Rotation isn't the only way to ruin the "pixel art" style by breaking the illusion. Other common ones include continuous scaling (as if low-resolution images we

Rotation isn't the only way to ruin the "pixel art" style by breaking the illusion. Other common ones include continuous scaling (as if low-resolution images were vector art) and inconsistent resolution of different objects (e.g. animated 3d-rendered characters on stylized pixel art backgrounds, or carefully crafted sprites on smoothly drawn backgrounds).