The initial idea I had in mind for my pipedream future action-RPG project was a sidescroller with some kind of finnicky tile-based overworld map system, but over the past week or so I've been thinking an isometric structure would be better both in terms of open world and dungeon layout.

It's a finnicky perspective to work with (and that's just the spritework!) but in the case of a game with multiple playable races, character customization, dozens of armor and weapon pieces, and a slew of complex baddies, only having to draw things twice as opposed to the three times a traditional topdown angle requires will be a huge time saver.