View Poll Results: Which was the best 'Fantasy'?

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  • FFI

    1 2.33%
  • FFII

    0 0%
  • FFIII

    1 2.33%
  • FFIV

    5 11.63%
  • FFV

    0 0%
  • FFVI

    0 0%
  • FFVII

    2 4.65%
  • FFVIII

    3 6.98%
  • FFIX

    18 41.86%
  • FFX

    7 16.28%
  • FFXI

    0 0%
  • FFXII

    6 13.95%
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Thread: Which game best personified the definition of "Fantasy"?

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    Science fiction is often regarded a sub-genre of fantasy. It's just a sub-genre that has a much more distinct identity than most.
    Actually, you've got it reversed there, buddy.

    Fantasy is actually a sub-genre of Science Fiction. (Yeay for being a Lit major).
    Wow, it looks like you basically never paid attention during lectures then. Fantasy isn't a sub-genre of Sci-Fi. They sit beside each other in what we call Speculative fiction.

    Also, mythology and magic are popular themes of Fantasy, they do not completely make up Fantasy. It doesn't need to be medieval with wizards and magic in order for it to be considered Fantasy.

    FFVII is not Sci-Fi, it's steampunk, which is a sub-genre of Fantasy and Speculative fiction, not Sci-Fi.
    I'm curious to know how steam punk is considered a sub-genre of fantasy rather than sci-fi when the general definition of sci-fi is a fantasy story with a heavy emphasis on science and scientific explanation. Then you have steam punk which is usually shown as a story taking place in a society similar to Industrial Revolution era Europe and America with a heavy emphasis of steam powered machines and technology, generally falling into futuristic notions of technology (steam powered robots for example).

    I'm not saying your wrong, I'm just wondering where the logic comes from that people would consider it a sub-genre of fantasy?

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