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Article #721034Re: Isometric rpg games - Why r The Characters Always The Same Size ?
From: Andres
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 04:58
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 04:58
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"Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-spam@never.spam> wrote in news:mmfpmg$35g$1...@speranza.aioe.org: > Isometric rpg games - Why r The Characters Always The Same Size ? > > I've missed out a lot of quality titles over the years . > Diablo, Baulders Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights > 1st...etc...Fallout ...etc..Pillars Of Eternity ..etc.. > Almost entirely because I can't get into the small characters display > style. I'm constantly aware that I can't see them or what there doing > properly. > > I've been roaming around looking at many titles & I'm puzzled why the > characters are all shown about the same (little) size. > Is there some graphic 'standard' these games are designed to ? It does seem a bit disappointing when playing a roguelike and your character takes up the same amount of space, one sqaure, as the giant hydra you are battling.
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