Oh yeah I understand why the fully 3D one would scratch a different itch! I've wanted to make something a bit closer to Wind Waker since that's my favorite game, and the 2D one only does that partially. The 3D one is just different and neither really replaces the other, so ideally both would exist... Eventually, I hope.
But yeah thank you, I'm glad you understand! I always feel bad when I see my older work and how it still hasn't been completed, especially if there are people excited for those, haha. Feels bad to keep people waiting and not having those games be real quite yet. Even if the reality of it is that I have just worked on other things, and not specifically the one older project in question. I can't make all of my projects at once, but I wish I could lol.
What you said about increments and skill and such is also pretty accurate, so yeah I'm hoping that these projects will all get there with time.
Also I don't update here on itch too much, I don't use the site too much as it has fairly low visibility unfortunately, but yeah thank you for following as well. Fingers crossed for an update on some of these things eventually, here on Itch or otherwise!