changed. Not in a way like Devon where he still gives off the same energy. Rune simply doesn’t read as Rune anymore. He no longer gives off the athletic, hard-working, down-to-earth and loveable vibes, but now only gives off: „I am a jock and like sports.“. Many parts off his personality just seem ripped away.
Don’t get me wrong I am fine and even satisfied (torulf omg) with many of the new sprites, especially after now playing with the new updated sprites myself, but for Rune it just completely changed him and he is my favorite character. It feels like Rune was removed and now replaced with this new character.
More personal note:
I‘ve read that you also are unable to make the old sprites an available option for future updates, as it takes additional work, which I completely understand.
I just can’t see myself continuing the route of Rune in the future, because I don’t see the same character that I fell in love with.