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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 4985810" data-attributes="member: 52734">Would you count Rifts or Shadowrun as a generic sci fi?I think Sci Fi's big problem is it doesn't have a &quot;standard&quot; race mix like fantasy does, or a staple set of creatures that's generic enough.&nbsp; At this point and time, every science fiction universe is pretty unique; a common world hasn't yet been created that has unified sci fi, much like Tolkien's works did.I mean, you can expect just about every fantasy game to have:- Elves- Dwarves- A small race (such as Halflings or Gnomes)- OrcsAnd enemies such as- Undead- Trolls- Dragons- Goblinoids- Demonsetc.There's no corresponding generic set of science fiction races/monsters that is common to the genre.&nbsp; In fact, a lot of times the ONLY race you can choose is human, and all the other races are enigmas and/or enemies.The closest you might be able to come to set of common sci fi races is:- Augmented Humans- An insect-like race- An anthromorphic race (like cat-humans)- Greys- Robots/androidsStar Wars is perhaps the closest to &quot;generic&quot; sci fi I can think of, but it's still under copyright at this time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 4985810, member: 52734"] Would you count Rifts or Shadowrun as a generic sci fi? I think Sci Fi's big problem is it doesn't have a "standard" race mix like fantasy does, or a staple set of creatures that's generic enough. At this point and time, every science fiction universe is pretty unique; a common world hasn't yet been created that has unified sci fi, much like Tolkien's works did. I mean, you can expect just about every fantasy game to have: - Elves - Dwarves - A small race (such as Halflings or Gnomes) - Orcs And enemies such as - Undead - Trolls - Dragons - Goblinoids - Demons etc. There's no corresponding generic set of science fiction races/monsters that is common to the genre. In fact, a lot of times the ONLY race you can choose is human, and all the other races are enigmas and/or enemies. The closest you might be able to come to set of common sci fi races is: - Augmented Humans - An insect-like race - An anthromorphic race (like cat-humans) - Greys - Robots/androids Star Wars is perhaps the closest to "generic" sci fi I can think of, but it's still under copyright at this time. [/QUOTE]

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