Not so bad at all for that price
http://www.shivaengine.com/ For 200 bucks, it's a complete engine.
It has for little projects :
-some good advanced ligtening effects
-ready to use and apply standard shaders as easy as in Unity 3D
-some simple and ready to use obstacle avoidance system
-Ligths taken account with shaders already
-Terrain editor
-vegetation editor
-simple ready to use framework
- all mobile platforms publishing + web + some flash exporter now
-particle editor
-HUD editor
Some features link :
http://www.shivaengine.com/3d-game-engine.html For that price if you can have IOS, Android, PC Browser , PC that's already a large target for your casual game
It's less known as Unity, but you don't have to spend 400$ just to a basic Iphone or Android mobile version.
I don't talk about Unity PRo that goes to 1500$, that price is lot more for serious success company ( or people gaining money for some sold game with Unity basic for example ! )
Really ofr the price , i find it's really good for 3D artists
that want to program gameplay only.
I mean for people that don't want to code custom tools or shaders, it's one great tool for a great price for 3D artists.
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For some casual turn based 3D RPG i have in plans, i will go with this engine and see what i can really achieve.
