Again, you do you. I have problematic favorites of my own, but when it comes to bleak future dystopias, I could easily find something a lot more diverse, creative, and complex that isn’t so rigidly confined in the tropes under whatever excuse and dares to reach out from there, including into the supernatural. By that I mean Shadowrun as the first and most shining example, rough patches and bad editions at times and all.
I actually enjoy grim fantasy medieval settings, as a parallel example, but if the bleakness is all that there is to emphasize, I’m going to lose focus and interest fairly quickly if it isn’t even going to try to reach beyond that and just wallow in it the way ASOFAI does. That’s my same issue with the franchise you like; it just… stops there. It’s fine if it goes there, but I want more, without any “doing more is not as bleak, we have a doctor’s note to stop here” excuses.
Again, you do you. I have problematic favorites of my own, but when it comes to bleak future dystopias, I could easily find something a lot more diverse, creative, and complex that isn’t so rigidly confined in the tropes under whatever excuse and dares to reach out from there, including into the supernatural. By that I mean Shadowrun as the first and most shining example, rough patches and bad editions at times and all.
I actually enjoy grim fantasy medieval settings, as a parallel example, but if the bleakness is all that there is to emphasize, I’m going to lose focus and interest fairly quickly if it isn’t even going to try to reach beyond that and just wallow in it the way ASOFAI does. That’s my same issue with the franchise you like; it just… stops there. It’s fine if it goes there, but I want more, without any “doing more is not as bleak, we have a doctor’s note to stop here” excuses.
To be clear: if it was a book I’d entirely agree. But as a giant digital diorama to fuck around in, I adore it