In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create 2D animated characters with the AnimatedSprite class and the AnimationPlayer. Typically, when you create or download an animated character, it will come in ...

Henl! If you're reading this and are actually curious about it, this is just an experimental 2D-sprite animation and trap coding. This isn't a whole game itself by any means but instead is how I try ...

Confederate Express , a just-announced tactical RPG from indie developer Kilobite , will feature all of my favorite things: permadeath, zombies and 2D sprite graphics. It is almost completely funded ...

One cutscene in particular that players have praised is after Sonic gets a Chaos Emerald, where he performs a fun little dance before twirling around and smiling at the camera. This scene usually ...

While the arrival of HDTV has generally been a boon to the game industry, it's definitely caused headaches for at least one shrinking but still important sector of the industry -- 2D sprite artists.

The creation process behind 2D animation conjures nostalgic images of smoke-filled rooms where animators labored over their slanted drafting tables, flipping between thin pages while sketching a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As we have seen time and time again in PlayStation-era role-playing games, mixing 2D sprite animation with 3D graphics can have mixed results.