Have you ever found yourself deciding against a game you would otherwise check out because of what game engine it uses?

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[–] 17 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Certain engines form certain reputations, but those people need to see enough counter examples to realize that the engine is just a contributing factor to what the resulting game is. Unity had "a look" for years, because so many devs used the default lighting, but then you realize that stuff like Cuphead, Hollow Knight, and Subnautica all run on Unity, and that reputation fades.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

    One of my favorites is Batman: Arkham Knight. It uses Unreal Engine 3 and looks shockingly good despite it. Goes to show how much art direction matters.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    If you played it at launch though, it did have a rough time scaling up to PC hardware that was better than consoles. It was pretty infamous for that back then.

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