Post originally by access.denied at 2004-06-25 14:22:14
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Isn't Final Fantasy series very much science-fantasy oriented? That is, mixing SF and Fantasy elements?
Because I very much doubt Conan's, Frodo's, or Fafhrd's (to pull some fantasy icons) Weltanschauung would survive when confronted with mecha. Well, Fafhrd's might, as his universe was given to much weirdness.
Anyway, as long as fantasy is kept close to its usual definition (i.e. medieval world + magic), mecha don't really fit very well. On the other hand, it may be of course argued that pure fantasy is a pretty barren genre these days anyway, and it needs the injection of new themes to keep it potent. I'm just not convinced that mecha constitute that needed injection.