Hi Joar, one of the backers here. I have been following these updates with a lot of interest in lurker mode. Blinking heads, however, have made me come out of hiding and register just to say "no, please, don't".

Seriously, this looks bad and takes away all the credibility these creatures might have. Instead of thinking animals I'm now thinking blinking robots. It made me recall second Oddworld game, called Exoddus, if I'm not mistaken. Instead of mudokons showing their emotions via sounds, mimic etc, they became color-coded in second part. The feeling that these are real creatures disappeared. I might be just a singular voice, but please, don't go this way.
Otherwise, great job and good luck in Korea.