David Gaider wrote...
Zlarm wrote...
I find it rather comedic that you don't think it falls into any genre given how many times we heard it called "dark heroic fantasy".
Yes, well, if you think trying to market a game with a complete breakdown of what "category" it falls into would actually be interesting to anyone that isn't sitting here on these forums-- then you probably shouldn't be working in marketing.
Overall I'd say it's dark enough and heroic enough to deserve the name, and apart from people who try to show how clever they are by putting up examples of things they think are darker or better I don't think anyone really cares.
No offense, but Dragon Age is clearly a high fantasy. The defining differences between High, Low, and Heroic fantasy is the primary conflict, and how mundane/how related to the characters it is.
High fantasy has a largely fantastic element, generally occurring on a large, world spanning scale. This is the reason Lord of the Rings, despite having a rather low magic setting, is considering the original High Fantasy.
Low Fantasy on the other hand, deals with largely mundane elements. While fantastic elements such as magic may contribute to the conflict, antagonizing forces are generally human, and have goals similar to history's villains, conquest, rather than apocalypse.
Then there is Heroic Fantasy, who's conflict revolves around the individual, most often the protagonist. Outside conflicts may arise, but they are generally explored as they related to the protagonist.
There's nothing wrong with High Fantasy. While few people in the literary field respect any work of fantasy or science fiction beyond Lord of the Rings (and often not even that) and a few select others, the masses are attracted to non-literary media that employs fantastic stories. And no one says that High Fantasy cannot be dark, Dragon Age is a very good example of a dark High Fantasy story.
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