Post originally by Eric Tolle at 2004-06-25 15:14:16
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access.denied wrote:
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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.


I am one of those people who do indeed argue that the standard "medieval European" fantasy model is completely creatively bankrupt by this point. It has been copied over and over again so many times that any semblance of origninality has been lost. It's silly as well- why SHOULD a completely independant universe, one which has magic in it, look like medieval Europe?

As for mecha- why not? Why not explore where the concept goes and make an original universe? It's not THE answer of course to the hidebound nature of "fantasy", buit its AN answer. One of many possibilites for taking the genre in new directions. As such, I wish it luck.