Personally I think it's a shame you ditched the sprites you've been working on. I was actually quite impressed with them, and I don't like the new style nearly as much
We actually haven't ditched them completely
Since fighting is like one of the main fighting methods in the game, there can be scenes where the artstyle and gameplay would switch so a specific moment can be reincarnated
So for example like in a boss fight it would beging with the game's normal art style and gameplay, but then when the boss is near it's death it would switch to beat-em-up style to create a more dramatic ending