Imagine being in a dungeon in the darkness, then you turn and your torch iluminates suddenly a sign that says "OpenBOR is not an emulator". What a jumpscare
Did you really just kill a panda? Especially after I already mentioned this verbatim?
Seriously, of course it is. Third person is just first person with an entity offset in front of you. The only difference is being careful you don't let the camera end up in, or blocked by a wall.