Pixel Size Community Discussion

[puggsoy]

I don't think it's just people trying to be cool. It's cheaper and faster to use low resolution sprites than to use high res ones or vector graphics most of the time.
It's probably so common because most indie games are so low budget.

I guess you have a point. It just seems to me that it's become a fad (cliché as Sportoise said) and people do it for the sake of retro-ness more than anything. As I said I'm sure some do it out of necessity/convenience but I don't think that's always the case.