Will WoT really be so great?
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[This message has been edited by The-Wraith (edited 11-22-1999).]
[This message has been edited by The-Wraith (edited 11-22-1999).]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Things simply aren't that black-and-white in real life.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That's actually the point of "high" fantasy - it's very black-and-white, much like the good ol' medieval tales of knights and dragons. It is in many ways a simplification of reality, as well as an escape from it. It might not appeal to everyone, of course, but to me it has a certain charm.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Come on, there's got to be some other kind of motif that can be used to make a good story. How about, say, the quest for happiness, for instance?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Fantasy tales tend to be epic in proportion, often featuring the end of the world themes and such. It's part of the genre, really. However, there are of course exceptions /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Sure glad that's so. Most of the fantasy stories written by Hans Andersen, Oscar Wilde and Hermann Hesse aren't. That's why I love them. (Well, that's not the only reason why I love them...)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think that the "fantasy" genre refers to works such as those of Tolkien, Feist, Robert E Howard, Piers Anthony (to some extent) and the like. I would not consider HC Andersen to be a fantasy author - "fantasy", "make-believe" and "faerie tales" are not necessarily the same thing.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Not sure about the meaning of the term 'low fantasy', but if it's supposed to refer to any fantasy that doesn't employ the run-of-the-mill good-versus-evil theme, as opposed to 'high fantasy' presumably, then
I think the folks who came up with these terms must be a bunch of morons. As for Fafrd and the Gray Mouser, I don't really like them either: their stories seem to me to be just about two *******s wandering around in search of a beating.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
As I understand it, low fantasy is more eh "realistic", with shades of grey rather than B&W. High fantasy are often using epic, heroic themes and more often than not feature almost immortal heroes, hehe /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif As for the folks that came up with these terms, I have absolutely no idea what they were like /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif The terms have been around for some time by now.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Incidentally, are you familiar with Heretic and Hexen?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yup, but I can't I liked them that much.
Cheers!
Bane
[This message has been edited by Bane (edited 11-23-1999).]
That's actually the point of "high" fantasy - it's very black-and-white, much like the good ol' medieval tales of knights and dragons. It is in many ways a simplification of reality, as well as an escape from it. It might not appeal to everyone, of course, but to me it has a certain charm.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Come on, there's got to be some other kind of motif that can be used to make a good story. How about, say, the quest for happiness, for instance?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Fantasy tales tend to be epic in proportion, often featuring the end of the world themes and such. It's part of the genre, really. However, there are of course exceptions /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Sure glad that's so. Most of the fantasy stories written by Hans Andersen, Oscar Wilde and Hermann Hesse aren't. That's why I love them. (Well, that's not the only reason why I love them...)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think that the "fantasy" genre refers to works such as those of Tolkien, Feist, Robert E Howard, Piers Anthony (to some extent) and the like. I would not consider HC Andersen to be a fantasy author - "fantasy", "make-believe" and "faerie tales" are not necessarily the same thing.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Not sure about the meaning of the term 'low fantasy', but if it's supposed to refer to any fantasy that doesn't employ the run-of-the-mill good-versus-evil theme, as opposed to 'high fantasy' presumably, then
I think the folks who came up with these terms must be a bunch of morons. As for Fafrd and the Gray Mouser, I don't really like them either: their stories seem to me to be just about two *******s wandering around in search of a beating.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
As I understand it, low fantasy is more eh "realistic", with shades of grey rather than B&W. High fantasy are often using epic, heroic themes and more often than not feature almost immortal heroes, hehe /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif As for the folks that came up with these terms, I have absolutely no idea what they were like /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif The terms have been around for some time by now.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>Incidentally, are you familiar with Heretic and Hexen?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yup, but I can't I liked them that much.
Cheers!
Bane
[This message has been edited by Bane (edited 11-23-1999).]
I have the game and thought it was rather good. I enjoyed it so much I beat it in two days, provided, its not a very long single player game. The multiplayer is fun as well and offered different stategy than most FPS. I understand that being a different type of first person game, it will not appeal to most gamers, but I for one thought it was worth my money.