Frankly I'm not a great fan of these new sprites.
Why making so many characters suddenly bulkier and more muscular than before? Some characters change so much that I feel unfamiliar and UNCONNECTED, like they are some replica whom I can't resonate with.
I have followed this touching VN so long that I've already grown affection for the old sprites. What's more, those fabulous CGs are more connected and more coherent to the old sprites too, thus changing the sprites will cause quite a rift between them. And remaking those CGs means lots of rework.
I beg for a switch option in the VN to change between the versions of sprites. I just can't pretend that I'm someone new to this VN with no MEMORIES of those unforgettable old characters and CGs.