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If you really want to make a game that doesn't give the user a feeling that they've played it before you do need to make your own engine.

You can tell in seconds that a game feels and renders like another game using the same engine. Sometimes the quirks and unique characteristics of a custom engine are what give a game its charm and X factor.

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