Do we need a Chibi/Overworld Sprites update? (Patreon)

Hey! Based on the previous poll I made here, I do know that for the next month's build I should have a prototype of the upcoming combat system ready and playable in a minor event that starts the game on the planet.

However, I'm also dealing with this issue: I have to draw spacesuit clothes for many characters and it's a bit of a point of no return right now, because if I get started on this it will be very difficult to do an update later.

I've received some feedback that the current crab walk-like animation in the game may be a bit offputting and I understand where that's coming from, but it's difficult to do it well.

So here it is:

This is a sketch right now, but if we follow through with this new visual chibi sprites, we'll have a four-directional movement (meaning that we are not moving just left and right, we're going to move up, down, left, right).

Any upcoming sprites would be drawn for this new chibi style. An inspiration for this style comes from Kalyskah's suggestion, Claire's Quest.

Considering that it might take a bit of time to update the old sprites and add a four-directional movement animation, do you think it's really worth it and allow it to potentially add to my workload, or should I continue and focus solely on the forest map, the lake map and the interaction with the "fallen crewmate" in addition to the events that will unfold afterwards?

Thank you for your time.