Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

What brings it close to Mini Ninjas is cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is an isometric view.
It predates Mini Ninjas by 12 years, with what that implies technically.














