As others have said fantasy/sci-fi/postapoc are not fixed to a specific setting and can be manipulated to a large degree, WWII on the other hand is very fixed and predicatable (for obvious reasons).
Poll: Overused Settings
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As others have said, WW2 is a good choice here and a few years ago I probably would have voted for it but ugh! I'm absolutely sick of Tolkien-esque fantasy. Please stop retooling the same concept over and over and realize that your imagination can run wild in a fantasy setting! Fantasy is as constrained by Tolkien as WW2 is constrained by real life apparently.
Fantasy. It's so sad that the people who make Fantasy games don't actually seem to have any Fantasy of their own. Sure, there's way too many WW2 games out there, but Fantasy games have the potential to be so much more, yet they regurgitate the same crap every year.
used to be worse a few years ago. alot of the shooters where ww2 games. now we have modern shooters. cant wait for more futuristic shooters.
Just give fantasy a new color palette and it feels fresh again. Well, it's not SO easy, but fantasy is generally very fine.
Read my post again.Axolotl said:Really?Daystar Clarion said:
Really? All the ones I've seen go back to Greenwood more than anyone else.FretfulGnome said:
With three notable exceptions.
for western RPGs, the Tolkien Humans, Elves, Orcs, and Dwarves sort of setting is the most overused Fantasy type. And for me, any sort of setting with magic phlebotinum that can explain away anything sort of takes a lot of mystery and intrigue out for me. How do those platforms float? MAGIC! Why do dwarf beards make certain shapes? MAGIC!
For me, Zeno Clash gets major points for being unrelatable to anything else. The closest anyone has come up with is The Flintstones, and even that is horribly inaccurate.
For me, Zeno Clash gets major points for being unrelatable to anything else. The closest anyone has come up with is The Flintstones, and even that is horribly inaccurate.
The Second World War as a genre just needs to end--it's been close to seventy years now and game developers still just won't let it go!
World War II is definitely over used, which for me is the biggest turn off for FPS's and war games in general. They all tell the same story. It's tired. We already know Nazis are evil, let's just call it a day.
The only war based game I can see myself playing one based in Vietnam. At least that would be somewhat interesting than the same "let's go blow the head off of the Germans again!"
The only war based game I can see myself playing one based in Vietnam. At least that would be somewhat interesting than the same "let's go blow the head off of the Germans again!"
Fantasy is Huge.
(Zeno Clash vs. LoTR)
Sci-Fi is Huge.
(Dune vs. The Culture vs. Planetes Animé)
Post-Apoc is Huge.
(The Road vs. Mad Max)
WWII is Real-world events.
(*EVERY WWII GAME EVER*)
(Zeno Clash vs. LoTR)
Sci-Fi is Huge.
(Dune vs. The Culture vs. Planetes Animé)
Post-Apoc is Huge.
(The Road vs. Mad Max)
WWII is Real-world events.
(*EVERY WWII GAME EVER*)
In light of a certain trailer today, checker board hills. Although that is just one series.
As for the actual options, I'd have to go with Sci-Fi/Post-Apocolyptic. One of the two, usually a combination of both.
As for the actual options, I'd have to go with Sci-Fi/Post-Apocolyptic. One of the two, usually a combination of both.
Personally, I do not think WWII is overdone so much as that certain events from WWII have been overdone. Outside of military sims, a lot of WWII games tend to cover the same battles. Game developers in particular seem to have an obsession with the Normandy campaign. This is kind of sad, considering WWII was an enormous conflict, which provides for a large number of potential settings and participants. But since this has not been utilised, it gives off the impression that WWII games are overdone.
Out of the ones mentioned in the poll, I would definitely consider D&D-esque Fantasy to be enormously overdone. However, to be fair, one could also make the argument in this case that the Fantasy genre actually provides for enormous possibilities and that it`s the game developers that refuse to deviate from the standard formula set by D&D and Tolkien`s work.
Science-Fiction and Post-Apocalyptic settings have recently been getting a boost, but I do not think they are yet at a point that they can be considered overdone.
Out of the ones mentioned in the poll, I would definitely consider D&D-esque Fantasy to be enormously overdone. However, to be fair, one could also make the argument in this case that the Fantasy genre actually provides for enormous possibilities and that it`s the game developers that refuse to deviate from the standard formula set by D&D and Tolkien`s work.
Science-Fiction and Post-Apocalyptic settings have recently been getting a boost, but I do not think they are yet at a point that they can be considered overdone.
I would say World War II. With Science Fiction and Fantasy there is room for variety within those settings. You can have 2 games, both of which could be Fantasy, but they could be completely different. World War II on the other hand is always the same thing every time.
Granted, the tendency is to make Fantasy games very Tolkinesque, but there's still more room for innovation there then in a World War II setting.
Granted, the tendency is to make Fantasy games very Tolkinesque, but there's still more room for innovation there then in a World War II setting.
BioShock had a pleasingly unique setting.
I think Assassin's Creed has a good setting too if only because it explores time periods that previous developers have ignored.
I think Assassin's Creed has a good setting too if only because it explores time periods that previous developers have ignored.