Triangle Strategy is a rich and complex strategy RPG, and one of the best uses of the HD-2D style we've seen to date. And now ...

2D RPGs have been around almost as long as video games themselves, and this is how the best the genre has to offer stacks up.

The new game from Final Fantasy maker Square Enix seemed like a harmless, simple adventure utilizing the HD-2D style refined by Octopath Traveler and remakes for classic RPG series like Dragon Quest.

Coming off the fan-favorite retro-style 2D action game The Messenger, Sabotage Studio's follow-up Sea of Stars was another game paying homage to the 2D era, this time focusing on JRPGs.