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Fantasy vs. SciFi — it’s a debate that will last an eternity. Most gamers I know enjoy both settings, but strongly lean towards one or the other. Some folks dig games with swords and sorcery, others prefer laser rifles and warp drives. Personally, I’m way more of a fantasy guy than a sci-fi guy. Space battles are cool and all, but I rather jump into an adventure filled with mystical spells, magic weapons, and cool frickin’ dragons. I liked Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, but I loved Baldur’s Gate.
My reasoning is simple; fantasy settings are more ridiculous, ergo more imaginative. Science fiction — good science fiction anyway — is often based on…(get this) science. Sure, it might be theoretical, but in many cases it’s plausible and not a huge leap from reality. Even though a lot of sci-fi features alien races and futuristic weaponry, it’s just too “real” for me. At the end of the day I see science as cold and clinical (I’m sure a psychiatrist would tell me that I’m just afraid of death).
Fantasy is more fun for me. A sword of sharpness? Ludicrous. A bag of holding? Preposterous. A race of miniature creatures that live inside trees and bake cookies? Waitaminute…those actually exist. So many elements in fantasy games, books, etc. are just impossible. Call me a romantic, but I enjoy dreaming about the impossible.
I’d love to hear about your preference. Are you SciFi or fantasy? Pick a side and explain your choice (please)!
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@Smartguy Yeah, Netflix is pretty cool. I'm a big fan of video on demand and Hulu too.
@Ray
Yeah VOD is great. I tend to buy DVD sets of shows that interest me. I own all of the Sopranos, Rome and Deadwood. Once those shows were off the air I cancelled my subscription to HBO. The other shows just didn't do it for me. Then last year, Directv gave me a credit on my bill for extensive hurricane outage thanks to Gustav. I finally got to see an episode of Dexter. So naturally I went and bought all of the Dexter shows that were available. I prefer my viewing to be gritty and adult. I can't get into commercial TV.
Best netflix lately: ShoGun. As good as the book.
Dexter is fantastic. Heroes is really good, as is Weeds. Californication is actually pretty good as well. lots of T&A within the first few episodes.
Monday is Heroes and Trauma both very good shows
Tuesday is whatever we have from netflix, usually for the kids
Wednesday we watch whatever is on netflix we want to watch
Thursday is NBC all night
Friday is usually Netflix
sat we try to go out
and sunday is animation domination
I watch Seaquest when i get home and i am sitting down to eat, usually around 4 am, and I have alot of history documentaries and things of that sort that I get into.
Yeah, I catch up on the Daily Show on Hulu as well as the Office.
I use a few other *cough cough methods of obtaining shows as well.
I really only have cable for my kids. Those lucky bastards can turn on the TV at any time of the day or night and find a cartoon. When I was a kid, we had Saturday morning and a few hours before and after school. That was all.
I am both a sci-fi and fantasy geek, but my leanings are more sci-fi. Mass Effect is proabaly my favorite game of all time, with KotOr a close 2nd. However, I've long since preordered Deagon Age: Origins as well, and I'm looking forward to it more than any game this fall save Assassin's Creed 2 & Brutal Legend (which is hella awesome so far!!!!).
@rpad
http://kotaku.com/5380764/6-days-in-call-of-duty-…
have you seen this? guess where it's headed?
I watch football, wrestling, and Desperate Housewives.
checking if my avitar works
@cornflake
if your avatar is a pic of a bowl of cornflakes then it works.
Mine is a picture of a big blak guy.
@Big Blak
hahaha. really???
@ Tokz
Yea man, its strange lol.
yeah i kinda just hacked my old account lol i forgot the password but all works just like it use to now =D
@Big Blak
indeed. next thing you know my avatar will have a pic some guy toking.