Does the game engine matter? Which one do you prefer? (Ren'Py, Unity (Naniniovel), Godot)

[foxfictioneer]

Or could it happen that you wouldn't play a game because of the game engine?

 

[Jarulf]

Or could it happen that you wouldn't play a game because of the game engine?

I won't play a game if it doesn't run properly on Linux since that's all I have, but other than that I don't really care.

 

[kinkyshin]

If a VN has really good reviews I'll try it regardless of game engine.

But in my experience RenPy is by far the best for VNs and I think most people would agree with that. There seems to be something wrong with every VN made in Unity. Like the skip button doesn't work, or it's laggy, or the text speed isn't adjustable. There's just always a problem lol.

 

[mom_liker]

RenPy VN without "sandbox" (mommy look: i em programmer!)

 

[Semetrika]

Doesn't matter. All engine have pros and cons. Depends what developer want make on engine and how it will work.

 

[MarshmallowCasserole]

For a VN it doesn't really matter as long as the core functionality works smootly and without any bugs. Unless you want to do something fancy with graphics, RenPy already has all you need out of the box, instead of relying on addons or your own code.