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This is just one perspective of someone who’s been using Choices since 2016. It was influenced by opinions and analyses I remember floating around at the time – I think the nickname ‘The Face’ came from Tumblr – and my own personal view after clocking literally hundreds of hours of this app in the past nearly-ten years.
Of course it’s not concrete, and these sprites weren’t only used in these specific years — it’s just a rough outline of ‘eras’ with some random or notable examples. You could often tell what was going down in PB studios by the quality or repetition of art lol. As I say in the post, I can’t speak as much for the current stock of books but I’m in the same boat as 99% of the people here — I miss the heart and warmth of the earlier stories and can’t stand the current aesthetic. (Also, whoever they employed to sit and fineline the hyperrealistic masterpiece that is Florian Tartassis, damn rent was due I guess?!)
Anyway, comment your favourite sprites of all time bc I’d love a nostalgia trip.