Dave?Dumb question: Does the engine that a game uses factor into your decision on if you're going to buy it or not?
Yes absolutely
Sometimes as it depends on a lot of factors
I am indifferent on what engine is used
Something else
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afreytes 🇵🇷@justdaveisfine I am largely indifferent. In that I don't think games are inherently better or worse according to their engine of choice.
But I do admit, if I am not interested in a game, but it was made with Godot I am more willing to give it a second look and buy as long as it is not slopware or shovelware.
@justdaveisfine just want to add, specifically for UE, there seems to be this generalized sentiment that games look samey or are stuttery...
In my mind, this is for the development teams to either address successfully or ignore.
But either way, it makes no sense for me to "punish" a dev team, and a game, because of their engine choice a priori, without even having tried the game. or reading/watching a review from a trusted reviewer/friend.
@afreytes Oh most definitely. At the end of the day the engine is just a tool.
I was curious about this mostly because I was talking to a friend who said they try to avoid specific engines and I was wondering if that was a common sentiment or if he was just being odd.
@justdaveisfine I think, I don't want to point an accusatory finger, but I believe there's YouTube channels that by being critical of game engines shortcomings and failing to explain to their audience how those shortcomings could be addressed have instead promoted that kind of anthipathy
Becky@justdaveisfine Not awfully much really. Sometimes I am wary of UE5 games, because I've had experience with those just running utterly abysmally, but I don't find myself interested in a lot of those to begin with.