summer iris
Now, I am fully aware that the game likes to be in a single direction mode, but I would just LOVE to see every single nook and cranny that Amber Isle has to offer :)
The world is interesting and beautiful, I'd think having an "open-world" kind of camera would allow a much more lively world that the game has!
(also more Verne stickers please 😭 )
Of course, that's if you want to do it!
rugged needle
The map probably uses visual tricks and optimizations for the front-view angles (bird's eye, cutscenes, etc)--if the camera was freely rotatable, you'll notice them eventually. You'll end up feeling less immersed because you'll see all the empty/flat areas.
3D games designed to be seen from a certain direction (Animal Crossing, basically) usually have environments not unlike Disneyland façades--but without the backlots, just missing polygons.
heavy mauve
I agree with the camera movement suggestion, it would be so much easier to move around if we were able to see the direction the character is going to. It's a bit frustrating to bump into obstacles because we can't see where the character is going 😅
rugged needle
I agree with the camera movement suggestion, it would be so much easier to move ...
Valid reason--sometimes I feel like the environment obscures my view.
long narwhal
3D games designed to be seen from a certain direction (Animal Crossing, basicall...
Even Animal Crossing has the ability to tilt the camera to spot anything you might not be able to see well. Maybe something like that would work better?
woeful root
I wouldn’t be surprised if the back of objects weren’t rendered to save polys but others have suggested some limited side to side camera movement which seems reasonable to me. Photo mode especially!
tall pecan
While I agree that full 360 camera movement would require a MASSIVE restructure of the game and would be less feasible, some camera mobility even if its to tilt the camera a little for a more top down view would be nice. The first time I played the game on PC i didn't even realize there was a little path off to the left of the original entrance to the meadow just outside the lobby area for a long while because it felt counter intuitive to walk towards the camera through foliage. It's clearly not intended to be a hidden area but slightly more camera movement would make certain paths like this more traversible!
And honestly changing how the camera preforms woudl be nice too. The camera behaves weird when bumping into terrain for instance
silk marsh
3D games designed to be seen from a certain direction (Animal Crossing, basicall...
there are certain cases where the ingame camera does rotate like when you're building a house and such, and there's not really any visual errors or anything from what I have found
woeful root
Given you can rotate the buildings I'm pretty sure nearly everything is rendered on all 4 sides too.
rugged needle
Guess my point is nil, then.