All good points.
One I'll add: fantasy resonates more with our childhoods and cultures. How many of us were read betime tales of knights rescuing damsels from dragons, Prince's rousing cursed maidens from slumber, etc.? Camelot? Fairy tales & mythology are a part of how many of us were brought up, and have a cultural head-start of thousands of years.
Now, how many of us had parents who read to us of "First Contact"? Of exploring new planets? Rousing tales of rayguns and rockets* are the Johnny come latelys, culturally speaking.
* and there's the name of the game that will change it all! Rayguns & Rockets FTW!
One I'll add: fantasy resonates more with our childhoods and cultures. How many of us were read betime tales of knights rescuing damsels from dragons, Prince's rousing cursed maidens from slumber, etc.? Camelot? Fairy tales & mythology are a part of how many of us were brought up, and have a cultural head-start of thousands of years.
Now, how many of us had parents who read to us of "First Contact"? Of exploring new planets? Rousing tales of rayguns and rockets* are the Johnny come latelys, culturally speaking.
* and there's the name of the game that will change it all! Rayguns & Rockets FTW!