Hey all,

I'm new here and had a random question that I only learned might be a problem recently.  I'm making a 2D pixel art platformer.  I have a character with a gun that shoots in all directions.  So I have one gun that rotates and points in the direction of the mouse or joystick.  The problem is, I just heard people talking about how it's wrong to 'break' or 'go off of' the pixel grid.  Which is when the pixel are rotated instead of making a new sprite and the pixels are no longer at a 90 degree angle.  Is this a nitpick that just makes the game look a little less polished or any eyesore that will drive away players?

the example below is not my gun, just the best one to illustrate the problem.

Thanks, I was thinking mostly the same.  Even some of my favorite games made in the last few years likely have it.  They're likely just good at hiding it or having interesting enough gameplay that I'm not looking for it.  I'd also have to agree that the scaling one is the most egregious and best avoided.