LOW POLY or NOT - is it OK to detail with geometry? Bonus: Unity vs. Unreal Engine performance

I use a palette texture to colorize my so-called low poly objects, but does this method cause problems with performance? Does it have any other implications? In this video, I compare the performance between a true low-poly object and a "not so" low-poly object. As a bonus, I also compare the performance in Unity 2023.1 and Unreal Engine 5.2 - so you can see how the two engines perform against one another with these assets :)

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In-depth learn how Low Poly Modeling in Blender:
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If you want to use the palette style UV coloring method, I go through that in the above-linked videos.

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I've been modeling in Blender since about 2015, but more recently in the past few years. I've been making games and assets in Unity since 2011, and I'm currently working on a multiplayer RTS game called Line War.

I use a Sony FX3 camera with a Sony FE 2.8/24-70mm GM lens. My primary microphone is now the Shure SM7B, and I use a Rode NTG3 shotgun mic if I need it to be out of view. I downgraded to a Focusrite Solo from my wonderful RME Fireface UFX II that I had to sell when I moved from Sweden.

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