29th November 2004, 1:57 PM
Quote:But it designates a big difference in a place where I would say that there really isn't one...
Well there's nothing you can do about it than to call it something else yourself. You're not going to change the way most people talk.
Quote:Maybe when it came out people thought Doom was 3d, but they realized not too long after that it wasn't... and technically of course I don't think it ever was. Duke 3D (the Build engine) is much more "real" 3d, but it still has aspects that 'fake' it as well...
Technically speaking all 3D games are 2D when they're finally displayed. The difference is in the math.
My point still stands that 2.5D was coined after sidescrolling 3D games were invented. That is why that term is reserved for those types of games.
"RPG" also doesn't make much sense, but there's nothing you can do about it.