What is a good engine for a 2d game?

2D games are often created in 3D engines. By 'positioning the camera' correctly and using flat, textured rectangles (quads) drawn on a flat surface (plane) for your background images and sprites, you can create the same effect as drawing directly in 2D. This allows your game to take advantage of hardware acceleration and can make things like effects, scaling and rotation more straightforward than old-school 2D.

2D games are often created in 3D engines. By 'positioning the camera' correctly and using flat, textured rectangles (quads) drawn on a flat surface (plane) for your background images and sprites, you can create the same effect as drawing directly in 2D. This allows your game to take advantage of hardware acceleration and can make things like effects, scaling and rotation more straightforward than old-school 2D.

so games like rayman origins could be using a 3d engine?

Hello,

What WavyVirus is implying is one of the best methods of making a 2D game. Although, the full potential of this method of building a 2D game is only used if your 2D game requires a lot of resources (which it most likely wont). The fact that you have moved on from Game Maker is a clear sign that you are ready to start programming. Here is a great resource to help you choose a programming language:

http://www.gamefroms...-developer.aspx

I personally would suggest Python or C#. If you need any help feel free to message me.

Good luck,
-by7e

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Hello,

What WavyVirus is implying is one of the best methods of making a 2D game. Although, the full potential of this method of building a 2D game is only used if your 2D game requires a lot of resources (which it most likely wont). The fact that you have moved on from Game Maker is a clear sign that you are ready to start programming. Here is a great resource to help you choose a programming language:

http://www.gamefroms...-developer.aspx

I personally would suggest Python or C#. If you need any help feel free to message me.

Good luck,
-by7e

thanks i will pm you if i need help

thanks i will pm you if i need help

Well if you need help why not make another post here?

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thanks i will pm you if i need help

Well if you need help why not make another post here?
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do you have any experience in python? since i see that many recommend it as a first language

i heard about it but not having good knowledge of it..now i can aware about good engines...

For a first language i would say Python. Simple to understand, and fun to work with. Far as an engine goes for Python try http://www.pygame.org/wiki/about or http://www.panda3d.org/ from the looks of it, Pygame would be easier to start with. Then you could move onto Panda3d if you so desired.

EDIT: I've actually had a class in college for Python and worked with Python on my own after college. So i have some experience.

do you have any experience in python?

I personally do, not used it to make games but did a years computer science classes with it.

What I was trying to say though is that rather than PM'ing one single member if you get stuck with something why not make a post here where you'll get several python users replying.

Python is an excellent language in my opinion. I may have moved onto .NET languages but python is easy to learn yet very flexible in what it can do. A few commercial 3d PC games have been written in pure python(although most use whats called a wrapper around a different 3d engine not written in python instead) Sure its not ninja fast but this doesn't matter so much. If one day you move onto other languages such as lets say C# its often possible to embed python into your new applications offering even more flexibility.