Poll: Sci-Fi vs Fantasy

[BangSmashBoom]

This is a debate to decide which is the better.

Starwars vs Lord of the rings.

Mythical creatures vs Aliens.

Enchanted vs Highteck.

Riding Dragons vs Driving Spaceships.

Lasers firearms vs Spells.

Let you voice be heard!

Edit: Don't just say Fantasy or Sci-Fi and leave it at that, you must justify yourself why one is better then the other, just promise that you will not get personal, please.

If I had to decide, then I'll choose Fantasy, I guess it's because of the mystery of the magic and creatures, but it can get boring so I like to cross them both sometimes when I write.

 

[Smiley Face]

Um... I like them both for the same reason. You change the rules of reality. You have a story unfettered by the real world, which explores the consequences of the changes you've made, and does interesting things. Sci-fi just likes its science to stay recognizable.

Now, there's some stylistic trends common to fantasy that sci-fi doesn't have and vice versa - but they're not really necessary to the genre.

I suppose I prefer fantasy because of some of those stylistic trends, and because it tends to be less restricted in its options than sci-fi.

 

[BangSmashBoom]

Um... I like them both for the same reason. You change the rules of reality. You have a story unfettered by the real world, which explores the consequences of the changes you've made, and does interesting things. Sci-fi just likes its science to stay recognizable.

Now, there's some stylistic trends common to fantasy that sci-fi doesn't have and vice versa - but they're not really necessary to the genre.

I suppose I prefer fantasy because of some of those stylistic trends, and because it tends to be less restricted in its options than sci-fi.

How to you think that Sci-Fi is more restrictive than Fantasy, if anything I personaly think it's the other way round.

 

[HardkorSB]

To be honest, I consider Star Wars to be more fantasy than sci-fi.

For me, the difference between sci-fi and fantasy is that you have to explain stuff in sci-fi, as plausible a you can. With fantasy, anything goes. Star Wars has all this fancy high tech stuff but it's never explained. It also plays more like fantasy with magic, weird creatures from who knows where etc.

I like fantasy a bit more because you can do more with it, you don't have to apply logic to it.

Also, I don't like the elf-dwarf-orc type fantasy. It's been done to death, let it go.

 

[Smiley Face]

Um... I like them both for the same reason. You change the rules of reality. You have a story unfettered by the real world, which explores the consequences of the changes you've made, and does interesting things. Sci-fi just likes its science to stay recognizable.

Now, there's some stylistic trends common to fantasy that sci-fi doesn't have and vice versa - but they're not really necessary to the genre.

I suppose I prefer fantasy because of some of those stylistic trends, and because it tends to be less restricted in its options than sci-fi.

How to you think that Sci-Fi is more restrictive than Fantasy, if anything I personaly think it's the other way round.

Science Fiction is more restricted than fantasy because of the science part. With fantasy, you make up a world, and you make up the rules of that world, and they can be whatever you damn well want. With Science fiction, those rules usually, and pretty much have to, conform in some way to existing conceptions of science - yes it bends them and makes alterations, but it's working from the same structure, and fantasy doesn't have to do this. There's your limitation. On the other hand, how is fantasy limited? In any way? It's FANTASY, it's whatever the hell you can think of!

 

[Thaluikhain]

Well...what about space fantasy? You make up whatever silliness you like, but stick it IN SPACE and not a magical world?

IMHO, science fiction should have some sort of science in it. There's nothing wrong with a story that doesn't, it's just not science fiction.

I like science fiction because not all the rules are totally arbitrary, the writer has to work with something, rather than make stuff up as they go along (so much).

But, you can have good works in any genre.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I pretty much prefer Fantasy over Sci-Fi unlike my brother (he refuse to get Skyrim and Dragon Age just cos they're fantasy game).
I just like wearing medieval armour over combat armour and using sword and magic over guns. However I do like it when a Sci-Fi type of game do use those gear and weapon like Phantasy Star series.

 

[Luke Gomez]

When it really breaks down to the actual story elements regardless of medium, they're essentially the same. They just involve different motifs and styles but most tend to deal in fantastic and usual settings with clear morality play themes with a dash of adventure and intrigue. They just have different names. Instead of futuristic technology they have magic. Instead of Vulcans they have elves. Instead of space they have a vast land of dangerous unknown realms.

 

[Raven's Nest]

apples and pairs mate...

 

[Esotera]

Sci-fi. And I don't really see why people lump sci-fi and fantasy together, especially in book stores, because there's generally a world of difference between the two. Sci-fi tends to predict the future based on vaguely reasonable assumptions, or explores how the past could have been different via a few changes. Fantasy tends to be less advanced technology with magic/a feudal system, although there are certain exceptions to this rule, and sometimes they get blended.

Sci-fi can also be a very small element of a story/game, and still add to the overall plot rather brilliantly (as in Assassin's Creed). I can't think of anything like that for fantasy.

 

[Heronblade]

The scifi genre tends to be a bit more imaginative of the two, a trend that is a little odd due to the almost entire lack of restrictions on concepts, beings and societies that can appear in fantasy. I'm starting to think most of the actually creative fantasy writers are either dead or so unpopular that their work isn't shown, with everyone else copying from the "dead" category.

Regardless, I tend to prefer science fiction. Partly because when it comes to imagining living in a made up world, I'll take the one much more likely to have incredibly high standards of civilian life.