[harph]

On the contrary, I would recommend everyone to try and make a game engine. Through my teens and university years I tried many types (3D, 2D, visual novel...) and it's an awesome learning experience. Of course, for a real project that you want to actually finish, that's a different story

[maxilevi]

Hahaha well yes, for learning it’s great but for shipping something it’s awful.

It’s not even the time it takes, there is a lot of compatibility issues that need to be dealt with that are overwhelming