When it comes to cRPG, do you prefer Isometric or full 3d?

[SofNascimento]

I think the question is self explanatory. Assuming I'm using cRPG correctly.

I've been playing this last few days Pillars of Eternity and Wasteland 3, and I found this question on the fringes of my mind.

Now, I'm not sure if isometric implies a fixed camera angle or if 3d games can also be considered isometric, but I think the difference between the two is clear. When I say isometric I mean a game with pre-made backgrounds (?) and a fixed camera angle, like the GOAT Baldur's Gate 2 or the more recent Pillars of Eternity. And when I mention 3d I'm thinking of games like Divinity 2 and Wasteland 3, both absolutely incredible.

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[PlanetSmasher]

Full 3D without a second's hesitation. I can't stand isometric viewpoints for anything that isn't Diablo specifically. Not even Diablo-inspired games. Just Diablo itself.

and yes, OP - isometric is just the camera angle specifically, you can have full 3D games that are also isometric

 

[z1ggy]

Im fine with isometric but i prefer full 3d.

 

[Decado]

This poll is odd. W3 and Divinity are isometric...

 

[moustascheman]

Isn't Divinity also Isometric? It's just not fixed isometric like BG and instead has camera rotation.

 

[Rosebud]

Tbh I'm not sure, I always called all of them "isometric"

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Isn't Divinity also Isometric? It's just not fixed isometric like BG and instead has camera rotation.

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Yes, it is.

 

[Sadnarav]

I voted Full 3D thinking more in a Witcher 3 because a very important thing to me is the sense of being in a place in a way that even the best isometric games such as Disco Elysium or Divinity Original Sins just don't give to me

 

[LazyLain]

Isometric isn't just top-down camera angle, it's also orthographic.

Between the two, I think I prefer the isometric aesthetic over top-down 3D... but really I want more CRPGs with a KOTOR-esque 3rd person perspective, which is what I imagine most people are thinking "full 3D" to mean.

 

[angelgrievous]

I prefer iso but enjoy both.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Witcher 3 must be 4D or something according to OP

 

[SofNascimento]

Witcher 3 must be 4D or something according to OP

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I believe anyone who bothers reading the OP will understand what I mean. Regardless of my inaccuracies.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I believe anyone who bothers reading the OP will understand what I mean. Regardless of my inaccuracies.

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I thought the question was self explanatory :p

 

[SofNascimento]

I thought the question was self explanatory :p

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There were some assumptions there...

 

[Altairre]

I honestly don't care as long as the game is good. Both can work, both can look beautiful, both can convey whatever atmosphere they want to convey. I think the average quality of the more recent cRGPs is pretty fucking high in general and both forms have an excellent track record.

 

[moustascheman]

Honestly I don't think the camera matters that much. That being said, in some turn-based games that require you to be precise an isometric camera without camera rotation can be kinda annoying since it prevents you from getting a better look at your environment.

A good example of this is Pathfinder Kingmaker where, without the camera rotation mod, certain fights can be pretty annoying since the environment or other objects can get in the way and obscure things. I think this is the reason why they added in camera rotation in the sequel. In most CRPGs this isn't much of an issue though.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

If the camera is going to be pulled back regardless, I kind of prefer the more static, but detailed backgrounds of the older games to the fully-3D ones.

I haven't seen anything in BG3 yet that is as compelling visually ( in terms of environments) as stuff in the older titles.

 

[Scott Lufkin]

I voted before I read the OP - to me all of these games are isometric camera angles and a "full 3D game" would be like The Witcher 3 or Dragon Age Inquisition.

 

[Jon of the Wired]

Isometric. I want to play the game, not micromanage a camera.

 

[smocaine]

I don't like rotating the camera, so I'd rather have fixed isometric and the advantages is brings.
I get annoyed if I accidentally rotate the camera and there's no option to reset it to its default position.

 

[julia crawford]

Fixed perspective can be so beautiful, I prefer that

 

[Grahf]

Fixed.
There's already have so much shit to manage without having to reposition the camera every few seconds.
In recent memories, while Divinity II is an excellent game, the battlefield becomes real messy real fast with fire/poison/ice/lightning and all the rest, and you constantly have to reposition because of this.

 

[felipecaol]

i like to call MRPG: Mouse Role Playing Game. haha