Now of course there are games that blend the two together, but if you had to pick between one or the other, which one do you prefer?
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Do you prefer Fantasy or Sci-Fi as a backdrop?
- Thread starter Cosmic Voyager
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If it had to pick one (although science fantasy is the superior choice), I'd probably pick scifi. I feel like fantasy is too tied to medieval Europe as the only location and time period usually explored, whereas I've seen more freedom in scifi
Sci-Fi for sure. As for Final Fantasy, I'm kinda tired of Sci-fi and modern FF. Really want the next mainline to be more fantasy like IX.
Sci-fi
But what is really lacking is far-future science-fantasy. There's Tides of Numenera and that's about it
But what is really lacking is far-future science-fantasy. There's Tides of Numenera and that's about it
Urban fantasy ala Persona, or weird fantasy ala FFX or FFXII are my thing. I like how "otherwordly" my favourite RPGs are (Baten Kaitos, the Chrono). Not really fantasy, definitely not sci-fi, but quite something in between.
Fantasy. Don't really care about sci-fi besides Star Wars, and sci-fi horror movies like Event Horizon, Alien and such.
I prefer Sci-Fi. Fantasy has often meant European medieval fantasy and as such doesn't feel as diverse of a setting as it could be.
Star Wars is fantasy. It's all about space-magic, sword battles, and space-wizards.
Fantasy for me. Don't get me wrong, both can be great when done right, but I enjoy the average fantasy setting much more than the average sci-fi setting. Generic forests > generic metal hallways
For movies and games, sci-fi. I've been fascinated with the idea of space travel and exploration since I was a kid, and visual media gives me the chance to experience these in a way nothing else can. That said, when reading a book, nothing beats epic fantasy.
Technically it's space opera, but personally I consider it Lord of the Rings in space.
I like them both, though I generally don't like it when they are mixed.
Like, people with standard, metal swords fighting enemies with guns, etc. Unless it's a laser sword and they have some kind of "force" powers I can't get past how stupid that scenario is.
Like, people with standard, metal swords fighting enemies with guns, etc. Unless it's a laser sword and they have some kind of "force" powers I can't get past how stupid that scenario is.
I prefer sci-fi, to be more specific games in the vein of Gemini Rue, but what I want to see even more is a well-made urban fantasy, the genre has like 10 games total with half of them being SMT or Persona there the urban part is boring as hell.
Yeah, Unavowed and Bloodlines are basically the only games I've played that get the urban part right.
Sci-Fi by far. I just have never really had a great interest in the fantasy backdrop much of the time.
Doesn't matter if it's books, movies, or games, I prefer Sci-Fi, but still enjoy fantasy.
Sci-fi imagines a world that might be, whereas fantasy is a world that never was.
Sci-fi imagines a world that might be, whereas fantasy is a world that never was.
Yep, this is part of it too. As vast as fantasy can be, the settings are typically so similar.
If I had infinity dollars, I'd make a developer that makes games that play similar to the Witcher 3, but go through various cultures throughout the world and include their legends, culture, history, and music. Mostly because I'm tired of seeing fantasy based in not-Europe.
Fantasy for me. It's way easier to do good fantasy than it is good sci-fi, so there tends to be more quality content in that genre.
I think making different species/types of aliens in sci-fi is really tough to get right though, because you kinda can't really do fantasy stuff like dwarves, elves, orcs etc.- and with sci-fi, only the real classic ones that are pop culture icons are really memorable. Basically, you can't really screw up an orc, but not everyone could come up with something as memorable asa wookie.
I think making different species/types of aliens in sci-fi is really tough to get right though, because you kinda can't really do fantasy stuff like dwarves, elves, orcs etc.- and with sci-fi, only the real classic ones that are pop culture icons are really memorable. Basically, you can't really screw up an orc, but not everyone could come up with something as memorable asa wookie.
Sci-fi is more varied and generally more layered.
There are so many amazing sci-fi films compared to fantasy, and amazing TV series and books as well. Heck, sci-fi had arguably the more interesting games as well recently, with titles like SOMA and Outer Wilds, but it's still not enough.
Two devs that I'd love to see a sci-fi game from: Naughty Dog (space opera) and From Software (sci-fi horror).
There are so many amazing sci-fi films compared to fantasy, and amazing TV series and books as well. Heck, sci-fi had arguably the more interesting games as well recently, with titles like SOMA and Outer Wilds, but it's still not enough.
Two devs that I'd love to see a sci-fi game from: Naughty Dog (space opera) and From Software (sci-fi horror).
