What kind of genre?

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  1. Living Legend

    Living Legend Well-Known Member

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    I have a quick question:

    What kind of game has a mostly above (not completely) angled camera?

    PS: it's also 3D
     
  2. Living Legend

    Living Legend Well-Known Member

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    Would it be considered a dungeon crawler? Even if there isn't a dungeon?
     
  3. Living Legend

    Living Legend Well-Known Member

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    A game with this camera angle:
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  4. Silvanis

    Silvanis Well-Known Member

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    In 2d, that would be called an "isometric" projection, although it would be using the term incorrectly. In 3d, some people would still use isometric (incorrectly again) or say that it's a "top-down" camera. Typically used for Action RPGs or strategy games, but there's no real genre attached to the camera angle.
     
  5. Stika

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    It's also used for regular RPGs, not just action, or at least, I don't think I'd call games like Baldur's Gate and Planescape Torment action RPGs, sure they have action, but there's also quite a bit of dialog.

    Just my opinion though :)
     
  6. Living Legend

    Living Legend Well-Known Member

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    Okay thanks. So it's like a 3d top-down dungeon crawly game.
     
  7. Living Legend

    Living Legend Well-Known Member

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    Some.
     
  8. Stika

    Stika Member

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    It has been making a comeback for regular RPGs as well, heck, just recently we got Shadowrun Returns which uses that very same perspective, we're also getting Shadowrun Online, Wasteland 2 and Project Eternity, all of which are regular RPGs and will use this perspective.


    I don't think there's a "standard" view point for RPGs, I know that for western RPGs, for the longest time, Fist Person was the go-to perspective with games like Wizardry, Might and Magic, Deus Ex, etc.
     

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