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Yes. I think with simple squashing and stretching you can already achieve a lot with 2D sprites. Flipping is a nice bonus, but it’s relatively simple to achieve out of engine (nice to have it in, though). Walking a sprite off an edge is also nice to have, but I can live without. There’s no pressure or anything. The simplicity is the strongest feature. I’ve been teaching ink as an entry to interactive fiction writing, and this template complements it nicely. Visual appeals to many people, but getting writers and artists to Ren’py can be…daunting. Sometimes you don’t need bells and whistles and the whole shebang.