Contest #14: Collaborative Spriting Challenge - VOTING

[Silverthorn]

I know that there is no rule. I'm just guessing, why aren't they? Aren't they supposed to be?

You probably have missed this trend during your absense. People have been deviating from the classic LF2-style and applying their own styles. Therefore, they have augmented their horizons, being able to implement tons of detail without any compromises.

And, adhering to the style of a game that has not changed its characters' design for roughly 10 years will not help in progressing. Going with the time, things get developed further and further. As an example, style-wisely, LF2 and HeroFighter-characters differ quite a lot. Marti hasn't stopped progressing either

So yeah, the early contests had this clause because each individual's style differed way too much from the original. Nowadays, people have found their style; it's close to LF2, yet has an individual fingerprint. That is why it is useless to force them back to their track.

I definitely write too much...