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is it?
if it is, i might make a sci fi rpg sort of diabloish game

Hard to tell. It has shadows, and lighting, but it could be 2D. I'd say more likely 3D. Most of the work is in the graphic department, but it looks like a massive task.

Pincho.

if it didnt have shadows and lightning (my game) would it be 2d? and is this sort of 2d easier than 3d fps?

Would a game be 2D without shadows, and lighting? A game is 2D when the images are flat. The camera cannot move around them. You could make this game in 2D if you wanted.

Is it easier than a FPS? I'd say it would be slightly harder.

Pincho.

It is a 2d game.

It is a 2D game, however it had a 3D rendering mode - basically the images (scenary, trees, monsters etc) were all rendered using vertical planes, so that they appeared to stand out from the background.

^_^ the answer is actually more complicated than you'd think...
it is technically a 2D game, however it has a 3d world.

Using a very similar technique to Final Fantasy 7-9 as well as Resident Evil 1-3 ... what happens is first a scene is create in billions of polygons (and yeah i mean BILLIONS)

then it is rendered out in an isolinear view at a 35° angle of view

next a low polygon primative version of the level is then created, and the rendered iso map is then projected by view onto the objects.

the level is then rendered in the same Iso view with pure 2D characters (well 3d plane sprite characters using a modena 360 view thingiemabob) ... finally effects suchas particles and lighting affect the 3D world which is then blended with the texture like most multitexture games, to create very nice lighting effects. And actually if they used a shader they could make most of them hyper realistic.

But capping the veiw and perspective they gain 100% control over what you view and what you don't, which means they can make a beautiful 3D world texture with a specific 3D world to make it look very high poly and very nicely created, yet have none of the expense.

Personally i'd prefer the 360 camera panning around the awekard areas, and possible sequals might be in full 3d for such things. Bar only time will tell if they bother to update ^_^