Not so much a poll as a survey

Arvon · 11-24-2002, 05:58 PM

There have been RPG games released in two basic formats. The first person, i.e. you are looking out the eyes of the hero, and the third person, i.e. you are looking down on the action at 45Deg above. Neither form seems to be dominate with the game publishers. Which one do you perfer and why?

I generally prefer the first person mode. But the isometric view allows one to see all around at one time. Now lets hear your view.

Attalus · 11-24-2002, 06:00 PM

Me for the 45 degree angle. I like to see what is going on around me, like in BG, BGII, and PS: T.

Gammit · 11-24-2002, 06:04 PM

I agree with Attalus. Although I prefer most all other engines to that used in NWN.

andrewas · 11-24-2002, 06:05 PM

Ill take either, but my preference is for a more tactical game - and that means Isometric. Just can plan properly in first person.

Lord Starshadow · 11-24-2002, 06:09 PM

I like to control a party of characters in RPGs, and it's kind of hard to do that in a 1st person view. So my vote would go the 3rd person view.

Sir Goulum · 11-24-2002, 06:12 PM

I like the style like in IWD and BG

WillowIX · 11-24-2002, 06:12 PM

Well some time ago I liked the 3rd person view the best. Now with surround sound I have to say 1st person view. It makes it so much more realistic. You don´t see an enemy coming from behind you hear him and have to turn. Now that´s gaming [img]smile.gif[/img]

Bruce The Aussie · 11-24-2002, 06:30 PM

what perspective i prefer really depends on the game. if its an RPG i prefer 3rd person wereas if its a shooting game like quake 3 then i'd definatly prefer 1st person. [img]smile.gif[/img]

/)eathKiller · 11-24-2002, 07:23 PM

3rd person behindviews like in PSO can be nice if the camera is simple to controll, otherwise i like it like the camera in Warcraft 3 and myth TFL/2

If I could, every in-game camera would be a TFL camera!

11-25-2002, 01:24 AM

I only have BG:II and IWD so I only know 1st person view!

11-24-2002, 05:58 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	There have been RPG games released in two basic formats. The first person, i.e. you are looking out the eyes of the hero, and the third person, i.e. you are looking down on the action at 45Deg above. Neither form seems to be dominate with the game publishers. Which one do you perfer and why? I generally prefer the first person mode. But the isometric view allows one to see all around at one time. Now lets hear your view. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

11-24-2002, 06:00 PM	#2
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 75 Posts: 8,167	Me for the 45 degree angle. I like to see what is going on around me, like in BG, BGII, and PS: T. __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...

11-24-2002, 06:04 PM	#3
Gammit Elminster Join Date: October 26, 2001 Location: Sterling Heights, MI, USA Age: 46 Posts: 477	I agree with Attalus. Although I prefer most all other engines to that used in NWN. __________________ IW resident science and mathematics teacher<br /><br />\"No, no, you\'re not thinking; you\'re just being logical.\"<br />-Niels Bohr

11-24-2002, 06:05 PM	#4
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Ill take either, but my preference is for a more tactical game - and that means Isometric. Just can plan properly in first person. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

11-24-2002, 06:09 PM	#5
Lord Starshadow Quintesson Join Date: October 3, 2002 Location: The plane of non-existence... and Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,087	I like to control a party of characters in RPGs, and it's kind of hard to do that in a 1st person view. So my vote would go the 3rd person view. __________________ Bah, I don\'t need a sig. You all don\'t care what I do anyway. <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Razz]\" src=\"tongue.gif\" />

11-24-2002, 06:12 PM	#6
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	I like the style like in IWD and BG

11-24-2002, 06:12 PM	#7
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 50 Posts: 4,628	Well some time ago I liked the 3rd person view the best. Now with surround sound I have to say 1st person view. It makes it so much more realistic. You don´t see an enemy coming from behind you hear him and have to turn. Now that´s gaming [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

11-24-2002, 06:30 PM	#8
Bruce The Aussie Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Chaotica (london,england) Age: 37 Posts: 1,798	what perspective i prefer really depends on the game. if its an RPG i prefer 3rd person wereas if its a shooting game like quake 3 then i'd definatly prefer 1st person. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/bruce.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Have a nice day <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Big Grin]\" src=\"biggrin.gif\" /> <br />cloudkingdom.co.uk<br />\"be calm, be happy, be stoned\"<br />The person currently speaking is(tick appropriate): Me/My inner child/the voices in my head/my inner demons

11-24-2002, 07:23 PM	#9
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 39 Posts: 6,043	3rd person behindviews like in PSO can be nice if the camera is simple to controll, otherwise i like it like the camera in Warcraft 3 and myth TFL/2 If I could, every in-game camera would be a TFL camera! __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

11-25-2002, 01:24 AM	#10
Slizerio Guest Posts: n/a	I only have BG:II and IWD so I only know 1st person view!

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