5/5 EN 4. If you want to make 2D or 3D games and already have experience in programming, better make your own custom built engine from scratch and thus have a more promising and more ambitious game than one made on an existing engine.
2/5 EN Never ... Never ... NEVER use RPG Maker to make fangames. They want to make fangames of their favorite RPG franchise and they want their fangame to match and even surpass the originals, I recommend several options.