[a / b / c / d / e / f / g / gif / h / hr / k / m / o / p / s / t / u / v / vg / vm / vmg / vr / vrpg / vst / w / wg] [i / ic] [r9k / s4s / vip] [cm / hm / lgbt / y] [3 / aco / adv / an / bant / biz / cgl / ck / co / diy / fa / fit / gd / hc / his / int / jp / lit / mlp / mu / n / news / out / po / pol / pw / qst / sci / soc / sp / tg / toy / trv / tv / vp / vt / wsg / wsr / x / xs] [Settings] [Search] [Mobile] [Home]
Board
Settings Mobile Home
/v/ - Video Games


Thread archived.
You cannot reply anymore.


[Advertise on 4chan]


File: 2932292.png (2.49 MB, 2103x2119)
2.49 MB PNG
Why is it whenever a game has fantasy races theres always this huge societal, generational and cultural divide between them all? You’ll get elves who hate mankind or think they’re above mankind, men who have no regard for nature or elves, dwarves who hate elves, beast races who hate humans and then so on with others like orcs, ogres, goblins and trolls.
>>
>>741810813
because there's no point in having separate cultures if there isn't any friction between them
otherwise you'd just have globohomo metropolitan mush
>>
File: Elf Sisters.jpg (117 KB, 1024x1024)
117 KB JPG
>>741810813
Conflict or strife makes for an interesting setting, even if its not hostile. The problem is most of its been done already. Tolkien pretty much covered all of it and 99% of fantasy vidya are just ripping off him or some other form of greek, celtic or norse mythology which he already was versed in. I do wonder if more obscure media does anything somewhat different or unconventional without getting too bizarre or destroying the setting.
>>
>>741810813
Only Tolkien could generate medieval fantasy and everyone else just used it as a template
>>
File: 1771693101166962.png (1.11 MB, 947x965)
1.11 MB PNG
LOL
>>
>>741811898
>ORIONS BELT...
>>
you're right every fantasy setting should be cosmopolitanslop where all races live in harmony and no one ever gets tribal about anything ever (despite all of human and animal history proving this never happens ever)
>>
>>741811993
I should watch that again
>>
File: 1034020737710.jpg (32 KB, 410x396)
32 KB JPG
>>741810813

Different things naturally hate each other. It's literally how it works in real life. I'm not sure you have not noticed this if you're old enough to be on this site.
>>
>>741812002
This is just most CRPGs in general. The races never actually feel all that different and exotic, unless its a monster race that kill. Player races never feel distinct.
Baldur's Gate 3 was diverse, but every NPC you met is just some Cosmopolitan twat who all sound the same.
>>
>>741811335
>Tolkien pretty much covered all of it
Tolkien didn't cover shit. He just said "btw elves and dwarves and men don't like each other" and then proceeded to show elves and dwarves and men working closely together with mutual trust and understanding for all of LOTR. Wow look at all that racial strife! Give me a break.
>>
>>741812154
Read The Hobbit his first work or the Silmarillion or other excerpts by him. There was plenty of early and current conflict in the series, your ignorance doesn't preclude that.
>>
>>741812154
That's because there was a massive mutual threat. If there was no threat there would be no unity. Modern fantasy settings don't have that mechanism so all races just hang out together in economic zones with no identity or culture.
>>
Humans dont even get along with humans that live within a mile of them bro
>>
>>741812101
>ants have the biggest race wars on the planet
>even monkeys kill eachother based on tribes
yeah it's pretty much on the nature of the living
>>
>>741817517
>ex once listened to some shitty ASMR roleplay to fall asleep
>some cunt with glitter on her face pretending to be an alien
>she genuinely said "erm we actually don't have racism since there are so many other alien races out there in our alien society that we just don't have time to form prejudices!"
Some people genuinely don't have a fraction of a clue.
>>
>>741811898
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but, I’m starting to really, really hate this comic…



[Advertise on 4chan]

Delete Post: [File Only] Style:
[Disable Mobile View / Use Desktop Site]

[Enable Mobile View / Use Mobile Site]

All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective parties. Images uploaded are the responsibility of the Poster. Comments are owned by the Poster.