Isometric games

Final Fantasy Tactics (Square)(1997)

Tactics is a tactical role-play game, with 3D isometric environments that have rotatable camera. The characters are in a bitmap sprite format. The game is set in a medieval like world named Ivalice, and takes place during a war.

During game play the characters are placed in a 3D rotational environment and actions are taken in a grid-based format. The level and Job class determines the distance in squares a character can move. The grid will highlight how fare that character can move or how far his/ her attacks can reach.

Bastion (Supergiant Games)(2011)

Bastion is an isometric action role-play game, where you play as a boy trying to rebuild his homeland after a cataclysmic event. It was first released on Xbox Live Arcade (Microsoft corporation), then later through Steam (Valve corporation) and finally through the Apple App store (Apple Inc.).

The isometric world builds itself as you move through it, unlocking new areas. What makes this interesting is that you sometimes can’t tell where the next part of the path will appear.

The environment are colourful and are all hand painted Every section that appears adds more to the environment aesthetically leaving a rich and well designed level.