Game Series That Are Best 2D (or 3D)

[Koh]

As the title states, what games series do you think generally plays better in certain dimensions?  For the sake of discussion, 2.5 D is fine, but counts as 2D, because while the game uses 3D assets, it plays like a 2D game.

Well for starters, the Zelda series.  Not that any of the 3D games are BAD or anything, but I feel the most creative puzzles and items came from the 2D games, and worked well within that medium since there's no stipulations to adhere to as there are when working in 3D space.  For example, A Link to the Past's/Oracle of Ages' Cane of Somaria, Oracle of Ages' Switch Hook, Oracle of Seasons'/Four Swords' Magnetic Gloves, Minish Cap's Cane of Pacci.  These concepts would be totally broken in 3D space, since they'd completely affect the area design in a way that prevents  the entire layout of the puzzle from being seen at once, due to having to compensate for verticality and camera angles.

Sonic series.  The running at the speed of sound and platforming just feels cleaner in a 2D environment.  With 3D space, you got camera angle interference and constant changing.  For example, doing any kind of loop in a 3D game takes a lot longer than it would in a 2D game, because the camera wants to show how cool it is.

Final Fantasy series.  Seeing the nice pixel work and such, in 2D, when it came to the monsters and party, seeing their expressionism and such.  With the 3D games, more often than not, the camera is positioned in a way that you can't see any of that (pulled far back, or at an angle where you can't even see their faces).