2nd August 2004, 2:02 PM
Both of those forms would make for fun games, OB1... yes, first or third person full 3d gives you more of a 'you are there' feeling. But top down isn't any less fun! If you mean immersion by 'I think I am the character' maybe 3d does often have more of it ('often' because as I said a well presented and detailed story can also immerse you into a character, no matter the game form). But on the level of 'which game would I rather play', plenty of other things are factors that go ahead of graphics...
Like, Zelda. Yeah, OoT was an amazing experience I didn't get from LA. But LA was a fantastic experience too! I wouldn't say that LA would have been a better game in 3d because it's a fantastic game in 2d... as in, each form works, but I'm not going to say that RPGs or RPG-ish games should always be 3d, behind-or-in-the-character games. I don't think they should.
Like, Zelda. Yeah, OoT was an amazing experience I didn't get from LA. But LA was a fantastic experience too! I wouldn't say that LA would have been a better game in 3d because it's a fantastic game in 2d... as in, each form works, but I'm not going to say that RPGs or RPG-ish games should always be 3d, behind-or-in-the-character games. I don't think they should.