It's getting better all the time... (Destiny)

by Quirel, Saturday, May 03, 2014, 20:27 (3858 days ago) @ SonofMacPhisto

For the record, I don't think Destiny is that genre bending. I think it's more parts sci-fi than fantasy, and Bungie is upfront about that - it has fantasy were it counts: There are adventurers crawling dungeons together for old relics whilst in fancy armour, literally blasting the souls out of opposing forces with magic bestowed onto them by a sphere.

Mass Effect is a good example of this blending, and yeah it's more "fantasy informed" sci-fi. Element zero is the magical force that lets the crazy things happen, but the writing team bases it in our understanding of space time and dark matter.

I really think we can do better to distinguish between "Don't got to explain nothin'" magic and science fiction concepts that follow rules and draw from our understanding of the universe.

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Roosterteeth/The Know: Building a 10 Year Universe - Xenos, 2014-05-02, 20:27
- It's getting better all the time... - GrimBrotherIII, 2014-05-02, 20:59
  - It's getting better all the time... - Xenos, 2014-05-02, 21:01
    - It's getting better all the time... - Fuertisimo, 2014-05-02, 21:44
  - It's getting better all the time... - Cody Miller, 2014-05-02, 22:16
    - It's getting better all the time... - Ragashingo, 2014-05-02, 22:31
      - It's getting better all the time... - kidtsunami, 2014-05-03, 02:36
        
        It's getting better all the time... - General Battuta, 2014-05-03, 08:11
        
        This^ - Kermit, 2014-05-03, 08:22
        
        So much to read and so little time. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-05-03, 09:57
        
        ^This - ZackDark, 2014-05-03, 13:34
        
        ^This to the last four posts. - Quirel, 2014-05-03, 20:22
        
        +1 - kidtsunami, 2014-05-04, 03:33
        
        Cool, thanks for the additions to my reading list - kidtsunami, 2014-05-04, 03:34
        
        Ursula K LeGuin - marmot 1333, 2014-05-04, 18:00
    - It's getting better all the time... - ZackDark, 2014-05-02, 22:55
    - It's getting better all the time... - SigbiasSilva, 2014-05-03, 02:29
      - It's getting better all the time... - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-05-03, 06:26
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Quirel, 2014-05-03, 20:27
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Malagate, 2014-05-04, 16:23
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Quirel, 2014-05-04, 21:14
        
        He meant Bungle - MrPadraig08, 2014-05-04, 21:23
        
        You mean B.U.N.G.L.E. - Xenos, 2014-05-04, 21:23
        
        The BOB from B.U.N.G.L.E? - Quirel, 2014-05-04, 21:36
        
        It's getting better all the time... - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-05-06, 09:09
    - It's getting better all the time... - EffortlessFury, 2014-05-03, 07:30
    - It's getting better all the time... - Leviathan, 2014-05-03, 07:44
    - It's getting better all the time... - GrimBrotherIII, 2014-05-03, 08:56
      - It's getting better all the time... - Cody Miller, 2014-05-03, 15:46
        
        It's getting better all the time... - GrimBrotherIII, 2014-05-03, 19:57
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Cody Miller, 2014-05-04, 02:00
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Kermit, 2014-05-04, 15:45
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Malagate, 2014-05-04, 16:31
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Cody Miller, 2014-05-04, 16:56
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Avateur, 2014-05-04, 18:10
        
        It's getting better all the time... - EffortlessFury, 2014-05-05, 11:05
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Quirel, 2014-05-05, 11:47
        
        It's getting better all the time... - EffortlessFury, 2014-05-05, 12:18
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Kermit, 2014-05-05, 13:46
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Avateur, 2014-05-05, 17:31
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Quirel, 2014-05-05, 14:59
        
        It's getting better all the time... - stabbim, 2014-05-05, 22:18
        
        It's getting better all the time... - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-05-07, 10:30
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Kermit, 2014-05-04, 18:37
        
        It's getting better all the time... - Quirel, 2014-05-04, 20:52
        
        Fantasy can be central. - General Battuta, 2014-05-05, 08:55
        
        This again^ - Kermit, 2014-05-05, 09:42
        
        Fantasy can be central. - Cody Miller, 2014-05-05, 10:03
        
        Fantasy can be central. - General Battuta, 2014-05-05, 10:14

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