^ My mom keeps thinking all forms of coding is similar somehow, as long as you got the basics, you just have to change the other symbols and stuff.

Is that correct?

Your mom told you that? I reckon she's pretty savvy. (is she a programmer?)

The thing about it is, if you know how to code well enough that you not only understand what the code does, but why it has to be coded that way, then putting it in terms that another programming language can understand is a simple matter of semantics and syntax. In short, if you learned how to program by learning language A, then learning language B will happen much more smoothly (Since this time you are only learning the language. You don't have to learn how to program again).

The truth is that it depends on what you previously made yourself familiar with. I don't know much of anything about Visual Basic, but what I can surmise is that the process in learning that particular language works a little counter-inuitive compared to that of learning most other programming languages. (It did this so that it could be easier to learn for folks who weren't already familiar with programming)
It shouldn't be much of a problem, but I'd worry a bit more about making sure you know C# well, and how to program simple stuff in it, before trying to understand and apply the tools provided by the XNA libraries. (If you previously made simple stuff in learning Visual Basic, I'd try re-creating them using C#)

Hmmm, I guess I could try re-doing the really simple games I've done, then start on the conversion of what I have so far. just trying to get used to the layout and syntax of C# is probably the hardest part.

And I suppose, 'cause I might end up trying to use them for saving, working out how to get databases to work properly. I've tried working with them in VB and I couldn't get my head round the code needed to get it to work.
Which is why on a Text Adventure 'Engine', of sorts, that I'm coding, I'm resorting to using .txt files in named folders to make it both work and be easy to edit. I'm probably only a short amount done on the actually engine, but then I have to create an entire game from it as an example, so that's taking a back seat while i get this one started and in progress. I'd type a bit more, but kinda gotta go, stupid morning lesson, but it's the last day of lessons for this summer so w00t I guess.

I think it looks pretty good!

@Vanit: Fewer movies showing off menus more coding for actual gameplay! I didn't even like FF7, but there's no denying it was a richly detailed game, and I'd love to see that in 2D. But looking at you move through menus endlessly isn't impressive after awhile, you know? It was at first when the technical implications became obvious, but I think I speak for most of us when I say that it's time to see Cloud beating up some goons in a Mako Reactor.

YES YES YES

Woo sound effects and water and shit. Need to replace that shitty placeholder skeleton with some real monster art...

Hiretsukan - If I were to play that and died twice less than 10 seconds into the game, I'd shut it off. If I rocked it for the first 10 mins then ran into a situation like that, I might play longer.