[rezoner]

Quality pixelart is more expensive than 3D assets. You get all angles and bone based animation from a model while you have to draw every animation frame in every angle manually with 2D approach. On top of that a 3D world brings easier customisation and reusability of assets.

[pier25]

OTOH with 3D you have to do a lot of work setting up bones, textures, blend shapes, and whatnot.

[thebean11]

Is quality pixel art more expensive than quality 3D assets? I really don't think so.

[chii]

Poor quality 3D assets still work OK. Poor quality pixel art is very ugly. So if you can only afford poor quality, 3D is much better.