The same principle applies to Sonic Mania, and while the running animations look absolutely stunning, the air walk sprites might come off a bit awkward and unnatural. If you think they look a bit ...

Sonic Mania: Retro vs Modern - The Complete Analysis ... enabling smooth gradients and shading throughout. On top of this, sprite work is dramatically more complex with many frames of animation.

Sonic Mania works for the same reason Whitehead's ... Mania overlays that excellent base gameplay with gorgeous sprite work that outstretches the limitations of its 16-bit inspiration.

This is especially because the creators of fan games got to make Sonic Mania, an official game and ... It's got some of the most adorable and colorful sprite work I've ever seen in a video game ...

Most notable of these is Sonic the Hedgehog ... where lovingly crafted sprite work tells you everything you need to know – just as in Mania and S3K. The cinematic flair on display, particularly ...

Sonic Mania is here in the now, continuing the sprite-based, retro-style play that represents the Sonic series at its best. Admittedly, Sonic Mania dances the line between rehash and loving homage ...

Sonic Mania exceeds expectations of what a new game ... of Sonic's earliest games with thorough detail. While the pixelated sprites of Sonic and friends are reminiscent of their Sega Genesis ...

A new fan game called Sonic And The Fallen Star has been released ... who said he got “some help here and there” on things like sprite work, but he added that it was largely the two of ...

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics. Multiple playable characters ...

Sonic Advance keeps the heart and soul of classic Sonic, while also updating his sprite and his abilities ... What is there to say about Sonic Mania that has not already been said?