Can someone explain what is best? There are so many links
with different people and explanations, but no way to figure out
the best one! (Especially for someone using dial-up) If someone
could look at them and figure out what they are, really, that would
be nice.
(not trying to be mean, just confused)
The term 'best' would be relative in the context you mention. There is no single 'do-it-all' library out there. For e.g. Ogre is a pretty good game engine but the most complicated all of them out there. Irrlicht is pretty much easier to pick up but doesn't provide the fine grained control that Ogre does.
The only option is to patiently click through all those links, go through the details, get a feel of the community and user base and decide for yourself which library is worth working with.
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