I’ve had a game idea I’ve been dying to make lately and it’s a 3D platformer. I’ve made a small little 2D platformer with Blender before and I really like the way Blender works. But at the same time, I keep seeing other 3D platformers spawn up made with Unity. I’ve tried Unity before, but I really didn’t understand what I was doing. Although I’m sure each engine has their advantages and disadvantages.
So my question is- in terms of a Banjo-Kazooie style 3D platformer, which would be better in term of programming? Which engine would be the least limiting?
Hey there. I’d consider Unity (or a different engine) if any of these apply to your situation:
-Working with a team
-Need prefab logic components
-Support mobile platforms
-Worried about BGE getting nuked in 2.8
-Don’t mind working with a buggy/unstable editor
Ok, not all of that is entirely correct.
a) There are actually decent workflows for collaborating on BGE games - they just aren’t well documented.
b) You can technically write prefab logic components. Unfortunately there aren’t many (good) ones available.
c) There’s half-assed android support, but only version 2.63 afaik.
d) Chances are BGE isn’t getting nuked without a suitable replacement. Of course, everyone seems to have a different opinion…
e) Maybe Unity doesn’t crash for everyone. But for me it’s all the frickin time.
Both engines can certainly handle a standard kazooie-esq 3D platformer. Really comes down to whatever you feel more comfortable with.
use blender. this is a blender artists forum. we all think you should use blender. i personally think that you should take your blender vs other-engine post somewhere else
The arguments you gave are pretty clear: Your unity skills are bad, your BGE skills are good, your UE skills are not mentioned … which one to choose? … :evilgrin:
