Yeah, it’s just wild to me, that we went full-force ahead with the whole 3D thing, when you lock out so many potential players with it.
With 2D games, you can chuck someone a controller and even if they’re just haphazardly pressing buttons, they can still participate in the game. With 3D, no chance.
And even those who do have practice still struggle with it. Think of a difficult 3D game and I bet it’s a valid joke that the true end boss is the camera.
May I present Vampire Survivors.
Fantastic game. Entirely oldskool 2d.
You can navigate and play one-handed, no mouse.
And best of all, this is the exact game you just described, where a n00b can haphazardly press buttons and get somewhere.
Yeah, indies are thankfully still covering 2D games, and there has been somewhat of a rebound in general, where e.g. Nintendo will also publish 2.5D versions of some of their games.
It just always felt weird that AAA studios treated 3D as mandatory, in the name of profit in particular, despite it locking out customers.
Well, kind of the obvious thing happened: Mobile games. Often fiercely 2D. Often controllable with one finger. And of course, obscenely profitable.
Yeah, it’s just wild to me, that we went full-force ahead with the whole 3D thing, when you lock out so many potential players with it.
With 2D games, you can chuck someone a controller and even if they’re just haphazardly pressing buttons, they can still participate in the game. With 3D, no chance.
And even those who do have practice still struggle with it. Think of a difficult 3D game and I bet it’s a valid joke that the true end boss is the camera.
May I present Vampire Survivors.
Fantastic game. Entirely oldskool 2d.
You can navigate and play one-handed, no mouse.
And best of all, this is the exact game you just described, where a n00b can haphazardly press buttons and get somewhere.
Yeah, indies are thankfully still covering 2D games, and there has been somewhat of a rebound in general, where e.g. Nintendo will also publish 2.5D versions of some of their games.
It just always felt weird that AAA studios treated 3D as mandatory, in the name of profit in particular, despite it locking out customers.
Well, kind of the obvious thing happened: Mobile games. Often fiercely 2D. Often controllable with one finger. And of course, obscenely profitable.