⚔️ Medieval Vs Modern Fantasy? ⚔️

[Hipiticus]

adventure time is the best but yeah, it's more post apocalyptic

[Kuma]

I think there is a case to be made for both. Each has their own unique flavor and can tackle different themes and have interesting twists. I'm writing a "medieval" fantasy right now, but I'm open for a modern Fantasy (In fact I'm developing one)

[Ladyofbirds]

Both, but I lean more toward historical fantasy not just medieval era. For modern fantasy, I prefer that there is some focus on how history has been changed because of the presence of fantasy elements.

[jr3indisputable]

I agree 100%, but I still prefer modern fantasy as I can empathize more with the characters.

A hundred percent medieval when I get my occasional depression phase though.

[Katzalcoatl]

That's my secret. I am always in a depression phase. 🤣🤣🤣 jking but couldn't resist.

[jr3indisputable]

Oof, I guess being depress can make a good author.

[TheLemmaLlama]

ngl not a fan of modern fantasy personally I like some stories that happen to be modern fantasy, but I'm never there for the fantasy; I'm there for the charaters/plot/themes/anything else XD

When I think modern fantasy, I think urban fantasy where the main characters have superpowers but there's always a masquerade for some reason so the rest of the world doesn't have to change. Or even when there's no masquerade, the fantasy elements just feel ... tacked on, to me? I mean, medieval fantasy magic can be just as tacked on without thought, but it sticks out far less to me because I'm far less familiar with that period XD

In general, the whole point of fantasy for me is seeing a world that's vastly different to the one I live in, and modernity is probably the one time period where you can't do that I mean, if someone does pull off a modern world fantasy where the setting feels totally different than the real world of today as I know it, that would be incredibly rad and I'd love it, but I just haven't ever seen such a thing

[BlueDragon]

I enjoy just about any kind of fantasy, but I really prefer medieval or at least an actual fantastical setting to magic in present day (lol, as I write a comic with magic in the present day).

But then I think, oh geez! Are magical girls present day fantasy?

But like...what about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass)? That's not medieval and I love it!

I'm not a fan of stuff like Percy Jackson, and while I read Harry Potter I was too old be enamored with it (and really didn't like the ending. I was really ticked off with that last chapter -_-)

Then I think of something like Neverwhere (Gaiman) and Sandman (same), which were AMAZING modern fantasy (well, Sandman skipped around). What about The Dark Tower? That's like future Western Fantasy. What about Western Fantasy?

I think just depends on how it's done XD I can't decide

[Lucky_Foot]

Medieval fantasy has won by 2%!

I'll check again next month and see if anything has changed ^^