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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

iXie gaming

Its not just about blending 2D sprites with 3D environments; it is about strategic design choices that create a unique visual and gameplay experience. locks the perspective, allowing developers to craft cinematic, carefully framed environments. So, what exactly defines a 2.5D Challenges in 2.5D Development While 2.5D

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Godot gets a brand new animation editor (with cinematic support)

Mircosoft Game Dev

Changing sprite textures, colors, animation frames, calling functions, playing animations in other animation players, playing sounds, etc. With the new trend of cinematic tools and timelines coming recently to the big engines, this workflow (which was already possible) was cleaned up and made much easier and visual.

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Godot 3.1 is out, improving usability and features

Mircosoft Game Dev

New track type: Animation (play animations of sub-animation player, allowing complex cinematics). Godot now supports 2D meshes , which can be used from code or converted from sprites to avoid drawing large transparent areas. Capture tracks, which interpolate from existing values. Ability to create custom track editor plugins.

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