Most video games today are 3D, but of course are shown on a 2D television on computer monitor. Here are a couple of videos from the Independent Games Festival at the Game Developers Conference that take advantage of both the 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional aspects of the way we play video games.
Fez:
Echochrome:
CDX
Aggressive Alpine Skiing
Samorost
Squared
Polyphonic Spree
Boxhead More Rooms
Dodge
Cosmic Crush
Fantasy Rollercoaster
Jeu Chiant
Flash Element TD
Oshidama
Lineproject
Lumines
Top Figures (Lisa likes this one)
This is awesome –
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