I guess I should have clarified, it's similar to many PS1 games, like Xenogears, Grandia, etc.. that had 2D characters on top of polygonal backgrounds. The DS has its fair share of similar art styles (Sands of Destruction, 7 Dragons, Dragon Quest 4, 5, and 6) etc..
Just updated the Radiant Historia page. If you're interested in DS JRPGs, this one looks fantastic. Great looking 2D sprites for characters and monsters, and the 3D backgrounds look pretty good too. Seems to have a strategic element to combat which looks like it might be fun. The Japanese website just opened and it has some music tracks by Yoko Shimomura too, which sound pretty cool.
I think people just enjoy the Greek setting and the weird take on the monsters and stuff and wanted to see what that would look like today. At the time the game was sort of a mix of Metroid and Zelda, which was kinda cool, but I'm definitely happy with the new direction.
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