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One reason is, at least, that because pixel art "isometric" is actually 2:1 dimetric, the vertical axis is slightly less foreshortened than the two horizontal a

One reason is, at least, that because pixel art "isometric" is actually 2:1 dimetric, the vertical axis is slightly less foreshortened than the two horizontal axes.

yreg 4y ago
And why can't it be "true" isometric? Would it look bad?
- d_tr 4y ago
  Yeah it's what you get with 2:1 lines. Actual isometry would require some 1:1 "stairs" on these lines, making them look less nice.