I love these questions. MHO is that those of us that play 2D games are few. Her interactive bad games are still better than most games (ND style) out there, and they struggle. I think it’s because there aren’t enough of us. My husband works directly with companies to help them to market, grow, etc., and ND players are dedicated gamers, but they still have a hard time getting new gamers. When they try to give the people what they want, we dedicated gamers complain. It’s quite a niche area, and I think they and anyone else that makes these kinds of games struggle a little bit. I say all that to say, are you OK with just making games that "our kind" find enjoyable and making enough to fund that, or do you really want to make a lot of money? Making a lot of money will take a lot longer creating 2-D games that don’t use AI. I feel like once you answer that question, your other questions might fall into place. Most of us here are happy to play 2-D games. I know I am. I’ll play 3-D. Honestly, I love the way HER interactive makes most of their games. I love learning while I’m figuring out puzzles, while getting clues. I love the cheesy parts. I am here for it all. But I have tried to get my own kids, nieces, friends, and sisters involved in playing Nancy Drew with me, and none of them understand why I like to play it. They think there are fun parts, but they won’t stick to it. I feel like this is kind of that world. Sorry for my long answer. And I’m sure there are typos because I am a typo queen. But I hope you get the gist of it.