More or less finished

[Cobalt Blue]

it just, doesnt feel like a sprite, at all.

Is it the AA? Is it the level of refinement/ colour count (to give an idea of palette constraint and recycling)? Is it the way it looks static? Maybe I should animate it? Could you please show me what you mean by feel like a sprite because I'm not sure how to tackle the problem...

i can't really point anything specific but it certainly doesnt feel or look like something you would find in a game and it has nothing to do with the color count or the AA. and i'm p sure thats what you were aiming for. i just think you should actually rework it entirely instead of using the old one as a base(the torso) because the clash between it and the pants just breaks the guy in half.

its like when iceman tried to redraw the old SMB Mario with its original pose, it just didn't worked because the original worked only in its particlar context-

PS: i really tried to make that sound coherent :V
PS2: i think its the way its draw, it somehow lacks the 'functionality' the sprite should have, or something like that.