I did LD this year in Pico8. It was fun but I feel like I'm not at the level yet where I can quickly create games without an engine :)
Cool! Everyone has their own way of working, for me at least frameworks fits me better than engines, but I want to give Godot a try :)
It was my first time using Godot and it felt really intuitive! I do want to return to Pico8 for the "A game by its cover" jam though. You should check that out if you don't know it yet!