Comment on Is there a name for the trope where a story is high fantasy at first glance, except for it's not fantasy and is actually set in a post-apocalypse dystopian future?

Hobo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Seriously. There’s a dozen links to TvTropes and none of them match OP’s description.

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  • KombatWombat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The TvTropes links are mostly right though? It matches the third variation of Earth All Along. The linked examples match what OP is describing except not being restricted to Fantasy.

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    • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Well OP didn’t specify Earth. I can think of some stories where it transitions from high fantasy into sci-fi but is not set on Earth, which is definitely not under the ‘Earth All Along’ trope.

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• naught101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Pity, 'cause it’s a great question, and a great trope. I can think of a few good examples. Maybe it’s time to start a TVTropes account and get editing.

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• zlatiah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I… agree. Did get a lot of great recommendations tho!

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• sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Browsing responses here, you aren’t wrong.

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• I_Clean_Here@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  People on here seem to not know what a trope is. Holy hell.

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