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I'm not asking for photorealistic textures. I don't care if I see the scales on Ekans body. It doesn't bother me if the rocks don't look real. I'm not asking for realistic water.
I just want some visual-fucking-harmony with the 3D art direction. I don't want the texture work to be so bad that if I stand far away, I can physically SEE the tile placement because it's not blended in well. Go ahead, make the water just a simple blue and you can see a white shine going down the waterfall to illustrate motion. Go ahead and re-use the same models since the 3DS, I don't care if they have smooth skin.
Just don't make it fucking UGLY.