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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)
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"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 8 points 8 months ago

IMO there's very few instances where an isometric camera makes sense these days unless you're explicitly trying to capture the nostalgia of old isometric games.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I do find it's a barrier for some fairly modern games I want to play like Divinity Original Sin 1+2 and Disco Elysium. I wish that wasn't the case...

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure I'd call D:OS isometric, definitely birds eye view camera. I believe there are mods for divinity as well as BG3 that allow more dynamic cameras. I have one for bg3 and it's definitely a different experience but if that's one you're after, you should try it out.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Cool I'll take a look at mods, good suggestion. Yeah I'd like to be able to get more of an over-shoulder view sometimes during combat or exploration. Or at least lower to the ground.

[-] Daxtron2@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

That's definitely possible! Nexus mods has several camera mods

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 8 months ago

Fair enough on Divinity: Original Sin, but it won't really be a factor in Disco Elysium due to how it plays (or reads, rather). If you're interested in DE just give it a shot and treat it as an interactive novel (which is what it is, really). The camera won't be a factor in that game, trust me.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ok, thanks. I've played maybe an hour of DE so far and maybe it was the controls moreso than the perspective that felt awkward. I might just need to tinker or get acclimated. Since it's all story I want to play it on my TV or Steam Deck, so gamepad input rather than M+KB.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 8 months ago

That's fair, yeah. I played it with M+KB but have heard many others complain about awkward controls on a gamepad, and can imagine it isn't ideal.

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