Allright, it's not really NES, but I wanted to make it look like NES graphics.
Anyway, here is my dilemma:



2D (left side) or "3D" (right side)?

Pros of "3D" option is that the characters looks more harmonious with game world:



But characters in this case have a worse readability, rather than in 2D option.

On the other hand that in 2D option characters are always looking for the player and this creates an emotional effect, player feels their attitude - agression or other emotions.

So, how you think, which option is better and why?

Also:

Spoiler

Now the head of Boss merges with floor and it is not clear - how high this head relative to the floor. I tried to add a shadow:



But it's not solve the problem and complicated perception of the image, saturated with many details.
Any ideas to solve this problem?

Also, color of this character doesn't fit well with the level:



I tried a few variants:



And they are all terrible   
Anyway, which of the four do you like more?

If a anybody have good idea for colors of this character, please tell me. Or make edit! 

Here is character and level:




PS: Sorry for my bad english 

Wip  Mockup for Flame Badge "No Kings" by Belimoth.

Saw at this forum (on Pixel Art board) a magnificent example of a difference between the isometric projection and the hmm... orthogonal? orthographic? oblique? projection - in other words, between a view like in Diablo and like in Zelda. It would be grateful, if somebody has shown it to me and tell me about it :3
Sorry if i lost already created thread