Third-person view
Third-person view is a perspective in video games where the player always sees their character. Usually, the camera is positioned behind the character, and recently, a popular solution has been to shift the camera slightly to the side, so that the player feels like they are looking over the character's shoulder. Sometimes the camera is free, allowing the character to be viewed from all angles. This view is used in shooters, action games, RPGs, and their hybrids.
Years
Platforms
PlayStation 2PlayStationGame Boy AdvanceNintendo 64SEGA SaturnWonderSwan ColorJ2MEGame Boy ColorOdyssey 2WonderSwanColecoVisionDOSNeo GeoNeo Geo Pocket ColorAtari 2600
Statuses
Best Games in the Third-person view genre of 2000
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 16, 2000
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe, who kidnap Princess Garnet, heir to Alexandria. Garnet wants to escape the castle...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical
November 24, 2000
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
71/100
Set in the age of sail, this role-playing game follows young captain Nicholas Sharp as he sets out across an Atlantic archipelago to make his name. He gathers a...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
February 11, 1999
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
90/100
Final Fantasy VIII is a continuation of the legendary series of role-playing games with turn-based combat in the Japanese style. The game takes place in a...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
November 23, 2000
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
87/100
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — The game takes place on the Inner Sphere planet Kentares 4 and its moon. The main character is Ian Drezari, the son of the famous...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Science fiction
October 31, 1999
Steam:
68/100
Set in the futuristic, cyberpunk city of Omikron, this adventure begins when a mysterious figure from a parallel universe asks for help. The protagonist’s soul...
Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Tanks, Post-apocalyptic
June 1, 2000
Metacritic:
86/100
Ground Control — The main goal of the game is to destroy enemy troops and buildings using the terrain features and the strengths of your own army. Combat...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
July 15, 1999
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
78/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows a hero searching for the Mana Tree seen in a dream. The world map begins empty; during the journey, the player collects...