Poll: Steampunk Vs Cyberpunk

[Shycte]

Theif II

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[The Infamous Scamola]

STEAMPUNK!

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Much of Warhammer 40k is Steampunk, so is Bioshock so, yeah SteamPunk

Wait... What? Parts of Warhammer Fantasy is Steampunk, the Empire and Dwarfs at least, but 40K? No, no, it's not. If anything, it's Cyberpunk. Calling Bioshock steampunk is also a stretch, no matter how much people keep it up.

My bad, yeah Fantasy, I wasn't thinking straight, also Bioshock is steampunk, look at the big daddy for example.

Not really, steampunk is set in the 19th century, or at least with technology of that era. Bioshock is set in the 1960's, and Rapture is from the 1940's-50's. It's too advanced to be steampunk, you can see some influences (especially with the weapon modding) but overal, not really. It's more art deco, more The World of Tommorow (Goes Dystopia, in this case).

Anyway, for me 100% steampunk. The world and era is so much more vibrant, the aesthetic of all that brass and heavy equipment. The dawn of modern science, all the exploration and experimenting. It's a crazy ass era, fantastic. Plus sci fi designs with Victorian age technology, yay for steam mecha's!

Expain big daddies, not to mention the needle of the little sister, the overall setting is it, like the bathyspheres.

It is very much steampunk, only difference is it's set in the 60s and the city itself was built in '46.

 

[Trilby]

Steampunk hands down. Best subgenre of that (bit of a bastard though) is fantasy steampunk; basically the usual steampunk world with wizards.

 

[Knight Templar]

Now where have I seen this before? [ "http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.56576#421989]
It showed up when I searched your title, but its old so I guess nobody cares but me.

Anyway I can't decide, I'd normaly pick Cyberpunk but I'm reading a Steampunk book right now and it is good beyond words.

You know that link links to this thread right? riiiight?

Wha..?

Thats odd, I don't know why it changed. At any rate, the thread I tried to like to had a better opening post and was from may 2008.

 

[Slash Dementia]

Steampunk by far.

 

[Inverse Skies]

I'd have to say steampunk... that old timey stuff is pretty cool with its gears and levers and... well... steam.

 

[joystickjunki3]

Cyberpunk. I would take Neuromancer over League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

 

[Random Argument Man]

Clockpunk. Pff. At least I know the difference between Clockpunk,Steampunk and DieselPunk. (Cyberpunk also).


EDIT: Altough, I would like details on Biopunk

 

[Souplex]

Bio-punk and diesel-punk are also cool.

Thought people would find this amusing: http://www.chainsawsuit.com/20090407.shtml

 

[nuckpang]

Steampunk has giant robots you can control while you stand there in evening wear and a top hat. I'm sorry, but there's no contest.

 

[Skalman]

Cyberpunk is Lovely.
Steampunk is Awful.

Simple as that.

 

[EchetusXe]

Steampunk because then I can wear a top hat and a monocle.

 

[Gerazzi]

Steampunk:
Lost Odyssey
Bioshock
THIEF!

To be accurate though, the thief series had magic as well

 

[Skalman]

Also, cue up the moody Vangellis:
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like, tears in rain... Time to die."

You sir, have just won this thread!

Here, have some internets.

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

Gotta go with steampunk. I mean seriously, it's the only way Darth Vader can look cooler.

Spoiler

 

[speedcoreXdandy]

I had to vote cyberpunk simply because of my love of japanese cyberpunk cinema but it was a very hard choice.

 

[IxionIndustries]

I vote Steampunk,

Cyberpunk just seems boring to me. Boring and depressing. Dunno why.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

Cyberpunk. So elegant.

 

[Sporky111]

Don't make me choose!

On one hand we have The Matrix and (maybe)Terminator that I love so much;
On the other we have steampunk...not much more needs to be said.

I refuse to forsake one of them.