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Is it Time for the Return of 2D?

Hey Poor Player's Kevin Chapman asks the question many of us have been wondering for years now: is it Time for the Return of 2D?

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derkasan3222d ago

I'd say so. I'm really looking forward to Sonic Mania.

Timesplitter143222d ago (Edited 3222d ago )

2D has returned like 8 years ago. Basically ever since indie games became a big thing with Braid. Or maybe even before that, with Cave Story

Now we have Binding of Isaac, Shovel Knight, Fez, Spelunky, FTL, Hyper Light Drifter, Undertale, Broforce, Axiom Verge, Towerfall, Crypt of the Necrodancer, Super Meat Boy, Ori and the Blind Forest, Castle Crashers, Terraria, Don't Starve, Lone Survivor, Factorio, Darkest Dungeon, etc.... all great games

ServerBOT3222d ago

Agreed, just a narrow minded piece.

NewMonday3222d ago

already played like 2 great 2D games this summer in Shadow of the Beast and Assault Suit Leynos, Inside upcoming, Cuphead looks amazing.

and check out Owlboy

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ElementX3222d ago

I don't think 2D left, especially tagging pc in the submission

mark_parch3222d ago

ori and the blind forest proves 2d platformers can still be sucessful

Hoffmann3222d ago

Almost all fighting games in 2016 are 2d gameplay based, the same goes for the most platformers anyway.

dead_pixels3222d ago

I agree, but author isn't debating the success or number indie games or smaller studio developed 2D releases though, but rather asking if the Big 3 should put a focus on 2D, sprite-based games. I do think he should have maybe phrased his headline a bit differently.

GrimDragon3222d ago

2d platformers haven't gone anywhere. It's just that only a handful are really well done. Like ori, and shadow complex. With today's tech we should be seeing some incredible 2d games. I'd love a new metroid or castlevania.

Timesplitter143222d ago (Edited 3222d ago )

since when is Shadow Complex 2D? Just because the movement is restricted to a plane doesn't make it a 2D game

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Timesplitter143222d ago

I don't think "2.5D" is a term that should exist. It's either 2D or 3D. The gameplay doesn't affect this.

What about Starcraft 2? Is that 2.5D too just because you can't jump? Is SF5 not 3D? Makes no sense

GrimDragon3222d ago

So what is it if not 2D? And please don't say 2.5

Timesplitter143222d ago (Edited 3222d ago )

@GrimDragon
Well it's 3D, obviously
Look; 3D models: https://cdn2.unrealengine.c...

GrimDragon3221d ago

Lol you funny.

Shadow Complex is presented in 2.5D format; the game world is fully three-dimensional, but the player can only move in two dimensions, simulating the environment of a classic side-scrolling video game. Enemies can, however, move in any direction, and auto-aim is utilized to allow the player to fire at nearby enemies or objects both inside and outside of the 2D plane.
And it is a platformer. The whole 2.5 gimmick does not create for this game a genre all its own. It is basically a 2D platformer with a few tricks.

Timesplitter143220d ago (Edited 3220d ago )

3D models = 3D game
2D sprites = 2D game

Gameplay has absolutely nothing to do with "2D" or "3D". Shadow Complex isn't 2D nor is it 2.5D. It's just straight up 3D

Is SF5 a 2D game? No.
Is Dota 2 a 2D game? No.
is Shadow Complex a 2D game? No.
Just because movement is restricted to a plane doesn't make a game 2D

NotoriousWhiz3219d ago

I completely disagree. 2D/3D is determined by gameplay, not graphics.

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Project AMR2: Another Metroid 2 Remake - LAG

LAG - "Project AMR2 is a remake of the second Metroid game, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, and it is designed by DoctorM64. Project AMR2 is still an ongoing project, but DoctorM64 has made a couple trailers and a demo for this game."

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Domestic Heroine: The Reality of Dating a Videogame Hottie

The women in videogames are magnificent specimens. They are the object of fantasies for videogame playing guys everywhere. Sitting in front of our videogame consoles we give the no-hand salute to the spectacled and overweight videogame character animators every time we bounce Lara Croft from cliff face to cliff face or direct Gordon Freeman's first-person point of view directly at Alyx Vance's hoodie-covered Christmas baubles. But what would it be like if you actually settled down with one of these polygon vixens? How would they go as domesticated housewives or girlfriends? From Ms Pacman to Chun Li, That Aussie Game Site takes a look at why you can't domesticate a videogame femme fatale.

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Twizlex6055d ago

Haha, pretty good read, but I don't think having a super rich woman support you makes you less of a man. In fact, I think you must be MORE of a man to pull that off.

thataussiegamesite6054d ago

... I forgot about the poolboys among us.