The comments were toxic. And Gilbert was absolutely correct to shut it down. However, he is also missing the point. This isn't about pixel art vs whatever.

The comments were toxic. And Gilbert was absolutely correct to shut it down. However, he is also missing the point. This isn't about pixel art vs whatever. This is about the fact that the art direction in the trailer simply looks "meh" on a game that people were mega-hyped (through many of Gilbert's own actions!) about. My first thought was "Why does everybody look so ugly?" Followed by "The backgrounds are incredibly busy, and the characters get lost in them." Followed by "He should have watched Samurai Jack over and over before doing this art style." These are not the initial reactions you want to invoke in people. Especially when you veered off from the art style that a lot of people expected. Nevertheless, I'm still going to absolutely buy this and play the hell out of it.