Thanks! I'm not totally sure how far I'd like to take this. The original intent was to make some art with it, since I played a lot of Monument Valley [1] a few weeks ago. I'd like to learn a lot more about graphics and see how well I can optimize draw performance, then maybe I can focus on animations and input.

[1]: http://www.monumentvalleygame.com/

Wow, this game looks beautiful. Sure, work on it as you wish.

i've not used it myself, but Isogenic is an isometric engine that is intended for games so i'm sure it supports this kind of functionality. http://www.isogenicengine.com/

We've been using the Isogenic Engine for over 2 years (just launched http://casinorpg.com last week with it). It is a great engine, though it's purpose is very different from this. Both look great!

I agree, click and drag along orthogonal paths and dropping objects in a new place would allow interesting game mechanics to ensue.

Also it would be alter the conceptual understanding to transform from 2D planimetric view to isometric.