I think a lot of great art is created by accident. That’s why when you need something to be mindfully and purposefully done such as faithfully recapturing the authenticity of another artistic work, even good artists (such as the one quoted by the quoted post) can falter
If a creative director has to ask this question with this amount of comparisons, I would be worried for his capabilities,or if he gets an idea of an art direction, not going to lie. But then again, here it seems is a reason so many fantasy games have issue defying their own style