Any 3D, Isometric, RPG oriented engines?

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Published on 2012-10-13T15:10:08Z Indexed on 2012/10/13 15:55 UTC
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I was wondering if there are any game engines out there that are oriented towards isometric, 3D RPGs such as Diablo 3, Torchlight, Magika, etc..

Most engines I found so far are either oriented towards FPS, such as Cry Engine and UDK, or are far too generic, such as the Irrlicht engine, which will add what I think is unnecessary work on the engine instead of the game. Any chance there are any engines out there that are crafted to be more suitable for RPGs?

I would prefer they be in Java, since it's more my forte, but beggars can't be choosers, so C++ is great as well!

Thank you.

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