Video games have a long and storied history full of technological advancements. What started as experiments with moving pixels around one screen slowly grew to encompass sidescrollers, first and third-person adventures, and even isometric journeys. The number of colors and pixels displayed increased as consoles progressed, and eventually, 3D models became possible. Throughout all of this progress, great games using a variety of different gameplay styles continued to release and please players everywhere. After a certain point, it became possible to realize whatever a given game concept was planned to be in the format that worked best for it.
However, there was a period where 2D and 3D games were not viewed evenly. Around the N64 and PS1 era, it became fashionable for formerly 2D games to be reinterpreted in 3D, and 2D games were mostly relegated to handhelds. Even…
