Ironically, this is the third time I’ve had to resdesign the look of the game. The art style you’re mourning was, when it was introduced, subjected to the exact same complaints you’re levelling at the new style :)
Hopefully you can learn to love the updated look, but if it’s honestly too much of an adjustment to make and you feel you simply cannot enjoy the story without the old style then I understand.
I’ve already converted everything from the old version across, so progress should be swift - all I need to do is plug it into the new systems, remake the renders/animations and add the new goodies. I’m aiming to be back in Act Three within a few months.
I could have just not updated at all until Act Three was ready, but I didn’t want to make people wait any longer, and I wanted to be able to adjust the game based on feedback as it went.