Dead Cells does the "2D sprites from 3D models" thing. It requires some specific models and techniques that wouldn't look good in 3D, though, it's not just cel

Dead Cells does the "2D sprites from 3D models" thing. It requires some specific models and techniques that wouldn't look good in 3D, though, it's not just cell shading. But it lets them have a wild variety of player skins and enemy animations without having to redraw everything by hand.