Comment by loeg
3 months ago
Not just GC -- performance in general is a total non-issue for a 2d tile-based game. You just don't need the low-level control that Rust or C++ gives you.
3 months ago
Not just GC -- performance in general is a total non-issue for a 2d tile-based game. You just don't need the low-level control that Rust or C++ gives you.
I wouldn't say it's a non-issue. I've played 2D tile-based, pixel art games where the framerate dropped noticeably with too many sprites on screen, even though it felt like a 3DS should have been able to run it, and my computer isn't super low-end, either. You have more leeway, but it's possible to badly make optimized 2D games to the point where performance becomes an issue again.
These are gross, macro-level design problems; not the kind of thing where C# vs C++/Rust makes any difference.