What kind of art is this?

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

So I attached an image so please take a look!

So my question is what type of art is that? Like 2d? Or what? When you play that game the houses stay the way they are in the image … They are not 3d… They just stay 2d looking but there is that top view 3d ish… Is there a name for that?

Note: image doesn’t seem to want to post so here is a link to it.

http://postimg.org/image/5e6e9dorj/

Thanks!

#2

“Harvest Moon” and “camera” turned up… well, moon photography. So I searched for the old standby, Link to the Past: LttP camera discussion

While searching, I thought of, and rejected (after Google Image Searches of the terms), oblique, bird’s eye view, and 3/4… and there they all are. *shrug*

#3

So I’m still lost… Is there a name for it?

–SonicX278

#4

I guess this is what is called oblique projection. 
see this image to see different kinds of projections:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_projection#/media/File:Graphical_projection_comparison.png
Isometric is the most popular in games, I believe

#5

No. i’m wrong it’s called orthographic projection.
see this useful guide: 
http://www.significant-bits.com/a-laymans-guide-to-projection-in-videogames

#6

“Harvest Moon” and “camera” turned up… well, moon photography. So I searched for the old standby, Link to the Past: LttP camera discussion

While searching, I thought of, and rejected (after Google Image Searches of the terms), oblique, bird’s eye view, and 3/4… and there they all are. *shrug*

#7

So I’m still lost… Is there a name for it?

–SonicX278

#8

I guess this is what is called oblique projection. 
see this image to see different kinds of projections:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_projection#/media/File:Graphical_projection_comparison.png
Isometric is the most popular in games, I believe

#9

No. i’m wrong it’s called orthographic projection.
see this useful guide: 
http://www.significant-bits.com/a-laymans-guide-to-projection-in-videogames