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Haven't done this topic in awhile but with the Dragon Age vs. Mass Effect thread going on I thought it would be interesting to bring this topic up. So which genre do you prefer more, Fantasy or Science Fiction.
To get around the semantics argument that has occurred in the past on this forum, this is how we'll define fantasy and science fiction for the clarity of the thread.
I love both but at heart I'm a sci-fi girl, I just love me some aliens and robots and I have ever since I was a tiny wee kid raised by die-hard Trekkie parents.
99% of sci-fi is really just fantasy in space anyway, but I'll still go sci-fi.
I think I just about lean towards fantasy.
Science Fantasy.
My pick as well, and according to Wikipedia this counts as Fantasy. So that's my vote.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
Harry Potter tips the scales firmly towards fantasy for me.
I've always been more of a fantasy person, and growing up read a lot more fantasy than anything else. Sci-fi has grown a lot on me in more recent years, but I'm probably still a fantasy person at heart.
I like Fantasy Books and Games but I enjoy Sci-fi Shows and Movies more. I mean I enjoy scifi books and games too and fantasy shows as well...
I LIKE THEM BOTH.
BOTH
Don't make me choose :colbert:
I'm more of a fantasy person, I've decided. I really liked Mass Effect, and similar sci-fi works, but there's something about medieval fantasy with a twist that is enticing.
I'm not a massive fan of sci-fi which tries to ram in as many fanciful new tech as possible. I like sci-fi most when it is grounded in deep, emotional dramas, not clinical, techno-babble.
Fantasy for me.
Fantasy
Fantasy for books, Sci-fi for movies/tv shows. Fantasy just works better in books, although sci-fi books aren't bad either.
Fantasy movies on the other hand... (LOTR trilogy excluded from this PSA)
While I like both I'm voting for scifi because you fantasy nerds are winning by too much.
Ouff, wow. I'm going with fantasy but man this was tough.
biographies
Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
That is all.
Biographies of eccentric mathematicians. (http://www.storyofmathematics.com/20th_hardy.html)Quote:
Originally Posted by krissy
I was raised on sci-fi. I read Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy when I was 6, and I haven't looked back. Sci-fi just has a way of addressing deep ideas and the human experience which, for me, fantasy just doesn't.
Science Fiction for me as well, though I tend to prefer Sci-Fi that has more concrete foundations and deals more with speculative science than ones that can easily fall into Clarke's Third Law which is where I get really pissy when I'm reading a good fantasy story that gets hijacked by aliens. I find that fantasy is more about escapism whereas sci-fi tends to deal more with possibilities for mankind.
Fantasy, if I have to choose. But Sci-fi is pretty awesome too.