Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/25/2003 - 2:52pm.
Archived comment by Inuki:
I was generalizing about the Star Trek combat system - mostly based on what I can remember of TNG episodes and the like. But I think as a general rule, it holds. (Not necessarily for the newer episodes/movies, but for most of the stuff that's more than a few years old, I'd guesstimate.)
Never seen B5, and don't remember enough BG to compare those.
I do agree with Saint that depth can be considered the third dimension, especially in still images - Maya's axes naming convention certainly reflects that view. However, it's a fact that most people rarely look up - if you're being chased through a wood (or equivalent space), hiding up in a tree might be a good way to shake a pursuer, because we're mostly wired to look left, right, and down.
Don't know if I'm making valid points anymore.. too tired and drugged up on cold meds to tell.
I was generalizing about the Star Trek combat system - mostly based on what I can remember of TNG episodes and the like. But I think as a general rule, it holds. (Not necessarily for the newer episodes/movies, but for most of the stuff that's more than a few years old, I'd guesstimate.)
Never seen B5, and don't remember enough BG to compare those.
I do agree with Saint that depth can be considered the third dimension, especially in still images - Maya's axes naming convention certainly reflects that view. However, it's a fact that most people rarely look up - if you're being chased through a wood (or equivalent space), hiding up in a tree might be a good way to shake a pursuer, because we're mostly wired to look left, right, and down.
Don't know if I'm making valid points anymore.. too tired and drugged up on cold meds to tell.