Yeah wouldn't care one cent for damned animations, it's a damned 2D game guys come on, animations work greatly on 3D, anything 2D, animations dont do it well, it's just static movement not smooth, to have a smooth animation it will be too much work to have it worthwhile, unneeded wasted effort on something that will be skipped or aint enjoyed enough. If you want, maybe add animations after the game ends as polishing but dont waste time animating the game, never once were people cheering for animations in 2D games, 3D probably but 2D ? Nah. Continue the game further is better.