When I start the game I see a low-poly 2d "map" of whatever city with low poly houses etc...and the icon of the guy moving about on this map. Scenes etc. are only triggered with some action like moving into an apt etc. (TBH, I find the UI and generally controlling/playing this game extremely confusing and un-intuitive).Dont remember this game ever having a 2D map! It had 2D backgrounds if thats what you mean.
The "map" which I see has little in common with the screen shots and clips I see here. I mean, one expects a game with a certain percentage of "action" (which the game obviously must have, judging from the screen shots). But 95% of time I am only moving around on this map. This is why I am asking whether he plans to turn this into an actual 3D game.