Isometric view and zone construction
Perspective camera was my first choice during prototyping, but mid-production stage, I realized that there were aspects of this camera choice that impacted gameplay in a negative way. Near edge objects were hard to distinguish visually and less screen space was getting rendered at once - effectively narrowing player vision and control. They were subtle, but were becoming more and more noticeable as more content was added. At this point, I had to make a choice to turn to the good old isometric view.
By the time I started adding room building and item placement, I was really glad that I made the switch. Honestly, the zoning system (dragging to select a rectangular area) would not have worked well with a perspective view. In retrospect, the switch was inevitable.
And yes that dude is throwing up on the screenshot 😀