Poll: God I miss Isometric
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Technically you can still have sequels that don't follow the same storyline/characters. Like what was planned for Baldur's Gate 3: The Black Hound before Black Isle went under....*sigh*Vegosiux said:
I appreciated the view for the qualities it had, but it was a horried POV for many types of game. I wouldn't be against seeing it more, however, as long as it's used when and where it belongs.
Apparently your wishes could have been answered.
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/891702-bioware-veteran-teases-new-baldurs-gate-game
I'd say that if BG3 is in fact going to be made it would probably be isometric, just nicer looking (though I still think the originals aged incredibly well considering). If it isn't well, cue shitstorm from the hardcore.
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/891702-bioware-veteran-teases-new-baldurs-gate-game
I'd say that if BG3 is in fact going to be made it would probably be isometric, just nicer looking (though I still think the originals aged incredibly well considering). If it isn't well, cue shitstorm from the hardcore.
I miss it about as much as I miss games with fixed cameras.
In other words BWAHAHAHA WHY THE FUCK WOULD I MISS THAT? Seriously, it was a cheap way to give the illusion of 3D, it was a top-down with a few smoke and mirrors thrown in. It's good for games where you need to see a lot, when individual units are not important, When you're a commander and not really a participant, RTS's for example...but not for anything else.
Modern RTS's (starcraft 2, for exmaple) work well with that kind of view for the above reasons, but RPG's...no. Not anymore.
In other words BWAHAHAHA WHY THE FUCK WOULD I MISS THAT? Seriously, it was a cheap way to give the illusion of 3D, it was a top-down with a few smoke and mirrors thrown in. It's good for games where you need to see a lot, when individual units are not important, When you're a commander and not really a participant, RTS's for example...but not for anything else.
Modern RTS's (starcraft 2, for exmaple) work well with that kind of view for the above reasons, but RPG's...no. Not anymore.
Isometric is okay in some circumstances, but there's nothing inherently better about it. All you people praising its glory just have nostalgia filters on. It's not bad, and it still works, and is even preferred for some genres (RTS), it's just not as amazing as some of you seem to think it is.
No. I will not sign the praises of an arbitrary design decision. It's pointless and dumb. A single design decision does not a good game make and I will fight to the death anyone who thinks otherwise. There is more to making good games then just one thing that in and of itself bears little weight and I don't support ideas that imply otherwise they trivialize and fragment gaming.
I'm actually really surprised most indie devs completely ignore it, the view offers such huge benefits over camera hassle.
Not saying every game should have it but there are a whole sea of platformers and puzzle games that try to cram in FPS/TPS and they just fail so miserably with that kind of gameplay.
Heck I would just prefer it as a choice to pull the camera out, that way everyone is happy.
Not saying every game should have it but there are a whole sea of platformers and puzzle games that try to cram in FPS/TPS and they just fail so miserably with that kind of gameplay.
Heck I would just prefer it as a choice to pull the camera out, that way everyone is happy.
It doesn't have to have the same lead characters.boag said:
Similar game design and same enviroment/setting would do it for me.
I must admit I haven't finished Baldur's Gate 2 yet, so I don't know how that ends, but there's plenty of opportunity to create sequels from where Fallout 2 ended, it doesn't even have to be contained within NA.