I completely agree — Years ago I wouldn't have done it. Actually this project was born from a failure lol . I have a main project which advances slowly.
http://vagrantgame.tumblr.com/
And this one allows me to do something simpler. I previously had a small prototype for two players that works well so it was really easy to get it done.
I'm trying to keep things really simple this time. Previous project had customization of characters and rpg elements and it became difficult to handle properly.
That's exactly what I'm dealing with. Too much elements that interfere in the game =p. I might use that project with fake 3d to do the same thing, eventually.
Waiting on twitter to see the progress on both projects too. Cya