Better way to create mesh shape (one complex shape or many simple shapes)? - Ask - GameDev.tv

(on the left is mech leg I created using loop cuts and extrude, on right is how they did it on Udemy tutorial) I was courious what are the advantages of modeling one complex shape as opposed to achieving same result to the human eye but with many simple shapes and later to group them together. What are the pros and cons of each approach and which one do you guys prefer ?

Tutorials — gradientspace

Create with Primitives - Gaea Documentation - QuadSpinner

Game Design and Development - Free Tutorial

Advanced level design: borrowing cinematic techniques for gameplay

Algorithms for calculating vertex normals in 2D polygon - Game

HEART MACHINE — Proc Gen / HyperDec: Part 2

A short beginner's guide to discovering Godot 4

Creating Geometry on a Mesh Using Preset Shapes

Hauke Thießen - Blog

Draw the Mandelbrot Set in Python – Real Python

Tutorials — gradientspace

modeling - Struggling to model irregular rounded shape, any