well, i completely understand what you say, its bad when you have to ask for permission to use someone's sprites/assets in a game and to see what happens next.
and i must say, i REALLY like Crowe Lynn's new design, it looks unique, different, and even better than his old design!
and like you said, the ''crowe vibe'' is still there, so ant did a great job at capturing your characters essence...
i am very happy to see such a positive outcome in a tricky situation, and to see that you will now complete the game 100% and with extra endings/choices too, bravo my good person!
keep up the good work!