I think outright disregarding things because of ai is stupid.
I understand why people dislike Ai art but acting pretentious and thinking you can dictate what makes something art or objectively good. This is the kind of snobby stuff that makes people want to support AI in the first place. Quit being a baby and enjoy the game lol.
He made a good game with a great story that just happened to use AI, nothing about its substance would change if there were AI sprites or not.