tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post3689139105176857925..comments2023-08-29T04:10:11.111-07:00Comments on Graph Paper Games: F is for FantasyWQRobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-40049397307218199462013-04-06T12:19:01.133-07:002013-04-06T12:19:01.133-07:00Good point. An arrow whizzing through the sky doe...Good point. An arrow whizzing through the sky doesn't have the same visual pizzazz as a laser beam, but isn't all that different when described by voice.WQRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050721357300630823.post-80966722973345354122013-04-06T09:26:41.440-07:002013-04-06T09:26:41.440-07:00I think you've captured the main reasons well,...I think you've captured the main reasons well, but I would add one more...<br /><br />Video games. Visually speaking, sci-fi is much better suited to video gaming than fantasy. Ships, lasers, space, etc. With the exception of a very few fantastical elements like some powerful spells and dragons, fantasy typically doesn't have the visual aspect to match. <br /><br />Even a fabulously successful Fantasy video game like Skyrim gets visually repetitive and boring after a while, while in Sci-Fi, even the color of the sky can change between missions.<br /><br />I RPG and video game both sci-fi and fantasy, but in my experience I notice that the RPGs I tend to stick with long term are fantasy, and the video games sci-fi. Not a conscious choice really, just seems to work out that way.CounterFetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06273543429522256725noreply@blogger.com