I love you all to death (Just so I can smash bros with you) (SSBWiiU/3DS)

[Kriven]

I don't think the "You only see them from zoomed out" argument holds any water at all, really. You only see the playable characters from zoomed out, too. Why are they so detailed compared to everything else?

I understand more as a way to contrast visual elements. The elements the player can manipulate and control and should be able to keep track of on the screen (which has been an issue for a lot of games recently) is more detailed than its environment to keep the player's attention where it needs to be.