Well to me high resolution 2D looks more realistic but that doesn`t make it better in my eyes. Would a game like Cave Story have been so popular if it contained rendered 2D visuals? Or would Super Mario World be as great as it is without its stylish pixel look. You only need to take a look at some of the recent PSP remakes of once great 2D games like Megaman and Ghouls and Ghosts to see how they have lost what made them great in the first play because they now have 3D-esque visuals.
Jason.
Jason.