Syberia III and beyond 2D

[Radiance]

What I found interesting is:

In an interview given in February 2011, Benoît Sokal revealed that work on the game had not even started due to a lack of funding. He says that he would want to use real-time 3D graphics comparable to those of Assassin's Creed. However, that would require a very large budget. He states that developing the game on the same engine as Syberia I and II is not an option because that would lead to a commercial failure.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syberia_III

Well, funding is always an issue.
What do you think about second part that it would be commercial failure if not made in 3d?

For example, would you be interested in playing Amnesia and SOMA if it would be made completely 2D?

Could 2D style be suspenseful and athmospheric as 3D ?