Experimenting a bit. Here is a pixelated version of a background:
(https://s28.postimg.org/xj0nw77rh/night.png)
And another of the locations:
(https://s24.postimg.org/8v50mtded/thess2.png)
non-pixelated first image i made:
(https://s23.postimg.org/m8jbkoep7/sceen1.png)
While i don't like pixelated looks, i am not sure if a crisp look will be atmospheric or not.
Any thoughts on this, and lighting of the images? :) (final version will have 800 x 490 screens).
While the pixelated ones looks better in my opinion, there's too much of a stark contrast between the background and the character. So I think you should stick with the nice high-res crisp ones instaed.