... but whats your thoughts on going with java? is the language capable of such things and run them smoothly and get a good end result? I dunno, im worried about what ever I learn handling the animation smoothly, (I have no foundations for such concerns but there ya go LOL) is java harder to code games and more to the point games like im looking to do point&click / visual novel....
Ofc. Java is capable of it, e.g. take a look at this
I like your down-to earth approach, you seem to pay respect to learning a programming language and don't take it too lightly.
Reading through your posts, it almost seems like you overanalyze and respect/fear it too much.
The thing with programming languages is - its not like you learn just one language and thats it, its over, you wont take a look at any other language.
Java IS one of the best languages to start with imho.
Once you master the language, which in itself is not that hard, there are just a few concepts you need to understand and learn the grammar of the language, all that is left to do is polish your design and problem solving skills, which is language agnostic.
Once you learn and become fluent in any programming language, it takes little to no time to learn another one. The concepts stay the same. The only thing that changes are miniscule (like grammar - takes one max 1 week to learn and max 3 weeks with a simple project to master).
Then there are few different programming paradigms but they wont concern you any time soon. I'd even say if you embark on a professional route, you will be fine.
Take a look at tiobe index, java is #1- For many years now java has either been #1 or at least top 5. So, in a few years, if you lose interest in gamedev you will have aquired a tool (programming language java) which you can use and earn money with.
Anytime I think of java, all that comes to my mind is that: its an easy language, its clean, its object oriented, its platform independent. Sure, its an interpreted language (instead of native [machine code]) and therefore a bit slower but there is JIT for that.
If you are not working on realtime systems where micro/nano seconds matter, you practically wont have any issues with java. And once you run into issues, you will be at a stage in your development, where you will easily pickup any other language.
Transitioning or picking up C / C++ after java will be very easy. Language wise they differe here and there and some concepts are different but overall, it will be easy, Id say. Well, Im only talking about my experience here.
Java, C++, Python - they rule!
