Seems the different angle/ poses made things seem larger to me.
1.02 used more angled profiles which has a slimming effect for portraits.
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V1.04
V1.02 below
Ah I guess that makes sense. I have the actual naked sprites for each and the old ones look way bigger than the new ones but I can definitely see what you mean when you put them side to side! Never thought to look at it like that.