Ok so i have read a god portion of this forum and the question is common. What language should i use.
Thinking of C# XMA or C++ directx

I plan to make a turn base RPG. Fallout like.
Nearly everything will be random generated. I hate limits so with a good random generation i can make infinite game...
Infinite cause the point will be survival.
Grafic is not important simple 2d.
Te system will be complex like the cahracter will be able to interact nearly with everything and so on.


I have made several games in c++ several years ago. From games like snake during school times to games like random RPG with asci grafic(never focused on grafic so no experience there). I havent done anything in like 7 years and never used C# so just want to know what will be better for my project so i can concentrate on the random generation part and dont spend to much time with the rest.

Flip a coin and choose one. In my opinion, the C#/XNA route will be easier.

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If you just want to get stuff done quickly c# and xna are a valid option. If things like content pipeline and drawing methods wrapped up in a bunch of managed classes won't put you off.
The c++ and directx route will have a steeper learning curve but you have more options and power (in terms of versatility) with them.

Just curious, any reason you didn't mention opengl?

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I didnt mention opengl cause most of the time on this forum there is a mention about direct x with c++.

As i told before grafic is not the priority and if i can take shortcut with C# and xna i will take it.
I just dont have much experience with objective language so thats why i am still thinking about c++.

Anyway thanks for the tips.

c# is pretty straight forward and quick to pick up if you know cpp.
xna is relatively quick to learn aswell, and powerful enough to allow for a wide range of applications.

Just get the sdk and play around with it for a while and you'll get the hang of it

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Hmm i feel old...

Downloaded Visual studio and xna.
Checked few tutorials started my project.
First reaction What is this sorcery....
Its so easy... Not like back in the times when i tryed to initialize grafic used part of asembler code to make it faster. Havent touched programing in several years an so much had changed. This will speed up my project but on the other side will need to learn so much new stuff but thats ok.

TLDR: Just wanted to thank you for the tip.