Are you more a Fantasy or Sci-Fi Person?
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In books, fantasy.
There's so much bad sci fi out there in books, compared to fantasy.
But games? Sci fi, usually.
There's so much bad sci fi out there in books, compared to fantasy.
But games? Sci fi, usually.
It depends what's being done with either, I like sci-fi but I'd probably go to fantasy first because like robots and guns and space marines aren't my thing but they seem the go to thing when I think of sci-fi games.
I really hate hard-sci-fi. Like the 'what if in the future...' type settings. But space-fantasy is one of my absolute favourite settings. I like settings with grand mythologies and a feeling of magic and fantasy. Whether that's dragons or aliens doesn't really bother me.
In general, I really like both the genres. In gaming however sci-fi is way under represented. We need more sci-fi games! And I am not counting military shooters where the genre is just a dumb ass excuse to shoot living things without guilt.
I like fantasy but nothing can really beat the infinitely more numerous possibilities that sci-fi or sci-fantasy presents in terms of themes, storytelling and etc.
Plus, you can have giant robots in sci-fi/fantasy, and that just kicks ass.
Plus, you can have giant robots in sci-fi/fantasy, and that just kicks ass.
it depends on the medium for me
Fantasy in books, Sci-fi in TV/Movies, don't really have a preference in games
that said I can't stand certain kinds of Sci-fi(the Star Trek type super optimistic stuff mostly) while there isn't really a type of Fantasy that's a hard pass for me
Fantasy in books, Sci-fi in TV/Movies, don't really have a preference in games
that said I can't stand certain kinds of Sci-fi(the Star Trek type super optimistic stuff mostly) while there isn't really a type of Fantasy that's a hard pass for me
Likewise. I also really like it when there's a high contrast clash between aesthetics. Give me modern high fantasy RPGs where you end up crawling high tech dungeons and encountering robots to hack to pieces with an axe! Give me enemies shooting lasers whose armors can still be pierced with enchanted arrows! Give me computers that practice literal magic!
I'll be honest, sci-fi largely bores me. I hate listening to technobabble and most future tech isn't that compelling to me on a general level. I do like the occasional sci-fi show like Doctor Who or Stargate but for the most part I prefer fantasy fiction.
And as far as games are concerned, I like sci-fi even less because sci-fi settings typically lean towards shooter mechanics and I really don't enjoy guns and shooting things. Give me melee combat or don't waste my time.
And as far as games are concerned, I like sci-fi even less because sci-fi settings typically lean towards shooter mechanics and I really don't enjoy guns and shooting things. Give me melee combat or don't waste my time.
I love sci-fi but I gotta say, a lot of the more popular games in the genre tend to lean more towards the space opera genre (i.e. Mass Effect etc.). It's rare that you get a game that's more in line with the type of sci-fi I enjoy, like The Swapper or SOMA. Having said that, I love me some fantasy too, so space opera is A-OK with me!
Both equally. And both shares so many things.
This is just because you read more fantasy than Sci-Fi. Because on that front, they both shares this flow.
That definitely feels accurate. While there are definitely fantasy games with more inspired settings (e.g. Deadfire and Morrowind), the vast majority of them still draw most inspiration from Tolkien, DnD or anime tropes. It would be great if games took more inspiration from successful book series such as The Divine Cities or The Books of Babel trilogies.
Neither in the strictest sense. Even with novels neither genre in their purest form appeal to me.
I'm more inclined to play something like Control/Metal Gear where elements seep into the world (scfi I guess?). Something like FF16 immediately turns me off just because of the more fantasy aspect. Even the Souls franchise took me a while to get into it just because I dislike knights/castle setting.
If I had to pick, I'd take a scfi setting over a fantasy but I would vote neither.
I'm more inclined to play something like Control/Metal Gear where elements seep into the world (scfi I guess?). Something like FF16 immediately turns me off just because of the more fantasy aspect. Even the Souls franchise took me a while to get into it just because I dislike knights/castle setting.
If I had to pick, I'd take a scfi setting over a fantasy but I would vote neither.
