Fantasy vs. Science Fiction

How wonderful! A den of fierce, burning hatred – that’s the theme!
Waaagh.

In Jimmy, these “templates” are not the essence of the series. They are just details. Besides, sci-fi was just beginning at that time, and everything was new^^ Awesome!^^
And it doesn’t describe how regiment number four attacked regiment number nine, and there was a huge plasma explosion. Corporations... a corps?) Gray people?))
Mercenaries? No, you are going to extremes, young man.
...Lukyanenko. Well, look? You yourself brought up a “wonderful author” as an example. Things are moving forward, yes:)

1. Someone mentioned 13-14 year old Lineage II fans... it’s much easier to make Lineage 2 in a “fantasy” style than Lineage 2 in a sci-fi style.
2. Someone started, everyone picked it up... and they can’t stop. Because it’s truly popular.
3. Of course, it’s cliché, because fantasy is always in plain sight. It’s much easier to slap together “something” from the suggested templates than to look for sci-fi templates.

1. And why is it easier? Correct, because all the features are already known in advance in the fantasy style. The path is paved.
2. Pop music! Here it is – the truth!!!11 By the way, the first “online” game was the well-known Doom. A sci-fi masterpiece! Doesn’t the fact that “everyone picked it up” indicate a lack of originality and talent among the creators?:)
3. Because it’s harder to find sci-fi “templates,” isn’t it? That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Of course, every style has its own inherent qualities that form its basis, but there are much more of them in some styles. I already said where, and how much more.