Funny thing that there is an NPC in Hephaestus Arcade, when you click on him, he says: "I don't like this retro graphics trend nowadays."

Have you realized that this retro trend is really in nowadays? (eleven years after the release of Anachronox)
Just a few examples:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/201480/
http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/209830/

Well, to be fair, our "retro" look is something completely different than "their" retro look. :D

I think it is kinda cool that he made all games-within-the-game so retro-looking, even though it's probably also for budgetary reasons :D