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    Isometric Viewpoint

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    A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.

    Some of these games are not isometic...

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    #1  Edited By HTTenrai

    Looking at these titles off the top of my head, I'm seeing quite a few that are not truly isometric: Diablo III, Command & Conquer III, Rome: Total War, Warcraft 1 & 2, Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

    Some of those are rendered in 3D, and are therefore not eligible as isometric, and others are just "three-quarters down" overhead viewpoints.

    For a better idea of what actually qualifies as isometric, see here.

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    #2  Edited By vaultboy

    You could just go in and remove the ones that shouldn't be in there.

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    #3  Edited By Smersh

    New concept :

    The Dismantler

    Attaches anything and everything to as many games as possible (regardless of relevance) to win the points race and in turn become a site moderator with free reign on editting GB therefore dismantling 'The Bomb' and ruin an otherwise steller website.

    Ps. Concept or Character..?
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    #4  Edited By Brackynews
    HTTenrai said:
    "Looking at these titles off the top of my head, I'm seeing quite a few that are not truly isometric: Diablo III, Command & Conquer III, Rome: Total War, Warcraft 1 & 2, Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

    Some of those are rendered in 3D, and are therefore not eligible as isometric, and others are just "three-quarters down" overhead viewpoints.
    True enough, but I don't think pages called Orthographic and Oblique perspective are the way to go either, at GB.  If you want that kind of granularity I doubt the video game references are going to disappear from Wikipedia any time soon. :)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Isometric_video_games

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