Ren’Py or UE5 for VN

[melet]

Hi ! i’m new to this, i only learnt Java, and i would like to start to do a VN, do i use Ren’Py or UE5 ? ( ofc i will learn python but i’ll need to know first )

 

[GamesMtP]

Opinions might enter into this topic, and this is mine:

You only need Ren'Py. For a VN you barely need any coding knowledge until you want to start doing fancy things with the UI or want to do more sandbox-like elements or get fancy with things like an inventory.

 

[melet]

okok thanks, i’ll check more thing about how to do the games, thanks a lot !!

 

[MissFortune]

UE is pretty overkill for a regular VN. That, and it'll severely limit who can play your VN.

 

[Klauw1988]

You can make the renders with UE5 but you always need to have a Novel engine and Ren'Py is the most used. Big community, a lot of guides and tutorials and easy to use.

I'm using VaM to create my renders, and i'm also willing to learn Daz3D. But how more I see about UE5, how more i'm willing to try UE5 to create my renders.

I have a little bit expierence with Unreal Engine, I created some things in Unreal Engine 2 a 3 a while ago. Never used 4, but I did received a early access for Unreal Engine 5, but never used it. Now it's released in public.

But i'm very impressed how far the Unreal Engine goes. They don't aim only on game's anymore but also the movie industries.

Here is even a framework named MetaHuman for UE5. Already 1.5 million different characters has been build with this framework. You can also use real scans of people and other technique's.

 

[cisco_donovan]

Given two options, you should always choose the simplest one. At least until you've the experience to know when to break that rule.

Start with Ren'Py.