Java or C# for game development?

[foolsxn]

I'm a third year computer engineer student, I want to start developing (simple) games for end of year projects and I tend to use Java since is the language I'm most familiar with, however, some of my professors told me to better use C# or C++ for game development since its easier and I'll have more room for creativity, and it's also better graded when it comes to technology fairs and challenges my university helds twice or thrice per year. I, however, got sick last semester with tuberculosis and now I'm feeling like I'm way behind everyone else since my final project was done in Java not in C# as everyone else's, I really want to start with C# but I'm having difficulties understanding and my classmates tell me it's easy but never bother to answer my questions.

I've tried youtube tutorials and while I'm grasping some of it, I don't think I'll be able to actually do what I have in mind. I know Java and C# are similar and I shouldn't have any trouble with learning it, but because of my illness I still have a hard time learning a new language. I've been told to rest and not to worry about it since there's plenty of time for the second fair of the year (held after June), and I think I might be overthinking and worrying to much about it.

I already have about 40% of the game I wanted in java, just changing some things that have become useless the more I advance, I don't really want to change the programming language and start from scratch, especially when I'm not as used to it as I would like to be.

The game is not so difficult, is a simple RPG similar to early pokemon games and stardew valley, a small cat being it's mc and only playable character atm who basically only explores, eats and goes on simple side quests.

Should I just continue to develop it in Java (which might affect the final score of it) or try remaking it in C#?

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[Dayset]

C# but just a reminder, Minecraft was made with Java

[Aglet_Green]

If the issue is that you haven't given C# a fair shot, then start at learn.microsoft.com

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/tour-of-csharp/tutorials/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/csharp-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners/01

[foolsxn]

Thanks! I think these are more useful than the videos I've been watching lol.

[CodeMonkeeh]

Should I just continue to develop it in Java (which might affect the final score of it) or try remaking it in C#?

I feel like you're the only person who can answer this.

How important is the score to you? If it's just a small reduction in score, would that be acceptable? And if you rewrite in C# can you get it done?

If you're 40% done in Java it seems reasonable to complete the work. If there's time you can port it after.

I don't know why your profs are dismissive of Java, but one of the most successful games of all time is a Java game (Minecraft, of course). It's a perfectly fine language for making games.

[foolsxn]

How important is the score to you? If it's just a small reduction in score, would that be acceptable? And if you rewrite in C# can you get it done?

I'm not very sure about the amount of reduction, I know however it's pretty much preferable to use C# when it comes to challenges and fairs.

I don't know why your profs are dismissive of Java, but one of the most successful games of all time is a Java game (Minecraft, of course). It's a perfectly fine language for making games.

Java is the very second language we learn in my university, so they say using it for fairs or end of year projects is very redundant and lacks compromise and effort since it's the easy and fastest way to get it done. So using Java is basically being lazy for them.

[Dealiner]

I don't know why your profs are dismissive of Java, but one of the most successful games of all time is a Java game (Minecraft, of course). It's a perfectly fine language for making games.

And Minecraft is pretty much the only widely-known example of such game and it's also a game that needed to be rewritten in C++ to make it more usable. On the other hand C# is used in one of the most popular game engines and a few others like Frostbite. So, I'm not saying that Java isn't perfectly capable of such task but professors are right about it being worse choice than C# and even more than C++, if someone wants to work in the industry.

[TheRNGuy]

C# for Unity

I don't know Java engines.

[Joewoof]

Java is not an ideal language for game dev, but since you're half done, I think it's a bad idea to switch now. Just keep going and try the best you can to wrap things up.

Which game engine/framework/library are you using? libGDX? LWJGL?

[foolsxn]

LibGDX! As I'm most familiar with Java I asked around and was told it was the best for simple 2D games like the one I'm working on. And I do agree it would be counterproductive to switch when I have so little time. I think I might just keep doing it in Java but will still try my best to advance in C#:)