29th November 2004, 1:19 PM
Most names and descriptions we give things are not accurate. That is not news, DJ. If we were to give everything very accurate names and descriptions the world would be very confusing. It's easier to classify things certain ways. Yes we all know that all "3D" video games are not actually three-dimensional, but there is an obvious difference from 2D games so we must differentiate between the two.
2.5D is the name everyone uses for 3D games that play like 2D ones. Doom and such are not considered 2.5D because at the time they were simply considered 3D, and nobody uses that technology anymore. 2.5D was coined for games like Pandemonium and Klonoa. It did not exist before then, which is why only those types of games are labeled as such.
2.5D is the name everyone uses for 3D games that play like 2D ones. Doom and such are not considered 2.5D because at the time they were simply considered 3D, and nobody uses that technology anymore. 2.5D was coined for games like Pandemonium and Klonoa. It did not exist before then, which is why only those types of games are labeled as such.