As a game designer, I would prefer my security be maintained through an elaborate series of puzzles.
Paradachshund
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My condolences to anyone who has to spend enough time on LinkedIn that you would need to kill time there.
They mean the start of 2026, right?.... Right?
They're tribalists, not idealists. In other words, it's on their side now so they don't mind. I see a lot of people always attacking the double standard aspect, but its not the point. They don't mind double standards, they just want their tribe to win.
And gain new tech debt in the process!
Reminds me how on the android play store app pages there's a little box saying they don't sell your personal information
I definitely agree about going back to more bespoke engines.
Is it taking extraordinary measures, or is it more leaning into the hyper realism look because that's what people expect when they hear UE5? Not a rhetorical question, I just would assume the latter.
I mean I guess if everyone was using the default settings and buying assets off the unreal store you might get that, but the engine doesn't come with graphics. You can make whatever you want in it. You could make a ps1 era looking game. You could make something like windwaker. You could make a 2d game. It's just a set of tools.
Don't get me wrong, the engine does have strengths and weaknesses, and lends itself better to certain things. That makes games of a certain type gravitate towards it.
Definitely feel your pain in unity. I made a game with it and we had so many technical problems. UE has some major issues too though. None of them are perfect. Godot is getting better and better but it's still very far from a mature engine.
Gamer PSA: UE5 does not automatically make a game better or worse, it's just a set of tools. The game part still has to be made. End PSA.
You're not wrong, but I'd still encourage everyone to celebrate the small victories. If we wait for perfection it may never come.