Hey Lehyan!
In version 0.5 there was a slight change to his sprite, but it was mostly just a sharpening of the artwork so I could zoom in and play with the camera without it becoming completely blurry. But even slight modifications like that can change how the sprite looks.
The reason we shapened his sprite if he, Diego, and drunk Harry were some of the very first sprites I ever made. Back then, I simply didn’t know better, and they’re starting to feel a bit out of sync with the newer sprites I’ve been making over time. You can tell they’re a bit lower in quality compared to the newer ones, specially ones that I haven't shown you guys yet.
That said, I totally understand what you mean. Even small changes are noticeable, and when we like a character, we really notice them.
To be 100% honest, I might suggest a full sprite update for him on Patreon at some point but that would only come to be:
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The vast majority of people like it
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It keeps his essence, or even improves it
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It fits well with the current art style of the game
So yeah, we’ll see. It’s definitely not a high priority right now. At the moment I need to focus on creating enough content for the 0.7 patch itself, then work on the logs (the in-game system that helps you track what content you’ve unlocked), and only then think about visual updates.
A lot of things to do in a little under a month xDD
Still, I’m really glad you’re enjoying the game, and I hope you like the UI changes coming in 0.6 as well — I personally love them, but I might be biased hehehe.