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Oh Isometry, i miss thee!
- Thread starter Castef
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you know what I miss? Isometric games with huge, pre-rendered backdrops, like the Infinity Engine games (Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment and so on), Diablo/Diablo II, Commandos/Commandos 2, etc.
The fact that the environments were prerendered and so detailed made me feel they were so damn real, that somewhere in the world there could be stuff like that. Loved it, and it's one of the reasons I'm excited about Pillars of Eternity.
The fact that the environments were prerendered and so detailed made me feel they were so damn real, that somewhere in the world there could be stuff like that. Loved it, and it's one of the reasons I'm excited about Pillars of Eternity.
Finale Fireworker
Member
:'(
Man. To me, nothing will ever beat Roller Coaster Tycoon. The art style and the content just makes it a SO MUCH more enjoyable game for me than any of the 3D sequels that seem more interested in being a roller coaster simulator than a park-building simulator. I played a little of RCT2 as a kid, but the simplicity of RCT1 sells me on it permanently and forever. It's been a decade since I've played it, and it was super old at that point too, but I sometimes still get the warm feeling in my heart when I imagine the sound effects and familiar maps.
I had so much fun with Syndicate when I was younger...
ah this game!
I still remember finding it on a demo pc in a Comp USA back in the day. I was familiar with the game, so started playing and an older guy (I was like 9 at the time, and this guy was probably in his 30s or 40s) came up and asked what I was playing. I told him it was a game called syndicate, and then proceeded to shoot up a bunch of enemies. He kind of walked away rolling his eyes, calling it a "violence simulator."
I used to draw a lot in isometric projection, so it's a bit of pet peeve, sorry. Especially bad when people label games like Super Mario 3D World as isometric because it sometimes uses a 45 degree viewing angle. Fully 3D games that use an angled camera are not isometric. Isometric projection lacks perspective (objects do not change size based on depth).
Begaria
Member
I've been playing a lot of this recently:
Inquisitor
Good game, and even though it was completely designed around that late '90s/early'00s mentality, it could've used a more modern touch up in some of its game design. I love the gothic isometric design though. Man, I've seen some fucked up shit in this game.
Inquisitor
Good game, and even though it was completely designed around that late '90s/early'00s mentality, it could've used a more modern touch up in some of its game design. I love the gothic isometric design though. Man, I've seen some fucked up shit in this game.
Brerlappin
Member
Last Ninja 2 on c64 was awesomebut it was a controls hell
I can play this section with 0 deaths, on keyboard or joystick...so pro
Ted
Member
I had so much fun with Syndicate when I was younger...
One of my favourite games of all time.
Looking at the map above and your screenshot makes me feel like 1993 was only yesterday and 2096 is still so far away...
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Isometric view without WASD/D-pad continues to boggle me unless it's Phantom Brave/Makai Kingdom. The need for a camera shift is too strong.
Vangu Vegro
Member
Equinox (SNES)
Loved this game, but it was way too hard for me:
And the music... God, the music!
Loved this game, but it was way too hard for me:
And the music... God, the music!
which game?
also this:
What is this?!
Isometric is 30° (from horizontal), not 45°.
Looks like Disciples to me.
What game is this, it looks pretty.
Divinity: Original Sin
Weltall Zero
Member
This thread once again reveals how few people played one of the best games of all time:
From mission 1:
*brofist* It was my dad's Spectrum, but yeah, same. Not until many years later (Kevin from Seiken Densetsu 3) would we get to play a time-based shapeshifting werewolf.
From mission 1:
From mission 2:
I still have pleasant memories of Knight Lore, I spent hours in front of my parents Amstrad CPC 464 trying to work out what the hell I was supposed to be doing:
*brofist* It was my dad's Spectrum, but yeah, same. Not until many years later (Kevin from Seiken Densetsu 3) would we get to play a time-based shapeshifting werewolf.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQi2STKtTq4
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I still have pleasant memories of Knight Lore, I spent hours in front of my parents Amstrad CPC 464 trying to work out what the hell I was supposed to be doing:
I've genuinely been trying to remember the name of this game for nigh on 20 years, without any joy. Thanks so much for posting this
No, the lines are drawn 30 degrees from horizontal. The object itself is rotated 45 degrees from perpendicular to the point of view.
EatinOlives
Member
It's my favorite game of all time. As a kid it captured my imagination and excited me in a way no other game has ever done. First time I played the demo it was a magical experience for my little kid brain, and when I finally managed to buy the game I remember the long ride home and me just gushing over every minute last detail on the screenshots on the box. It looked so amazing. And of course the full game delivered in spades.
On topic, there's just something I love a lot about isometric graphics. I think ti's the fact that it's faux 3D but not polygonal. It provides a rough X, Y, and Z, giving greater detail than most 2D games, but it also lets the developer present unique art styles that are usually lost when making a transition to 3D. I don't know why but every time I look at a solid isometric art style in a game the word "FUN!" comes to mind immediately.
Theme Hospital:
The Sims:
Fast Food Tycoon 2:
SimGolf:
SimCity 3000 Unlimited (since 2000 has already been posted):
Shadowrun (SNES):
Equinox:
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Big Biz Tycoon (this is a pretty shitty game but I did like its look):
Tropico:
Zoo Tycoon:
Your post makes me want to play some Rock 'n Roll Racing
Disciples II to be specific, though Disciples: Sacred Lands has a similar style.
No mention of The Banner Saga's isometric combat yet, for shame. They are absolutely gorgeous.
Mental Atrophy
Banned
Final Fantasy Tactics A2 has some pretty swell graphics.
The truth is right here.
Such a great game and such a shame people didn't play it.
cooljeanius
Member
Spiderweb Software still makes isometric RPGs. I am working through the Avadon games this summer...
Ah, misunderstood your original post. We are in agreement. Too many people here were showing other axonometric projections and mistakenly calling them isometric.
Did this shit to death during a couple of design degrees
SneakyStephan
Banned
Commandos was awesome
Fuck yeah, I loved that game
It looked so awesome too
fixed that for you
sorry man, I just cannot agree with that, and this thread has shown why.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I miss the good old days of adventure games
Came to post this (although that is LBA2, which is only isometric in indoors scenes, with outdoors being fully 3D). Wonderful, quirky series. Currently reliving the original through the Android version, which works rather well.
hahaha, that's actually really clever...
Was waiting for this.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Man, Zoo Tycoon. Why can't I buy either Zoo Tycoons for the pc via steam or GoG? I'm been jonesing to play them again.
Yeah, though I said I drew isometric drawings, really what I drew was oblique projection. I did work on the NeoGAF Isometric City, though. They're all forms of parallel projection; except for the ones that are fully 3D with a camera angle (those are perspective projection).
Oblique Projection:
(Earthbound, Paperboy, Ultima VII)
Axonometric projections
2-point perspective
NeptunePirate
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQi2STKtTq4
Steam Early Access on July 30
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That looks amazing. I will have to check that out.